The next Session: Growlers!

The next Session has been announced, and it’s being hosted by Kendall Jones of the Washington Beer Blog: Growlers Galore: These days people take growlers for granted. In my neck of the woods, growlers are a relatively new phenomenon. I don’t recall exactly when they appeared on the local beer … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 01/20/2012

Oregon Beer News, 01/20/2012

Oregon Beer News for Friday, January 20, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oregon Beer News, 01/19/2012

Oregon Beer News, 01/19/2012

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, January 19, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Help Lew Bryson get on TV

I missed the boat on this the first time around, but Lew Bryson is the public face of a new Kickstarter project: “American Beer Blogger“, a proposed television show. AMERICAN BEER BLOGGER is a half hour television series dedicated to all facets of the ever growing craft beer market. From … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 01/18/2012

Oregon Beer News, 01/18/2012

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, January 18, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Fort George 1811 Lager

Fort George 1811 Lager

When Jeff of Beervana awarded the annual Satori Award to Fort George’s 1811 Lager, I figured it was high time to dust off the review notes I had written for this beer and get them published here. (I’m actually really behind on posting beer reviews of late.) Fort George crafted … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 01/17/2012

Oregon Beer News, 01/17/2012

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, January 17, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oregon Beer News, 01/16/2012

Oregon Beer News, 01/16/2012

Oregon Beer News for Monday, January 16, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Possible Elkton Brewing Company

Possible Elkton Brewing Company

This week I noticed this ad on Craigslist (Eugene, Oregon) which is looking for a Brew Master: “Brewer needed at Elkton Brewing Company. Send resume with history of brewing skills. Home brewers with carpentry or woodworking skills are encouraged to apply.” Intrigued, I searched for “Elkton Brewing” and came across … Continue reading

Bites and Brews and Bend’s Pine Tavern

Bites and Brews and Bend’s Pine Tavern

Yesterday my wife clued me in to a local beer event that I had almost missed: the Pine Tavern, Bend, Oregon’s oldest restaurant (originally founded in 1936), was hosting an event with local breweries called “Bites & Brews“: a beer and food pairing event that brought in eight breweries and … Continue reading