The Brew Site
This Saturday, October 28, Beers From the Dead 2 takes place at On Tap in Bend, a Halloween-themed revival of “classic Oregon microbrews” that are, thematically, back from the dead for this special event (zombie beers, if you will). The event features a lineup of 11 beers and a cider, … Continue reading
The Diff’rent Smokes brewfest returns to Bend this Saturday, October 14, taking place this time around at GoodLife Brewing and featuring a variety of smoked beer styles. There will be 20 beers pouring at the fest, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association; tickets are available online for $20 … Continue reading
Deluxe Brewing of Albany, Oregon opened its doors in 2013, with a primary focus on brewing lagers. it was also the city’s first brewstillery—brewery and distillery combined in the same building—with the concurrent launch of Sinister Distilling. This week, from September 18 through 24, the company is celebrating its tenth … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 15, Bend’s Deschutes Brewery is hosting its Damn Tasty Beer Fest at its Beer Garden next to the production brewery. It takes place from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and will feature a host of Central Oregon breweries in addition to Deschutes (listed below). Tickets cost $10 to … Continue reading
The Bend edition of the Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer and Doughnut Fest is back, returning on Saturday, May 20 for its second annual edition hosted by Silver Moon Brewing. Like the Portland counterpart, this fest features 13 coffee beers paired with doughnuts and coffee and takes place from 10:00 a.m … Continue reading
This past weekend, Crux Fermentation Project hosted its first Saisons on the Lawn, a mini-festival featuring a lineup of nine saisons from Oregon breweries, taking advantage of a warm spring day (maybe the first we’ve had!) to kick off this inaugural event. As part of the day’s festivities, Crux also … Continue reading
For my latest article for The Bulletin, I profiled the new, upcoming Tree Beer Fest (which I also wrote about here). The premise—beers made from trees, or more accurately, with ingredients foraged from trees and forests. There may be no brewery more qualified than The Ale Apothecary to host such … Continue reading
This Saturday, April 22, Crux Fermentation Project presents its springtime saison festival — Saisons on the Lawn! Featuring a lineup of nine saisons from Crux and other breweries pouring from noon until 8pm, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Brewers Guild. Here are details from the event page: The mighty saison! … Continue reading
Arbor Day is not a holiday you would ordinarily associate with beer, but the inaugural Tree Beer Festival is aiming to change that. The Ale Apothecary is the centerpiece of this new fest, which focuses on beers created with tree- and forest-inspired ingredients. This new fest takes place on Saturday, … Continue reading
The Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer and Doughnut Fest is back! For its seventh occurrence, the fest is taking place at John’s Marketplace on SE Powell in Portland, and features 13 specially brewed beers incorporating coffee from different local roasters, paired up with doughnuts from an equal number of bakeries. The … Continue reading