Beers from the Dead Microbrew Festival this Saturday, October 29

On Halloween weekend, Saturday the 29th, a new beer fest is taking place at the Midtown Yacht Club: Beers from the Dead, a celebration of classic Oregon microbrews. It’s a non-ticketed, pay-as-you-go event featuring the classic styles of the early American craft beer (or “microbrew”) movement, such as golden ales, … Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day Pub Guide for 2020

Update: At this point (late on March 16), it’s safe to say that it would be a bad idea to be out pub crawling on St. Paddy’s Day with the coronavirus severity and restrictions. I’ll leave this post up for a reference when it’s advisably safe to go out again, … Continue reading

The final Friday night for The Platypus Pub — tonight!

It’s no secret that the dual businesses of the Platypus Pub and The Brew Shop (homebrew beer supply store) are being evicted from their building, the semi-historic former church-turned-series-of-restaurants, and the end of March is when they have to be out. (Previous posts on the story here, and here.) Sadly, … Continue reading

Planning to attend Zwickelmania tomorrow? Ride the free shuttles!

I posted about Zwickelmania a couple of weeks ago, the free brewery open house event taking place tomorrow, and if you’re planning on attending then you should check out the free shuttles being provided by the Oregon Brewers Guild. This year, we’re bringing shuttles back to Bend and Eugene. The … Continue reading

Zwickelmania returns on Saturday, February 22

Oregon’s statewide Zwickelmania event can be described as the statewide brewery open house, where breweries all over the state open their doors to host tours, tastings, special events, and more. Coming up this month, on Saturday, February 22, Zwickelmania returns for its 12th year and as promised, many of our … Continue reading

The Humane Society’s 9th Annual Pup Crawl begins February 1

For the past eight years the Humane Society of Central Oregon has been hosting its annual Pup Crawl fundraiser, partnering with local breweries to help raise money for the HSCO and its animal care. And the 9th annual Pup Crawl is coming up, starting on February 1 and running throughout … Continue reading

McMenamins’ High Gravity Brewfest returns Saturday, January 18

Each January, McMenamins Old St. Francis School hosts its High Gravity Brewfest, and coming up in just over a week, on Saturday the 18th, the fest returns for its seventh go-round. “High gravity” refers to big, strong beers, typically 8% alcohol by volume or higher, and in the case of … Continue reading

Volunteer at the Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival on Saturday

The annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival takes place this Saturday, December 14, and volunteers are still needed! Here are the details: Thank you for your participation in the Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival on Saturday, December 14th, 2019. For your participation, you will receive a festival glass and complimentary … Continue reading