OBF 2007: The photos

Even though I posted some of the pictures I took with my previous OBF posts, I thought I’d do an entry of all the photos I took, gallery-style. Click on each picture to see a larger version.

OBF 2007: The beers

Slowly but surely, I’m getting all of this written up. Here (finally) are my notes on the beers of the Brewfest that I sampled. The beers, of course, being largely the whole point of the festival. My formatting should be self-evident… after my notes, I’ll (very) roughly score the beer … Continue reading

OBF 2007: Day 2

My Day Two (Saturday) of the Oregon Brewers Festival was, as I indicated, more of a social day that a "pro blogger" day: my friend Justin and I went together. I still had my notebook, camera, and pack with me, and I took notes on the beers I was sampling, … Continue reading

OBF 2007: Day 1, Part 2

Here’s my Part 2 of that first day of the Oregon Brewers Festival. These are more random observations that I wanted to touch on before moving to my Day 2 report. After tasting six beers at the northern end of the Brewfest, I wandered south to check out the rest … Continue reading

OBF 2007: Day 1, Part 1

OBF 2007: Day 1, Part 1

Even though the Oregon Brewers Festival starts on Thursday now (and, as media, I was officially invited to attend the brunch and parade that morning), I left for Portland Friday morning to attend that day and Saturday. I was able to stay with my friends, Justin and Raegan, who generously … Continue reading

OBF 2007: Brief note

More extensive writeups will follow, of course, but I must say, the Oregon Brewers Festival was really, really good this year. Lots of good beers, a few misses, and at least one that was good but very odd. It was also the first time I’ve been considered "Media" for blogging. … Continue reading

OBF day!

I’m off to the Oregon Brewers Festival today—leaving shortly and driving to Portland. I’ll be picking up my press kit (as a blogger, I get full media privileges—how cool is that?) and start sampling beers somewhere around noon to 1:30, if all goes well. I’m wearing a white Arrogant Bastard … Continue reading

OBF Countdown: OBF starts today!

OBF Countdown: OBF starts today!

Even though I won’t get there until tomorrow and I think of the Oregon Brewers Festival as (traditionally) starting on Friday, it actually starts—well, started—today. First up was the Oregon Brewers Brunch and Parade, from 10am til noon (PDF here): The public is invited to join craft brewers from across … Continue reading

OBF Countdown: Other sites’ advice

OBF Countdown: Other sites’ advice

Jeff at Beervana has a good Preview post up. I swear Jeff knows more about the OBF than anyone else I’m reading online… I think he must keep each year’s beer list in Excel or something. If you don’t know what kind of beer to try, Jeff’s guide should be … Continue reading