Archive for October, 2008

Deschutes Pub’s on-tap list for the week of Oct. 20th

Brewer Cam O’Connor with his first Portland-brewed beer, Armory XPA, a fine, big, balanced-yet-hoppy pale ale…Thanks to brewer Cam O’Connor and Northwest zone manager Chris Hudson,I can post this week’s tap list at the Deschutes Pub…thanks, gents! 1. Mirror Pond…

Whisky Barrel imperial stouts from Scotland

From Fraserburgh, Scotland, with attitude… This’ll have you wishing for a witbier: a very special tasting of imperial stouts from Scottish microbrewery Brew Dog. Each of the stouts was aged for several months in a different Scotch whisky barrel…

Raven Mad release party, Thurs. Oct. 23rd

BridgePort Brewery is releasing its next 22-ounce Big Brew, Raven Mad; an Imperial Bourbon barrel aged porter. BridgePort will be hosting a release party Thursday with free samples of the beer while supplies last. Guests are encouraged to come dressed…

Poolside with a pony

Don’t underestimate the power of cider — or fermented apples in the case of Fat Boy, a British pony who gorged on them only to wind up skinny dipping at midnight — well, we’ve all been there, right? here’s the…

Produce Row’s 30th Birthday, it’s a family thang…

Founders, friends, family, musicians…they all showed for Produce Row’s 30th on Saturday, which featured live music by Slicer and others, and a ten-foot-long butcher paper card to hold all the reminiscences and stories… Saturday’s 30th birthday at Produce Row Cafe…

2008 GABF breaks record

Boulder, Colo. • Oct. 16, 2008 – The Great American Beer Festival, America’s greatest beer festival and competition, attracted beer lovers from across the world on October 9th, 10th, and 11th. This year’s event, held in Denver, Colorado, had…

Portland’s Fresh Hop Tastival was huge…

We’ll let some pictures tell the story about Saturday’s Oregon Bounty/ Oregon Brewers Guild Fresh Hop Tastival at Hopworks Urban Brewery… This would’ve been the festival to get to early in the day. By midafternoon, lots of beers had run…

Fresh Hops Night tonight at Belmont Station

Fresh Hop beers…now, haven’t I heard about that somewhere? Well, yes, we are in the middle of a tsunami of fresh hop beers, but now is no time to quit. Just as it’s our duty to eat all the fresh…

Justifiably Proud, Pt. VI

Cascade Brewing takes home a bronze medal from its inaugural entry into the Great American Beer Festival PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 13, 2008 – Cascade Brewing Co.’s first entry into the prestigious Great American Brewers Festival (GABF) proved fruitful, with…

Justifiably Proud, Pt. V:

Pacific City, Ore.– With a sold out crowd, the Pelican Pub & Brewery won top honors over the three-day weekend at the 26th annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF)–receiving two highly sought-after medals: Gold for Surfer’s Summer Ale in…