Well, it is the end of 2009 and, as is customary at the end of any year, the media has thrown at us 2009 year in review after 2009 year in review. Recaps of the past year’s events fill almost every television station, every website an ...
There’s a lot going on this week. Let’s get to it! Tuesday (2009-04-28) Green Dragon’s Meet the Brewer: Laurelwood’s Chad Kennedy 6PM to 8PM Featured Beers: Green Mammoth Imperial IPA: The Imperial version of Laurelw ...
2008 Holiday Ale Festival Ah, the 2008 Holiday Ale Festival is but a hazy memory in the minds of those who attended–and many are already anticipating next year’s lineup! As we wrote earlier, we sampled a lot of different beer. M ...
Festival organizer Preston Weesner talks to Firestone Walker’s Matt Brynildson about the amazing 2006 Jim. There are obvious perks for covering the beer scene here in Portland. I get to meet a lot of great people, I get a free beer on ...
Portland Holiday Ale Festival! PORTLAND, Ore. – Nov. 1, 2008 – The Holiday Ale Festival is giving beer lovers a gift by opening one day early, and rewarding those who come with a selection of rare and vintage kegs. The 13th annual Holid ...
Bags of Nugget hops for Laurelwood’s Fresh Nugs Pale Ale. Did you miss the Hood River Hops Fest? Or maybe you made it and it only served to increase your appetite for fresh hop beers. Either way, you’re in luck! There are two mo ...
Fresh Cascade hops. PORTLAND, Ore. – Sept. 9, 2008 – Hopheads, rejoice! The autumn air is turning crisp, heralding the annual harvest of hops, and with it, the celebration of fresh hop beers by Oregon’s famed craft brewers. Oregon ...
Coming out of Oregon Craft Beer Month in July, it’s pretty easy to say how I’m feeling: worn out. I played many roles in July including host, photographer, writer, patron, and professional napper. Sometimes covering several even ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – August 11, 2008 – The Portland Brewers Festival Association of Oregon regrets to announce that the first-ever “All Oregon Ale Festival” has been cancelled for 2008. The event was scheduled to take place Sept ...
June Beer events in Portland. You can’t complain about a lack of beer things to do this month. First of all, Belmont Station has some great tastings this month which include draft and bottle selections. As always, they also run specia ...