The boys at Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery have done it again, releasing yet another amazing special edition beer that has me racing to my local shop to pick it up before the shelves are bare. As legend has it, Hildegard Von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine nun,...
10 Barrel Brewing is now the proud owner of two pubs in two beer-boasting states—Oregon and Idaho. In Bend and Boise, respectively, the latter location is the first "new" brewpub to open in city limits since 1991. The brewery's famous wood-fire pizzas are available...
It’s not hard trying to find something to do in the lively city of Portland. Any restaurant or bar will most likely suit your needs, and then some. So when this city decided to have a feast, it had to be a big one that took several days to complete. After a...
Portland's organic urban brewery, Hopworks, sources specific grains (Hard Red Spring wheat) from their exclusive farm on a specific Northwest Island (San Juan) for their Pig War White India Pale Ale. This particular grain takes credit for the creamy, wheat aroma...
The original Stanley Park Brewing was established in 1897 on the south shore of Lost Lagoon in Vancouver, BC's Stanley Park. The brewery today has re-established itself as Canada's first sustainable brewery, producing brews that are new to the region and even to...
For the Washington Beer Commission, their summer sun has just about set. But before they launch into the fall Oktoberfestivities, one final brewed up batch of beer bash should ring off the summer nicely. The 2nd Annual Everett Craft Beer Festival will take flight...
Ever been to a hootenanny? You know—an informal party with a group performing folk music and, if you’re lucky, dancing ensues. Although this definition dates back as far as the 1920s, it has endured the test of time and been rebranded to suit the nature of today....
Young homebrewers all grown up, Ty Barnett and Curt Plants founded Goodlife Brewing Company in Bend, Ore. in 2011, as number nine on the growing list of breweries in the city limits. Operating on a 30-barrel, four-vessel brew system built in their home state,...
Find a different buzz at the Bremerton Summer BrewFest If last month’s Washington Brewers Festival was the Washington Beer Commission’s summer get together, then this next festival will keep that seasonal buzz going. Set sail and map your voyage to Bremerton...
There’s no month like Oregon Craft Beer Month Oregon’s done it again. The Oregon Brewer’s Guild announced last Wednesday they broke records showing roughly 321 million more pints were poured in 2012 than in the previous year. This calls for a celebratory beer, or...
