Oregon

Beer Birthday: Alan Sprints

September 7, 2011

Today is the big 52nd birthday of Alan Sprints. Alan is the founder of Hair of the Dog Brewery in Portland, Oregon. Alan makes some of the most unique and wonderful beers, not just in Portland, but anywhere, all the more impressive because he brews out of an old Campbell’s soup kettle. He recently relocated [...]

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Beer Birthday: Fred Bowman

August 27, 2011

Today is Fred Bowman’s 67th birthday. Fred co-founded the Portland Brewing Co., which was bought by a few years ago byPyramid Breweries, which in turn was bought by Magic Hat and now recently again by North American Breweries. Fred continues to be very active in the craft beer community, and has been supportive of the [...]

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Beer Birthday: Megan Flynn

August 9, 2011

Today is the 28th birthday of Megan Flynn, publisher of what was originally Beer Northwest, a magazine focusing on beer in the Pacific Northwest, but which has recently been rebranded Beer West and widened its focus to include northern California. She’s done a wonderful job with her quarterly publication, though I may be slightly biased [...]

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Beer Birthday: Matt Van Wyk

August 2, 2011

Today is Matt Van Wyk’s 39th birthday. Matt was the brewmaster at Flossmoor Station but a few years ago moved to Eugene, Oregon to brew at Oakshire Brewing. He also used to co-write one of the best brewer’s blogs, the Flossmoor Station Blog and is now blogging for Oakshire. Join me in wishing Matt a [...]

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OBF Opening Ceremonies

August 1, 2011

After we marched from McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the Oregon Brewers Festival, the ceremonial keg was brought into the park by the Hammerheads from this year’s parade host brewery, McMenamin’s. Hammerheads and the ceremonial cask. The Hammerheads and the Ruby Witches McMenamins’ folks positioned themselves in front of the [...]

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Oregon Brewers Festival Parade 2011

July 28, 2011

Although I missed last year’s Oregon Brewers Festival for the first time in many years, it felt like it had been at least five years since I’d been back. That’s how much I missed Portland, and I was thrilled to be there again. After the Brewer’s Dinner Wednesday night, I attended the brunch, this year [...]

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Beer Birthday: John Harris

July 24, 2011

Today is John Harris’ 48th birthday. John is the head brewer at Full Sail Brewing and is responsible for many of their excellent beers. He also plays washboard with the Rolling Boil Blues Band. Plus he’s a terrific person, so join me in wishing John a very happy birthday. By the Celebrator booth at OBF, [...]

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Beer Birthday: Lisa Morrison

July 11, 2011

There is more than one reason to celebrate Portland today, because it’s also the birthday of Lisa Morrison (a.k.a. The Beer Goddess). Lisa does a radio show, Beer O’Clock with The Beer Goddess, is the Portland correspondent for the Celebrator, and also writes online for Rate Beer’s Hop Press, among much else. And her new [...]

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Beer Birthday: Don Younger

July 11, 2011

Today would have been publican extraordinaire Don Younger’s 70th birthday. He ran the famous Horse Brass pub in Portland, Oregon, along with a few others, for many years. Don was a wonderful person and his early and continuing support of craft beer helped make Portland the great beer town it is today. As you undoubtedly [...]

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Beer Birthday: Sebbie Buhler

July 8, 2011

Today is Sebbie Buhler’s 55th birthday. Sebbie has been a rep. for Rogue for as long as anyone can remember. She can found at beer festivals and other events throughout the country and throughout the year. She’s without a doubt one of the best people in the industry and sets the standard that brewery reps [...]

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Beer Birthday: Brian Yaeger

June 23, 2011

Today is the birthday of fellow beer writer Brian Yaeger, author of Red, White & Brew. Brian also writes online at his Red, White & Brew Beer Odyssey blog. Until recently, Brian and his lovely bride Kimberly lived in San Francisco, but they’ve moved from one beer Mecca to another, to Portland, Oregon. Join me [...]

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Beer Birthday: Ben Love

May 30, 2011

Today is the 33rd — can that be right? — birthday of Ben Love. Ben is the head brewer at Hopworks Urban Brewery in Portland, Oregon, having previously brewed at Pelican Pub & Brewery and Adler Brau in Wisconsin. Ben’s a great brewer, a good friend, an active board member of the Oregon Brewers Guild [...]

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Beer Birthday: Chris Crabb

May 29, 2011

Today is also the birthday of Chris Crabb, who does public relations for the Oregon Brewers Festival and other clients in the beer industry through her agency, Crabbsoup. If you’ve had any dealing with OBF, you’ve undoubtedly encountered Chris, because she does an amazing amount of work to get OBF up and running smoothly every [...]

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Saturday Toast To Don Younger

February 24, 2011

There’s at least one more worldwide toast to Portland Publican Don Younger. This one is set to take place at 5:00 p.m. YLT (your local time) on Saturday, February 26. It was organized by Phil Farrel, who you probably will recognize as “The Rubber Chicken Man.” Phil Farrell Phil gave me a flier about the [...]

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Don Younger Memorial

February 16, 2011

Sadly, the date chosen for Don Younger’s memorial last Sunday meant I could not attend. There were too many long-standing obligations with SF Beer Week. Happily the Bay Area was well-represented, with several friends in attendance, including Dave Keene and Jennifer Smith from the Toronado, Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo from Russian River Brewing, and Tom [...]

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Oregon Beer

February 14, 2011

Today in 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state. Oregon Oregon Breweries Alameda Brewhouse Ambacht Brewing Amnesia Brewing Astoria Brewing Company / Wet Dog Cafe Barley Brown’s Brewpub Beer Valley Brewing Beetje Brewery Bend Brewing Big Horse Brewing Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery Boneyard Beer Company Breakside Brewery Brewers Union Local 180 BridgePort Brewing Buckman Village [...]

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