OREGON BREWERIES Oregon has a long history with beer. Shortly after the first European-Americans started arriving in 1843, breweries were already starting to pop up. Brewing was a staple of the early US expansion into...
With a renaissance of craft beer emerging during the mid ‘00s, Moor Beer Company (not to be confused with the equally great Moor’s Brewing Co. out of Chicago) is a wonderful synthesis of brewing techniques inspired...
Asian American Breweries This month we’ll be featuring a trio of Asian American owned breweries from across the Americas. There is a long history of brewing in Asia, with evidence of brewing in China going...
The Lost Abbey Brewery This month we’re featuring one of my favorite breweries (and my introduction to Belgian-style beers) that steered me away from mass-produced beers and led me to explore as much of the...
URBAN ROOTS BREWING This month we’ll be looking at a brewery from 2 industry stalwarts who have created something very special up in our state’s capitol. Urban Roots Brewing was started by longtime friends Rob...
BRETTANOMYCES To start off the year we will be looking at one of my favorite topics to read about in both wine and beer: yeast! Most wines and beers are fermented with the genus Saccharomyces...
