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I was incredibly sad to learn of the passing of Ted Sobel yesterday, the founder and brewer mastermind behind Brewers Union Local 180 in Oakridge, Oregon. The news was posted on the 3 Legged Crane’s Facebook page which caught many of us by surprise. We are so thankful for Ted … Continue reading
February 12 is the birthday of both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, and while I don’t know how they tie into beer specifically, I’ll raise a toast to them regardless. Do the same today with the Oregon beer news, rounding up the news and events from around the state. As … Continue reading
In mid-July we stayed overnight in Eugene, with plans to have dinner at King Estate Winery. King Estate is one of the largest (if not the largest) wineries in Oregon, and is considered the premier producer of Pinot gris in the country. Of course there is beer to be found … Continue reading
News and events in Oregon beer for the week of August 7 through 13, including festivals, tastings, and more.
Oregon Beer News for Monday, October 31, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
This past Saturday we drove down to Oakridge to visit Brewers Union Local 180 with our friends Paul and Sandi for an afternoon of cask beers and good food. This trip was inspired, of course, by meeting brewer and owner Ted Sobel at Deschutes Brewery’s Firkin-A cask event last week, … Continue reading
Last night was Deschutes Brewery‘s Firkin-A cask beer event, and they did a really nice job of putting it on and inviting other brewers to come and pour their casked offerings—including 10 Barrel Brewing, McMenamins Old St. Francis School, and Brewers Union Local 180. (Worthy Brewing was originally going to … Continue reading
One of the goals I’d had for quite awhile was to visit the Brewers Union Local 180 brewpub in the mountain town of Oakridge (Oregon), which is only about 100 miles from Bend. Despite the allure of this most unique Oregon brewpub—the only Real Ale, English-style public house in the … Continue reading
My wife and I spent the past weekend in Bandon, on the southern Oregon coast, and though it wasn’t a beer trip—southwest Oregon is noticeably lacking in many breweries—we did stop somewhat briefly at Hop Valley Brewing in Springfield (adjacent to Eugene) and at Brewers Union Local 180 in Oakridge, … Continue reading