The Brew SiteLooking over the expanded list of beers I published last week for the Oregon Brewers Festival, there are always a bunch that stand out and make it onto my “must try” list. I don’t know how good they will be, but I guarantee they will be interesting; I don’t know … Continue reading
This week Deschutes Brewery and Boulevard Brewing are introducing their collaboration ale—dubbed by Deschutes as Conflux No. 2—in a pair of release parties this week in Bend and Portland at their respective pubs. Tomorrow, the 26th, in fact, both running from 5 until 9pm. You might remember this beer as … Continue reading
The list of beers for the Oregon Brewers Festival is published, and this year the Fest is pouring 85 different beers throughout the four-day event. (That’s not even counting the Buzz Tent beers!) The list was also sent out with details and descriptions (written by Gary Corbin) in a media … Continue reading
There are two really good-looking beer events going on in Bend today, one over at Deschutes Brewery (their production brewery) and one at Brother Jon’s Public House. At Deschutes: Central Oregon Kickoff for Oregon Craft Beer Month. Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Time: 4-7pm Cost: Free entry, $5.00 for a … Continue reading
I almost forgot about rounding up July’s events for Oregon—and there are a lot! In addition to being Oregon Craft Beer Month, with it’s own giant list of statewide happenings, the month is concluded with the Oregon Brewers Festival, one of the beer fests of the year anywhere. As for … Continue reading
Attention all craft beer evangelists, brewers, bloggers, and suds-savvy citizens! On Thursday, August 4th 2011, you are cordially invited to participate in the largest international craft beer celebration and virtual conversation the world has ever seen. International #IPADay is a grassroots movement to unite the voices of craft beer enthusiasts, … Continue reading
July in Oregon brings us Oregon Craft Beer Month, a sort of month-long “Oregon Beer Week” celebrating Oregon’s craft beer culture. The events are statewide and thus not as densely packed as most of the schedules you see for a typical Beer Week, which leads to some dilution to the … Continue reading
It’s just a bit over a month away until this year’s Oregon Brewers Festival, and I’m starting to get excited for it: this will be the first time in a few years that I’ll be able to make it to Portland to attend the Fest. It’s taking place July 28th … Continue reading
In my Oregon beer calendar for June post I forgot to mention that Medford Beer Week is taking place this month—in fact, it’s taking place this week! The first Beer Week for the Southern Oregon city kicked off yesterday, the 12th, and runs through the 18th (Saturday). There’s a nice-looking … Continue reading
With the summertime months here (even if the weather has yet to catch up), we’re seeing an uptick in the number of beer events and festivals throughout Oregon—though most of what I’ve listed here are around Portland or Central Oregon so if you know more tell me about them. The … Continue reading