Big hops homebrew

Big hops homebrew

I’ve been doing a good amount of homebrewing lately—three batches within a week of each other—and while some of that brewing is earmarked for specific purposes (helping some people out), I brewed up a big batch of beer for myself this past weekend: an insanely-hopped Imperial Red Ale. The idea … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/25/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/25/2012

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, September 25, 2012. 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, 09/24/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/24/2012

Oregon Beer News for Monday, September 24, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oktoberfest officially starts today

Oktoberfest officially starts today

Today is the official start of Oktoberfest which also happens to coincide with the first day of Autumn—I guess that means it’s also time to start officially drinking the harvest beers! (Of course we all have already, but who’s counting?) Oktoberfest runs from September 22 through October 7 this year, … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/21/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/21/2012

Oregon Beer News for Friday, September 21, 2012. 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, 09/20/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/20/2012

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, September 20, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Brewzzi, West Palm Beach, Florida

Brewzzi, West Palm Beach, Florida

At the beginning of this month we spent Labor Day weekend in Palm Beach, Flordia, on a family vacation (which I wrote a bit about here). Florida is, by and large, a craft beer wasteland (particularly when compared to Oregon) but the Palm Beach area does have one brewery (in … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/19/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/19/2012

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, September 19, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

The next Session: Novelty Beers

I nearly missed this the first time around, since the October Session was announced in August, but next month’s Session is being hosted by Tiffany Adamowski over at 99 Pours, and the topic she’s selected is “Novelty Beers“: With the onslaught of even weirder beards…erm…beers…than before, I can’t help but wonder if … Continue reading

Fresh Hop Fests Galore

Ah, fall. It’s harvest beer season and around the Pacific Northwest that largely means fresh hop beers, a brewing trend that has grown to prominence here due to the close proximity of the hop farms (most breweries are within a few hours’ drive). Not only do beers brewed with fresh … Continue reading