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Happy Friday! I hope you’re ready for the weekend as well as for the month of December to start tomorrow, because that means it’s Christmas music and winter/holiday beers all month long! While you cringe at that thought, reach for a beer instead and read the Oregon beer news for … Continue reading
Okay so this “first look” is a bit of a cheat since Porter Brewing has been open in Redmond, Oregon since the end of September, and these pictures are compiled from several visits. But still, it’s a new, fairly small brewery in Central Oregon that many people may not be … Continue reading
Here we are at the penultimate day of the month, with the “official” Christmas season just around the corner, and I’ve got Oregon beer news for this Thursday the 29th. As usual I’ll be periodically updated this post throughout the day with the latest news and events as I find … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing has released the first beer schedule for the new year (that I’ve received, anyway), and it’s lining up to be a very interesting 2019 for the five year-old brewery. Among some of the interesting revelations in the Special Release Series includes a milkshake IPA — Cosmos Hazy … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Wednesday, November 28 (the final Wednesday of the month already!). As always I will be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often. And if you have news to share, please … Continue reading
Today is Giving Tuesday, kicking off the charitable season to focus on holiday giving. Appropriately enough, Tuesdays seem to be the fundraising “pint night” type day of the week for many breweries, so if nothing else, try to stop by and have a few beers at one or more of … Continue reading
Welcome back to a new week after a long holiday weekend! I hope this Cyber Monday is treating you well and you’re ready to get into the next round of holiday beer festivities. Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Monday, November 26, which I’ll be updating periodically throughout … Continue reading
Each year Portland’s Lompoc Brewing goes all-out for the holiday season and releases an impressive eight holiday-themed beers—and today (Monday, November 26) is the day the brewery’s Sidebar location hosts its Holiday Beer Extravaganza, releasing all eight on draft. The release party kicks off at 4pm at Sidebar, and on … Continue reading
At the beginning of this month my wife and I spent the weekend in Golden, Colorado, and on the day we arrived we took a side trip up to Boulder to visit Avery Brewing Company. To be sure, there are plenty of brewery side trips to be made from the … Continue reading
Just before the holiday, Deschutes Brewery sent me bottles of the latest Reserve Series beers for 2018: The Abyss and The Dissident. Both proven excellent beers, and always ones I appreciate receiving. I actually haven’t tried either of these yet this season (ironically, I was at Deschutes’ Bend Pub last … Continue reading