Widmer Brothers continues to delve into more exciting beer styles as time moves on. If you’ve been by their Gasthaus in Portland recently, you have have had the opportunity to experience some of these wonderfully innovative styles that include the revamping of traditional recipes such as the Gose (read our 2009 post about this unique historic German beer).

For a German-inspired brewery, Widmer sure is unabashedly inclined to tinker with fruit and spices in their offerings. In addition to this wonderfully refreshing twist on the Gose, which includes the addition of marionberries and hibiscus, they’ve recently released some other creative recipes including the Shaddock IPA, brewed with grapefruit peels (you may remember this from last summer’s Oregon Brewers Festival), Raspberry Imperial Stout, and a rum barrel-aged Kill Devil Brown Ale. Try the Marionberry Hibiscus Gose, Citra Blonde, Shaddock IPA, and Kill Devil Brown at The Bier Stein (345 E 11th Ave.) in Eugene, OR on Thursday May 31, 2012. The Widmer folks will be  raffling off some beer gear and flights of these delicious brews will start pouring at 7PM!

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Widmer Brothers continues to delve into more exciting beer styles as time moves on. If you’ve been by their Gasthaus in Portland recently, you have have had the opportunity to experience some of these wonderfully innovative styles that include the revamping of traditional recipes such as the Gose (read our 2009 post about this unique historic German beer). Read More…

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No rest for the wicked… or for Oregon craft beer lovers for that matter. As we are gearing up for the mother of all craft beer events here in the Pacific Northwest, aka Oregon Brewers Fest, we can look back over the weekend and again amaze ourselves at how many great beer events we’ve run up against. Read More…

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Brewpublic and Portland Beer & Music bring you the first annual BenFest at the Grain & Gristle. This unique event is a celebration of brewers named Ben and their amazing contributions to craft beer. For this Ben-efit, each Ben will unveil a special keg of brew.  In addition, a few brewers have decided to brew beers in honor of the Bens.

Besides the beer, you will be able to enjoy food from Grain & Gristle co-founder and chef, Ben Meyer. Besides the regular menu, the Twofer will be available during BenFest, a meal meant to split with your date, best friend or one of the Bens.

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Another spectacular time to be alive and celebrating craft beer in Portland, Oregon. Spring is right around the corner and it looks like much of the colder and drearier days are behind us. Either way, we can smile knowing that Read More…

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