Oregon Beer News, 02/05/2018

Oregon Beer News, 02/05/2018

Happy Monday! We’ve survived the first weekend in February and the unseasonably warm weather continues. Here’s the Oregon beer news for the new week to help you plan your beer activities accordingly. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find … Continue reading

The Session #132: Talking about homebrewing

The Session #132: Talking about homebrewing

This month’s edition of The Session is hosted by yours truly, and I’ve asked folks to start a conversation about homebrewing: “the good, the bad, your experiences, ideas, (mis)conceptions, or whatever else suits you!” I’ll be compiling links to all the participating posts next week, to give everyone who wants … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 02/02/2018

Oregon Beer News, 02/02/2018

Happy Groundhog Day! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Friday, February 2 and the weekend. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news, so check back often. And if you have news to share, please let me know and I can get … Continue reading

Latest print article: Crux Coco(a) Stout and other dessert beers

Latest print article: Crux Coco(a) Stout and other dessert beers

My latest article for the Bulletin is out today in print, and while it’s still two weeks until Valentine’s Day, I took it that direction: Dessert beers sweeten Valentine’s Day. In which I review Crux Fermentation Project‘s new Coco(a) Stout seasonal that they gave me (spoiler: it was good!), touch on … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 02/01/2018

Oregon Beer News, 02/01/2018

Today, February 1, is International Gruit Day, celebrating the historical traditions of brewing with herbs and spices in lieu of hops. I don’t know of any commercial gruits off the top of my head, though I do remember Flat Tail Brewing creating one a few years ago. I’ll have to … Continue reading