The Brew SiteFor the upcoming August edition of The Session I once again have the honor of hosting duties—something I haven’t done since way back in February of 2008 when I selected the topic of Barleywines to write about. And this is a bit of a late announcement, I know; for this … 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
Two Saturdays ago it was announced that Below Grade Brewing announced that they would be pouring their beer for the first time in Bend at the Saturday farmers market in NorthWest Crossing (the Bend neighborhood in which they’re based); so, we made plans to hit up the farmers market and … 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
On our way back from Bandon a couple of weekends ago we were passing through Eugene and Springfield and through sheer chance found ourselves literally across the street from Hop Valley Brewing Company. (We had stopped for cheaper gas and were ostensibly planning to swing into Eugene proper to check … 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
Thanks to an article in my local paper, we can connect the dots on Chad Kennedy’s brewery project here in Bend—and they connect up to Roger Worthington’s proposed east side brewery and beer garden. The article is (again) behind a paywall, but I can give you some choice quotes: Plans … 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
In collaboration with 33 Beers and 11th Ave. Liquor & Cigars the New School presents a unique pairing event for Oregon Craft Beer Month of Beer & Cigars at East Burn’s fine patio. Dave Selden an avid homebrewer, blogger and Creative Director launched a little tasting note booklet called 33 … Continue reading