Oregon Beer News, 03/12/2012

Oregon Beer News, 03/12/2012

Oregon Beer News for Monday, March 12, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA

Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA

Last Friday I received three bottles of Deschutes Brewery’s newest year-round beer, Chainbreaker White IPA, direct from the Brewery, possibly fresh off the bottling line, and enjoyed them this past week. Monday is the official release of Chainbreaker, so it’s a good time to get my review posted. Chainbreaker has … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 03/09/2012

Oregon Beer News, 03/09/2012

Oregon Beer News for Friday, March 9, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Widmer Oatmeal Porter

Widmer Oatmeal Porter

Last week I received the three-pack containing each of Widmer‘s “924 Series” of beers, their “special, but accessible, high-end craft beers” that includes the year-round Pitch Black IPA and Nelson Imperial IPA: this package however was highlighting the Brothers’ new Oatmeal Porter, which is brewed using custom-roasted oatmeal from  Briess … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 03/08/2012

Oregon Beer News, 03/08/2012

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, March 8, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Mississippi beer law is closer to being amended

I’ve been loosely following along with the Raise Your Pints campaign in Mississippi, whose goals are to legalize homebrewing and to amend their state’s beer laws to raise the allowable alcohol content from 5% by weight to 8% by weight (6.25% to 10% by volume), since being introduced to it … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 03/07/2012

Oregon Beer News, 03/07/2012

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, March 7, 2012. 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 next Session: Why blog?

The next Session has been announced for April, and it’s being hosted by Angelo of Brewpublic: What Drives Beer Bloggers? Angelo has crafted a thoughtful introduction to this topic—go read it—and asks, But why do people decide to start a blog (Okay, so not all “blogs” are personal. Many breweries … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 03/06/2012

Oregon Beer News, 03/06/2012

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, March 6, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Pliny the Younger in Bend at The Brew Shop 3/11

Pliny the Younger in Bend at The Brew Shop 3/11

Russian River Brewing‘s much-coveted Pliny the Younger is coming to Bend again this year (read about its appearance last year) and this time it’s showing up this Sunday, March 11th, at The Brew Shop. However, besides just offering a packed-house-tasting, The Brew Shop (and downstairs Platypus Pub) is turning this into … Continue reading