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  • When Beer and Code Meet and Fall in Love
    2012/01/30, No comments

    Take a look around, we've been pretty busy. We've stripped out years of cruft so that we can deliver our Portland beer goodness cleanly, and at faster speeds. We've kept all of your favorite content, but we have also made some great changes ...

  • Brewligans Bottle Shop Grand Opening
    2012/01/26, No comments

    The grand opening for Brewligans Bottle Shop has just started. Doors opened at noon today for the Troutdale shop, and they are eager to get great beer into your hands and mouths. Brewligans is starting out with about 75 different bottled be ...

  • Why The Buckman-Kerns Brew Fest?
    2012/01/26, 3 Comments

    Fests are popping up by the dozen these days here in Portland. Of course there’s the Oregon Brewers Fest and the Holiday Ale Festival, but more and more frequently we are seeing small taprooms and breweries organize their own festiva ...

  • Upright Brewing Announces “Fantasia” Bottle Release
    2012/01/19, 1 Comment

    Fantasia from Upright Brewing answers the age old question: What is craft brewing? Craft beer is not defined by market segments, budgets, or campaigns. Forget the ideas surrounding the size of the brewery or the barrel production numbers an ...

  • Ethics at an Ale Festival
    2012/01/10, 5 Comments

    Disclaimer: These are solely my opinions that have been formed from tons of experience and are absolutely correct in every way, but do not reflect on those opinions of Portlandbeer.org. But if you do have a problem with what I say.. blame M ...

  • Beer Hunter: The Movie
    2012/01/09, No comments

    Check out director John Richards’ new project “Beer Hunter: The Movie”. He is raising funds on Kickstarter to complete not only a film about the Michael Jackson, but also a series of “Beer Hunter: The Lost Tapes̶ ...

  • Red Chair NWPA from Deschutes Brewery
    2011/12/19, No comments

    “You will find no cloying, mouth-puckering bitterness here. In its place is a straight-up, succulent, citrus punch to the nose.” Brewer John Abraham Traditionally, a Northwest Style Pale Ale is very hoppy: big floral aroma, huge citrus ...

  • Big, Beautiful Holiday Releases from Hopworks
    2011/12/18, No comments

    Happy Holidays to all of Portland from Hopworks Urban Brewery! Big releases this week including one of the standouts at this year’s Holiday Ale Festival: Kentucky Christmas (on Thursday). Today from the brewery is a double header of t ...

  • Skookumchuck, Skookumchuck, Skookumchuck!
    2011/12/15, No comments

    What happens if you say Skookumchuck three times quickly? Unfortunately, nothing. Though people will look at you. And you’ll be wasting time. Instead, you should be heading down to Belmont Station between 5pm and 8pm tonight to get yo ...