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About 50 or 60 wine lovers came together to celebrate Austrian wine the other night at Seasonal Restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Stephen Bitterolf, the Wine Director at Crush, conceived of this event with an eye towards the famous La Paulée

Hopworks releases Piledriver in 750 ml bottles at a docksale tomorrow...Piledriver began as Hopworks Dubbel Supplex Abbey Ale in 2009. They then aged it in four different bourbon and Cabernet barrels with sixty pounds of sour cherries and brettanomyces for eighteen months...

4. The cleaning company wanted Anya to start at 6:30, but in spring and summer she came earlier. It was light enough to see the cigarette butts and empty cups, the loose pages of free newspapers and occasional oyster shell left on the patio. She held the biodegradable bag -- this city, Anya knew, had strict rules

American Craft Beer Week wraps up on Sunday, and we’re toasting its final few days with today’s Drink of the Week, the Longboard Lager from Kona Brewing Co. Making its aluminum-can debut last month,...

Apex turns two this weekend with a brand new Bear Republic double IPA; Rogue celebrates Brewer the black Lab in Newport; Heater Allen is five; and we keep saying goodbye to Angelo Brewpublic.

Collage Beermaker Dinner 05/18/12 Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House 1044 NW Bond Street Bend, OR 541-312-6946 $85 Only 4 seats left This momentous occasion celebrates the release of our collaboration beer with Hair of the Dog Brewing Company. The first beer brewed in our

Harvester Beer Tasting 05/18/12 Food Front Cooperative Grocery 6344 SW Capitol Hwy Portland 4:30-6:30pm Stop by and say hi to James and sample their gluten free bottled beers.

Brewers Memorial Ale Fest 5/18-5/20, 2012 Rogue Ales 2320 OSU Dr Newport 5-10pm Fri 12-10pm Sat 12-4pm Sun $10, which includes four taster tokens 21+only 50+ Microbrews, Live Music, Doggy Musical Chairs, Dog Wash, Dog Dancing and Celebrity dog look-alikes (Rin-T

Apex turns 2 5/18-5/19, 2012 Apex 1216 SE Division Portland 5-9pm Fri 1130am Sat Friday features 3 beers from Cascade Brewing including Agent de l’orange: 10.78% ABV-live NW style sour ale, Summer Gose 5.5%ABV, a NW sour beer is a re-creation of a historic German wheat beer, sl

Piledriver Release 05/19/12 Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland 11-3pm Piledriver began as Hopworks Dubbel Supplex Abbey Ale in 2009, aged in four different bourbon and Cabernet barrels with sixty pounds of sour cherries and brettanomyces for eighteen months 8.5%ABV.

1st Annual NE Pedal Poker Run 05/19/12 Alameda Brewhouse 4765 NE Fremont Portland 1-5pm Visit six participating NE breweries and pubs all with in easy walking distance. At each stop pick up one playing card to create the best 5 card stud hand possible. Make sure you are at Alameda Br

Anniversary Open House 05/19/12 Heater|Allen Brewery 907 NE 10th Ave McMinnville, OR 97128 503-472-4898 Noon-5pm Pouring Pils, Coastal, Schwarz, Hugo, and Smoky Bob. The tasting will be $4. The new Heater Allen logo Pilsner glasses for sale for $5. These Pilsner glasses will hol

Look for Widmer's new cutaway four-packs of 22-ounce bottles

Coalator Program – new beer release for the Dutch Master 05/17/12 Coalition Brewing 2724 SE Ankeny Portland 3pm New beer in the Coaltor series called the Dutch Master which is a chocolate infused smoked ale.

3. Matt looked at the clock: 5:46. He had slept not at all. He'd been lying there looking at the ceiling since Cassi conked out a little after four, after three hours of her crying and recriminations and threats of going back to Brazil. It made no sense; she was the one who came home at one in the morning

Lady bartenders are badasses. Like their male counterparts, they mix drinks, make conversation and keep a smile all the while, but in a male-dominated drinks world, their cocktail prowess is often...

Just another Thursday in Beervana: 10 Barrel's Shawn Kelso is at the Green Dragon tonight, check out some new Firestone Walker beers at Roscoe's, there's an Elysian tasting at Uptown Market and Fort George takes over the taps at Bottles...

