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Oregon Beer News, 12/17/2015
Oregon Beer News for Thursday, December 17, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Month: December 2015
Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 17: Page 24 Bière de Noël
For today’s Advent beer pick we travel to France, and the Page 24 Brewery, part of Brasserie St. Germain. Every year they brew up their Bière de Noël (Christmas beer), a Bière de Garde that comes in at 6.9% alcohol by volume, with specialty malts and all locally-grown French hops. Their description … Continue reading
Oregon Beer News, 12/16/2015
Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, December 16, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 16: Baladin Nöel Cafè
For today’s Beer Advent Calendar pick we travel to Italy to visit the lauded Birra Baladin. For the Christmas season they offer up a strong, coffee-infused specialty: their Nöel Cafè. It’s the beer which Teo dedicates to Christmas. Following our tradition, it is a top fermented, non pasteurized beer, which is … Continue reading
Tuesday Tastings: McMenamins for the holidays
With Christmas just around the corner I thought today’s Tuesday Tastings should highlight some seasonal, holiday-themed libations, and McMenamins recently provided me with two. McMenamins Kris Kringle This beer is, of course, the company’s annual Christmas beer, available from mid-November through December 25. I received a bottle last month, and … Continue reading
Oregon Beer News, 12/15/2015
Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, December 15, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 15: Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager Beer
We are only ten days away from Christmas! For today’s Beer Advent pick we travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of Lakefront Brewery, established in 1987. Every year they brew up a strong (9.6% abv) lager, their Holiday Spice Lager Beer. Our version of a winter warmer: brewed with cinnamon, orange zest, … Continue reading
Oregon Beer News, 12/14/2015
Oregon Beer News for Monday, December 14, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 14: Port City Tidings Ale
For today’s Beer Advent Calendar pick, I selected the Great American Beer Festival “Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year” winner, Port City Brewing out of Alexandria, Virginia. Their “not your typical” holiday ale is a Belgian-style blonde ale named Tidings Ale. Tidings Ale is a … Continue reading
Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 13: Pike Auld Acquaintance
For today’s Advent beer pick I’ve selected a beer from a brewery that (surprisingly, to me) I had not featured before in ten years of doing this calendar: Pike Brewing out of Seattle, Washington, established in 1989 beneath the famous Pike Place Market. Their annual “Hoppy Holiday Ale” takes its … Continue reading