It’s December 1, and that means it’s the first day of the annual tradition for the blog that first ran in 2005—the Beer Advent Calendar! As a virtual Advent calendar, every day through December 24 I’ll feature a different holiday beer from a wide variety of breweries. To start things … Continue reading
Perfect for heading into the Thanksgiving holiday week—more pumpkin beer reviews! These follow up on the first batch of reviews I posted a few weeks ago, and there’s more to come. Shades Brewing – Pumpkin Pie Cream Ale I picked up a can of this beer without knowing much of … Continue reading
Here’s the Oregon beer news to celebrate National Beer Day! National Beer Day observes the return of 3.2% beer heralding the end of Prohibition; the Cullen-Harrison Act which brought it about was enacted by Congress on March 21, 1933, and signed into law by President Roosevelt on April 7. The … Continue reading
Here’s the Oregon beer news for this Ash Wednesday, February 17. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the afternoon with additional news items as I find them, so come back and refresh occasionally for all the latest. And of course, feel free to contact me with any news … Continue reading
Happy Friday! I hear there’s a big game of some kind this weekend; hopefully this Oregon beer news roundup will help you get squared away for drinks from the “new beers list” item below. Otherwise it’s the end-of-week roundup of various news and happenings from around the state—enjoy!
It’s Groundhog Day! Apparently the groundhog saw his shadow this morning, which means six more weeks of winter. Which is fine as far as winter brews are concerned! Here’s today’s beer news from around Oregon, for this February 2, which I’ll be updating throughout the afternoon.
It’s a late start to a chilly week, but here is the news roundup in Oregon beer for this Tuesday, January 26. Keep an eye on this post for updates through the rest of the afternoon, as I’ll be updating with news as I find it.
Beer news to kick off the weekend! It’s the Friday roundup of Oregon’s beer news for this January 22, on a day when many of us woke up to snow. If you have anywhere to go, stay safe on the roads; otherwise, it’s Friday so open up a beer soon! … Continue reading
Here’s the final installment in my fresh hop beer mini-reviews for this year. It certainly wasn’t the year any of us expected, but we made the most of it and I still managed to enjoy two dozen fresh hop beers. This final roundup sees beers from Seattle and Eugene. Field … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Here’s a quick roundup of the Oregon beer news for this week of June 10, but also a note that it’ll be the last in the daily news posts for a while. Summer is getting busy, and I’ll be doing some traveling which keeps me off the keyboard. … Continue reading