Today is Beer Can Appreciation Day, recognizing this day in 1935 when beer was first sold in cans. Celebrate by opening a canned beer today, for which Oregon has many! Here is also the other Oregon beer news for this Thursday, January 24; as usual I’ll be updating this post … Continue reading
Arrived this week, cans of Rogue Ales Outta Line West Coast IPA and Batsquatch Hazy IPA. The Outta Line is one I coincidentally just sampled earlier this week, and it’s pretty good; I haven’t tried Batsquatch yet. And the other day I dinged Deschutes Brewery for its new can design … Continue reading
Today is National Pie Day—because it’s also homebrew guru Charlie Papazian‘s birthday! In fact, today is Charlie’s 70th birthday and his final day as an employee of the Brewers Association, which he founded. His accomplishments cannot be overstated so please, raise a beer and enjoy a slice of pie for … Continue reading
I’d heard the rumor a few weeks ago of Sunriver Brewing planning to open up a pub in Eugene, but had no details nor confirmation on where and when that might be. Not anymore; the company issued the official press release this morning, and is planning to take over the … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this Tuesday, January 22. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often. And if you have news to share please feel free to contact me and I can get … Continue reading
Three Creeks Brewing in Sisters, Oregon has its first canned seasonal beer for 2019 out: Eureka Single Hop IPA. It’s the first of four Seasonal Can Series releases for the year and will be available through March. Here’s the text of the press release: Three Creeks Brewing Company is proud … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Monday the 21st, highlighting some of the big events this week and more. As usual I’ll be periodically updating this post with news as I find it, so check back in throughout the day. It’s not beer itself, but beer-related: … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company‘s latest beer release is Trade War Export Stout, which is the first canned beer release for 2019. Trade War joins the brewery’s other canned offerings which includes Tropic Pines Juicy IPA, Camp Beer, and Sno’d In Winter Ale. The brewery is holding a release party on Friday, … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery is joining the low-carb, light lager market with its latest year-round canned beer: Da Shootz! The beer has been available on draft for a short while already and cans are hitting the market; on Friday I received two from the brewery. Think “lifestyle lager” along the lines of … Continue reading
It’s finally Friday, and it’s a festive beer weekend! Here’s the news in Oregon beer to help you plan out your weekend and keep you up to date for this weekend of the 18th through 20th. As usual I’ll be periodically updating this post with the latest news throughout the … Continue reading