Omission Beer introduces the first two beers in its gluten-free craft beer portfolio: Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale. Announced in late March by Craft Brew Alliance (CB^A), Omission is the first craft beer brand in the United States focused exclusively on brewing great-tasting craft beers with traditional beer ingredients, including malted barley, that are specially crafted to be gluten-free.

Brewed by Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland, Ore., Omission beers are brewed using a proprietary brewing process to reduce the gluten levels to well below the widely accepted international gluten-free standard of 20 parts per million (ppm) for food and beverages. The international gluten-free standard was set forth by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was created in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization. Read More…

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Brewer will expand production capacity with east coast facility

New Belgium Brewing announced today that Asheville, NC has been selected as the new location for a second brewery. The 400,000-barrel brewery and packaging facility will provide New Belgium with additional capacity allowing the Colorado-based brewer to expand into new areas of distribution. Upon completion in 2015, the facility will initially create 50 new jobs in the Asheville area with more than 100 positions expected at full buildout.

“After several years of searching, we are incredibly excited to have landed in Asheville,” said Kim Jordan, CEO and co-founder of New Belgium. “From the deep sense of community to the rich natural environment and the opportunity to revitalize a brownfield site near a vibrant downtown, Asheville has everything we’ve been looking for in a location for our second brewery.” Read More…

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This Sunday, April 1, 2012 Breakside Brewery and local ice cream maker Salt & Straw will be sharing the last of their collaboration projects in a charity event at Breakside’s NE Portland Pub. The ‘ice cream beer social’ will feature beer floats made with Breakside’s Salted Caramel Sweet Stout and Salt & Straw’s Bailey’s with Irish Stout ice cream. The two foodstuffs are both collaborations between Breakside brewmaster Ben Edmunds and Salt & Straw churnmaster Tyler Malek. Malek based the recipe for the ice cream on Breakside’s award winning Dry Stout and used the same malted and roasted barleys that the brewery uses in the beer. For the sweet stout, Edmunds blended a traditional export stout with a salted caramel syrup based on Salt & Straw’s sea salt with caramel ribbon ice cream. Read More…

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BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, is releasing its fifth generation Stumptown Tart on April 5 in Portland. This saucy vixen is back and adding a new twist by combining three of Oregon’s favorite berries – Marionberries, Raspberries and Strawberries – in this year’s Belgian style ale.

This year’s Stumptown Tart gathers 15-pounds of Oregon marionberries, raspberries and strawberries from local growers at Willamette Valley Fruit Company for each barrel of this tasty warm weather favorite. To give a different twist to the base beer, Brewmaster Jeff Edgerton used a new malt from Great Western Malt called “Superior Pilsen”.  The team is also using wheat malt for some mouthfeel, a slight permanent haze and a lighter color that should serve to accentuate any pinks and reds extracted from the berries. In addition, one-third of the base beer will be fermentedwith “Ardennes” Belgian yeast to give a light Belgian character and add to the complexity of the profile.

“The past couple of year’s Stumptown Tart varieties have been building off of the same base beer whereas this year’s ale is completely different,” commented Brewmaster Jeff Edgerton. “It is our first time working with Ardennes Belgian Yeast as well as the Superior Pilsen malt and the whole team here is excited to see the results and how it’s received by those that wait patiently every year for this beer

to hit shelves.”

BridgePortwill host a Stumptown Tart release party Thursday, April 5 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Jimmy Mak’s Jazz Club in the Pearl. Free and open to the public, attendees can be among the first to try samples of the new brew while supplies last. Guests will also be given the opportunity to meet the Stumptown Tart herself, bottle model Bernie Dexter, as we celebrate another year of this tasty brew. It wouldn’t be a music club without a few tunes! Levi Dexter and The High Flyers rockabilly band will be bringing the hits for guests to enjoy throughout the night.

