Oregon Beer News, 04/09/2013

Oregon Beer News, 04/09/2013

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, April 9, 2013. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Worthy Brewing’s grand opening – some pictures and a video

Worthy Brewing’s grand opening – some pictures and a video

This past Friday night I popped into Worthy Brewing to check out their grand opening celebration (which I’d blogged about here) to drink some beer, grab some pictures, and shoot some video of the Hop House dedication to Dr. Al Haunold. All three objectives were achieved, and I have to commend … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/08/2013

Oregon Beer News, 04/08/2013

Oregon Beer News for Monday, April 8, 2013. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Today is Session Beer Day!

Today is Session Beer Day!

Today in addition to being National Beer Day celebrating the end of Prohibition on April 7, 1933, it is also Session Beer Day: the official-yet-informal day for celebrating Session Beer founded by Lew Bryson. I can’t really describe it better than this: April 7th, 1933 was the day Prohibition ended … Continue reading

The 9th annual Oregon Garden Brewfest is the biggest one yet

The 9th annual Oregon Garden Brewfest is the biggest one yet

This month the 9th annual Oregon Garden Brewfest takes place at the Oregon Garden in Silverton (about 15 miles east of Salem), starting Friday April 26 and lasting all weekend. This year’s OGBF is the biggest one yet, as it’s the first year to run all three days of the … Continue reading

The Session #74: Finding Beer Balance

The Session #74: Finding Beer Balance

This being the first Friday of April means it’s time for another round of The Session, a collaborative blogging effort that brings together (beer) bloggers from all over the web to weigh in on a particular topic—be it beer tastings, food and beer, the idea of beer, or other ruminations. … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/05/2013

Oregon Beer News, 04/05/2013

Oregon Beer News for Friday, April 5, 2013. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Received: Shock Top Urban Camping Kit

Received: Shock Top Urban Camping Kit

I have to hand it to Shock Top: they put together really nice PR packages, and this latest one I received yesterday—and “urban camping kit”—takes the cake. See: It’s a lot to take in! Basically, this urban camping kit consisted of: One Swiss Gear computer backpack, which contained: Two bottles … Continue reading

Worthy Brewing Grand Opening and Hop House Dedication

Worthy Brewing Grand Opening and Hop House Dedication

Ever since Worthy Brewing‘s soft opening back at the beginning of February they’ve been super busy; both the restaurant and brewery have been running full steam (in fact, they’re already looking at expanding the kitchen), and the build-out of the hop garden and greenhouse have continued as well (they just … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/04/2013

Oregon Beer News, 04/04/2013

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, April 4, 2013. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!