The Session #125: SMaSH Beers

The Session #125: SMaSH Beers

This month’s edition of The Session is being hosted by friend and fellow beer blogger, Mark Lindner, the Bend Beer Librarian, and he’s chosen a topic deceptive in its simplicity: SMaSH Beers. Our local, annual SMaSH Fest, part of Central Oregon Beer Week, happened two weekends ago. Sadly, I missed it this year due … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 07/07/2017

Oregon Beer News, 07/07/2017

Oregon Beer News for Friday, July 7, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Latest print article: Shandies, radlers, snakebites, oh my!

Latest print article: Shandies, radlers, snakebites, oh my!

My latest print article for our local paper is out: Try a shandy this summer. I delve into what I consider great summer styles/mixers, shandies and radlers, and touch on snakebites a bit. And though I didn’t plan it, the timing was good: June 22 was National Radler Day. I’d encourage … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 07/06/2017

Oregon Beer News, 07/06/2017

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, July 6, 2017. 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, 07/05/2017

Oregon Beer News, 07/05/2017

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, July 5, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Ecliptic Brewing’s Second Annual July 4th Fruit Fest Frenzy

Ecliptic Brewing’s Second Annual July 4th Fruit Fest Frenzy

Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing is celebrating the 4th of July today with their Fruit Fest Frenzy, a sort of mini-fruit beer fest featuring at least ten Ecliptic fruit beers pouring. I guess it never occurred to me that Ecliptic has been brewing as many fruit beers as they have, but this … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 07/03/2017

Oregon Beer News, 07/03/2017

Oregon Beer News for Monday, July 3, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Silver Moon Brewing’s pop-up pub for the holiday weekend

Silver Moon Brewing’s pop-up pub for the holiday weekend

Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing is in the process of renovating their downtown taproom pub—a complete teardown and rebuild—and unfortunately they are not yet finished. However for the Independence Day holiday weekend, they are hosting a pop-up pub out behind the brewery downtown (same location, just in the back parking lot). … Continue reading