A Perfect Glass of Beer at Brouwers Cafe
Get served a perfect glass of beer at one of America’s premier beer restaurants, Brouwer’s Cafe, in Seattle.
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A Tale of Two Brewpubs
Bellingham, Wash., is a lovely city with two completely different brewpubs …
Beer Town: Corvallis, Ore.
Thanks to its proximity to Eugene, Corvallis has a bit of a self-image problem – even though it shouldn’t.
Eugene, the larger of the two college towns, is home to the University of Oregon Ducks. Corvallis, a closer drive to Portland but a bit off the interstate, is home to the oft under-appreciated Oregon [...]
Romancing the Zwickel
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 Are Women Sweet On Sour Beers?
Last week, my friend, fellow beer writer and Beervanian brother, Jeff Alworth, posted on his blog, Beervana, an interesting post — with additionally interesting subsequent replies — about whether women seem to enjoy sour beers more than other flavors, and, if so, why.
It certainly seems like sour beers have struck a congenial chord with [...]
Spokane: Surprise Beer City
I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest for long enough to know better, but until a recent trip, I never realized that Spokane was such a great beer town.
In truth, I had never really been to Spokane at all, except once on a layover on my way to a wedding. So it was high time I [...]
Emerging Beer Style: Cascadian Dark Ale
There’s a bit of controversy brewing over an emerging beer style.
The style? Well, it’s dark in color, with a prominent “Northwest” hoppy aroma – citrusy, piney and resinous – with sweet malt, hints of roastiness and toasted malt. The flavors strike a beautiful balance between citrusy-resinous Northwest hops and, to a lesser degree, roasted, [...]
Beer School: It’s the Water
What’s in your beer? Hops, malted barley, yeast and water. But what how does water contribute to beer? “Glass” is in session, so find out here.
Celebrating Cellar Beers
What to cellar, how to cellar it, and what happens when a beer writer has too many beers in her own cellar.
