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 [...]
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 [...]
We’re nearly at the midway point of Oregon Craft Beer Month — and it’s been so good, so far!
What do Russian River’s Consecration and The Goonies have in common? Both made for a wonderfully beery weekend on Oregon’s north coast.
A rare Hair of the Dog beer goes for more than $1,500 in an online auction. How much would you spend for a sip?
On Monday, May 10, one of America’s craft beer pioneers turned 84. And more than 300 people turned out that night at Hair of the Dog’s new brewery and tasting room (still under construction, but promising to be fantastic) to help Fred Eckhardt, the Dean of American Beer Writers, celebrate.
FredFest 2010 was the fifth of [...]
Plans are moving quickly for Toby Day Day this coming Sunday, April 25. (See previous blog post for more details).
Participating establishments include:
Portland:
Horse Brass Pub
The Moon & Sixpence
Concordia Ale House
Roots Organic Ales
Eugene:
Bier Stein
Sam Bonds Garage
Cornucopia (2 locations)
Doc’s Pad
Seattle:
Brouwer’s Cafe
Uber Tavern
Toby Day Day officially starts at noon on Sunday, but each establishment is setting its own times [...]
My HopPress colleague in Bend, Ore., Jon Abernathy, wrote up a fantastic advance post on Valentine’s Day weekend’s Zwickelmania, a statewide open house that most of Oregon’s breweries held last Saturday.
Just for fun, I thought I’d follow up with a review of “My 2010 Zwickelmania Experience.”
Based on the region’s wineries that hold open houses twice [...]
Why did people line up in front of the Portland Deschutes public house and wait in the November chill for more than an hour? Front-row tickets to a U2 concert? An all-expense paid trip to Belgium? Nope. The Abyss!
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