In one week, on the 15th, Deschutes Brewery is hosting their release parties at the Bend and Portland Pubs for the 2011 edition of their award-winning Imperial Stout, The Abyss. And last night they hosted a “sneak peak” of this year’s Abyss with one keg each at the Pubs. I didn’t make it down to the Bend Pub to sample this year’s offering, so instead I opened the bottle that Deschutes sent me. Reading the … Continue reading →
Short Snout Brewing is one of the newest breweries-in-development in Oregon, based in Milwaukee, and not only is it one of the growing number of (planned) nanobreweries brewing only a barrel or two at a time (we have a number of those in Bend underway), but it’s also doing something entirely new: raising funds on Kickstarter. For those who don’t know, Kickstarter is a website that allows all kinds of projects to raise money online by … Continue reading →
Here’s the beer news from around Oregon for Monday the 7th of November. I’ll be curating and updating throughout the day so if you have any news you’d like to share contact me and I’ll update it here. Seven Brides Brewing (Silverton) is hosting a Beermaker Dinner tomorrow night (the 8th) starting at 7pm. Five courses will be paired with Seven Bride’s beers and Vitis Ridge Wine—starting with Spicy Steamed Black Mussels and ending with … Continue reading →
Being the first Friday of the month means that it’s time for another round of The Session, the collaborative beer blogging exercise that brings together bloggers and writers from all over to write about a common topic. This month’s host is Steve Lamond of Beers I’ve Known (actually it was originally slated to be Pete Brown, but a stolen laptop threw a monkeywrench into plans and the hosting duties were shuffled); this month the topic … Continue reading →
Happy Friday! I’ve got beer news from around Oregon for today and going into the weekend, and I’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the day so check back occasionally for updates. If you have any tips or other news send them my way. Saturday November 5th is Learn to Homebrew Day, and some breweries are featuring “learn to brew” events, including: Rogue & the Green Dragon: “Buckman Brewery Head brewer, Todd Beach (a former … Continue reading →
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