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The Most Hopiful Time of the Year

With no disrespect to crooner Andy Williams, hop harvest is “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” And on Monday, Full Sail Brewing — headed by brewmaster John Harris — took about 50 or so lucky beer writers, pub owners and servers on a field trip (literally) to be a part of this year’s big [...]

Putting the ‘Pub’ In Public Transit

A pair of Portland, Ore.-area beer lovers is giving beer lovers a greener option for exploring Beervana.
Marc Martin and Charles Culp are embarking on a new pub tour program that leads beer lovers — both locals and visitors, although the duo expects to mostly cater to tourists — on a pub tour around a handful [...]

Green Hair and Greg

Why does Greg Koch look like the World’s Tallest Oompa-Loompa?

This Ain’t Your Granny’s Quilt

A beer T-shirt quilt preserves memories and revives a lost art, turning something old into something new again.

Every Beer has a Story

I’ve been using “Every beer has a story” as my motto and personal mission statement for quite a while now, and while it’s kind of catchy, I also believe it’s very true.
Of any beverage I can think of, beer is the only one you can really say this about. For one thing, beer is [...]

Ale-xploring: Colorado Springs

Still bleary-eyed from traveling as I write this, it’s nice to reflect on the past weekend full of fun, friends and good beer.
The hubby, Mark, and I had to leave the Oregon Brewers Festival festivities early so we could travel to Colorado Springs for a good friend’s wedding. Thanks to some crazy airline issues, [...]

Behind the Scenes Report on a Traditional Belgian Brewery

It’s not every day you get to sample Belgian beers straight from the home country in the presence of one of the leading beer importers in the country. But thanks to Belmont Station, one of the oldest and most respected beer bottle shops in the country, a bunch of folks got to do just that [...]

Halftime Report: ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’

We’re nearly at the midway point of Oregon Craft Beer Month — and it’s been so good, so far!

Oregon Homebrew Threatened

A ridiculous interpretation of an antiquated law is threatening Oregon’s homebrewers.

Stan’s Dirty 9-Letter Word

A quibble with “quaffable” gets Lisa thinking about beer words.