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The Oregon Beer Awards Has Named the Winners of its Fresh-Hop Categories

The Willamette Week-sponsored Oregon Beer Awards has announced winners in two categories of beers made with cones harvested just within the last few weeks—many from farms less than an hour away in the Willamette Valley. Even though the competition is months away, judging took place this past weekend while the beverages are at their peak.

Andi Prewitt October 14 at 2:50 PM

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WW Staff October 9 at 11:08 AM

Northwest Portland Wine Lounge Bar Diane Rewards Connoisseurs Without Alienating Newbies

Best of all, every bottle can be had by the glass for 25 percent of the list price—a confident move that belies the bar’s sense of self right out the gate. I could scarcely believe my good fortune as the bartender agreed to pull down a bottle of gorgeous Ar.Pe.Pe. Rosso di Valtellina ($74), a feather-light nebbiolo from Lombardy that tastes like winged violets.

Jordan Michelman October 8

Oregon Breweries Brought Home 15 Medals from the Great American Beer Festival

Oregon’s brewers had a double-digit haul at this year’s Great American Beer Festival, which just wrapped up this last weekend in Denver, however, it was the least number of medals awarded to our homegrown beers in what’s become an increasingly fierce competition. Overall, our state’s producers took home 15 awards coming off the previous year’s high of 22 and 19 in 2017.

Andi Prewitt October 7

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WW Staff October 2

Great Notion Brewing is Opening a Third Brewpub in Beaverton

Great Notion Brewing and Barrel House, known for its beers with bold flavors and inspiring devotees to wait in line every Saturday to buy special can releases, just announced that it is opening a third location in Cedar Mill.

Andi Prewitt October 1

Northeast Portland Vietnamese Restaurant and Karaoke Bar Yen Ha Is Closing

Yen Ha, one of Portland’s oldest Vietnamese restaurants and hotspot for karaoke, is set to close later this month.

Matthew Singer September 30

Migration Brewing Hires a New Head Brewer

There is a new brewer overseeing operations at Migration Brewing following the departure of head brewer Trever Bass this summer. Zack Kaplan, who brings with him 10 years of professional brewing experience at companies like well-regarded Upslope in Boulder, Colo., San Diego-based Saint Archer, and most recently, Bonfire Brewing in Eagle, Colo., will be based at Migration’s production facility in Gresham.

Andi Prewitt September 25

Bar of the Year 2017: Bar Casa Vale is a Dream of Spain a Decade in the Making

Casa Vale has become one of Portland’s most fully realized bar experiences, one of the few places in Portland where everything is hitting its mark.

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