Guess what?

…Tomorrow’s the first day of the Beer Advent Calendar!! I’m excited because it’s one of my favorite times of year to blog, thinking up the beers to reveal each day. Although (in true blog vs. day job fashion) I’m also (still/pertpetually) a bit behind on nailing down the beers for … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 11/30/2011

Here’s the beer news from around Oregon for this last day of November. Don’t forget the Holiday Ale Festival kicks off today, heralding the… well, not exactly start of the Christmas beer season, but close enough. I’ll be updating this news page throughout the day, so if you have any … Continue reading

GoodLife, Bend Brewing collaboration

GoodLife, Bend Brewing collaboration

I’m a big fan of collaboration brews, and here in Bend Tonya Cornett of Bend Brewing is the go-to brewer for collaboration: in addition to numerous collaboration with Sean Paxton (the Homebrew Chef), she has also brewed with Tomme Arthur of The Lost Abbey and JD Wetherspoon’s in England. And … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 11/29/2011

Getting back into the swing of things with news for Tuesday, November 29th. We’re smack in the middle of the holiday season and news and events are appropriately themed (gotta love it!). I’ll be updating news throughout the day so if you have something to share contact me and I’ll … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, post-holiday

…will start back up tomorrow. Being out of town and mostly offline for the week and then traveling all weekend left me with a bunch of catching-up to do all around. In the meantime, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday and is now getting ready for Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you’re having a safe and fun holiday and have plenty of beer to enjoy with your meal (of course). Some of what’s on tap for today includes 10 Barrel’s Precursor (barrel-aged Imperial Red), my homebrewed Pumpkin Ale, Telegraph Winter Ale, Fresh Hop Mirror Pond … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 11/18/2011

Happy Friday! Here’s news from the world of beer around Oregon that I’ve been pulling together (though so far there isn’t much I have). Next week being the Thanksgiving holiday, I’ll be taking the week (mostly) off, so there won’t be much (if any) news being reported. So if you … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 11/17/2011

Here’s the Oregon beer news for Thursday, November 17th. We’re one week away from Thanksgiving today, so start thinking about what beer(s) to pair with your Thanksgiving dinner! Stephen Beaumont recommends Gueuze. In the meantime, I’ll be updating news throughout the day, so let me know if you have something … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 11/16/2011

Happy Hump Day; we’re halfway through the week and it’s been a slow start for Oregon beer news. I’ll be collecting news throughout the day and updating this post. If you have any to share, please let me know. Deschutes Brewery‘s Base Camp continues in Eugene today, with a couple … Continue reading

Burnside Brewing

Burnside Brewing

Back in July during the Oregon Brewers Festival I also had a list of Portland breweries that I wanted to try to visit (as if drinking for days at the Brewfest wasn’t enough!), and Burnside Brewing Company was near the top of that list. Open for only a year, Burnside … Continue reading