President of Beers: #49

Shipyard Export Ale: Shipyard Brewing Company, Portland, Maine.

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.#49: Shipyard Export Ale: Shipyard Brewing Company, Portland, Maine. State: The northeasternmost state in the Union, Maine enjoys a reputation as the frozen, moose-ridden ancestral home of the Bush clan and the country’s lobster industry. Brewery: ...   More

 

Saturday, August 25, 2012 JOHN LOCANTHI

President of Beers: #46

Belgian-Style Tripel: Bridge Brew Works, Fayetteville, West Virginia

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.#46: Belgian-Style Tripel: Bridge Brew Works, Fayetteville, West Virginia State: Wild, wonderful West Virginia, the most rustic Eastern state. Good ol’ West Virginny is home to real wilderness and lots of colorful residents.Brewery: Bridge Brew Works, ...   More

 

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

President of Beers: #45

Calico Brown Ale: Tenaya Creek Brewery, Las Vegas, Nevada

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.#45: Calico Brown Ale: Tenaya Creek Brewery, Las Vegas, NevadaState: Initially known for its precious metal spoils, the Silver State is now spoiled by its gaming industry, as well as prostitution. As the state with the highest concentration of nuclear-detonated ...   More

 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Brian Yaeger

President of Beers: #44

Gaelic Ale: Highland Brewing Company, Asheville, North Carolina

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.#44 Gaelic Ale: Highland Brewing Company, Asheville, North CarolinaState: North Carolina, a Southern state famed the world over for being significantly nicer than South Carolina. Some guys from Ohio flew a plane there because it’s windy, which the state has ...   More

 

Thursday, August 30, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

President of Beers: #47

Shiner Bock: Spoetzel Brewery, Shiner, Texas

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.#47: Shiner Bock: Spoetzel Brewery, Shiner, TexasState: Texas, a large and proud former nation which you are strongly discouraged from messing with.Brewery: Spoetzl Brewery, founded in 1909 it is the largest and oldest brewery in Texas. Its just a piece out ...   More

 

Monday, August 27, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Summer Guide 2012: Nifty 50

John Lovegrove hits 50 local breweries in a single day.

Featured Stories It was a terrible time for a malfunctioning alarm clock. Don’t worry, John Lovegrove wasn’t late for work or a flight—he was behind schedule on a trip to the bar, missing his 7 am deadline f   More

 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Beer's Great Gluten War Heats Up

Is the top selling gluten-free beer gluten-free enough? Are its competitors beer?

Food & Drink On May 16, the three Portland breweries which make gluten-free beer—Widmer Bros., Deschutes, and Harvester—stood shoulder to shoulder as Mayor Sam Adams declared it Gluten Free Beer Day.Such innocent times!A new ruling is complicating things in the burgeoning gluten-free beer market. Eight days after the celebration, the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (known as the "TTB") handed ...   More

 

Monday, June 11, 2012 Brian Yaeger

Devour 2012: Beer, Wine & Spirits

Devour 2012 Top Picks: Clear Creek Distillery to meet the master.CorksCru to feel the chill in your bonesHollywood Fred Meyer for volume.Saraveza ’cause it’s so darn cute.Stone Barn Brandyworks to    More

 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 WW Staff

Beer Review: Logsdon Peche 'n' Brett

And other Oregon beer news

Food & Drink Portland breweries usually roll out a couple new beers every month. Some, like Cascade Barrel House, tap several kegs of new stuff every week, more than anyone not behind their bar can track. In the hype-driven craft brew market this makes sense, I guess, as there's no easier way to distinguish your product than to make hundreds of slightly different versions of it.Logsdon Farmhouse Ales' approach ...   More

 

Saturday, May 5, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Ninkasi to Brew Out Yonder

Yonder Mountain String Band teams up with Eugene Brewer and other local beer news.

Food & Drink On the heels of a big festival celebrating the confluence of beer and music—the daylong Malt Ball that paired local bands with their brew counterparts—Eugene-based Ninkasi reveals it will brew a exclusive light, summer ale for the Annual String Summit.The four-day twang-fest featuring bluegrass, folk, and jam bands is always headlined by Yonder Mountain String Band. Not only does the brewery return ...   More

 

Friday, April 13, 2012 Brian Yaeger