Archive for October, 2008
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Buzz Beers, Life in Beervana, New Beers, Seasonal beers | Comments Off on Deschutes Pub’s on-tap list for the week of Oct. 20th
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in beer tastings, Buzz Beers, Life in Beervana, Upcoming Beer Events | Comments Off on Whisky Barrel imperial stouts from Scotland
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in beer tastings, Buzz Beers, Meet the Brewer, New Beers, Upcoming Beer Events | Comments Off on Raven Mad release party, Thurs. Oct. 23rd
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Miscellany | Comments Off on Poolside with a pony
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in beer history, Life in Beervana | Comments Off on Produce Row’s 30th Birthday, it’s a family thang…
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in beer festivals | Comments Off on 2008 GABF breaks record
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in beer festivals, beer tastings, Buzz Beers, fresh-hop beers, Life in Beervana | Comments Off on Portland’s Fresh Hop Tastival was huge…
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in fresh-hop beers | Comments Off on Fresh Hops Night tonight at Belmont Station
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in medals/awards | Comments Off on Justifiably Proud, Pt. VI
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…
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in medals/awards | Comments Off on Justifiably Proud, Pt. V: