Standing Stone Brewing has announced the release of The Pacific Crest Ale, a new session pale ale perfect for the warmer days ahead. Here’s more details on this new beer from the Ashland, Oregon brewery:

Southern Oregon is known for teeming with beautiful hiking trails, including a portion of the famous Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). We’ve named our latest specialty beer in honor of this famed West Coast feature that brings visitors to Ashland, OR all spring and summer long: Pacific Crest Ale.

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GoodLife Brewing of Bend, OR has announced the  release their next draught-only craft beer, Comatose Imperial IPA. This big and bold 9.5% ABV, 95 IBU behemoth back a wallop of five pounds per barrel hops and looks to tame even the most zealous of hop heads. Here’s the details from the brewery, including an official release date. Also, look for the beer to be pouring at Brewpublic’s KillerBeerFest 3.5 at Bailey’s Taproom on Sunday May 27, 2012. Read More…

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To celebrate the limited release of the newest Brothers’ Reserve series beer, Kill Devil Brown Ale, Widmer Brothers Brewing will host an event on Saturday, April 28, offering the chance for consumers to visit the brewery to purchase the beer before it hits shelves. The Brothers’ Reserve beers are one-of-a-kind, and each run is limited. Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. Kill Devil Brown Ale is the most limited release of the Brothers’ Reserve beers to date.

WHAT:           Widmer Brothers Pre-Release of Brothers’ Reserve Kill Devil Brown Ale

Join Widmer Brothers Brewing for the pre-release event of Kill Devil Brown Ale, the sixth beer in the brewery’s Brothers’ Reserve series. Aged in Puerto Rican rum barrels, and brewed with Sweet Barbados and Blackstrap molasses, palm sugar, and Calypso hops, Kill Devil’s flavor and name were inspired by the ingredients used by Caribbean distillers.

This event will provide attendees with an opportunity to purchase the beer before it is released to the public in mid-May. Kurt and Rob Widmer will be on hand at the brewery to share samples, talk about the beer, and sign packages of the limited release. Twenty-two ounce bottles of Kill Devil will be sold for $13 each with a three-bottle limit until 11 a.m. or 30 cases are sold.

WHEN: Saturday, April 28 from 9 to 11 a.m.

*While supplies last

WHERE: Widmer Brothers Brewing Retail Store

929 North Russell St., Portland, Ore.

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The craft beer craze seems to know no bounds, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. Several new brands from many of the region’s most popular breweries are soon to hit shelves and flow from taplines.

Oakshire Brewing of Eugene, OR will debut their popular The Perfect Storm Double IPA in bottles as a part of their Single Batch series. This 9.3% ABV, 100+ IBU behemoth featuring six different Northwest hops will be available soon.

Another popular Oregon brewer, Caldera, from Ashland in the southern part of the state is known for pioneering canned brew in the Beaver State. The expanding brewery will release their Kettle Series release Lawnmower Lager in cans just in time for summer quaffing.

In addition to these tasty new brews, here’s a look at more than 35 new beer labels soon to be out around the Pacific Northwest: Read More…

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Collaboration brews are quite popular these days. It seems that most breweries have participated in at least one collaborative effort. Now, two of Oregon’s most popular craft breweries, Terminal Gravity of Enterprise and Double Mountain of Hood River, have teamed up to brew their first collabo brew, GRAVITY MOUNTAIN IPA. Double Mountain co-founder Charlie Devereux explains this new tagteam of Oregon craft brewing superpowers, both carried in the state by Point Blank Distribution. Read More…

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To celebrate the release of Cloyster Stout, Widmer Brothers Brewing will host a special stout and oyster tasting on Saturday, April 21. Along with samples of Cloyster Stout, the Brewery’s entry in this year’s Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers event, attendees will enjoy fresh oysters from Pacific Seafood.

WHAT: A special tasting of Widmer Brothers Brewing’s limited release Cloyster Stout, paired with fresh oysters from Pacific Seafood. Cloyster Stout is the brainchild of the brewery’s night shift brewing crew and was developed as a special creation for the annual Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival. The beer is a hybrid of a Belgian Dark Strong Ale and a Dry Irish Stout. Whole oysters and oyster liquor were added during the brewing process to give this beer a subtle briny mineral character and a dry, refreshing finish.

The tasting will provide attendees with the chance to appreciate the beer side-by-side with one of its more unique ingredients.

WHEN: Saturday, April 21 from 1 to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Widmer Brothers Gasthaus

955 North Russell St., Portland, OR 97227

COST: Admission is free. Show proof of entry to Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival and receive a taste of Cloyster Stout and an oyster.  Additional oysters and beers will be available for purchase at the Widmer Brothers Gasthaus.

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Tapping Lagunitas Waldo’s Ale, which Lagunitas claims is the dankest, hoppiest beer they have ever brewed. That almost seems impossible, but these Waldos have never let us down!

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Hopworks Urbans Brewery to release new Belgian-style Abbey Ale

Debuting on draught at Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers on April 21, 2012 this new series of bottle conditioned beers features classic European styles through our own Northwest perspective. The first in this series is an Abbey Ale. The second in the series is a Belgian Pale Ale, launching in July.

Hopworks Organic Belgian-Style Abbey Ale

Made with this year’s PCTBB yeast, Abbey is made with five different organic malts and organic dark brown sugar, resulting in a complex multi-layered aroma.  The flavor is equally rich with a caramel malty sweet, fruity flavor finished with effervescent carbonation and a smooth, warming alcohol finish.

ABV: 6.5%           IBU: 18                  Plato: 20

Bottles available May through June 2012.

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Be the first of your friends to try Elysian’s latest release in their 12 Beers of the Apocalypse Series. #4 is “Peste” a chili chocolate stout with lots of flavor and complexity. Giveaways after 5PM. See you there!

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Two of Oregon’s finest breweries, Terminal Gravity of Enterprise and Double Mountain of Hood River, combine to produce Double Gravity. Thursday, April 26th  Bartenders Tip:  “get there early.” See you there!

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