The Brew SiteTwo months ago I’d come across the news about the opening of Southern Oregon Brewing Company down in Medford. There’s now a first look at the brewery—not by me (unfortunately!), but from the Pacific Brew News Blog: Located behind a bowling alley (and back a couple blocks), Southern Oregon Brewing’s … Continue reading
Looking back over the number of posts I made over 2007, I thought it would be fun to write a Brew Site "Best Of" list based on my writings. It’s that time of year, right? So without further ado, here’s The Brew Site Best of 2007: all based on my … Continue reading
Now this is a surprising press release all around… I didn’t know that 70% of Flying Dog‘s beers were already made in Maryland, for starters. This announcement seems to me to be a Big Deal. Colorado Craft Beer Company Enjoys Record Setting Year; Will Focus Brewery Operations In Maryland to … Continue reading
Could it really be that there are no Oregon breweries producing a pumpkin beer? I’m sure that can’t be entirely the case, but my preliminary investigations (on BeerAdvocate) strongly seem to indicate that. Come on, Oregon, what’s up with that? You’re at the forefront of the craft brewing movement! Here’s … Continue reading
By now it’s reverberated back and forth across the beer world—both online and off—that Widmer and Redhook are merging into one company (though beers will continue to be brewed under each brand). The new company will be called the "Craft Brewers Alliance." Although I have serious reservations about this name … Continue reading
Apparently there’s a new brewery in Medford (Oregon): Southern Oregon Brewing Company. Found about them from this article here: Southern Oregon Brewing Co. has released its first beers and has opened a tap room for public tasting and sales at its brew house. A golden ale and a porter are … Continue reading
Seems like there’s been a lot of "Best Of" and "Top X" lists being thrown around lately… I love this stuff. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve seen thus far: Beervana Bests – The Beers: Jeff kicks off a (somewhat) ongoing series of the Best in Oregon. His lists are … Continue reading
Standing Stone Brewing Company has the enviable position of being one of Ashland‘s (and Southern Oregon’s) only breweries, and is conveniently located in downtown Ashland, right in the heart of the shopping and theater district. The brewpub (and restaurant) is open 7 days a week, offers a full menu, and … Continue reading
Took the weekend off to travel down to Ashland to take in a play and just generally relax. We did visit Standing Stone Brewing Company and I had their samplers (no meals), but I notice that southern Oregon generally doesn’t have much in the way of breweries. The other one … Continue reading
Saw this blurb in the local paper: Bend Brewing Company (one of my locals) won the Gold Medal for English Old Ale at the North American Beer Awards. The beer they won for was Outback X, one I’m actually not familiar with (sounds like an extreme version of their Outback … Continue reading