Beer news to kick off the weekend! It’s the Friday roundup of Oregon’s beer news for this January 22, on a day when many of us woke up to snow. If you have anywhere to go, stay safe on the roads; otherwise, it’s Friday so open up a beer soon! I’ll be updating this news post throughout the rest of the afternoon with news as I find it, so check back occasionally.

Migration Brewing to open new pub

I’m shamelessly stealing pointing to the first couple of news items from The New School and Brewpublic, starting with this story from New School on Migration Brewing opening a new pub in the former Hopworks BikeBar space:

As they approach their 11th anniversary, Migration Brewing will open their fourth location in the former home of Hopworks Bikebar. A long-term lease in the sustainable EcoFlats building at 3947 North Williams Street confirms Migration Brewing’s commitment to on-premise taprooms. As first reported by the New School in October, Hopworks closed their North Williams Pub (originally called BikeBar) to refocus on their two more spacious brewpubs and off-premise packaged beer sales.

Full details at the article.

New beers from Oakshire Brewing

Picked up from Brewpublic, Eugene’s Oakshire Brewing is releasing two new porters, available in cans:

Oakshire Brewing kicks off the New Year with the dual release of Doggerland Baltic-Style Porter and Genuine Optimism American Porter. Both beers are now available in 16oz cans at Oakshire in Eugene and Portland, while Genuine Optimism will be also be available across the Pacific Northwest.

Though both Doggerland and Genuine Optimism are Porter in name, each are different in their brewing style. While Dogglerland is bottom fermented as a lager, Genuine Optimism is top fermented like an ale. Coming from opposite ends of the brewing spectrum, each beer has plenty of similarities including rich, roasty notes that shine through prominently while viewing the beer’s beautiful jet black appearance.

Oakshire is also releasing Schwarzbier in cans today.

Wolves & People introduce limited-edition “Sketchbook Series” of art-driven brews

Newberg’s Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery announced this afternoon the release of its Sketchbook Series of beers in collaboration with Portland artist Jason Sturgill. Clip from the press release:

After crafting over two hundred batches since 2016, Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery is set to delve deeper with an all-new series showcasing new directions in beer making combined with playful artworks by Portland illustrator Jason Sturgill. Comprised of proven recipes, occasional barrel-aged rarities, and other farmhouse formulas that have graduated from the taps to 4-packs, the Sketchbook Series kicks off with NELS (4.6% abv), a hoppy, refreshing farmhouse ale available in four-packs ($16 for four 16 oz. cans) starting today at the brewery and around the state via Portland’s Upstanding Distribution after Monday, January 25th.

I’ll post the full release later and point to it here when I do. Update: Full press release is here.

Yet another Baltic Porter, this time from Oregon City Brewing

It’s interesting, I published an article on Baltic Porter this week and now the style seems to be popping up everywhere—it’s the time of year, I guess. Another one is Crimea River of Whiskey, now on tap from Oregon City Brewing.

We took our Crimea River Baltic Porter and aged it in @rosecitydistilling whiskey barrels for almost three months. There’s notes of chocolate, espresso, dark fruit, licorice, and even a tiny bit of smoke, all layered on top of a veneer of bourbon, oak & vanilla. Perfect cold weather companion.

New canned “beta” beer at Cascade Lakes

Redmond’s Cascade Lakes Brewing has been revamping its packaging and cans, and one of its latest, “2020, Go to Helles Beta Test Brew” (a Helles lager, obviously) is available now at its brewpubs (in Redmond and Bend). With a designation like “beta test brew” I’d expect the brewery might be looking for feedback, though I haven’t seen anything specifically mentioning it. Either way, a Helles lager is always worth checking out.

Purchase new De Garde glassware for a good cause

Tillamook’s De Garde Brewing has new glassware available for purchase that benefits a great cause; details here:

Our newest glassware has finally arrived, with all profits going to support a very good cause. They’re available now both in our tasting room as well as on our web store: https://my-site-107697-109873.square.site/
These crystal glasses feature a brilliant, platinum precious metal imprint of our adopted cat, Lou. She’s a stout little character, and we think the graphic is a lovely interpretation.
We can’t quite get a picture to do the glass and print justice, but trust us, they’re pretty damn nice.
All profits from the sales go to United Paws of Tillamook for their support in preventing and alleviating animal suffering.

This is fantastic and just the glass to drink your De Garde brews from!