http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com The Beer Goddess Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:34:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just in time to get your mouth watering for the Hard Liver Festival, in Seattle ... I was in the Emerald City last week, doing what I call "brewsearch" (aka beer research) for a guidebook to Pacific Northwest beers that I am working on. (More on that another time.) Of course, ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/03/16/a-perfect-glass-of-beer-at-brouwers-cafe/ The setting: Bellingham, Wash., a quiet and picturesque little city near the Canadian border that’s nestled between towering hills and a sparkling bay. Home to a Western Washington University, there is diverse culture in this city of close to 80,000 and a rich history that dates back into the 1850s. ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/03/02/a-tale-of-two-brewpubs/ 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 ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/02/23/beer-town-corvallis-ore/ 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. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="440" caption="A tasty taster tray from Hop Valley"][/caption] Just for fun, I thought I’d follow up with a ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/02/16/romancing-the-zwickel/ 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 ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/02/09/why-are-women-sweet-on-sour-beers/ 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 ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/02/02/spokane-surprise-beer-city/ 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, ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/01/26/emerging-beer-style-cascadian-dark-ale/ If there’s one thing I have a passion for besides craft beer, it’s music. OK, artisan cheese, too, but that’s for another blog entry. Beer festivals and music festivals are, in my books, two of the greatest things on Earth. In addition to providing a sense of community to throngs of ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/01/19/craft-beer-in-paradise/ You’ve no doubt seen those old beer ads with quotes such as “From the Land of Sky Blue Waters” “Water Best for Brewing” and “It’s the Water.” Truth or marketing hype? Well, it turns out those old-school advertising agents were right: It is the water. With beer being comprised of ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2010/01/05/beer-school-it%e2%80%99s-the-water/ ‘Tis the season for New Year’s Resolutions! Oh, sure, I have my fair share of personal resolutions – such as volunteering more for my favorite causes, working out every day, eating more fiber. But drinking less great beer certainly is not one of them! And I do have some resolutions for our ... http://lisamorrison.hoppress.com/2009/12/29/new-beers-resolutions-from-the-hop-press/