Deschutes' Brewmaster on the 5 Beers He's Drinking Right Now

see the next beer to pour out down your gullet could be as gentle asselecting the beer with the prettiest label , but alternatively we consult with a hombre who knows beer at heart and out : Ben Kehs , a brewer for Oregon ’s revered Deschutes Brewery . He brews from aPortland pub locationthat develop the top - sell Fresh Squeezed IPA ( it late outsold Mirror Pond , somehow ) – a standout from itsBond Street Series of beers . In fact , the entire suite of brews is deserving checking out , as it include the observational Hop Henge IPA , the fresh - record hop Chasin ' Freshies , and the 70 - IBU Pinedrops IPA – all of them tremendous . Kehs , golden man he is , has access to them all . When he ’s not drinking Deschutes , though , here ’s what ’s in his glass .

Ex Novo Brewing Nevermore

Barleywine , 12.5%Portland , OR"Ex Novo is a nonprofit brewery here in Portland that lead off up a little over a year ago , and it ’s been make wondrous beers . Its brewmaster was a brewer here at the Portland pub concisely after we open in 2008 , and he ’s been doing a great job . Nevermore ’s a black barleywine that uses drinking chocolate nibs from Moonstruck Chocolate and figs smoke in their kitchen . It ’s really well balanced and has a dark people of color , but you do n’t pick up roast character . It ’s go that barleywine maltiness and a dark colour without too much joint . The really great matter about the beer is the spicery level of the umber and figs is just enough to be a part of the whole without standing out too much . "

Buoy Beer Co. Czech Pils

Pilsner , 6.2%Astoria , OR"Buoy ’s out in Astoria on the coast and are a smaller , newer brewery that’ve been around for a couple of years now . They do such a groovy job with a lot of their beers . Its Czech Pils is a great interpretation of a classic way that everyone can describe with and has a fortune of respect for – it ’s a tough beer to brew . All these beer [ I ’ve take ] have a common thread of a really sound writ of execution of balance . I had one of these beer in my fridge until last night , and now I ’ve got ta replenish it . "

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Kellerweis

Hefeweizen , 4.8%Chico , CA"That ’s another one where my married woman and I always feel like we have to have one in the electric refrigerator . I in spades mention to it as a desert island beer . "

Bell’s Two Hearted Ale

IPA , 7%Galesburg , MI"[This beer ] is a specialty for us because Bell ’s does n’t typically distribute to Oregon . lately a couple of pallets showed up and I got the intelligence , so I headed toBelmont Stationand picked up a handful of six - packs . Two Hearted is such a great , well - equilibrise IPA , and it always squander me away that the beer is 100 % Centennial hops . This Clarence Shepard Day Jr. and age it gets overlook sometimes how important it can be in an IPA . That beer does Centennials so well . It brings out that grapefruit and pineyness , and it ’s still a supremely potable IPA . specially because we do n’t get a opportunity to get it too often – it ’s a goody . "

The Rare Barrel Home, Sour Home (Batch #2)

Sour , 5.8%Berkeley , CA"A chum of mine yield this to me as a gift . It ’s a golden sour with peaches , cinnamon , and vanilla extract dome , and it ’s mind - blowing . Such a great death penalty of Brett , and the acid authorship is skillful , as well . I think they mention on the side of the nursing bottle [ that the beer suggest ] blab out cobbler with the cinnamon bark and vanilla bean – it ’s a couple of spices you would n’t expect to recover in a sour beer , but it ’s balanced so perfectly . And it goes so well with the beach . Wish I had another bottle ! "

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Bell’s Two Hearted Ale