The beacon of the state capital’s emerging brewing scene, Santiam Brewing, will release their first sour ale, Gin Peche, at the Upper Lip—the specialty tasting room above Bailey’s Taproom—on Tuesday, May 26 at 4 pm. As one of only three off-premise accounts (and the only tasting room in Portland) to score a keg, Bailey’s will […]
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Two Threesome IPA Collaborations
Georgetown’s Manny Chao, Ft. George’s Jack Harris, and Pfriem’s Josh Pfriem. Ménage à trois and circle jerk jokes aside, here come a pair of IPAs from two separate brewery trios. First up, it’s time for Fort George Brewery’s annual dalliance partnering with another pair of regional brewers who excel at IPAs. The third in their […]
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Jacobsen Sea Salted Beer
They’re in our ice cream. They’re in our bagel chips, our granola, our bean-to-bar chocolates and everywhere from wood-fired kitchens to discerning food trucks. And now, despite every Portland chef and gustatory artist worth their salt boasting that they use Oregon’s Jacobsen Sea Salt, it has taken Brooklyn’s Sixpoint Brewery to make us salivate by […]
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Worthy Brewing Is Expanding Up. Way Up.
Plans for Worthy’s expansion and observatory, c/o Roger Worthington Oregon ranks first in breweries per capita, earning it nicknames like Beervana and Brewtopia so naturally that there’s a self-perceived air of being the center of the Brewniverse. Portland has the human and brewery population, but Bend has the density, thereby giving it the gravitational pull […]
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Oregon Public House Launching Aletruism Brewing
oregonpublichouse.com Oregon Public House raises over $23,000 per year for charity In the city that supports more craft beer and nonprofits, per capita, than anywhere else in the nation, it came as little surprise in 2010 when the first nonprofit public house—Oregon Public House (OPH)—opened in the Woodlawn neighborhood thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign. […]
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You Have See See Motorcycles to Thank for that Montucky Cold Snack
Journalists are notorious for actually following up a random question by researching it. Or, you know, a lazy food critic like me will also sometimes just Tweet my errant thoughts and see what happens. I wondered the other day as to why the hell tall boys of Montucky Cold Snacks appeared all over town about […]
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FredFest Is in Effect May 3
In a city where we celebrate everything new and brew under the sun, it may only be in its tenth year but FredFest celebrates the man who turns 89 years old—the dean of American beer writers, Fred Eckhardt. This mini but mighty beer festival is always held at Hair of the Dog Brewing, and their […]
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Oregon Wine Party Time
Oregon Wine Month kicks off on Friday, which is an excuse to drink more Oregon wine as well as celebrate a flourishing industry that contributes over $3 billion in economic impact to the state annually and generates 17,000 jobs. There’s a host of activities throughout wine country and in town all through May, but festivities […]
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Craft Brewers Conference Weeklong Events
Rivers of free beer, mountains of food pairings, and secret hiphop shows will all run rampant this week when Portland hosts this year’s Craft Brewers Conference that officially kicks off tonight. Most of it is off-limits to you unless you have a job in the industry and get to humblebrag that all these all-you-can drink […]
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Funny Spirits
New Deal has its distillery in the Eastside Industrial District, where it produces its range of small batch gin, vodka and liqueurs. Also on site is a lively tasting room that holds events such as cocktail classes and hands-on whiskey making. One other thing they do, which you don’t find at your average distillery, is […]
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Win Tickets to Widmer’s Craft Brewers Conference Party with the Thermals!
The Craft Brewers Conference is coming to Portland next week. It’s a conference with thousands of craft brewers and professionals converging on Portland for several days of events, meetings, and parties, all centered around good ol’ beer. While it’s geared toward industry professionals, local breweries and pubs have scheduled a full slate of tastings and […]
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The Boozy Farmers’ Market
Farmhouse ales have become increasingly popular over the last few years to the point where nearly every brewery is giving them a go—though not always successfully. Traditionally brewed in France and Belgium during the winter, they were given to farmhands working the fields as refreshment (those were the days). Because they are so complex and […]