So, this was a cooking fear that I faced recently — fried chicken. Seriously, I’ve always been a little intimidated by it and by imagining the bubbling oil overflowing the pot and burning my house down. Th

If you hear about raw milk, it's almost always portrayed as a fringe product consumed by wacko hippies who are just asking to get sick. In this video from a new series about local farmers and cooks called Food Farmer Earth, farmer Mike Guebert of

Allman’s All Mild Release 05/17/12 Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub 506 Columbia St Hood River 5-6:30pm Allman’s All Mild is a light copper colored English Mild Ale, using a blend of 2-row Pale, Munich, English crystal and brown malts that provide a toasty biscuit character a

Radiant Summer Ale Release 05/14/12 Concordia Ale House 3276 NE Killingsworth Portland 5-8pm Release party for Ninkasi’s summer ale Radiant, also on draft Ninkasi Babylon “English Style” Double IPA one of only 10 kegs in PDX

Next Generation Strong Ale 05/17/12 Pints Brewing 412 NW 5th Ave #100 Portland 4pm $3 pints Next Generation Strong Ale is a tribute to brewer Zach’s newborn son, Hunter Beckwith (ed. note that’s super cool). Here’s the description: Next Generation Strong Ale 7

Fort George Tap Takeover 05/17/12 Bottles 5015 NE Fremont Portland 7pm Look for 1811 Lager, Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale, Vortex IPA, Cavatica Stout, Bad Ju Ju x2IPA, Magnifica Indica Belgae, ABCDA and North V.

Meet the 10 Barrel Brewer 05/17/12 Green Dragon 928 SE 9th Ave Portland 6pm Shawn Kelso and 10 Barrel Brewing for Meet the Brewer. Well known for making strong and flavorful beers, Shawn will be bringing with him five of 10 Barrel’s exceptional Ales: S1NIST0R Black Ale- ABV: 5.4%- IB

COLLAGE, Conflux No. 1 Beer Dinner 05/18/12 Deschutes Brewery Bend Pub 1044 NW Bond St Bend 6-9pm $85 buy here http://collagedinnerbend.eventbrite.com/ During this beer dinner, meet owners Gary Fish of Deschutes Brewery and A

Upright Beermaker Dinner 05/17/12 Upright Brewing 240 N Broadway #2 – in the basement Portland 7pm SOLD OUT Featuring Grain and Gristle chef Nathaniel Price. The four main beers being paired are the new Supercool IPA, 2011 Provision, Fantasia, and the Seven, all of which ar

Every so often a publisher sends me a book I’m sure will be lousy, but it turns out to be an enjoyable read. Such is the case with “Restaurant Man” by Joe Bastianich, long time business partner of Mario Batali.

David Chang and DJ Questlove face off in a battle for best fried chicken. Hulu The top eight airlines for in-flight drinking. Food Republic A New Zealand bride sparks controversy for being...

The recent flap about Burnside Brewing's spiced, chili-infused wheat ale formerly called Kali-Ma isn't going away, despite the brewery last week postponing the May 15 release of the beer until it's been renamed . But an article posted in today's Indian Express reports that Indian MPs are demanding an apology:

2. Isabel had trouble again getting the key to turn. She meant to bring some spray graphite from home, but she'd been up until two painting and forgot. She drew the key from the lock and smoothed its grooves, thinking of what she'd finished, or nearly finished. She was pleased with it, very. She knew she m

Tastings tonight at Hop Haven, Belmont Station and Cascade Barrel House...

1. James did not want to read more into it. Yes, she was friendly to him. But maybe that was just the job. Waiting in line, he glanced out the front window at what he knew was her bike. Knew because he'd seen her gliding up one morning at 5:40, James in his car at that hour because a friend had needed a jump.

Ka-POW! Quite the explosion, isn't it? My neighbor JoAnn's 20-foot-tall rhodies a

Tap It Tuesday 05/15/12 Cascade Brewing Barrel House 939 SE Belmont Portland 6pm Live Red, a NW style sour red ale that was aged for four months in Bourbon barrels. Dark red wine, raisins and red grape skin aromas are noticed up front. Sweet red grapes and caramel with hints of hazelnu

Join us this Friday, May 18th, when we celebrate the Wines of the Loire! Bonnie Crocker from PDX Wines will be here to share tastes of the 2010 Luneau Papin Muscadet Clos des Allees, 2011 Domaine de Reuilly Rose of Pinot Gris, 2009 Francois Pinon Vouvray Silex Noir, 2010 Clos de Tue Boeuf Cheverny Rouge, and

A reminder of how blessed we are to live in Beervana --- an excellent post and slide show in The New Yorker of photos from the Prohibition era...

