We’re now midway through the 3^rd Annual Eugene Beer Week with many more fun and exciting events left to take place throughout the Eugene area. Brewpublic was able to make it to Eugene to take in a few of the festivities over the past couple of days.

The nice attribute that Eugene Beer Week offers is that most, if not all of the events are very affordable. The events are geared for both the beer geek and the beer novice just beginning to understand what craft beer is all about. You can take in a free sensory analysis class at Ninkasi Brewing conducted by Jamie Floyd, a few various beer dinners for $35, a Whiskey Barrel Beer Fest with free admission and the list goes on. From my vantage point it’s a week worth of fun, easy going, casual beer events that anyone can attend and make a good time out of it without draining the pocketbook.

Once in Eugene our first stop was the newly relocated and much Read More…

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It’s official the new and improved Bier Stein is open for business as of 11:00 a.m. at 1591 Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon.  The new spot, just eight blocks south of their former location is replete with a full kitchen and much more room for more of what people want – craft beer.

According to manager Dave Stockhausen, the new 12,000-square-foot Bier Stein will host 24 taps and a cask engine up front as well as a back bar with the ability for six additional taps for special events (a total of 31 possible). Much bigger than the old Bier Stein location on 345 11th Ave. which closed its doors on March 23, 2013, the new haunt has been assessed by the fire marshal to have a 247 person occupancy Read More…

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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).

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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Meet the brewers and sample specialty and small batch brews from some of Central Oregon’s finest craft beer producers! Participating Breweries include: 10 Barrel, Boneyard, Good Life, Bend Brewing Co., Three Creeks, and Deschutes! Also featuring the latest in The Bier Stein collaboration series w/Bend Brewing Co. Meet the Brewers from 6-9pm!

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The 2nd Annual Eugene Beer Week is already proving to be one wild ride. And speaking of wild, the folks at The Bier Stein (345 E. 11th Ave., Eugene, OR) have lined up an amazing array of funky and sour ales to wow the palates of even the most hardcore beer geek. Join The Stein today for the second and final day of their incredible Sour Beer Funk Fest. Details: Read More…

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The Bier Stein of Eugene (345 E. 11th Ave.) celebrates strong ales with Starkbierzeit (German meaning “strong beer season) in the tradition of the Munich festival that begins each year on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. According to the German Beer Institute, Starkbierziet is “a noble tradition started by none other than pious Paulaner monks hundreds of years ago.” The tradition of the Benedictine monastery lives on today with great celebrations throughout the world.

The Eugene Starkbierziet event at the Bier Stein is happening on April 4 and 5, 2012 and showcases many big, boozy, and flavorsome treats that are brewed stateside and highly revered internationally. Here’s the lowdown from the Stein’s uber geek Dave Stockhausen on the event and beers you can expect to find:

starkbierzeit –

noun

a. a festival in celebration of strong ales

b. an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus

c. gaiety, conviviality

Featuring strong (9% to 18%) and vintage ales around the US that we have been cellaring for the last few years.

Each draft is individually priced or available in a flight The Bruery Cuir 3rd Anniversary Ale, Deschutes Dissident 2010, Dogfish Head 120 Minute, Stone Vertical Epic 11-11-11, Block 15 Pappy’s Dark, Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life and Limb 1, Firestone Walker Parabola 2011, Full Sail Topsail Imperial Porter 2012, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010, Flat Tail Bourbon 6 a.m. Stout

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The Bier Stein of Eugene (345 E. 11th Ave.) celebrates strong ales with Starkbierzeit (German meaning “strong beer season) in the tradition of the Munich festival that begins each year on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. According to the German Beer Institute, Starkbierziet is “a noble tradition started by none other than pious Paulaner monks hundreds of years ago.” The tradition of the Benedictine monastery lives on today with great celebrations throughout the world.

The Eugene Starkbierziet event at the Bier Stein is happening on April 4 and 5, 2012 and showcases many big, boozy, and flavorsome treats that are brewed stateside and highly revered internationally. Here’s the lowdown from the Stein’s uber geek Dave Stockhausen on the event and beers you can expect to find:starkbierzeit –

noun

a. a festival in celebration of strong ales

b. an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus

c. gaiety, conviviality

Featuring strong (9% to 18%) and vintage ales around the US that we have been cellaring for the last few years.

Each draft is individually priced or available in a flight The Bruery Cuir 3rd Anniversary Ale, Deschutes Dissident 2010, Dogfish Head 120 Minute, Stone Vertical Epic 11-11-11, Block 15 Pappy’s Dark, Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life and Limb 1, Firestone Walker Parabola 2011, Full Sail Topsail Imperial Porter 2012, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010, Flat Tail Bourbon 6 a.m. Stout

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The Bier Stein of Eugene (345 E. 11th Ave.) celebrates strong ales with Starkbierzeit (German meaning “strong beer season) in the tradition of the Munich festival that begins each year on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. According to the German Beer Institute, Starkbierziet is “a noble tradition started by none other than pious Paulaner monks hundreds of years ago.” The tradition of the Benedictine monastery lives on today with great celebrations throughout the world.

The Eugene Starkbierziet event at the Bier Stein is happening on April 4 and 5, 2012 and showcases many big, boozy, and flavorsome treats that are brewed stateside and highly revered internationally. Here’s the lowdown from the Stein’s uber geek Dave Stockhausen on the event and beers you can expect to find: Read More…

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