Last week I met and had a beer with Lindsay Wiley, a communications manager with AB-InBev’s High End division who is based out of 10 Barrel Brewing here in Bend. Nothing earth-shaking to report, other than 10 Barrel is now canning Pearl IPA as a standalone package—i.e., not as part … Continue reading
Friday, September 28 is National Drink Beer Day, which is probably a no-brainer if you’re reading this site. And happy Friday! Here’s your Oregon beer news for this final weekend of September! As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day (Friday) so check back in from time to … Continue reading
Last Friday, I got an invite by 10 Barrel Brewing to come early to the “Last Blockbuster” block party the brewery was throwing with, well, the last Blockbuster video store located here in Bend. 10 Barrel teamed up with the store and released a special beer for the occasion, The … Continue reading
Happy Friday! This is weekend is not only the start of fall (the equinox is Saturday the 22nd) but it’s also the official start of Oktoberfest in Munich (also Saturday the 22nd) so there are quite a number of such celebrations going on across the state, this weekend and beyond. … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Wednesday, September 5, compiling all of the goings-on for this Hump Day. As usual, I’ll be updating this post occasionally throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so keep checking back for updates. And if you have … Continue reading
In today’s craziest beer news (and it’s only Monday morning), Bend’s 10 Barrel Brewing announced that it is teaming up with Bend’s Blockbuster video store—recently in the news for officially being the last Blockbuster store in the lower 48 states—to brew a collaboration beer named… you guessed it… The Last … Continue reading
How’s your Tuesday? Ready for some beer news? I’ve got Oregon’s beer news rounded up for this second day of the week, June 12, and as usual I’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the day, so check back in from time to time. Have news to share? Let me … Continue reading
Happy Friday! I hope you have a fun weekend planned and if you’re in Central Oregon there are plenty of things to do if you’re looking. Here’s the Oregon beer news (and events) for this weekend of May 18; as usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day so … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this Tuesday, May 8. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post with the latest news and events as I come across them, so check back from time to time for new items. Belmont Station (Portland) is celebrating peanut butter and jam today—with … Continue reading
My latest article in print is out today in the Bend Bulletin, in which I write about Pyka, the blackberry and apricot Berliner weisse from brewer Bryon Pyka. Pyka started out as a homebrewer who became accomplished at brewing sour ales at home, which helped get him the job at … Continue reading