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TopWire Hop Project Is a Beer Lover’s Oasis, Hidden in a Field of Aromatic Hops 30 Minutes Outside Portland

Clearly, the opening of Crosby Hop Farm’s TopWire Hop Project is well-timed. At a moment when crowds are a health hazard, the safest way to experience that communal prost rush is on a carefully spaced-out beer lawn tucked within a 600-acre estate in Woodburn.

Thirsty Lion’s Tigard Location Will Host a Mini Oregon Brewers Festival Experience

The iconic Oregon Brewers Festival may have been called off in May due to COVID-19, but its spirit will live on this summer inside a Tigard pub. Through August, you can order an OBF beer flight at Thirsty Lion’s Tigard location near Washington Square. The Oregon-based company partnered with distributor Maletis Beverage to create the taster tray, which includes six samples of local brews, including everything from the Breakside Pilsner to Buoy’s IPA.

Starting This Weekend, You Can Bid on Rare Beer—and Later, One-of-a-Kind Wines

Rare beer lovers are preparing for a bidding war this weekend. Considered to be the largest auction of its kind, Brews for New Avenues also raises money for programs serving youths who are at risk for homelessness. But this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the affair will look a little different.

Base Camp Brewing Will Shut Its Doors Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Base Camp Brewing announced this afternoon on its Instagram account that it will be closing its brewpub at 930 SE Oak St. “for the foreseeable future” due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portland Cidermaker Nat West Accompanied His Teenage Daughter to the Protest Downtown Saturday Night. They Left Bloody, Burned and Nearly Deaf.

Around 11:15 pm, with no warning and, West says, justifiable provocation, federal officers occupying the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse unleashed an array of explosive crowd control munitions on demonstrators surrounding the building—essentially point-blank range from where West and his daughter were standing.

Crosby Hop Farm in Woodburn to Open the Physically Distanced Beer Garden of Your Dreams

Crosby Hop Farm, located about 30 miles south of Portland in Woodburn, has carved out space among its towering rows of hop bines for a picturesque beer garden that places the drinker right at the source of one of the key ingredients. TopWire Hop Project features a bar constructed out of a shipping container serving a rotating tap list of eight beers and one cider produced by brewers from across the country that use Crosby’s aromatic green cones. There will also be a booze-free option in the form of a seltzer water.

Old Town Brewing Temporarily Closes Its Popular Haunted Restaurant in Downtown

Old Town Brewing is temporarily shutting down its historic restaurant in the heart of its namesake neighborhood, which over years has gained a beloved following due to its beer and haunted reputation. The business posted an announcement about the closure on its Facebook page early this evening, stating that the “decision was not easily made. Old Town Pizza has remained a steadfast hub for our community to gather at since 1974, and we want to make sure it still holds that historic value through the end of this.”

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Beer

TopWire Hop Project Is a Beer Lover’s Oasis, Hidden in a Field of Aromatic Hops 30 Minutes Outside Portland

Thirsty Lion’s Tigard Location Will Host a Mini Oregon Brewers Festival Experience

Starting This Weekend, You Can Bid on Rare Beer—and Later, One-of-a-Kind Wines

Base Camp Brewing Will Shut Its Doors Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Portland Cidermaker Nat West Accompanied His Teenage Daughter to the Protest Downtown Saturday Night. They Left Bloody, Burned and Nearly Deaf.

Crosby Hop Farm in Woodburn to Open the Physically Distanced Beer Garden of Your Dreams

Old Town Brewing Temporarily Closes Its Popular Haunted Restaurant in Downtown

Support Local Breweries by Drinking on a Recently Reopened Patio, or Take Your Beer to Go

Island and Native American Culture Collide Beautifully in an Unlikely Port Town on the Columbia

Last Night, Ezra Ace Caraeff Reopened His Bar. He Hopes He Won’t Have to Close It Again.

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