We’re headed into Yellowstone National Park, then on to Grand Teton, so I’m not expecting to post here the rest of this month. Don’t worry about us. We’ve got beer from Grand Teton Brewing and Snake River Brewing to get us through the thirsty moments. See you in July.  

It’s hard to spend much time drinking local beer in Oregon and not get excited about what’s in the glass. Not only in Portland — which was at the center of the recent “best beer city” silliness — but in Pacific City, Enterprise, Eugene, Hood River, Newport, Bend, Parkdale and, gee, the list never seems [...]

Oops, I missed the anniversary on this by a bit. It was thirty years ago on June 12 that New York Times wine writer Frank Prial penned a full-length and very complimentary feature on Jack McAuliffe and his New Albion brewery. You have to pay to download a pdf version of the article, but it’s [...]

Matt Van Wyk at Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, Oregon, has a new standard answer when he’s asked how many IBU (International Bitterness Units) are in one of his beers. “About one hundred.” How many in the Perfect Storm Imperial IPA? “About one hundred.” How many in the Oakshire Wheat? “About one hundred.” He’s not trying [...]

Working on a post about Stone 13th Anniversary Ale, that it measures 100 IBU and why that’s a story. Meanwhile I noticed this reading the text written for the back label on the bottle: “No matter where you are, we are thankful and hugely flattered when you choose Stone. However, if you’re outside our region [...]

It was a winter afternoon in Juneau, Alaska, more temperate than most in the Lower 48 U.S. states would imagine but cold enough for frozen lakes and plenty of snow. A day of work done, Alaskan Brewing Company co-founder Marcy Larson headed out on cross-country skis with her dog, Jasmine, at her side. They were [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave your answer as a comment. This week a “what” answer is as valid as a “where.” A hint: Yes, being able to read helps. Being a bit of a historian helps more.  

What style beer do you think the one pictured at the right might be? Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River (right around the corner from Full Sail Brewing) calls the beer Vaporizer and describes it as a Golden IPA. I really liked the beer, which is generously dry-hopped with Challenger hops. Otherwise I wouldn’t have [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave your answer as a comment. A hint: That’s a wine bottle on the lower right.  

Gail and Steve from Beer by BART have announced the theme for The Session #29: Will Travel for Beer. They present plenty of options about how to approach this topic. We’ll be in Colorado then, I think, and will have in the past year visited 17 countries, 9 Canadian provinces and territories, and 46 states [...]