I’ve decided to change up Theme Week a bit starting this month; instead of starting on the third Monday (third full week) of each month, instead it will be the last full week of each month. It’s a minor change, but gives me a bit more time to track down elusive beers (for instance).

The Hop Press is going strong, picking up steam even. I pretty well finished up my overview of the Bend Beer Scene on Saturday, and for a concise table of contents for that series, here it is:

• Part One: Deschutes & Bend Brewing
• Part Two: Cascade Lakes & Silver Moon
• Part Three: McMenamins & 10 Barrel
• Part Four: Three Creeks & The Brew Shop
• Part Five: Beer Bars

I’ll be getting back on the “Beer Hacker Brewing on the Cheap” series again very soon as well; first off will be re-examining some of the cost assumptions I laid out early on—hops are cheaper now, so that equals a nice reduction in brewing costs.