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Happy Earth Day! This is the day to raise a “green” beer and also raise awareness of environmental issues and support those breweries taking the lead on earth-friendly issues and brewing. The first event listed below is a good start, and I’ll be looking for Earth Day related news throughout … Continue reading
The latest cider to arrive at the house last week: Double Mountain Brewery‘s new Red Fleshed Rosé, a cider made from Red-Fleshed Mountain Rose and Pink Pearl apples that is 5.9% ABV. These varieties of apple are pink inside, rather than white, which gives them an interesting look. The brewery … Continue reading
McMenamins’ 23rd annual Olympic Club Brewfest takes place this weekend—Friday the 19th (today) and Saturday the 20th—at the Olympic Club in Centralia, Washington. Like McMenamins other festivals, there’s a mix of other McMenamins breweries as well as regional guest breweries (and cideries) invited to pour at the event, and a … Continue reading
Happy Friday! We have an eventful weekend in store, celebrating both Easter on Sunday and Earth Day over the weekend (though Earth Day officially takes place on Monday). And of course, 4/20 which doesn’t pass without associated dank and snackworthy celebrations. What are your plans for the weekend? Maybe the … Continue reading
It’s Thursday and (here in Bend at least) it’s going to be the nicest day of the year so far at sunny and 77 degrees! Here’s the news in Oregon beer to accompany the warm weather, which I’ll be updating throughout the day—so check back often for the latest. Crux … Continue reading
Actually I’m a week and a half late pointing to my “latest” article but it is the last one to come out: Bend’s newest brewery has a solid lineup of beers. I wrote about Bend’s newest Bevel Craft Brewing shortly after opening. Owners Nate and Valarie Doss, formerly homebrewers, have … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Wednesday, April 17. As usual I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back from time to time for the latest. And if you have news to share, please feel … Continue reading
Happy Tuesday! According to Jay Brooks, it was on this day, April 16, in 1856 that Henry Weinhard arrived in Oregon. Our state’s beer history would be quite different were it not for Weinhard, so raise a glass and toast Oregon’s beer pioneer sometime today! In the meantime, here is … Continue reading
Arrived today, the latest bottled beers from Deschutes Brewery: Botanic Ale and Twilight Summer Ale. Botanic Ale is part of the brewery’s Just Tapped series, and is one that has been variously available on draft for a number of years. Originally inspired by Beers Made By Walking, it’s brewed with … Continue reading
It’s Tax Day! I hope you have all of your taxes squared away, and hopefully a refund is coming. If not, maybe the beer news for this week will help ease that pain… As usual, I’ll update this post throughout the day with the latest news for this Monday, April … Continue reading