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Sad news about the Oregon Brewers Festival for 2023, as the team behind the long-running brewfest announced recently that it would not return for this year. I don’t envy the organizers for having to make this decision, but I respect it and after reading the statement, I agree it’s the … Continue reading
The long-running Oregon Brewers Festival is back this year, after being on hold due to COVID-19. The returning format is scaled down from years past, running three days at the end of July with 40 beers from only Oregon brewers; while the beers aren’t listed on the website yet, you … Continue reading
Here’s my late afternoon Oregon beer news for this Wednesday, March 3—some big news dropped today which I also posted earlier. I’ll be updating this post throughout the rest of the afternoon with additional news, so keep reloading.
Surprising news this morning out of the Brewers Association—or perhaps not so surprising, all things considered—is the cancellation of the Great American Beer Festival this year due to COVID-19. Brewbound broke the news this morning: For the first time in the festival’s nearly 40-year history, the Brewers Association (BA) has … Continue reading
The 32nd annual Oregon Brewers Festival is in full swing this week, running Wednesday through Saturday, and if you’re planning to attend I thought it would be a good time to re-up my OBF Survival Guide post from a number of years back. Written in 2012(!) it’s a bit dated … Continue reading
Happy May Day! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for you as you enjoy the first Wednesday of the new month and dance around the maypole. I’ll be away from the computer for much of the day collaborating on a fun project (details forthcoming), but if I get a chance … Continue reading
Happy National Scotch Day! Scotch is a type of whiskey which is made from malted barley so of course it’s a perfect hand-in-hand pairing with beer to look for today. Which could be a great way to kick off the weekend! Here is the news for this final weekend in … Continue reading
The end of the week is in sight! Here’s the Oregon beer news for this hot Thursday, July 26, gathering the news and events from around the state for easy consumption. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest so be sure to check back, and as … Continue reading
The 31st annual Oregon Brewers Festival begins this week, and will be pouring 80 beers from 80 breweries across a wide variety of styles. The current list is available at this Google Sheet; but I’m also listing them here along with some stats, and my recommendations on what to try. … Continue reading
Happy Monday and I hope you didn’t get smoked out this weekend from the various wildfires around the state (Oregon is apparently on fire right now!). Also a heads-up, this week will be the last of the Oregon beer news posts for a while as I’ll be talking the month … Continue reading