The Session #108: Snowed In!

The Session #108: Snowed In!

This month I have the honor of hosting The Session, our beer blogging first Friday event, for which I have suggested the topic — Snowed In! which you can read about here — and which I will also be collecting all the contributions for a round-up blog post so we can … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 02/05/2016

Oregon Beer News, 02/05/2016

Oregon Beer News for Friday, February 5, 2016. 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 Beer News, 02/04/2016

Oregon Beer News, 02/04/2016

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, February 4, 2016. 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 Beer News, 02/03/2016

Oregon Beer News, 02/03/2016

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, February 3, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Tuesday Tastings: Straight Outta Burns – Steens Mountain beers

Tuesday Tastings: Straight Outta Burns – Steens Mountain beers

If you’ve been following any of the crazy news coming out of Eastern Oregon over the past month—the ranching militia takeover and occupation of Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, near Burns, Oregon—then today’s edition of Tuesday Tastings will be especially apropos, as I’m reviewing two beers from Burns-based Steens … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 02/02/2016

Oregon Beer News, 02/02/2016

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, February 2, 2016. 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 Beer News, 02/01/2016

Oregon Beer News, 02/01/2016

Oregon Beer News for Monday, February 1, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

The future of “craft”

No deep answers here, but there were some of interesting thoughts and articles I came across this week made me think a bit about the future of craft beer—and “craft” beer (the label). On Twitter, Ray Daniels (author, founder of the Cicerone Certification Program) had a 13-part write-up on the … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 01/29/2016

Oregon Beer News, 01/29/2016

Oregon Beer News for Friday, January 29, 2016. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Base Camp Brewing’s 2nd annual Collabofest

Base Camp Brewing’s 2nd annual Collabofest

This Saturday, January 30, Portland’s Base Camp Brewing is hosting their second annual Collabofest, which features 16 breweries and two cideries teaming up to produce 17 unique collaboration brews. Base Camp has pulled together a Who’s Who of the Portland brewing scene to participate, and proceeds from the event will benefit … Continue reading