Ran across a few more blog writeups of the Brewfest. Good ones, too. Brüfested (cyclotram): Good writeup, funny too ("OMG HOPPY"). Nice selection of tasted beers. Oregon Brewers Festval 2006 – Saturday Report (Gone Ronin): Holy crap he tried a lot of beers… good notes here, too. Beer and then … Continue reading

So even though I was off most of this past week, I’ve been following some writeups of the Oregon Brewers Festival from other blogs. Beervana has some really good writeups, as does the Brookston Beer Bulletin, both blogs wrote quite a bit. Bad Ben’s Brewing Blog had a post with … Continue reading

And now, some pictures I took at this year’s Oregon Brewers Festival. Ten. After the jump.

More Oregon BrewFest goodness! While I was there Friday, in addition to taking notes on the beers I was sampling, I took some time (before my friend Justin arrived) to jot down notes in "real time" in my notebook. Sort of a low-tech "liveblogging" that only goes, er, live when … Continue reading

The problem with a beer festival as big as the Oregon Brewers Festival is there’s no easy way to sample many beers… without getting wasted, of course. You could spread it out over two or three days, but it’s still no mean feat. The Oregon BrewFest has 72 different beers … Continue reading

So I made it to the Oregon Brewers Festival on Friday, but not to the blogger meetup that was happening that evening. Sorry guys! I had been hoping to make it, but the day had turned out so nice, and I hadn’t seen my best friend Justin for a long … Continue reading

Looking over the list of breweries and beers at this year’s Oregon Brewers Festival, I thought I’d make some notes on the ones I’m going to make sure to try. Watermelon Wheat from 21st Amendment Brewery Hop Rod Rye Ale from Bear Republic Brewing Company Powderfinger Rye from Big Time … Continue reading

There’s a couple of (Oregon) beer events coming up this month that I wanted to mention: The North American Organic Brewers Festival: Being put on by Roots Organic Brewing in Portland, this sounds pretty cool. The North American Organic Brewers Festival will feature over 30 organic beers from the Pacific … Continue reading

Last month I’d written a small bit about the Oregon Brewers Festival and a possible blogger meetup. Since then, everyone ran with the ball (follow the general threads here, here, and here), and it’s a done deal: there will be a beer blogger meetup on Friday, July 28th, at and … Continue reading

This week is American Craft Beer Week. What is it? May 15-21, 2006 is designated as a time for all legal-drinking-age Americans to explore and celebrate the flavorful beverages produced by our small, traditional and independent brewers. By visiting breweries during American Craft Beer Week, you can earn a free … Continue reading