Kids dressed a little differently for birthdays back then. My best friend Sarah, second from left, bottom row; I am to her left. It's Kathy's birthday; she's center, blonde, holding two Troll dolls. What a time capsule. Thanks for posting, KK!

Sometimes I think contributor Jim Dixon of

Collage Bottle Release 05/15/12 Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub 210 NW 11th Ave Portland 503-296-4906 11-10pm The first beer created and second released in the Conflux Series + is a collaboration with Hair of the Dog Brewing Co, only a limited amount of bottles for sale at both pu

Shaddock Rotator IPA series on Draft 05/14/12 Widmer Gasthaus 955 N Russell Portland 5pm $3 pints all day – Kick Off American Craft Beer Week with a Hefeweizen toast — guests around for the toast will receive a free Widmer Brothers sample.

Allman’s All Mild Release 05/15/12 Full Sail Brewery at Riverplace 0307 SW Montgomery Portland 5-6:30pm Allman’s All Mild is a light copper colored English Mild Ale, using a blend of 2-row Pale, Munich, English crystal and brown malts that provide a toasty biscuit character

Amarillo Armadillo Release 05/15/12 Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland 5pm The latest single hop IPA, the Amarillo Armadillo, will be released also you can do all three single hop IPA’s as samplers.

Amarillo Armadillo Release 05/15/12 Hopworks BikeBar 3947 N Williams Ave Portland 5pm

Breakside Beermaker Dinner 05/15/12 Aviary 1733 NE Alberta Portland 503-287-2400 $45 The four-course meal will be limited to twenty tickets and will be held in the back room of the Aviary Bar. First: Steak tartare with fried quail eggs and pickled cauliflower with Bourbon B

Collage Beer Dinner 05/14/12 Wildwood Restaurant & Bar 1221 NW 21st Ave Portland, OR 97209 only 4 seats left – email shelly to reserve a spot 503-225-0130 or shelly@wildwoodrestaurant.com 6:30-9:30pm $85 6 courses COLLAGE DINNER MENU Mizuna Gar

3 Ring Circus Release 05/15/12 Belmont Station 4500 SE Stark Portland 5-8pm For this beer Homebrew chef Sean Paxton collaborated with brewers from Ninkasi, Speakeasy, and Schmaltz to create a nut brown ale brewed with dulce de leche, popped corn and peanuts. Ninkasi Ringleader Jamie Fl

While the rest of thecountrycelebrates Mother's Day, here in Beervana it's an early Father's day with FredFest, which celebrates the birthday of the father oif the Portland beer scene and the dean of American beer writers, Fred Eckhardt, who turned 86 earlier this month. As always, I'll use it as an excuse to post th

Bluehour is on Gayot’s list of the “Top 10 Restaurants for Mother’s Day Brunch in the United states“. Mother’s Day brunch at Bluehour in Portland, Oregon, kicks off with a basket of p

Eagerly awaited Gigantic Brewing's Tasting Room and Champagne lounge is an SRO hit from its first day.

10th Annual Sasquatch Brew Fest 05/12/12 Eugene Hilton 66 E 6th Ave Eugene Noon $10 Live music will feature The Scott Law Band, The Ty Curtis Band, The Lionel Young Band, The Scott Pemberton Trio, and the Craig Sorseth Trio. Entrance includes a commemorative glass and two taste t

Migration Tap Takeover 05/12/12 Bottles 5015 NE Fremont Portland 6-9pm Enjoy eight of Migrations beers on tap, meet co-owner Eric Banzer-Lausberg and assistant brewer Colin Rath, and your chance to win some Migration merch! Beers on tap will include: Clems Cream Ale // abv

MacTarnahan’s Craft Beer Brunch – Benefitting Loaves & Fishes 05/13/12 MacTarnahan’s Taproom 2730 NW 31st Ave Portland, OR 97210 503.228.5269 11-3pm Take your mom out for brunch for Mother’s Day and help feed seniors at the same time. MacTarnahan’s Taproom will dona

Bring Mom out for a Beer 05/13/12 Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub 506 Columbia Hood River 1-4pm Tours are free of charge at 1, 2, 3 and 4pm and each tour participant will receive a complementary glass. Full Sail will treat mom to a free dessert with the purchase of a meal

Seeing Rammstein Monday in Tacoma. Friend sent me this, in anticipation. Din says, "I'd rather see these kids." How great are they?[m.youtube.com]?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbqpRoVxH2jc&v=bqpRoVxH2jc&gl=US