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OK, so over the years of posting here, I know more than a few people have been thrown off when I recommend strip clubs to people visiting Portland on their beer vacations. Portland’s strip clubs often have better beer selections than some cities’ best beer bars

Yeah well, what the rest of the world calls football... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqB54wPAjq4 World Cup predictions?

Please take the time to contact the FDA. This change to spent grain disposal would be horrible. Brewers Association Responds to FDA’s Spent Grain Proposal

Full Sail's stubby bottles are no longer twist offs. Enjoy :D

How Many Hop Varieties Are in the Best IPAs? - A Statistical Analysis An interesting read for hop heads.

A friend from my brew club let me know about this, and I figured I'd pass it on to you guys. The Oxford Companion to Beer kindle edition for just $3.79. Too good of a deal for me to pass up.

Monastic Brewing Comes to Oregon: Mt Angel's Benedictine Brewery Really looking forward to when they get up and running. Anybody in the Willamette Valley able to get out to the abbey for their official announcement tomorrow?

Needed a few labels for my kegs for an upcoming event where my beer will be served to the public along with other beers fellow club members. Figured a bumper sticker would make a great label. Larger image can be viewed here keg label. Anything you'd add/change?

Oregon House votes to designate brewer's yeast as state microbe

Decoding Flavor: Four Keys to Tasting Interesting article by Julia Herz, Craft Beer Program Director for the Brewers Association

Foaming at the Mouth About Craft Beer While Joe Queenan may no longer drink, or know anything about craft beer, he came up with a hell of a name. I love being part of the kraftbierkulturkampf.

7% ABV and 3 BPB (That’s balls per barrel) OK guys, let the BPB race begin

Deschutes' Red Chair again named 'World's Best Beer' While I don't know about "world's best beer", it's damned tasty, and I'm looking forward to seeing it back on tap ASAP.

Oregon craft beer production up 5.5 percent in 2011: 1.168 million barrels Published: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 4:33 PM Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 5:19 PM John Foyston, Special to The Oregonian By John Foyston, Special to The Oregonian The Oregon Brewers Guild announced today that...

OK, so I realize this is mostly for homebrewers from the NW, but I know there are people who come from all over. Who is hitting Hop Madness this year? Brewing with fresh hops out of Rogue's hop yard is too much to pass up this Labor Day weekend. Usually I hit The Little Woody in Bend that...

The keezer build is set for the end of the summer (currently the fermentation chamber), but got really lucky and picked up the first tap handle tonight. Just as the final keg of Red Chair kicked for the season, and as the handle was being exchanged for Deschutes' summer seasonal Twilight, the...

10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 78.43 % 1.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 7.84 % 0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5.88 % 0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5.88 % 0.25 lb Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 1.96 % 0.50 oz Centennial...

Alright, so I took a load of trash to my neighborhood dump today. I see a case of Deschutes Mirror Pond with only one flap open sitting next to the dumpster. I figure, great bottles. Get closer, The bottles are still capped. Score! 4 of the 24 have been sitting exposed to the sun, but...

Hope you other Oregon beer enthusiasts enjoyed today's event. It was fun tasting warm flat beer from the professionals.

A friend of mine in Australia has been trying to get her BF to brew, so I ask the innocent question about what he has for a bottle opener. So, yesterday a surprise package arrives. (ok, that's a bad pun) Had to brew up an 8% stout that's going to cellar until she can visit. Roo Sack...