An excellent post on Rooftop Brew today—Andy’s put together a PDF "map of beer bars and brewpubs in downtown Portland that are accessible by streetcar. The brewpubs and beer bars were selected based on BeerAdvocate.com’s Beerfly guide (of which I’m a local guide), which only includes brewpubs or bars that … Continue reading

This is like every serious homebrewer’s dream: the Mount Carmel Brewing Company, in Cincinnati, is being run out of the guy’s basement. This is a great article on it: Somehow, the term "microbrewery" doesn’t capture just how small the tri-state’s newest commercial brewer is. If the Oldenburg Brewery in Fort … Continue reading

Got a comment on my More on gluten free beer post from a couple months back from the Ramapo Valley Brewery. They produce a gluten free beer, too, so I thought I’d reprint their comment here as a full post: Greetings from Ramapo Valley Brewery. We are a brewery in … Continue reading

Here’s an interesting article about Pakistan’s only brewery, the Murree Brewery: The Murree Brewery, established in 1861 to slake the thirst of British soldiers across the Indian subcontinent, lost much of its market when Pakistan won independence nearly 60 years ago, but it still prospers as the Islamic country’s only … Continue reading

A good review of Rogue’s Public House showed up online today. A top destination for these seasonal favorites is Newport — specifically Rogue Ales Public House on the historic bayfront. While the bayfront isn’t really a beach, it’s a classic beach town — a perfect blend of kitschy (Ripley’s Believe … Continue reading

This short review of the High Street Brewery & Café in Eugene, Oregon, caught my eye and sounded interesting. Opened in 1988, it’s apparently Eugene’s first microbrewery since Prohibition. And while other brew pubs have come and gone since the mid-1990s microbrew craze, High Street Brewery still stands thanks to … Continue reading

I can’t even imagine how hardcore you’d have to be to brew beer in Palestine. If you had wanted to set up a brewery producing high-quality Pilsner to the specifications of the German Beer Purity Laws of 1516, the occupied Palestinian West Bank would be just about the last place … Continue reading

Just got this comment on my item on Mt. Angel closing earlier this year: This article is in error. The Mt Angel Brewing Company closed for six weeks to completely remodel the kitchen and expand beer services during February and March. Mt Angel Brewing Company is currently open for business … Continue reading

This post isn’t about a current brewery, but about an historical one: from the mis-titled article Workers uncover ancient brewery: Workers digging out the area below the Pacific Boulevard overpass at Lyon Street in Albany [Oregon] have uncovered the concrete foundation of the old Albany Brewing Co…. Beer making was … Continue reading

There’s a short review from Seattle Weekly about the new Iron Horse Brewery, located in Ellensburg, Washington. Crammed as efficiently as possible, Unit 4 is an immaculate little 15-barrel brewhouse acquired from a defunct Indiana firm. Owner Jim Quilter, as affable as his beers are quaffable, runs the operation with … Continue reading