BridgePort’s Stumptown Tart Stats:

IBU’s:   15             ABV:  7.8%    Color: Ruby-Pink        OG: 17.6

Ingredients:         Ardennes Belgian yeast, “Superior Pilsen” from Great Western Malt, wheat malt, Oregon Crystal Hops and 15 pounds of Oregon marionberries, strawberries and raspberries per each barrel of Stumptown Tart

Description:       A mixed berry Belgian style ale infused with Oregon marionberries, strawberries and raspberries.

About BridgePort Brewing Company

Oregon’s oldest craft brewery continues to evolve from a microbrewery to a regional leader in the craft brewing market, while remaining faithful to its commitment to producing high-quality, innovative craft ales.  The BridgePort family of ales includes IPA, Hop Czar, Kingpin, Dark Rain and a list of seasonal releases.  BridgePort Brewery is located at 1313 N.W. Marshall St.  For more information, call 503-241-7179 or visit www.bridgeportbrew.com.

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BridgePort Brewing has announced their fifth annual release of Stumptown Tart. Each year this fruit beer has featured a different single fruit variety. For 2012′s Stumptown Tart, the brewery, led by Brewmaster Jeff Edgerton, is employing the use of three different Oregon-sourced berries for the brew. Fermented with Ardennes Belgian yeast, this year’s rendition of Stumptown Tart appears it will be as complex as ever. Here’s the details from the brewery: Read More…

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Cascade Brewing releases their much anticipated Blueberry Sour Ale on March 22, 2012. So does this mean it’s finally spring? Well, yes, technically, but it sure doesn’t feel like it in the Rose City with it just snowing the night prior. Cellarman Beck Jensen says “This is one of the few good things that has come from ‘Angry Johnny’ (brewer John Berry).” This first bottling release  since fall of 2011, the Blueberry Ale offers a sharp tart fruity presence behind the beautiful purplish hue of this 7.33% ABV treasure.

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By Adam Taylor (of Lone Wolf Development)

Popular Portland microbrewer Amnesia Brewing announces expansion to Washougal, Washington location. The beloved brew masters will open this summer in downtown Washougal.  Their new facility will include a tasting room and pub in addition to the brewhouse.  Amnesia will be located at 1834 Main Street, in a renovated, early 1900’s era brick building (pictured above, not renovated).  Washougal – a Chinook word that translates to “rushing waters” – is situated at the western gateway to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

The expansion will allow Amnesia to greatly increase their production capacity and expand their customer base and distribution.   Amnesia currently produces approximately 1,700 barrels of beer a year in their North Portland location.  The Washougal location will produce up to 6,000 barrels in the first year of operation.  Amnesia has plans to incorporate canning and bottling of their signature beers in the near future.

According to Kevin King, the owner of Amnesia, the concept was right from the beginning.  “Washougal really fits our personality.  The town is under-stated, has a great history, and tremendous potential.  It’s not a flashy place, and Amnesia is not a flashy brewery.”  He continued by saying, “The first time I stood in front of the building on Main St., I was taken back to Mississippi Street (North Portland) in 2003.  Washougal is ready for growth.  We just feel lucky that we get to be in on the ground floor again.” Read More…

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Once every four years, we get a 29th day of February, which gives people another day to do something remarkable in February.  GoodLife Brewing Company decided that today was the best time to release its newest creation, 29’er India Brown Ale.  This seasonal beer is like the contrast of colors in springtime, a brown with the green of hops and it is remarkable!

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Ninkasi Brewing of Eugene, OR continues to stay busy with new growth. In fact, the brewery has surpassed New Belgium in Fort Collins, CO as the fasting growing brewery in the country. They are also pleased to announce that their Believer Double Red Ale will be offered to patrons of Alaska and Horizon Airlines during the month of March. Further, you can now look for more seasonals to come down the pipeline from these folks. Here’s the full details including more new releases and the kickoff of their Prismatic Series lager series. Read More…

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Expansion has always been a goal of GoodLife Brewing Company, and after 6 months of distributing to Deschutes County and the Portland metropolitan area, GoodLife Brewing Company is proud to announce two new distributors that will take them to Idaho, Washington, Alaska and the remainder of Oregon not currently being handled by a distributor.  Read More…

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