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Return to Porkopolis
Brewsville: Chicago- The Craft Brewers Conference in Chicago was excellent, I finally got caught up in late May, and now I’m back in Chicago, and actually have time to visit some of the places that I didn’t get to during the CBC. I’m sitting in Piece, whose beers impressed me at the CBC opening reception Full Text
Porkopolis
Brewsville-Porkopolis (aka Chicago) April 8, 2010: Once known for its massive meat-packing industry, Chicago still prides itself on its meat. Yesterday I had the opportunity to sample the meat in various forms, even in beer form. It started with lunch at Goose Island, which serves up Swan Creek pork, which is raised on the brewery’s Full Text
Upcoming Events
Sasquatch Brewfest
Brewsville-Eugene, Oregon: Each year brewers from across the Pacific Northwest gather to pay tribute to Glen Hay Falconer, brewmaster at the Wild Duck. Falconer passed away in 2002 while working on his VW bus. Brewers sooner rallied to form the Glen Hay Falconer Fund, which offers scholarships to the Siebel Institute of Technology brewing programs Full Article
Okanagan Fest of Ales
Brewsville-Pentiction, British Columbia It’s been said that Pentiction is the Florida of Canada. The mild climate of the Okanagan Valley is conducive to peach, and apple orchards, and draws many retirees. The beachfront on Lake Okanagan is lined with hotels and even the odd casino. Penticton boasts a thriving beer scene for a town of its Full Article
Upright Brewing Anniversary
Upright Brewing will celebrate its first year of existence with a party Friday April 9 from 4.30-9 pm. Upright, located in the new;y renovated Leftbank building on North Broadway, specializes in saison-style beers, and uses a saison yeast for its house yeast. The saison style originated on the Belgian-French border, and generally entails a golden Full Article
At the Pub
Gigglebit IPA Not A Prank
Brewsville-Portland, Oregon When Hopworks sent out a press release announcing the release of its Gigabit IPA at 2pm Thursday April 1, I was certain this was the latest April Fools joke from the brewers at the SE Portland organic brewery. (I had collaborated with the brewery’s Christian Ettinger, when he was brewing at Laurelwood on the →Beer Odyssey
A new company, Oregon Beer Odyssey, is offering beer tasting classes. Founded by Ben Edmunds, a former teacher, and newly minted professional brewer, and Rob Bosworth who is studying for his Cicerone and BJCP certification exams. Some classes are based on beer regions, styles, others are more general in scope such as the “Tasting and →
An Ode to Cheese Bar
I thought I was excited to have Cheese Bar open 11 blocks from my house. I went there this afternoon, for the second day in a row, only to find my excitement was surpassed by that of Van Havig, brewmaster for Rock Bottom Portland. He had composed an Ode to Cheese Bar, which he sang, →New Releases
Widmer Sunburn
First apologies that I haven’t updated anything recently- I’ve been slammed with work since returning from Chicago. I have been to many great beer events, but time to type up my notes seems to keep eluding me. Anyhow. Sunburn: Best press kit yet. I love well-thought out press kits, things that were obviously a ton of [Read More]
Sustainable Brewing
Hopworks turns 2
Hopworks Urban Brewery celebrates its second anniversary on Wednesday, March 24 with $2 pints all day. The “eco-brewpub” as owner Christian Ettinger calls it produced 4500 barrels of certified organic beer in 2009, and is now distributing throughout Cascadia (Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia). The brewery took gold medals for its Organic Rise Up Red, [Read More]