Starting today marks the 8th annual Bend Brewfest here in Bend, and this year it looks to be the biggest one yet: it’s spread out over three days (Thursday through Saturday) and by my count has 42 breweries represented (technically, 41 breweries and the local Central Oregon Homebrewers who have a collaboration beer with Silver Moon pouring) pouring a total of 96 beers(!). (There is also wine and cider available.) It’s held at the Les … Continue reading →
Redmond, Oregon has a new brewery, Phat Matt’s Brewing Company, and by all indications it seems they are open and brewing even now—as it appears that their first beer will be debuting at this weekend’s Bend Brewfest, according to the Brewest’s Facebook post. I had a sneak peak of their business card a month ago: But I was holding off on mentioning them since I didn’t know their timeline, and the brewing equipment was being … Continue reading →
I’ve posted a couple of updates to my roundup of this month’s Sour Beer Session; in particular since it was first published I added links to The Tale of the Ale and A Beer in Hand, plus corrected a missing link from Ramblings of a Beer Runner. Go check ‘em out, they’re good posts.
Wednesday August 24th 6pm Hopworks Urban Brewery – Banquet Room 2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202 Tel: 503 / 232-HOPS (4677) Tickets $26 http://tinyurl.com/3uhatxk Barrel aging beer is a longstanding tradition among brewers that has come to the forefront of craft brewing. Partially science, but mostly art, few have mastered the skill of aging beers in oak barrels to impart flavors from either fresh oak or the spirit or wine they once contained. In it’s inaugural … Continue reading →
We are now three days away from the start of this year’s Beer Bloggers Conference! It looks like there are now 88 registered attendees, and registration is still open if you would like to attend—yes it’s fairly last-minute, but I think this is going to be a really good conference and Portland is a premier beer city to be holding it in. I do believe I’ve settled on bringing up some bottles of Bend Brewing … Continue reading →
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