Oregon Beer News, 02/09/2018

Oregon Beer News, 02/09/2018

Who’s ready for the weekend? Start by celebrating with National Pizza Day on this Friday, February 9, a perfect food and beer pairing day! Here’s the news for this Pizza Day and the rest of the weekend; as usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the … Continue reading

Latest print article: Crux Coco(a) Stout and other dessert beers

Latest print article: Crux Coco(a) Stout and other dessert beers

My latest article for the Bulletin is out today in print, and while it’s still two weeks until Valentine’s Day, I took it that direction: Dessert beers sweeten Valentine’s Day. In which I review Crux Fermentation Project‘s new Coco(a) Stout seasonal that they gave me (spoiler: it was good!), touch on … Continue reading

Bend: Tetherow’s 3rd annual Brewery Smackdown

Bend: Tetherow’s 3rd annual Brewery Smackdown

For the third year in a row, Bend’s Tetherow Resort is hosting their Brewery Smackdown beer and food pairing competitions, featuring two Bend breweries going head to head against two Portland breweries. It’s a people’s choice type competition, where attendees pick the best beers to pair with each dish in … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 01/11/2018

Oregon Beer News, 01/11/2018

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, January 11, 2018. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Received: Boneyard Creepy Dunkel, Crux Coco(a) Stout

Received: Boneyard Creepy Dunkel, Crux Coco(a) Stout

A couple of beers came my way this week from local breweries: Boneyard Beer and Crux Fermentation Project. First, Boneyard: First thought about this is—Boneyard brewed a Dunkelweizen? Yes, they did, and I’m working on a story about it for the Bulletin, so the brewery provided me with a crowler. … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 11/10/2017

Oregon Beer News, 11/10/2017

Oregon Beer News for Friday, November 10, 2017 & Veterans Day weekend! News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oregon Beer News, 11/09/2017

Oregon Beer News, 11/09/2017

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, November 9, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Fresh hop season wrap up

Fresh hop season wrap up

Fresh hop season is winding down for another year, and while there are still plenty of fresh hop beers on the shelves to enjoy, I thought I’d write a wrap-up post on the events attended and beers drank. The Sisters Fresh Hop Festival was once again a good event that … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News & Events, Week of Oct. 23

Oregon Beer News & Events, Week of Oct. 23

My schedule for the next couple of weeks is a bit wonky, so I’m not going to post the daily Oregon Beer News roundups. Instead, I’ll post the list of news and events that I know about from around the state for the coming week. Today, it’s for this week … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 10/13/2017

Oregon Beer News, 10/13/2017

Oregon Beer News for Friday, October 13, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!