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In many Old World European countries, particularly the Germanic ones, December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day, celebrating the Christian feast day and overnight arrival of St. Nicholas who leaves toys and treats for children. This is of course the root of the Santa Claus tradition here in America, but even … Continue reading
Today is Repeal Day, celebrating the ratification of the 21st Amendment that ended Prohibition in the United States. How can you celebrate Repeal Day? With a drink of course! And for today, here are the news and events in Oregon beer to help you find the perfect beer to toast … Continue reading
Today, December 5, is Repeal Day, commemorating the date in 1933 when Utah became the final state needed for a majority to ratify the 21st Amendment — thus ending Prohibition in the U.S. To observe the holiday I thought it fitting to select a beer from one of the oldest breweries … Continue reading
Bend’s Deschutes Brewery once again collaborated with Bendistillery to produce a whiskey based on the brewery’s Black Butte Porter, the aptly named Black Butte Whiskey. This third release of the specialty spirit opens to the public on Wednesday, December 5, with bottles going on sale at the Deschutes Bend and … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Tuesday, December 4. As usual I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with news and events as I discover them, so check back often for the latest. And if you have any news to share, please feel free to … Continue reading
Did you know that December 4 is National Cookie Day? It’s pretty easy to celebrate—eat some cookies! And it’s perfectly appropriate this time of year when Christmas baking is taking place. So what better inspiration for today’s Advent beer pick than a cookie-themed beer! I’ve chosen a popular spiced imperial … Continue reading
Happy December! Did you get a chance to visit the Holiday Ale Festival this past weekend in Portland, or at least drink some winter seasonal beer? If not there are plenty of opportunities coming up, and I’m rounding a few up in this Oregon beer news post for Monday, December … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick comes from the Mönchshof Brewery in Germany, part of the Kulmbacher Brewery family, a specialty winter lager brewed for the Christmas season: Mönchshof Weihnachtsbier. “Weihnacht” is German for Christmas, fittingly a time for festive lagers, and this one is brewed to be a bit darker, somewhat in the … Continue reading
For this second day of December, we visit Seattle, Washington, the home of Reuben’s Brews, which is not only launching it’s 2019 seasonal gose lineup early with today’s featured beer, Holiday Gose, but which also happens to be hosting its own Advent Beer Calendar with a series of daily promotions! … Continue reading
It’s a new year for the Beer Advent Calendar — in fact, 2018 is the 14th edition of this feature! — where each day of December through Christmas Eve I’ll reveal a new featured holiday or seasonal beer, in the style of an (online) Advent calendar. Unfortunately there are no … Continue reading