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Happy Arbor Day! While not directly related to beer, this tree-planting holiday is worth raising a beer to both for the environment and for the fact that the wood in barrels your favorite big beer was aged in comes from trees. (Yes, that was a bit of an obvious stretch!) … Continue reading
The end of the week is nigh, and I for one am looking forward to it! With the weekend in sight, here’s the Oregon beer news for Thursday, April 25. As usual, I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check … Continue reading
Portland’s Belmont Station, a long-time favorite beer bar and bottle shop for many, celebrates its 22nd (golden!) birthday this Monday the 22nd! The party is an all-day affair, and instead of just one special anniversary beer, this year there are four beers available that were brewed just for the Station. … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
It’s not beer related, but April 12 is Yuri’s Night AKA International Day of Human Space Flight, the anniversary of the first human space flight by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who flew to space on this day in 1961. While not apropos to Oregon beer news, it’s a cool event to … Continue reading
Here’s the Oregon beer news for Thursday, April 11, which I’ll be updating throughout the day as usual, so make sure to check back often for the latest. As always if you have any news to share, please feel free to contact me and I can get that posted as … Continue reading