The Brew Site
Crux Fermentation Project always has an interesting, solid lineup of fresh hop beers for the season, thanks in no small part to the experience of founder and brewmaster Larry Sidor. In addition to a decades-long career in the brewing industry, Sidor spent nearly seven years with S.S. Steiner, a Yakima-based … Continue reading
June 22 is National Radler Day so you know what you have to do—blend up a lighter beer with lemonade or citrus soda and enjoy the warm first weekend of summer! It’ll be a great accompaniment to the Oregon beer news for this weekend. You’ll find the weekend’s news and … Continue reading
As part of its 30th anniversary this year, Bend, Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery reached out to past brewers to collaborate on seven new beers. I’m highlighting each of these beers in a blog post each day leading up to the brewery’s anniversary on June 27. Fresh Chair Northwest Pale Ale Description: 30th … Continue reading
Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice holiday and recovered from the slew of beers weeks that just wrapped up, because there’s more news (there always is!) in Oregon beer to follow. Here it is for this week of June 18; as usual I’ll be periodically updating this post … Continue reading
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Who’s ready for a long weekend to kick off summer? Here’s the roundup of news and events in Oregon beer to help you plan out the holiday; as usual I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day with news as I find it, so check … Continue reading
This month’s edition of The Session is hosted by Thomas Cizauskas of Yours for Good Fermentables, who asks us to consider Beer Gardens. I’m late to the party due to some overall craziness and weekend traveling but here we go: What is a beer garden? Or what isn’t a beer garden? Or what should a beer garden … Continue reading
Today is World Water Day, an observance to highlight the importance of freshwater as well as sustainable management of freshwater resources. Water is, of course, arguably the most important component in beer—it makes up roughy 90% of a beer, after all—so raise a glass today to toast the fresh water … Continue reading
Today is National Cherry Pie Day (following up from Presidents’ Day) which of course means you should be pairing beer with cherry pie at some point today. Also great for hunkering down with during the approaching (apparent) snomageddon… Beyond pie, here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Tuesday, February … Continue reading
I hope you’re ready for a busy weekend! Besides being President’s Day weekend, this Friday is Chinese New Year (the Year of the Dog). There are plenty of things going on so let’s get to it with the weekend’s news! As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the … Continue reading
A week and a half ago, Jon was able to secure complementary tickets for Tetherow Resort‘s third annual Brewery Smackdown. What is this smackdown? It’s where chefs plan a menu and four breweries from two cities team up to see who best pairs their beers with the food. This year … Continue reading