The annual Willamette Week Oregon Beer Awards are in, and pFriem Family Brewers did well, with six awards including Brewery of the Year and Best Brewpub Experience. Willamette Week also named its Double IPA as eighth among the Top 10 beers of the year.
Among Fruit and Field Beers, the silver went to Double Mountain for its peach ale, Peche Mode, a play on the 1980s band Depeche Mode, which is French for “fast fashion,” but of course the Peche Mode is made slowly and meant to be enjoyed that way. (See below for more on the Double Mountain crew’s rock-and-roll tendencies.)
pFriem also took silvers in the Sessionable Hoppy Beers (6 percent or lower) for its Mosaic Pale Ale and among Barrel-Aged Beers for its Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout. pFriem also garnered a bronze for its Double KPA in the Strong Hoppy Beers (7.5 and more) category.
Double Mountain approaches 9th year
Double Mountain hosts its ninth anniversary celebration March 19, with music by Matt Coughln and the Growlers, with Phunkatron and the Double Deuce Horns, Antonyms acoustic duo, McDougall, the Barn Bruners and Brewers Grade.
Double Mountain’s “Come Together” pale ale is out in bottles, featuring a take on the Abbey Road label, with brewmaster Matt Swihart and friends crossing the sidewalk in front of Double Mountain, ala the Liverpool lads in the iconic 1969 “Abbey Road” album.
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom teamed up with the Portland, Ore., based annual culinary event series Chefs Week PDX, Feb. 3-7, to collaborate on a specially crafted beer, Come Together Pale Ale (6.5 percent ABV, 50 BU). Swihart teamed up with Portland chefs Doug Adams (Imperial), Adam Sappington (The Country Cat) and Rick Gencarelli (Lardo) and created The Beatles inspired Pale Ale with the intention to be paired with the menagerie of menus being featured throughout the week’s events. “I couldn’t decide what was more fun, working with these great chefs, or formulating a Pale Steam beer at the iconic Sandy Hut dive bar. Nice work gents!” Swihart said.
Anneke Ayers, Double Mountain’s marketing director, took the photo of the quartet crossing the street, taking pains to recreate stride and arm positions of the four men. The crosswalk stripes are the same pattern and dimensions, and while the Beatles went left to right the beer guys are walking right to left — no particular reason, just a way to give the image its own spin. Or course, they are all walking AWAY from the brewery, perhaps off to do another collaboration — or time to go plug the parking meters.
“We wanted to brew something that would be perfect to pair with a menagerie of menus and keep things coming together nicely,” Swihart said in a press release. “We chose to ferment a Czech Pilsner strain at ale temperature, creating a pale ale with citrus and pine grove aromas, and a crisp, clean balance. It’s polite, complimentary, provides witty anecdotes, and even helps with the dishes.” Quoting Lennon and McCartney, Swihart said, “It’s guaranteed to groove up slowly, so you can do as you please.”
Last year, Swihart spoofed an old Loggins and Messina sailboat album cover for the label to go with the beer “Yacht Rock.”
A hot ‘Black and Tan’ at Andrew’s
Beer has long been a staple accompaniment WITH pizza, and often IN pizza, but Andrew’s Pizza now offers a unique take on the combination with its “Black and Tan” made with stout from the Seattle brewery Elysian. The sausages and onions come crystalized and the flavors move from sweet to spikily spicy once they reach the palate. For the true “black and tan” experience, pair it with a pale ale from Andrew’s taps.
Speaking of Andrew’s ...
Did you once work there? Andrew and Melissa McElderry are inviting all former employees to come in for a free slice and a drink between 6 and 8:30 p.m. on March 10.
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