The Brew Site
Well this is terrible news: Lompoc Brewing announced today that the brewery, open for 23 years, is closing its doors. Perhaps it was foreseeable given that the Hedge House closed two years ago, and then the Lompoc Tavern on NW 23rd closed last year, but it’s still a huge loss. … 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
TGIF and happy first day of March! I don’t know about you but I am ready for this week to be over, and could go for a barleywine or two… At any rate, here is the news for this first weekend of March, and I’ll be updating this post throughout … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this final day of February (already!). Take a break from digging out the snow to check out what’s going on in the statewide beer scene. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day as well, so check back often to keep up to … Continue reading
Happy Monday! It’s a snow day today across the state—yes, even here in Central Oregon—and a number of pubs and breweries are closing their doors today along with schools and other non-essential services—so any events listed here may get cancelled, check with the location first. If you don’t need to … Continue reading
Happy Thursday! I hope your day and week have been going well, and the weekend is in site. Here’s the Oregon beer news to help us get there; as usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news. The Platypus Pub in … Continue reading
Welcome back to a new week after a long holiday weekend! I hope this Cyber Monday is treating you well and you’re ready to get into the next round of holiday beer festivities. Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Monday, November 26, which I’ll be updating periodically throughout … Continue reading
Each year Portland’s Lompoc Brewing goes all-out for the holiday season and releases an impressive eight holiday-themed beers—and today (Monday, November 26) is the day the brewery’s Sidebar location hosts its Holiday Beer Extravaganza, releasing all eight on draft. The release party kicks off at 4pm at Sidebar, and on … Continue reading
We are going into the final weekend of October which means you should be thinking of Halloween and pumpkin beers! That sounds like a pretty good weekend to me, but here’s the rundown of beer news and events for this October 26-28. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout … Continue reading
It’s not apropos to beer, but today is National Vodka Day, celebrating the clear spirit occasionally known as the water of life. While I don’t have any vodka related news, I do have Oregon beer news to share for this Thursday, October 4. I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout … Continue reading