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It’s the end of the month, so I hope everyone is ready for June! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for Thursday, May 31; as usual, I will periodically update this post throughout the day with news items as I find them. If you have any news to share please … Continue reading
The 12th annual Cheers to Belgian Beers festival returns to Portland this weekend, taking place Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 at The North Warehouse on North Tillamook Street. CTBB is one of the better “themed” beer festivals out there, in which most beers present are brewed using the same … Continue reading
Everyone knows The Bruery at this point, right? Patrick Rue’s Orange County, California brewery that specializes in experimental and barrel-aged beers? It is one of those west coast buzzworthy breweries that many people are all agog about these past few years. The Bruery recently sent me a bottle from its … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this penultimate day of May, Wednesday the 30th. (Almost June already!) As usual, I will periodically update this post throughout the day, so check back occasionally for updated news items. And please feel free to send me any news as well, so I … Continue reading
I hope everyone had a pleasant long weekend! It’s back to work now and I’ve got beer news in Oregon beer for this shortened week and today, Tuesday the 29th. As usual I will be updating this post occasionally throughout the day so check back in from time to time. … Continue reading
A while back northern California’s Lost Coast Brewery shipped out several beers for me to check out: Revenant IPA, Fogcutter Double IPA, and Imperial Stout. I’ll have a review on the stout later, but here are my tasting notes and thoughts on the two IPAs. Both are in the brewery’s … Continue reading
My latest print article for the Bend Bulletin is out today, talking about Central Oregon Beer Week’s SMaSH Fest this weekend, and, in the spirit of celebrating beer, asking local brewers just what it is they love about beer. I’m always a fan of when brewers talk beer, and this … Continue reading
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Who’s ready for a long weekend to kick off summer? Here’s the roundup of news and events in Oregon beer to help you plan out the holiday; as usual I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with news as I find it, so check … Continue reading
On this day in 1976, the (in)famous Judgment of Paris wine tasting took place, where California wines beat French wines in a blind tasting for the first time. The ramifications shook the wine industry and helped elevate the California (and American) wine industry, and I’ve sometimes heard (and wondered) what … Continue reading
Halfway through the week and I hope it’s going well for you! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for Wednesday, May 23, which I will be updating periodically throughout the day. If you have any news to share, please let me know and that is something I can get updated. … Continue reading