On Thursday January 5, 2012, Eugene’s The Supreme Bean at 29th & Willamette will host a most exciting event: CHEESE WARS III. Cheese Wars is a food-pairing showdown between two ancient beverages. Says 16 Tons co-founder Mike Coplin, “We will feature five courses of rustic, gourmet cheese, many coming from local sources. Each cheese course will be paired with a beer and a wine. Ninkasi Brewing founder and Brewmaster Jamie Floyd will choose and present the beers. Winemaker Chris Williams of Brooks Winery will choose and present the wines.”

Which pairings work best only you can decide. Cheese Wars is a Read More…

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Here’s a few videos that we’ve been getting into on the Internets that we thought were kind of funny, or were at least interesting. We hope these make your day a little better. Cheers!

Seems every town is having their own beer week. However, none with such hilarity as Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW). Read More…

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What more could you ask for if you live in the best city in the United States? Like great beer? Check. So here it is. The Portland Timbers Football Club made a big impression on their home opener at Jeld Wen Field. A nice little win over the Chicago Fire amidst a soggy rainy evening kicked off by fireworks.

After helping with the bottling of Read More…

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Brewpublic‘s past two MICROHOPIC events were a lot of fun (click here for a recap of the last one, and here for pics from the inaugural event), so we’ve decided to continue on with them. MICROHOPIC is a series showcasing new and interesting breweries and beer styles from around Oregon. In our third installment of MICROHOPIC, our friends at Migration Brewing Company will host and participate in this unique tasting experience. In addition to Migration’s fine house brews, we will also be showcasing newer releases from Amnesia Brewing, Beetje Brewery, Breakside Brewery, and Burnside Brewing. These five Portland craft microbreweries encapsulate the spirit of innovation in brewing amongst Portland’s many distinct artisans. Plus, they are a younger, fresher face to the community that we are eager for you to experience first hand, therefor, brewers and brewery representatives will be on hand to discuss their work with folks. Here’s the details of the event (a complete list of the beers to be featured to come)…

When: April 23, 2011 6PM-midnight
Where: Migration Brewing 2828 NE Glisan Street, Portland, Oregon (click here for map)
Why: Because we are crazy about craft beer.

No tokens or advance tickets necessary, just come by the pub and order at the bar…

Cheers!

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Brewpublic‘s past two MICROHOPIC events were a lot of fun (click here for a recap of the last one, and here for pics from the inaugural event), so we’ve decided to continue on with them. MICROHOPIC is a series showcasing new and interesting breweries and beer styles from around Oregon. In our third installment of MICROHOPIC, our friends at Migration Brewing Company will host and participate in this unique tasting experience. In addition to Migration’s fine house brews, we will also be showcasing newer releases from Amnesia Brewing, Beetje Brewery, Breakside Brewery, and Burnside Brewing. These five Portland craft microbreweries encapsulate the spirit of innovation in brewing amongst Portland’s many distinct artisans. Plus, they are a younger, fresher face to the community that we are eager for you to experience first hand, therefor, brewers and brewery representatives will be on hand to discuss their work with folks. Here’s the details of the event (a complete list of the beers to be featured to come)… Read More…

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Brewpublic arrived on the scene at the 2011 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America on Thursday March 24, one day after some of the initial events had taken place. After an early departure on Wednesday from Portland, Oregon by car, we soon came to be reminded how far away this great city was from us.

In good conditions, and without excessive traffic, the drive typically takes between ten-and-a-half and eleven hours to complete (and obviously longer if you stop to eat, fuel-up, and take in the sights).

The first stop was for Read More…

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March 18, 2011 marks the ten year anniversary party for our friends at Laurelwood Brewing Company. From its humble beginning on Northeast 40th Avenue (where today resides Columbia River Brewing Co.) providing a family friendly environment with great beer has always been the focus of husband and wife founders Mike De Kalb and Cathy Woo-De Kalb. With three Read More…

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By Brandon Boyd

With the tremendous growth in the craft beer market, more and more customers are enjoying a wide variety of beer styles and dumping their old familiar brands for offerings from new and innovative breweries.

This growth not only brings new customers, but also new competitors as the market grows. At this time, more than ever before, breweries have an opportunity to capture a bigger piece of this expanding pie. One way to go about this is to experiment with new hop varieties, and/or esoteric beer styles like farmhouse, sour and barrel-aged beers. These revived offerings give the consumer something new to taste, something different they may not have experienced before. This strategy can go awry when too much effort is being placed into beer that may not ever become a staple style for the consumer, who ultimately stocks the fridge with beer with a more every-day drinkable style.

At a recent beer event, I found myself, a lover of esoteric styles, searching for something simple and a little more “drinkable” when all that could be found were Read More…

Posted under Beer personalities, Oregon beer, beer tools

My brother Mario sent me a link to this “mad invention” developed by GrinOn Industries of Montesano, WA. Founded by 28 year old workaholic Josh Springer, the start-up company gained recognition on YouTube with the display of their world record-breaking invention known as the BottomsUp beer dispenser and beer cup. Granted, there are Read More…

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A new class for the Holidays! We’ll explore some classic winter ales, including British-style winter warmers, spiced ales, barley wines, imperial stouts, and hoppy winter ales. A great way to learn about the best beers to drink through a Northwest winter!

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