Oregonian file photoThe first parade, in 2005, was kazoo-and-mayor-free…though that DOES look disturbingly like my editor, Pete Sleeth, on the right… Just got word from Chris Crabb as I was posting this that the tix are sold out… Start the…
Fred Eckhardt, Dean of American Beer Writers, raconteur extraordinaire and man of many hats…uh, none of which he’s wearing in this photo… Fred Eckhardt is the godfather of Good Beer and a beloved figure in Portland’s – and the country’s…
BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, has named two honorary mayors of Beertown, Melissa Herzog of Woodinville, Wash. and Michael Kinion of Hillsboro, Ore. BridgePort Brewery will roll out the red carpet July 25 – 27 for Melissa, and…
Talk to the serious beer aficionados and many will tell you that this celebration of exotic and imported beers is their favorite festival. This year’s PIB continues the trademark wide and thoughtful selection of beers, and the Park Blocks…
The tall gent ios the late Glen Hay Falconer… Mark you calendar because the Sasquatch BrewAm is taking place again this summer, and it’s a well known fact thatit’s better to golf with a brewer than the other way ’round……
2008 Oregon Brewers Festival Beer Descriptions 21st Amendment Brewery San Francisco, CA 21st-amendment.com Hell or High Watermelon / Wheat Beer with fruit OG: 1.048 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.2 IBUs: 17 Color: Golden One of the most popular beers at the…
The Oregon Brewers Festival is looking for a few good men and women to be Beer Ambassadors, roving Beervana answer people. Organizer Chris Crabb says, “We are hoping to have at least two pairs of ambassadors per shift to…
There was a good crowd at the Horse Brass Tuesday to toast the opening of Oregon Craft Beer Month with some great beers. Here’s what we’ll call the first toast of the month: That’s Chris Crabb, Don Younger and Lisa…
For the last time (well, probably not…) when we say MTB, we mean Meet the Brewer, NOT Motor Torpedo Boat… 6-8 p.m. Tuesday July 8th, Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub, 938 S.E. Ninth Ave.; 503-517-0660 Ben on the brew deck…
The Oregon Craft Beer Month calendar it is a daunting document listing no fewer than 120 separate events — not counting a lot of the supermarket tastings, sez Brian Butenschoen of the brewers guild. The list below is just…