Silver Moon Brewing

Silver Moon Brewing - Bend, Oregon

I got a chance to meet Tyler from Silver Moon Brewing a couple of months ago when he was doing a tasting at Corvallis Brewing Supply (my brewstore of choice). Great guy with a lot of enthusiasm for the craft let me try his Hop KNOB IPA and Badlands Bitter, two very solid beers. The IPA was a full IPA, not one of your pansy large manufactured ipas with nice blend of fruity and spicy hop character although Tyler said he was still working on it. The Bitter was a North West style bitter (as opposed to an traditional English bitter), very heavy on the boil hops supported by a nice malty body quite a bit heavier then the version from across the pond. I had a great time talking to him about his operation. Thanks, Tyler.

What has brought this short fellowship to mind is the acquisition of Silver Moon's Snake Bite Porter. It is very much an English style porter but with enough flavor and body to almost qualify it as a stout. Don't let that discourage you though. It finishes clean as a Porter should and is quite refreshing. I think I will make this one of my dark beers of summer.

I am very excited to try Tyler's Imperial IPA - HOPTYGON which is his Winter offering this next year. He promised me it would be good.

If you get a chance, pop over the mountains and see Tyler at Silver Moon, you will be glad you did.

Cheers,

Brother B