Brian Yaeger’s “The Rural Brewer”

Brian Yaeger’s “The Rural Brewer”

Beer writer Brian Yaeger looks to be getting into the beer event scene a bit, with a cool event coming up this Sunday the 14th at Portland’s Hawthorne Hophouse whereupon he gets to draw directly on his experience in driving all over the state visiting breweries for his book, Oregon Breweries: … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 06/10/2015

Oregon Beer News, 06/10/2015

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, June 10, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Tuesday Tastings: Foray IPA, Sticky Hands, Two Kilts IPA

Tuesday Tastings: Foray IPA, Sticky Hands, Two Kilts IPA

For this week’s edition of Tuesday Tastings I went with an IPA theme and ended up with all Oregon-brewed versions (perhaps not really that surprising!). Deschutes Brewery Foray Belgian-style IPA Foray is the summer seasonal offering from Deschutes’ Bond Street Series making its return this year, and this bottle was … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 06/09/2015

Oregon Beer News, 06/09/2015

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, June 9, 2015. 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 Cider Week and Cider Summit Portland

Oregon Cider Week and Cider Summit Portland

Cider is the new craft beer, or at least you might think so with the recent boom in cider makers these last few years, a trend which is not only increasing the quantity of cider on the market but also the quality and creativity of it. Here in Bend alone … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 06/08/2015

Oregon Beer News, 06/08/2015

Oregon Beer News for Monday, June 8, 2015. 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 Session #100: Resurrecting Lost Beer Styles

The Session #100: Resurrecting Lost Beer Styles

This first Friday of June 2015 marks the 100th edition of The Session. 100! That’s quite a milestone for having a group of bloggers (many of which have changed over the years, naturally) collaborate each month with their own take on a particular topic. And for number 100 we have … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 06/05/2015

Oregon Beer News, 06/05/2015

Oregon Beer News for Friday, June 5, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Beer Angels Super Secret Deschutes Barrel Tasting

What a night last night. As part of the Central Oregon Beer Angels, I signed up for their June event for a Deschutes Brewery Barrel Tasting at a super secret location. I’ve been there once before and knew it was going to be a great event tasting beers that are … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 06/04/2015

Oregon Beer News, 06/04/2015

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, June 4, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!