And just like that, it’s fresh hop season

And just like that, it’s fresh hop season

Despite the wildfires smoking Oregon out right now, fresh hop season is upon us once again! This really hit home for me in the past week, in part because I got to travel over to Goschie Farms to pick up fresh hops for a Deschutes Brewery project, but also because … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 08/30/2017

Oregon Beer News, 08/30/2017

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 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, 08/29/2017

Oregon Beer News, 08/29/2017

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, August 29, 2017. 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, 08/28/2017

Oregon Beer News, 08/28/2017

Oregon Beer News for Monday, August 28, 2017. 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: Bottles from Crux Fermentation Project

Received: Bottles from Crux Fermentation Project

On Friday I picked up a couple of bottled beers from Crux Fermentation Project: Better Off Red is the latest vintage or their barrel aged Flanders-style Red Ale, and Shadow Chaser Dark Lager was brewed and released for the solar eclipse. (The only Central Oregon eclipse beer to be released … Continue reading

Quick note: Deschutes Hopzeit Autumn IPA 2017

Quick note: Deschutes Hopzeit Autumn IPA 2017

Just some quick Friday night thoughts about this year’s edition of Hopzeit Autumn IPA from Deschutes Brewery, as I sip through the last of the three bottles they sent me. I’m still happy that Deschutes is putting out a fall seasonal beer in lieu of a Jubelale early release. Someday … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 08/25/2017

Oregon Beer News, 08/25/2017

Oregon Beer News for Friday, August 25, 2017. 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, 08/24/2017

Oregon Beer News, 08/24/2017

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, August 24, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Hop trippin’

Hop trippin’

Sorry for no news post today; I had the opportunity to ride over with someone from Deschutes Brewery to Goschie Farms to pick up 50 pounds of fresh hops for a specialty beer being released in a bit over a month. That necessitated leaving at 7am for the two-and-a-half hour … Continue reading