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Seasonal beers are hard to sell after certain dates and holidays—pumpkin beers and Halloween for instance, or (as in this case) themed winter beers and Christmas. Once the holiday is past, sales tend to drop sharply, regardless of how good the beers are. Yet in the case of the winter … Continue reading
Welcome to the start of a new week! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to tackle this Monday. Here’s the Oregon beer news for this March 11, which I’ll be updating throughout the day—so check back in for the latest. Beachcrest Brewing (Gleneden Beach) introduced its … Continue reading
Welcome to the new year! Here’s the first Oregon beer news for 2019, catching up on a few tidbits over the past week or so and looking forward into January. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest, and if you have news to share … Continue reading
Welcome to Thursday! I’ve got some Oregon beer news for you on this October 11, which I hope you’ll put to good use! As usual, I’ll update this post periodically throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back occasionally. Portland’s Saraveza and Ecliptic Brewing are … Continue reading
This month’s edition of The Session is being hosted by Alistair Reece of Fuggled, and his topic for this month: Czech beer, or pivo. Alistair recounts the time he lived in the Czech Republic, and writes: I still remember my first Czech beer in situ, I’d had a couple of Czech … Continue reading
The Great American Beer Festival officially starts today in Denver, and I know many Oregon brewers and industry folks are there (or on their way); even so, there’s still plenty of beer news to round up as we head for the weekend. I’ll be updating this news post throughout the … Continue reading
Happy Thursday! I hope you’re enjoying the sun and warm weather we’re seeing today. Here’s the roundup of news and events in Oregon beer for this May 3; as usual, I will be periodically updating this post throughout the day with new items, so feel free to send any my … 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 the first day of spring! Time to break out the springtime beers—whatever those might be for you. Here’s the Oregon beer news to kick off the season for this Tuesday, March 20; as usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day, so check back often for … Continue reading
Today is International Women’s Day, commemorating the movement for women’s rights and celebrated around the world. Equality and inclusion has been a theme in the beer world of late as well, in particular, go read Jeff Alworth’s posts on sexism in beer). Raise a toast today to the women brewers … Continue reading