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This past Saturday, McMenamins Old St. Francis School hosted its 7th annual High Gravity Brewfest, celebrating strong, high gravity beers of all stripes. This continues to be one of my favorite Bend beer festivals, and this year proved to be another good one. Here are some notes about the fest … Continue reading
The High Gravity Brewfest at Bend’s McMenamins Old St. Francis School takes place this Saturday, and when I wrote about the event previously, the beer list had not yet been finalized and posted. There are over two dozen beers and breweries represented, with ciders as well, which means plenty of … Continue reading
On Saturday, January 18, McMenamins Old St. Francis School in Bend once against hosts its annual High Gravity Brewfest, featuring over two dozen strong and intense beers from around the region. I really like this festival; not only are beers pouring from other McMenamins locations as well as local and … Continue reading
McMenamins has been hosting a number of brewfests going back over two decades with the original Hillsdale Brewfest and these are fun events, taking place on the grounds of various properties with a wide selection of other McMenamins breweries as well as guest breweries. This Saturday, June 20, the latest … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Here’s a quick roundup of the Oregon beer news for this week of June 10, but also a note that it’ll be the last in the daily news posts for a while. Summer is getting busy, and I’ll be doing some traveling which keeps me off the keyboard. … Continue reading
Happy National Doughnut Day! The first Friday of June celebrates the doughnut, and has roots in the “Doughnut event created by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.” Be sure to pick up a dozen … Continue reading
Happy hump day! Here’s the Oregon beer news to fill up your Wednesday, which I’ll be updating throughout the day. As much as is going on, it’s a bit of a “calm before the storm” since both Medford Beer Week and Portland Beer Week are starting over the next couple … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Tuesday, June 4. As usual, I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news and events as I find them, so be sure to check back often for updates. And if you have news to share, please contact … Continue reading
Happy Monday! This first week of June is getting busy—by this weekend, there will be three different city Beer Weeks running simultaneously, which might make June the busiest beer month of the year for Oregon just based on number of events alone. Here’s the roundup of news and events for … Continue reading
Happy Friday! This last day of May/first weekend of June is looking to be a beautiful one, weather-wise, perfect for patio drinking and outdoor events! Here’s the roundup of news and events for the weekend in the Oregon beer scene; as always, I’ll be updating this post throughout the day … Continue reading