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!
Zupan’s Markets has been very smart in choosing brewing partners for its Farm To Market series of collaboration beers, and the latest double release I received—beer and cider this time—continues the trend. Breakside Brewery and Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider were the collaboration partners this time around, here’s the blurb from … Continue reading
This week another bunch of beers arrived, as well as a cider, and a book. I’m getting my work cut out for me. First up: the latest Zupan’s Markets collaborations: Breakside Brewery Farm to Market IPA, and Reverend Nat’s Farm to Market Cider. These are the tenth beer and first … Continue reading
Happy Friday! It’s a busy weekend with Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) on Saturday, Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, and a number of anniversaries to keep you occupied. Here’s the rundown of the news and events for this first weekend of May, which I’ll be updating throughout the day … Continue reading
TGIF and happy Friday! Here’s the roundup of news and events in Oregon beer for this first weekend of April, and don’t forget that Sunday the 7th is National Beer Day, commemorating the enactment of the Cullen–Harrison Act in 1933 that (re)legalized 3.2 beer and marked the beginning of the … Continue reading
Today, 3.14, is Pi Day, celebrating the mathematical constant π (often with pie)! (Not to be confused with National Pie Day on January 23, which is Charlie Papazian’s birthday.) That means of course you need some pie to go with your beer news today; I’ll wait, but throughout the day … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you have plans already but if not there are of course quite a number of beery things going on for the day if you don’t. It’s also Oregon’s 160th birthday—admitted to statehood on this day in 1859—so raise a toast to the state today! Here’s … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Valentine’s Day lands this Thursday, so lock down your (beer) plans and open up those chocolate stouts (or fruit lambics). And here’s the news to kick off this Monday, February 11. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day as well, so check back occasionally for the latest. … Continue reading
We’re up to the last weekend in January, and I for one am glad it’s Friday! I hope you have a great weekend planned and with the number of beer festivals taking place you should be able to fill it out if not. Here’s the news for this weekend, which … Continue reading
Happy first day of winter! And in addition to the winter solstice, today (Friday) is also National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Celebrating is easy — just wear an ugly Christmas sweater today, especially if you show up to any of the beer events taking place. This is also the last … Continue reading