Bend’s Pine Tavern PT80 Beerfest Challenge

Bend’s Pine Tavern PT80 Beerfest Challenge

The Pine Tavern restaurant in Bend is one of the city’s oldest continually-operating establishments, having been founded in 1936, and it has long been something of an iconic fixture of downtown Bend both for its longevity and also for the giant ponderosa pine tree growing up through the middle of … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/18/2015

Oregon Beer News, 09/18/2015

Oregon Beer News for Friday, September 18, 2015. 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, 09/17/2015

Oregon Beer News, 09/17/2015

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, September 17, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Bend: Catch a bus to Mt. Angel Oktoberfest, Sept. 19

Bend: Catch a bus to Mt. Angel Oktoberfest, Sept. 19

Folks in Bend and Central Oregon—if you were interested in going over to this weekend’s Mount Angel Oktoberfest, the local Bend homebrew club, the Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization, has chartered a bus to do just that for this Saturday, September 19. Details are here: This year COHO has reserved a … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/16/2015

Oregon Beer News, 09/16/2015

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, September 16, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

McMenamins Hard Blackberry cider

McMenamins Hard Blackberry cider

Jon has been receiving periodic offers for growler samples of select McMenamins beers for awhile now. When the notice came in for a sample of their Blackberry Cider, I immediately told him the growlette was mine. 🙂 Having just bought a fresh pint at the pub a few days prior, I … Continue reading

Oktoberfest around Oregon (2015 edition)

Oktoberfest around Oregon (2015 edition)

This Saturday, September 19, is the official start of Oktoberfest for 2015, and fittingly there are a number of Oktoberfest celebrations taking place across the state the same day. Of course the celebrations aren’t confined to just the one day; so this year I thought I’d write a round-up post of … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/15/2015

Oregon Beer News, 09/15/2015

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, September 15, 2015. 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, 09/14/2015

Oregon Beer News, 09/14/2015

Oregon Beer News for Monday, September 14, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Corvallis Beer Week 2015

Corvallis Beer Week 2015

Apparently I’ve been out of the loop enough lately (lots of traveling!) to have missed the fact that Corvallis Beer Week is going on right now—the official kickoff was Friday, September 11. It runs through next Saturday, September 19, and you can check out the events list here. Septembeerfest for … Continue reading