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Bottles of the latest limited release cider from 2 Towns Ciderhouse arrived last week, their seasonal made with Yellow Maracuyá passion fruit, apples (of course), and D’Anjou pears. According to the press release, there are 1.3 pound of fruit (presumably the passion fruit and possibly the pear) per gallon. Should be … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Today is National Absinthe Day, not a beer holiday but I’m sure some brewery out there has done something with beer and absinthe. While you’re exploring the Green Fairy, here’s the Oregon beer news for this March 5. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day … Continue reading
This month’s installment of The Session is hosted by Gareth of Barrel Aged Leeds, who is asking us to consider Hometown Glories: Take this and run with it how you wish, but when thinking about possible subjects I had in mind an imminent visit to the place I spent my … Continue reading
My latest article for the Bulletin newspaper landed last Thursday: Vienna lager, by way of Mexico. A style overview, inspired by brewing one for our local homebrew club competition, it’s a style the BJCP guidelines indicate might move into the “Historical Beer” section as there aren’t many modern versions these days … Continue reading
Happy Friday! This first weekend of March has a number of beer events taking place around the state, so look over the list and news below to plan your weekend accordingly. I won’t in front of the computer much today so may not get the chance to keep this post … Continue reading
Happy Beer Day to the people of Iceland! On this day in 1989, Iceland ended their 74-year prohibition of beer. Cheers to that! And now here’s the beer news for Oregon for this first of March. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day, so check back … Continue reading
Technically this should have read “Cold Brew 2.0” but Rogue actually sent me that beer, which is a blonde ale made with cold-brewed Stumptown coffee, along with an original Cold Brew coffee IPA. And a coffee cup, along with a Stumptown pin. I’ve not had the original Cold Brew from … Continue reading
Here is the news in beer from around Oregon for this final day in February (already!). As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news, so check back often for updates. And if you have news to share, please contact me and I can get … Continue reading
Tuesdays seem to generally be charitable fundraising days among breweries, and today in particular there are a number of fundraising activities listed. In addition to eating and drinking in support of some great organizations, here’s the rest of the news in Oregon beer as well. As usual, I’ll be periodically … Continue reading
Since Deschutes Brewery sent me brand-new cans of their beers recently, I’ve had it in the back of my mind to do a taste-off against the bottled versions. I’ve done this in the past: in 2009, with Moose Drool; in 2010 with Black Star Beer (also, interestingly enough, from Montana); … Continue reading