Lager Fest returns from Buoy Beer, May 12-13 in Astoria

Lager Fest returns from Buoy Beer, May 12-13 in Astoria

Lager Fest, the all-lager beer festival hosted by Buoy Beer Company in Astoria, returns once again this May. Buoy has teamed up with over a dozen breweries for the event to pour a wide variety of lagers. There will be live music and a tie-in with Astoria’s Run on the … Continue reading

Buoy Beer Company releases Love, Lost at Sea 2023

Buoy Beer Company releases Love, Lost at Sea 2023

The 2023 edition of Love, Lost at Sea Barleywine is out now from Buoy Beer Company, returning for its sixth year. This year, the barrel-aged brew was conditioned in barrels from Westward Whiskey for 12 months, adding complexity to an already-rich ale, with a final alcohol by volume of 10%. … Continue reading

Buoy Beer 2023 beer lineup

Buoy Beer 2023 beer lineup

Buoy Beer Company of Astoria, Oregon released the news of its 2023 beer lineup, featuring a new addition to the year-round beers with Double IPA, a new Benefit Series partnership with some new recipes, the second year of its Lager series, and more. Press release with all the details: YEAR-ROUND … Continue reading

Buoy Beer adds two new year-round canned beers

Buoy Beer adds two new year-round canned beers

Good news from Buoy Beer Company with the announcement of two new year-round canned beers from the brewery: Helles Lager and Double IPA. The Helles was previously a seasonal spring release and is Buoy’s first year-round four-pack; Double IPA is a new beer that debuts in 19.2 ounce stovepipe cans. … Continue reading

Buoy Beer Company celebrates Oktoberfest September 23-25

Buoy Beer Company celebrates Oktoberfest September 23-25

Oktoberfest is in full swing, and this weekend Buoy Beer Company celebrates with its own festivities featuring plenty of beer, food, and music. It will also mark the release of the brewery’s Festbier in cans for the first time, with a barrel-aged version available at the fest. Details: As summer … Continue reading

Buoy Beer Company releases Vienna Lager in cans

Buoy Beer Company releases Vienna Lager in cans

Astoria’s Buoy Beer Company is putting its Vienna Lager into 16-ounce cans, in the second release of the brewery’s canned Lager Series. Note the first line in the press release below—the last beer canned before the building partially collapsed. More details: Buoy Beer Company’s latest Lager Series release, Vienna Lager, … Continue reading

Buoy Beer Company releases Love, Lost at Sea 2022

Buoy Beer Company releases Love, Lost at Sea 2022

Each winter, Buoy Beer Company releases its barrel-aged barleywine, Love, Lost at Sea, and for 2022 is the fifth year of LLaS from the brewery. The beer came out on Valentine’s Day and Buoy also offered a vertical tasting of past years’ vintages during that weekend. Details from the press … Continue reading

Buoy Beer Company 2022 Beer Calendar

Buoy Beer Company 2022 Beer Calendar

Astoria’s Buoy Beer Company released its 2022 beer calendar, announcing the expansion of its package lineup and redesign of its 16-ounce cans for the new year. One of the highlights, a canned lager series kicking off in March. Here’s the full press release with the news: Buoy Beer Company released … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News — 02/12/2021

Oregon Beer News — 02/12/2021

Happy Friday! It’s a big weekend, with Valentine’s Day and President’s Day, not to mention the first day of (virtual) Zwickelmania! Here’s the news in Oregon beer to get us over the line; I’ll be updating this post throughout the rest of the afternoon with the latest as I find … Continue reading