All posts in Matt Wiater

  • 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 ...

  • Christmakuh at The Hop and Vine
    2011/12/12, No comments

    Great beer and a great cause: this Thursday night, 5p-8p at the Hop & Vine.  Check out the official press release: Celebrate the Holidays and *Christmakuh with Sierra Nevada and The Hop & Vine this December 15th with a unique oppor ...

  • Amnesia Winter Ale Fest
    2011/12/05, No comments

    Still thirsty after the Holiday Ale Festival? You’re in luck: Amnesia [map] is throwing their Winter Ale Fest this Saturday (December 10th) from noon until 10pm. They will have Frosty’s Revenge and SleighJerker as usual along wi ...

  • Holiday Ale Festival: Opening Day Review
    2011/12/01, No comments

    The portlandbeer.org team has come out of the other side of opening day of the 2011 Holiday Ale Festival in tact. Mostly. Perfect day: 50° and sunny for a 2pm kickoff. I was eager to work my way through the beers I mentioned in the “ ...

  • The 2011 Holiday Ale Festival Begins
    2011/11/30, No comments

    #haf2011 Kickoff is just hours away!  We will be sending out info during the opening hours of the fest, so keep your eyes here: #haf2011 for news from everyone tweeting from the festival, on our Twitter account for news from us, and on o ...

  • Lompoc Holiday Beer Extravaganza!
    2011/11/28, No comments

    Tuesday November 29th 4pm-10pm Lompoc Sidebar Just a reminder about tomorrow night at the Lompoc Sidebar: Nine holiday beers released! From 4pm-10pm, you can check out this year’s seasonal releases from the brewers at Lompoc Brewing. ...

  • Fermented Photo: Holiday Ale Festival
    2011/11/25, No comments

    For obvious reasons*, this is a photo from the Holiday Ale Festival. This is one of my top three favorite Portland beer events of the year. First of all, it’s cold and rainy: my favorite kind of weather. Second, these beers are big an ...