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Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Wednesday, July 25. As usual, I will be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often for the latest. And as always, feel free to contact me with any beer … Continue reading
The 31st annual Oregon Brewers Festival begins this week, and will be pouring 80 beers from 80 breweries across a wide variety of styles. The current list is available at this Google Sheet; but I’m also listing them here along with some stats, and my recommendations on what to try. … Continue reading
Today is National Tequila Day, so plan accordingly! Straight tequila, or tequila-beer cocktail, or even a tequila barrel-aged beer would be tasting good today to commemorate the day. I don’t know if there are any tequila-related news items for today’s Oregon beer news, but I’ll post them here if so … Continue reading
Kriekfest was slated to take place in Hood River this weekend, but due to concerns over the projected temperatures on Saturday rising into dangerous levels (especially being outdoors all day), it has been put on hold pending rescheduling. Here is the announcement: Short version: The welfare and safety of our … Continue reading
Happy Monday and I hope you didn’t get smoked out this weekend from the various wildfires around the state (Oregon is apparently on fire right now!). Also a heads-up, this week will be the last of the Oregon beer news posts for a while as I’ll be talking the month … Continue reading
In the world of conferences (be they tech conferences, game conferences, librarian conferences, or, yes, beer conferences), there are generally two or three reasons to attend them: education, networking, and, usually, drinking. The latter two are often indistinguishable, although at the beer conferences I’ve attended, “drinking beer” really is its … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out yesterday, and in it I pay tribute to Three Creeks Brewing celebrating ten years with its 10th Anniversary Imperial IPA. “The craft brewing industry today is definitely hop crazy — especially here in the Pacific Northwest,” said head brewer Jeff Cornett via … Continue reading
Happy Friday! I don’t know about all of you, but I am certainly ready for this weekend to be here. Here’s the roundup of Oregon beer news and events taking place this weekend to help you get it started. I’ll be updating this post occasionally throughout the morning and as … Continue reading
Update: Kriekfest is being rescheduled due to heat advisory concerns and will announce a new date soon. More here. The third annual Kriekfest cherry beer festival returns at the end of this month, on Saturday, July 28, taking place in Hood River Waterfront Park in Hood River. Originating in 2016, … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery turned 30 this year, and to commemorate it released the most complex yet anniversary beer in its “Black Butte X” series, Black Butte XXX — a bottle of which I received from the brewery yesterday: I say “most complex” because it is 100% barrel aged, for which the … Continue reading