The Brew Site
Welcome to the new week—the final week of February! Here’s the Oregon beer news for this Monday, February 26 and the week. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often. And if you have news to … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Here are the news and events in Oregon beer for this final weekend of February. If you’re looking for plans for the weekend hopefully this will help you. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news, so check back often. If … Continue reading
This Saturday, February 24, the oldest of McMenamins beer festivals, the Hillsdale Brewfest, returns for its milestone 25th year. This particular brewfest features 22 different McMenamins breweries with their specialty one-offs, with a massive people’s choice voting competition to determine the winner of the coveted Belt. (Used to be in … Continue reading
While not directly related to beer, it appears today, February 22, is National Margarita Day, so take that into consideration for any beery happenings you come across! And here is the news for thos Oregon beery happenings for the day; as usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the … Continue reading
A couple of beers came into my possession this week from Bend breweries: Deschutes Brewery Swivelhead Red and 10 Barrel Brewing Pyka. This is the second year Deschutes has released Swivelhead Red, their India Red Ale that “gets its herbal hop character from European varietals added in American quantities” (and … Continue reading
Happy Hump Day! Halfway through the week and counting down the days… Here’s the Oregon beer news for Wednesday, February 21. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news, so check back often for updates. If you have news to share, please contact … Continue reading
Today is National Cherry Pie Day (following up from Presidents’ Day) which of course means you should be pairing beer with cherry pie at some point today. Also great for hunkering down with during the approaching (apparent) snomageddon… Beyond pie, here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Tuesday, February … Continue reading
The annual Best of Craft Beer Awards took place recently here in Bend; this was its fifth year taking place, and it has grown into an impressive size, becoming (according to the description) the third-largest pro brewing competition in the U.S. Over 2000 entries were amassed, and judges were selected … Continue reading
Happy President’s Day! Cheers to you if you have the day off today, lift a beer in commemoration of our first president (and subsequent good ones). Perhaps a cherry beer to go with some cherry pie? Here’s the other news in Oregon beer for this February 19 and the new … Continue reading
I hope you’re ready for a busy weekend! Besides being President’s Day weekend, this Friday is Chinese New Year (the Year of the Dog). There are plenty of things going on so let’s get to it with the weekend’s news! As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the … Continue reading