Harvester Brewing Pale and Dark Ale (Photo: J. Foyston)

The brewers at upstart brewery Harvester Brewing Co. of Southeast Portland have recently announced that they will be adding a new flavor to their repertoire. According to Harvester brewers James Neumeister and John Dugan inform us that said new offering will be Harvester Brewing Dark Ale.

“This has been a consistent request of many of the people we talk to at tastings and we are excited to expand the line past the existing Pale Ale” said Dugan. “We roasted our chestnuts for this batch to a chocolaty brown today at the brewery and plan on brewing the first pilot batch of this beer (on January 18).”

Further, Harvest is pleased to Read More…

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It’s time for the latest beer summit at Roscoe’s Pub (8105 SE Stark St, Portland, OR) and this time it is the return of their New Breweries of Oregon.

The New Breweries of Oregon Summit will be celebrating some of the great new breweries to recently open their doors in Oregon. The Summit will kick off January 27, 2012 at 4PM at the Montavilla Neighborhood pub.

Roscoe’s co-owner Jeremy Lewis says “We will be featuring great beer from Read More…

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Bad news for the folks at Rogue came down with flooding at their Chatoe Rogue Hopyard in Independence, Oregon that stranding personnel working at the farm. Here’s the news directly from Rogue Ales themselves: Read More…

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How far are brewing style guidelines to be pushed? Brown Porters, Black IPAs, Strong Pale, and now, after a series of tinkering with various recipes, Deschutes Brewery is unleashing their Chainbreaker White IPA in bottles. You may remember their collaborative Conflux 2 release White IPA release done in conjunction with Boulevard Brewing of Kansas City. This beer, though sharing some similar characteristics, is much different. Slated to be released in late March 2012, Chainbreaker is described by the brewery as a “hop-forward, citrus-packed beer with an unmistakably smooth character” with distribution expanded throughout the 19 states where Deschutes send their goods.

“We’re always experimenting with new ingredients and new styles at the brewery,” said Cam O’Connor, brewmaster for Deschutes. “In the case of Chainbreaker our Read More…

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If the Mayans were right and 2012 is last year for us on this earth, the folks at Elysian Brewing Co. in Seattle are making sure we go out with a bang. The recently expanded brewery not only has announced the 12 Beers of the Apocalypse, a release series that will put forth a new and interesting specialty beer style each month, they’ve extended their efforts to include their “Maniac IPA Series.” Beginning in February 2012, Elysian will begin this series with their pub success, Idiot Sauvin IPA, a dank and floral ale brewed with copious quantities of the New Zealand hop varietal, Nelson Sauvin. Two other pub favorites, the Prometheus and Valhalla will also make appearances later in the year. Here’s more information sent out from Elysian founder Dick Cantwell: Read More…

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Join Troutdale’s premiere craft beer hot spot Brewligans on Thursday January 26, 2012 for their grand opening. Founder John Griffin says he’s got a full weekend of great beer and fun events planned.

Brewligan’s will also host Mindy Humphrey of Mindy’s Beer Gear on Friday February 3 from 6-8PM. Mindy will show case her upcycled craft brew sixpack goods like purses. bracelets, hairbands, luggage tags, and more.

On Saturday February 4 from 6-8PM, Ninkasi Brewing Co. will be in the house pouring their famous Eugene, Oregon brews.

For more information, visit Brewligans’ website: brewligansbottleshop.com.

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Fort George Brewery of Astoria, Oregon continues its impressive expansion efforts. A year ago, we reported about their initial growth from an 8-barrel brewery to a 30-barrel one that involved adding more than 40,000 square feet to their  downtown property.

Now with more space to grow into and a bottling and packaging line, Fort George has begun putting forth more brands to not only Clatsop County and the Portland area, but they have pushed into the Washington market as well. In recent weeks they’ve added two 120-barrel fermentors and one 120-barrel brite tank from Metalcraft Fabrication in Portland, tripling capacity in their production facility.

Thanks to all of their hard work, Fort George will be adding two new flavors to their canned beer lineup that already includes Vortex IPA, 1811 Pre-Prohibition Lager, and Cavatica Stout. In February Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale will become available in 16-ounce tallboys, and later in April, their popular Quick Wit will also become commercially available in cans.

Fort George has also begun construction for expansion of their restaurant, although this is about a year out. Fort George’s Tim Ensign says “We have started construction on the second story above the current Fort George restaurant; the new space will more than double the current space.”

Stout Month and other Events

Once again, Fort George Brewery will Read More…

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Those who love the big bold flavors of imperial dark ales coupled with a touch of bourbon will be happy to hear that Full Sail Brewing Co. is again releasing their coveted Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter.

Aging for a year in the bowels of their cellars, Bourbon Top Sail is slated to drop on February 1, 2012 and promises lots of oaken notes and a rich bourbon notes. Look for a vertical tasting and more. Here’s the details from Full Sail: Read More…

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Starting Tuesday January 24 and running through Sunday February 19, 2012, Portland, Oregon’s Rock Bottom Brewery will feature an assortment of their best specialty brews. Brewmaster Charles Hutchins exclaims “Come drink my beer!” adding, “Enjoy these rotating beers and raise a toast to me, the Brewmaster.” Read More…

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Belmont Station is a place that feels like an never ending craft beer festival. Every night of the week there’s something going on in the Bier Cafe and the bottleshop. More than 1400 bottles of beer and nearly twenty rotating draught selections to choose from. Perhaps the most badass of all of their events is BIGGER, BADDER, BLACKER! This week long celebration of, as the title indicates, bold and behemoth dark brews, hosts some of the most coveted pitchy pours in the world.

If you missed the kickoff last night, you missed the initial “Descent into Darkness”, including rockstar brewer Shawn Kelso of Barley Brown’s (soon to be with 10 Barrel Brewing) unleashing two muscular brutes – BB’s Anniversary Ale simply known as “13″ and his 2010 Great American Beer Festival gold medal winning Turmoil CDA. In addition the Station was gracing the people with these two highly sought after dark ales, they also unveiled a Mikkeller Tequila Barrel-aged Black Hole alongside a Peated Whisky Barrel-aged Black Hole. Still not sated? How about some Laurelwood Moose & Squirrel Imperial Stout, New Belgium Clutch (sour Belgian style stout), or Deschutes Black Butte XXI (yes, from 2009). But don’t fret, for this, my friends, is just the tip of the big black iceberg. Read More…

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