Beer

Bridgeport Brewing, Portland’s Oldest Beer Company, Is Ceasing Operations

The hits just keep coming for the local craft brewing industry. This morning, Portland’s oldest beer maker, BridgePort Brewery, announced that it was pulling the plug on all operations.

Burnside Brewing Abruptly Closes After Being Locked Out by their Landlord

Not only did this blindside beer drinkers and longtime fans of the pub on East Burnside Street, who were notified via a Facebook post on the brewery’s page that the pub was closed Monday for a “snow day,” employees got notice the following day that they were out of a job.

Oregon Brewers Guild Names New Executive Directors

After nearly three months without an executive director, the Oregon Brewers Guild has announced that not just one but two people will now take on the position.

Pfriem Family Brewers Announces Major Expansion in the Gorge

Gallons and gallons of more pFriem beer will be coming out of the Gorge thanks to a massive brewery expansion that will increase production to more than 60,000 barrels—approximately three times more than its current capacity.

Threshold Brewing Hasn’t Officially Had Its Grand Opening, but It’s Already Making One of the Freshest Hazy IPAs in Town

The bright and pungent Day Runner IPA smells vaguely of Portland’s second-favorite intoxicant.

Widmer Brothers Closes Its North Portland Pub After 23 Years

It’s the end of an era for one of the state’s oldest and largest breweries. Widmer Brothers has closed its pub and tasting room, effective today.

One of the City’s Most Popular Local Celebrities Has Started a Nonprofit Dedicated to Keeping Portland Weird

Our very own bagpipe-playing, flame-throwing master of balance The Unipiper (aka Brian Kidd) has launched a nonprofit with an ambitious list of goals in order to preserve and promote our oddball status.

A New Brewery Hopes to Get Your Attention With Great Sex

In terms of sex-related brewery names, it could be worse.

Portland’s First Kosher Brewery is Opening a Taproom

Portland’s first kosher brewery is expanding. Co-founder Sonia-Marie Leikam confirms that she and her husband/head brewer Theo Leikam have purchased a building that formerly housed a Thai restaurant on East Burnside Street near Northeast 58th Avenue.

Portlanders Just Chose Their Favorite Oregon IPAs in a Blind Taste Test

The second place winner in blind voting was a stirring upset over Pfriem, Barley Brown’s, Block 15, Fort George, Culmination, and other better-known makers of IPAs in the competition.

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