Beer

Oregon City Brewing Is Adding a Year-Round Beer Garden and Food Cart Pod

Oregon City Brewing is one of those businesses that has started to convert even more of its property into an al fresco taproom. The brewery actually purchased three gravel parking lots surrounding the original location on Washington Street three years ago, not knowing how crucial that space would become during the pandemic. Last year, they converted half of it into temporary outdoor seating and leased the other portion to Coney Island Tavern.

New Team Beers Will Debut at Providence Park When Fans Return for Matches This Month

As soccer fans prepare to head back into Providence Park to watch the Timbers and Thorns in person once again, they will also find a couple of new team beers waiting for them at the concession stands. When the Thorns play their home opener first on April 9, Pelican Brewing is introducing its beer made in collaboration with the team called the Side Tackle Hazy IPA. Meanwhile, the Timbers will also be getting their own beer courtesy of Widmer Brothers, a longstanding partner with the men’s Major League Soccer team. Debuting for the 2021 season is ‘Til I Die IPA, a classic West Coast take on the style.

The Oregon Brewers Festival Is Canceled for a Second Straight Year

For the second year in a row, the state’s largest beer festival has been scrapped because of the ongoing pandemic. The Oregon Brewers Festival made the announcement on its Facebook page late last night, and also deleted the event from the social media platform.

Rogue Ales & Spirits Is Indefinitely Closing Its Independence Farms Tasting Room

One of Oregon’s rare working hop farms that also featured an onsite pub is closing indefinitely. Rogue Farms Tasting Room made the announcement, signed by Rogue Ales & Spirits president Dharma Tamm, on its Facebook page this morning. He cited the financial difficulties associated with the ongoing global health crisis as the primary reason the company would not reopen the property in Independence to the public.

Bit House Saloon Will Be Revived as Bit House Collective With Pono Brewing Beers and Magna Food

Three familiar entities in Portland’s hospitality scene are ready to give collaboration a try. Pono Brewing, Filipino restaurant Magna and Mixtress Natasha Mesa—formerly of cocktail bar Deadshot—have formed Bit House Collective, which simultaneously revives the popular Southeast Grand Avenue bar of the same name.

Ilani Casino Is Hosting an In-Person Beer Festival This Weekend

Ilani, the tribal casino located closest to Portland, is hosting BrewFest Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21. But much like other events going forward during the pandemic, it won’t look like it has in years past. In fact, the celebration is even getting a new name—Brews for a Good Cause—to reflect its mission to support local restaurants that have struggled to stay open during the global health crisis.

Hammer & Stitch Is a Throwback to a Simpler Time in Portland Craft Beer

A visit to the taproom on Northwest Wilson Street will remind you of that earlier era, when breweries often popped up on the industrial fringes, and tracking down those old warehouses and repurposed auto garages felt like a scavenger hunt only beer nerds knew about.

Suttle Lodge’s Virtual Winter Beer Festival Aims to Raise $50,000 for the Local Restaurant Industry

Tickets are now on sale for the Suttle Lodge’s second annual Winter Beer Festival, which includes six-packs, commemorative mugs as well as optional raffle and Bingo add-ons. Then on Saturday, Feb. 20, participants will come together in front of their screens to enjoy their beers apart, but together, while watching everything from brewer panel discussions, to cooking classes led by chefs from restaurants like Ned Ludd and Sunshine Noodles, to musical performances. Organizers hope to raise $50,000 for the Independent Restaurant Alliance of Oregon by selling at least 1,000 tickets. All proceeds will go directly to the organization and its efforts to support businesses that have struggled to remain open during the past year.

The Portland Beer Scene Is Continuing to Expand in 2021

After a year when most everybody feared Portland’s acclaimed beer industry would crumble under the burden of COVID-19 restrictions and below-normal sales, perhaps the last thing you would expect to happen next is a growth spurt.

Two College Buddies Are Turning a Century-Old Portland Church Into an Awesome New Brewery

Brody Day and his business partner, Dustin Harder, had been looking for a place to start their own brewery. When they saw the church listed online, they knew they’d found the location—and the building found an unlikely savior.

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