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Beer
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In Defense of McMenamins
A Look at the Specs of Oregon’s Most Saturated Brewery Chain
A look at the specs of Oregon’s most saturated brewery chain
Posted inCannabis
Coalition Brewing’s CBD-Infused Beer
Beer and Cannabis Go Great Together. Who Knew?
Beer and cannabis go great together. Who knew?
Posted inFood and Drink
Saraveza’s Humble Kitchen Opens
Ever since Sarah Pederson opened Saraveza in October 2008, it has been a spot for three things: hop heads, cheese heads (Pederson is a Wisconsin native; it’s a Packers bar) and pasties. Not the kind of pasties you find at strip clubs of yore but the Cornish inspiration for the bane of Jim Gaffigan’s existence, […]
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Oregon Breweries Win Big at the Great American Beer Festival
Competition Grows Stiffer Every Year, But the Beaver State Triumphs
Oregon breweries win big at the Great American Beer Festival.
Posted inLiquor/Wine/Beer
Eating—Now with Beer!
A Mini Tour of Local Brewpub Pairings
Portland’s craft brews are even better with food.
Posted inFood and Drink
Where to Get the Freshest Fresh Hop Beer
It’s Harvestin’ Time, So Get Your Hop On
It’s harvestin’ time, so get your hop on.
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Scout Forages for New Terrain as Inner Southeast’s 11th Brewery
Scout Beer now open Brian Yaeger Reflecting on the number of breweries operating in Inner Southeast brings to mind a bit by Emo Philips titled “Most States” where the spasmodic comedian rattles off the examples proving that most states do not end with the letter A. (If you’re too lazy to count, watch him here.) […]
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Feasting on Beer—Portland Brewers at This Year’s Feast Festival
Park Kitchen’s Boilermaker Sundae with Breakside Smoked Porter at Feast Smoked Feast Portland is a food festival. (It’s chiefly about chefs and relatively regarding restaurants, but first and foremost it’s for food.) Vino is vaunted and cocktails are commemorated but beer takes something of a backseat. And that’s okay because Feast is a food festival. […]
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Portland’s Nanobreweries Are Thinking Small—and Big
Can Garage Brewers Make It in the Big Time?
Can garage brewers make it in the big time?
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Oregon Brewers Fest Begins Today
Tomorrow, call in sick. Or call in pre-hungover if you wanna be honest. For today marks the beginning of the 29th annual Oregon Brewers Festival, a beerfest so big it has not been contained to a mere weekend for several years now. And though the fest opens its gates at noon, there’s the matter of […]
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Six Portland Bands and Six Oregon Brewers Make This Year’s Malt Ball a Sensation for Your Mouth and Ears
We live in the era of multitasking—it’s impossible in this day and age to avoid combining two activities at once. But while recent scientific studies show that multitasking drains your reserves of mental energy, we’re here to tell you about one bit of multitasking that will do the exact opposite: a two-activity combo pack that […]