The Brew Site
For today’s Advent been pick I’ve selected an Oregon brewery that hasn’t been featured on the calendar before: Heater Allen Brewing, located in McMinnville. Established in 2007, Heater Allen initially focuses exclusively on German and Czech style lagers, the only Oregon brewery at the time to do so. These days … Continue reading
December 10 is National Lager Day, celebrating the bottom-fermenting, cold-conditioned styles of beer that still make up the majority of beer consumed in the world. Of course it’s not just light macro lagers to celebrate but the entire gamut of delicious lager styles being brewed today. To celebrate the day, … Continue reading
Today is the last day of Hanukkah, so to commemorate the holiday I’ve selected a Hanukkah beer from an Israeli brewery, Dancing Camel Brewing Company: Cherry Vanilla Stout. Dancing Camel is a brewery I hadn’t encountered before, but it’s been open for 13 years: The Dancing Camel Brewery is Israel’s … Continue reading
It’s the last edition of The Session. Since March of 2007, The Session has been a group blogging project based on the premise that one person would “host” each month, suggesting a topic and then compiling everyone’s posts into a roundup so we could read about beer from a variety … Continue reading
December 9 is not only Christmas Card Day, but on this day in 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on television. A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of my all-time favorite Christmas specials and combined with Christmas Card Day, brings to mind the translation of today’s Advent beer name … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick we pop back over to Minnesota to visit Indeed Brewing in Minneapolis. Indeed offers a diverse variety of beers in its lineup, but when it comes to this time of the year, the brewery stays traditional with a spiced winter ale: Old Friend Winter Warmer. … Continue reading
It’s the first Friday of the month, and I hope you’re ready for an eventful weekend! Here is the roundup of news and events in Oregon beer for this Friday through Sunday, December 7 through 9. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day on Friday with … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick, I’ve selected a seasonal favorite that seem appropriate to the cold snap we’ve been having, an English-style old ale from Denver, Colorado: Great Divide Hibernation Ale. Great Divide has been brewing terrific beer since 1994, and Hibernation has been a winter staple since ’95. And … Continue reading
Here is the beer and cider list for this weekend’s Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival, which takes place Saturday, December 8 at GoodLife Brewing in Bend: Avid Cider – Vanilla Bean Pear Bend Brewing – Sno’d In Winter Ale Boneyard Beer – Skunkape IRA Bridge 99 Brewery – Bog Trotter … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this Thursday, December 6, rounding up the news and events in beer from around the state. As usual, I’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the day with the latest news, so check back in from time to time. Tonight, the 10th annual … Continue reading