Allagash Brewing has declared its annual Saison Day, for today, April 14, 2021, and while this isn’t Oregon-specific news, you can join the digital Saison Day celebration with Allagash at 5pm EST / 2pm PST. Is there any saison-specific Oregon beer news for today? If so I’ll definitely highlight it along with my usual round up!

I’ll be updating this post throughout the afternoon with the latest news as I find it, so if you have any news to share feel free to contact me to get it included.

Ninkasi to re-open its Better Living Room next month

Eugene’s Ninkasi Brewing announced that it will be re-opening its Better Living Room next month, starting May 25th. Originally opened just before the pandemic shut down, in February of last year, the Better Living Room offers casual food and highlights small-batch beers with the brewery’s innovation program, brewed on a five-barrel pilot brewery. Details from the press release:

Ninkasi Brewing Company is thrilled to welcome guests back for on-site consumption and dine-in beginning May 25th at the Ninkasi Better Living Room (BLR) on their Eugene, Oregon brewery campus at 155 Blair Blvd. The BLR will follow all safety guidelines and protocols and implement a new mobile ordering system. Along with the reopening of dine-in is the grand opening of their new outdoor patio space and a Sunday brunch menu.

The Better Living Room will be open for on-site consumption Tuesday through Thursday from 10am-9pm, Friday & Saturday from 12-10pm, and Sunday from 10am-4pm with an additional brunch menu. Mondays will remain closed with dock sales open from 12-5pm.

Honoring 10 Barrel’s Whitney Burnside; 10 Barrel’s new beer for dogs

News from 10 Barrel Brewing starting with big congratulations to Portland Pub brewer Whitney Burnside, who has been honored by the Portland Business Journal as one of its Women of Influence for 2021:

For an industry that seems endlessly inventive in its styles and ingredients, Oregon craft brewing typically hits one familiar note: the male brewer.

And then there is Whitney Burnside.

“It’s very male-dominated,” said Burnside, who as brewmaster of 10 Barrel’s Portland pub since 2014 has been upending expectations about who makes Oregon’s famous beers.

Speaking for a recent Portland Business Journal roundtable, Burnside said that while the brewing industry remains predominantly male, it is not static.

“The industry has changed drastically,” she said. “I’ve been in the industry for 10 years now. And I’m very excited to see the changes made.”

Make sure to read the full article.

And in other 10 Barrel news, the brewery has released a beer for dogs, Good Sit Pup Ale, as part of its promotion for National Canine Fitness Month to “[call] for auditions to fill four spots on its Good Sit Pup-a-lete Team – the world’s first-ever brewery-sponsored dog athlete team.”

HOW TO AUDITION:

• Post a video of your pup doing their best trick or favorite sport on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
• Tag @10barrelbrewing and use #GoodSitSquad, #10Barrel, and #Contest in your post.
• Make sure your profile is public so we can see it!

Our team of professional human athletes will judge the pet competitors on their athleticism, style, and personality to find 4 of the best of the best for the 2021-22 season. Perks include a year’s supply of Good Sit Pup Ale, $100 to spend at RuffWear, and $1000 cash for their trainer!

We’re accepting submissions until May 14th and will announce our final squad picks on May 26th. Good luck and Good sit!

The First-ever Sponsored Puplete team will also help promote the launch of 10 Barrel’s GOOD SIT PUP ALE, a glucosamine enriched malt product (no alcohol of course) designed to be enjoyed alongside their hooman counterparts. Belly up to the bar!

Yeah, it’s an odd one, but not a new concept. Boneyard Beer produces wort for Dawg Grog (or used to, I don’t actually know if that’s currently the case), in the same vein.

Bend Brewing’s Devil’s Cabbage and Razztafari return

Bend Brewing Company announced today the return of its seasonals Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA and Razztafari Sour Ale in 16-ounce cans. Details:

Devil’s Cabbage weighs in at 7% ABV with a honey colored appearance and features loads of Columbus, Simcoe, Mosaic and Amarillo hops to create an intensely dank hop flavor and aroma on top of a simple malt bill of 2-row, Carafoam and Caramalt.

