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It’s Thursday and (here in Bend at least) it’s going to be the nicest day of the year so far at sunny and 77 degrees! Here’s the news in Oregon beer to accompany the warm weather, which I’ll be updating throughout the day—so check back often for the latest. Crux … Continue reading
Happy Tuesday! According to Jay Brooks, it was on this day, April 16, in 1856 that Henry Weinhard arrived in Oregon. Our state’s beer history would be quite different were it not for Weinhard, so raise a glass and toast Oregon’s beer pioneer sometime today! In the meantime, here is … Continue reading
2019 marks the 25th year that Redmond, Oregon’s Cascade Lakes Brewing has been in business, and last week the company announced some major changes as the company invests for the next quarter century. Principal among those changes is new majority ownership in the company, with one of the new owners … Continue reading
Welcome to the start of a new snowy week! Here’s the beer news from around Oregon for this first Monday of March, which I’ll be updating throughout the day. If you have news to share, please feel free to contact me anytime. McMenamins has several locations hosting Friends & Family … Continue reading
This Presidents’ Day, raise a glass of porter, a style of beer of which George Washington was quite fond of. Or, find a “small beer” to toast the day (it doesn’t have to be a molasses-based brew). Here is the Oregon beer news for this Monday, February 18; as usual … Continue reading
Happy Thursday! I hope your day and week have been going well, and the weekend is in site. Here’s the Oregon beer news to help us get there; as usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news. The Platypus Pub in … Continue reading
Today is Giving Tuesday, kicking off the charitable season to focus on holiday giving. Appropriately enough, Tuesdays seem to be the fundraising “pint night” type day of the week for many breweries, so if nothing else, try to stop by and have a few beers at one or more of … Continue reading
Welcome to Thursday! I’ve got some Oregon beer news for you on this October 11, which I hope you’ll put to good use! As usual, I’ll update this post periodically throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back occasionally. Portland’s Saraveza and Ecliptic Brewing are … Continue reading
TGIF, and happy Mother’s Day weekend! Are you planning a beer for mom this Sunday? If not, you should be! Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Friday and the rest of the weekend, and as usual I will periodically update this post throughout the day with current … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin hit the stands last week, whereupon I wrote about the surge of fruit beers I’ve noticed lately, be they seasonal or regular. The two I primarily focused on the article, Cascade Lakes Brewing Pineapple Kush IPA and Worthy Brewing Farm Out Passion Fruit, fit … Continue reading