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Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing released its 2019 beer calendar a couple of weeks ago, and there are a fair number of interesting beers coming up for the new year, including the addition of Xul Spiced Stout (more accurately, influenced by Mexican mole) to both a seasonal canned lineup and to … Continue reading
Back in mid-November I received the Contrarium two-pack from Silver Moon Brewing, a pair of barrel-aged, Brettanomyces-tempered blonde ales. The conceit behind the packaging is that one bottle represents the beer aged only in Chardonnay wine barrels, while the other was aged in a combination of Cabernet, Syrah, and Merlot wine … Continue reading
Today is National Cocoa Day, which is tangentially related to beer in that cocoa is sometimes used by brewers—so enjoy a cup of hot cocoa or seek out a chocolate-infused porter or stout to commemorate the day. In the meantime, here’s the news for this December 13, which I’ll be … Continue reading
December 10 is National Lager Day, celebrating the bottom-fermenting, cold-conditioned styles of beer that still make up the majority of beer consumed in the world. Of course it’s not just light macro lagers to celebrate but the entire gamut of delicious lager styles being brewed today. To celebrate the day, … Continue reading
Happy December! Did you get a chance to visit the Holiday Ale Festival this past weekend in Portland, or at least drink some winter seasonal beer? If not there are plenty of opportunities coming up, and I’m rounding a few up in this Oregon beer news post for Monday, December … Continue reading
Here we are at the penultimate day of the month, with the “official” Christmas season just around the corner, and I’ve got Oregon beer news for this Thursday the 29th. As usual I’ll be periodically updated this post throughout the day with the latest news and events as I find … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving week! Since it’s the holiday I’m not going to publish daily news posts but I’ll round up the week’s news in this one, and keep it updated as the week progresses. It’s a bit of a slow week but if there is any news you have to share, … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing is releasing a new beer in its barrel-aged two pack format this year, a Brett-infused blonde ale named Contrarium. The beer hasn’t been released yet—the release party is this upcoming Wednesday, November 21—but the brewery gave me the two pack which I picked up the other day. … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for the start of the final week of September, and the first week of autumn. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the news as I find it, so check back in from time to time, and as always feel free to … Continue reading
It’s another short week with the upcoming holiday, so I’m compressing the Oregon beer news roundup into this post which I will be updating periodically with the latest news and events. And, did you attend the AHA’s Homebrew Con in Portland this past weekend? What a great conference with a … Continue reading