Razztafari combines an award winning Berliner-weisse base beer with Oregon raspberry puree and lemon zest to create a tart, refreshing sour ale reminiscent of raspberry lemonade.

Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA and Razztafari Sour Ale will both be available Friday 4/16 at our downtown Bend brewpub and will see distribution through Bigfoot Beverages and Point Blank Distributing.

Block 15’s Drive-Thru Release beers

This Saturday is Block 15 Brewing’s usual Drive-Thru Release sale with new and upcoming beers, and this week’s beers are Midnight in Paradise and Fluffhead IPA. Details:

Looking for some tickets to a tropical oasis? With copious amounts of pink guava and passionfruit added to a roasty, chocolatey base, Midnight in Paradise will surely take you there. Or make an escape with Fluffhead’s vibrant hop notes of tangerine and papaya. Both will be available this weekend on draft and in 16oz cans!

As with all of our releases, pre-orders can be made through our online store, which is now open and will remain open until Friday at 9:00am. Both beers will then be available when the Tap Room and Pub open on Saturday morning at 11:30am

Midnight in Paradise is a stout with pink guava and passionfruit, 6.5% ABV. Fluffhead is the brewery’s hazy IPA brewed with Mosaic, Chinook, and Azacca hops and is 6.5% ABV.

The Old Market Pub & Brewery turned 27

Yesterday, Portland’s Old Market Pub & Brewery celebrated its 27th birthday, and the brewpub posted some old photos on Facebook to commemorate—worth checking out!

We opened on 04/13/1994, that’s 27 years ago, wow!!!
Thank you to the now two generations of families/loyal customers we have grown to love over the years!

Big congrats to nearly three decades!

New beers list

Roundup of new (or returning) beers from around the state.

• Wild Ride Brewing (Redmond): The latest Tarty to the Party fruit sour is Peach Raspberry. “Don’t be tarty to the Peach Raspberry Party! This is a limited release and won’t last long!!”
• Ecliptic Brewing and Von Ebert Brewing (Portland): The two breweries teamed up on Ecliptic’s Cosmic Collaboration for Blackberry Meyer Lemon Ale: “Our newest Cosmic Collaboration Series beer, Ecliptic + Von Ebert Blackberry Meyer Lemon Ale, is dropping today just in time for the ☀️. Brewed with our friends at Von Ebert Brewing, this Kveik yeast-fermented ale was brewed with real blackberries & Meyer lemons and finishes super dry. A blend of hops–including Strata and Mandarina Bavaria–highlight the fruity, citrus flavors of this refreshing beer.”
• Modern Times Beer (Portland): Forbidden Chants: Torment Destroyer: “TIKI RADNESS! Forbidden Chants: Torment Destroyer is the newest addition to our series of fruit-laden, cocktail-inspired, kick-ass Berliners, and it’s loaded with pineapple, blood orange, and coconut, making for a rich and juicy experience that packs a citrusy punch that’s wonderfully accented by a pinch of nutmeg. If you’ve got some tiki mugs you’ve been dying to break out, this is certainly a worthy beverage. Cans will be up for grabs on Friday at Belmont.”
• Deschutes Brewery (Bend): The Bend Pub has Marionberry Pie ala Mode on tap, “a pastry sour in collaboration with Tampa Bay Brewing co. Come give it a try.”
• Claim 52 Brewing (Eugene): The brewery collaborated with Great Notion on Baked & Stuffed: Coconut and Banana Cream Pie Dessert Sour: “Call us ‘nuts’ or ‘bananas’ for concocting this collab with our friends up north @greatnotion , but we think it’s the perfect way to celebrate the upcoming holiday 👌. However you chose to celebrate, get Baked & Stuffed with us this Friday 4/16! Baked & Stuffed: Coconut and Banana Cream Pie Dessert Sour 6.5%. Brewed in collaboration with Great Notion. Conditioned on cream of coconut, liquid coconut, banana puree, graham cracker, cinnamon, and marshmallow. $20/4-pack, Limit 4 4-packs per person.”