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Happy Monday and National Cheese Day! Today would be a great day to pair up some new and unusual cheeses with beer (naturally!) so I expect everyone will celebrate accordingly. Here’s the Oregon beer news for this June 4 to accompany those. I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the … Continue reading
It’s the end of the month, so I hope everyone is ready for June! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for Thursday, May 31; as usual, I will periodically update this post throughout the day with news items as I find them. If you have any news to share please … Continue reading
I hope everyone had a pleasant long weekend! It’s back to work now and I’ve got beer news in Oregon beer for this shortened week and today, Tuesday the 29th. As usual I will be updating this post occasionally throughout the day so check back in from time to time. … Continue reading
On this day in 1976, the (in)famous Judgment of Paris wine tasting took place, where California wines beat French wines in a blind tasting for the first time. The ramifications shook the wine industry and helped elevate the California (and American) wine industry, and I’ve sometimes heard (and wondered) what … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for Tuesday, May 22, rounding up the various events and happenings for the day. As usual I will be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back occasionally. If you have anything to … Continue reading
The next beer to appear in cans from Deschutes Brewery isn’t really a beer at all, but a kombucha radler, Humm Zinger, a collaboration with Bend’s Humm Kombucha. Humm is among the largest kombucha brewers in the state (though I don’t know if anyone is tracking commercial kombucha barrelage to … Continue reading
This June, Bend’s Deschutes Brewery turns 30; on June 27, to be precise. I detailed the history of the opening starting with the first paragraph of chapter five of Bend Beer: Downtown Bend, Monday, June 27, 1988: Deschutes Brewery opened its doors to the public at four o’clock in the … Continue reading
Here’s the news in Oregon beer and events for Tuesday, May 15, halfway through the month (already!). This is more of a single news dump as I may not be able to update later today, but check back occasionally just in case. And as always, feel free to send me … Continue reading
Two articles to point to this time around. First up, my piece in today’s issue of The Bulletin, on the return of Deschutes Brewery’s Twilight Summer Ale. Last brewed in 2015, Twilight was discontinued in 2016 in favor of the new Hop Slice Summer Ale. Fan support brought it back, … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this Tuesday, May 8. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post with the latest news and events as I come across them, so check back from time to time for new items. Belmont Station (Portland) is celebrating peanut butter and jam today—with … Continue reading