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Oregon Public House Has Closed Its Doors for the Foreseeable Future

Winter is technically still more than three weeks away, but already another brewery has decided it won’t even try to make it through the next season. Oregon Public House announced today on its website and social media platforms that it will be closing its doors until its “board of directors determines that it will be safe and sustainable” to reopen.

Breweries and Bars Are Starting to Close or Move to Outdoor-Only Service During the Two-Week Pause

We’re only two days into Gov. Kate Brown’s two-week pause in nine counties, and already bars and restaurants are throwing in the towel for the duration—or strongly considering it. This evening, Von Ebert Brewing’s founder, Tom Cook, announced that he will close its two properties for the duration of the period where in-person dining has been capped at 50 people, including the staff. The move is meant to help quell the skyrocketing coronavirus caseload in Oregon, which has still managed to fare better than almost every other state in the country in keeping infection rates down.

The Oregon Beer Awards Announces Its Fresh Hop Winners for the 2021 Competition

The Fresh Hop winners have been decided as part of the Oregon Beer Awards, and if there’s one thing this year’s competition makes clear it’s that Breakside knows what it’s doing when it comes to squeezing out some spectacular flavor from those little green cones. The Portland- and Milwaukie-based brewery won four of the nine medals in three categories that were judged earlier this month, including two golds for Fresh Hop Cascade Wanderlust and Fresh Hop Sterling Pils.

Oregon Breweries Won 22 Medals at the Great American Beer Festival

Despite the challenges associated with holding a massive competition during a global health crisis on both ends, Oregon breweries had a stellar showing, matching their 2018 high of 22 medals.

Thunder Island Brewing Has Moved to Cascade Locks’ Main Drag. But Don’t Worry—the Views Are Still Stunning.

The move that beer fans have been both excited and wary about has finally happened: Thunder Island is officially open in its new location no longer hugging the bank of the Columbia River but instead perched above it. Customers who were worried about losing that remarkable view in Cascade Locks need not fret any longer. The scene is perhaps even more spectacular even though you’re no longer right along the water. And there’s a whole lot more room.

A Growing Number of Breweries Are Working to Boost Voter Participation

Today, Old Town Brewing and Gigantic Brewing released a collaboration beer named “I Voted IPA,” which isn’t just a patriotically colored can. On the back you’ll find a “Civic Duty Companion,” which includes a list of crucial deadlines, like the recommended date to have submitted your ballot, the cutoff date for updating your voter registration and Election Day itself.

North Portland Beer Bar Untapped Announces It Will Close

Untapped, the small yet greatly loved beer bar on North Interstate Avenue, has announced that it will be closing its doors. The business sits along the MAX Yellow Line opened six years ago, quickly gaining a devoted customer base thanks to its well-curated rotating tap list and trivia nights.

Through Disease and Wildfire, Fresh Hop Beer Season Arrives. Here’s What to Seek Out.

Fresh hop beers are brewed almost exclusively in the Pacific Northwest—just once a year, over the period of a month.

Hopworks Has Permanently Closed Its North Williams Pub After Nine Years

Hopworks Urban Brewery has closed its North Williams Avenue pub in order to focus on its other two locations as the pandemic continues to pose a challenge to all restaurants and bars.

Oregon City’s Coin Toss Brewing Is Expanding Its Taproom, Allowing Indoor Service to Resume

While a crushing number of restaurants and bars have gone under or downsized during the pandemic, some are actually finding ways to grow. Among that group of expanding businesses is Coin Toss Brewing. The Oregon City brewery and taproom is taking over an adjacent suite in its industrial park, which doubles its existing footprint. The added space will include 500 square feet devoted to the taproom, while the remaining 1,000-square-foot area is set to become storage and home to a new barrel-aging program.

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