Oregon Beer News, 04/09/2012

Oregon Beer News, 04/09/2012

Oregon Beer News for Monday, April 9, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oregon Garden Brewfest Beer List

Oregon Garden Brewfest Beer List

With the Oregon Garden Brewfest coming up in a few scant weeks, it’s time to look over the list of beers that will be pouring; and since I’ll be attending this year, I’ve been looking over this list and have started figuring out the “must try” beers which I’ll post shortly. … Continue reading

The Session #62: What Drives Beer Bloggers?

The Session #62: What Drives Beer Bloggers?

The first Friday of every month in the beer blogging world is “Beer Blogging Friday”—aka The Session, a collaborative blogging event where participants write blog posts (loosely) themed around a given topic, selected by a host for the month. This month’s host is Angelo De Ieso of the excellent Brewpublic … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/06/2012

Oregon Beer News, 04/06/2012

Oregon Beer News for Friday, April 6, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Received: Widmer Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout

Received: Widmer Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout

The same day that I received the Shock Top Lemon Shandy, I also got a package from Widmer Brothers also containing a fruit beer, though easily a polar opposite of the Shock Top offering: Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout. It came in their now-usual packaging: A wooden box (made from recycled/reclaimed … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/05/2012

Oregon Beer News, 04/05/2012

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, April 5, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Received: Shock Top Lemon Shandy

Received: Shock Top Lemon Shandy

The end of last week brought a package of three beers from Anheuser-Busch’s Shock Top arm: Lemon Shandy. Something I didn’t really see coming (though I didn’t see the [white] Wheat IPA coming either), but yes, I’m intrigued. I really haven’t had much experience with Shandies—I think last year Deschutes … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/04/2012

Oregon Beer News, 04/04/2012

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, April 4, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Big news for Barley Brown’s

Big news for Barley Brown’s

Ever since the story broke that Barley Brown’s Brewpub Brewer Shawn Kelso was leaving the Baker City brewery to join 10 Barrel Brewing (as the head of their announced Boise brewpub), the Brewpub itself has been somewhat overshadowed by the ensuing news. But after spending the final weekend of spring … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 04/03/2012

Oregon Beer News, 04/03/2012

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, April 3, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!