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Oregon Beer News, 12/13/2016
Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, December 13, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Month: December 2016
Advent Beer Calendar 2016: Day 13: Prairie Christmas Bomb!
It’s a Midwest Christmas kind of day for the Advent calendar as we travel to Oklahoma to visit Prairie Artisan Ales, a brewery that in a scant four years has become one of the most coveted in the country. One of their year-round house beers is Bomb!, an “imperial stout … Continue reading
Zwanzig Fest: Lompoc Brewing’s 20th anniversary
Portland, Oregon-based Lompoc Brewing celebrates their 20th anniversary this month, and accordingly they are kicking off their Zwanzig Fest this week. This fest (“Zwanzig” meaning “twenty” in German) takes place starting Tuesday, December 13 and concludes four days later on Friday, December 16. Each Lompoc location will host food and beer … Continue reading
Oregon Beer News, 12/12/2016
Oregon Beer News for Monday, December 12, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Advent Beer Calendar 2016: Day 12: Hopworks Kentucky Christmas
Today’s Advent calendar pick comes from Hopworks Urban Brewery in Portland, Oregon, known for their organic beers and their commitment to environmentally-sound, green practices. Each year they release Abominable Winter Ale, a hoppy imperial red, and the last several years they have taken to aging Abominable in bourbon barrels to … Continue reading
Advent Beer Calendar 2016: Day 11: Big Sky Biere De Noël
Today’s Advent beer pick comes from Missoula, Montana, and Big Sky Brewing which celebrated its 21st anniversary this year: Biere De Noël. Perhaps when you think of Big Sky the beer that comes to mind is their flagship Moose Drool (an amazingly solid brown ale, of which there are not … Continue reading
Advent Beer Calendar 2016: Day 10: Samichlaus Classic
December 10 is National Lager Day in the U.S., so to celebrate I selected the best and best-known Christmas lager in the world for today’s Advent calendar pick: Samichlaus Classic from Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg in Austria. Brewed only once a year on the 6th of December, this strong beer is probably … Continue reading
Oregon Beer News, 12/09/2016
Oregon Beer News for Friday, December 9, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Advent Beer Calendar 2016: Day 9: Anchor Christmas Ale
Today is Christmas Card Day, honoring Sir Henry Cole who introduced the world’s first commercial Christmas card in 1843. Christmas cards are perhaps a fading tradition these days, which is a shame because it’s always fun and a bit like opening a present when you receive one in the mail. … Continue reading
Volunteer to pour beer at the Central Oregon Winter Beer Fest
The Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival this Saturday at GoodLife Brewing is still in need of volunteers to pour beer. Volunteers will get free entry (the glass plus tasting tickets) and will get a chance to sample specialty winter beers. I don’t believe an OLCC permit is necessary as temporary … Continue reading