The Best of What’s Left of Portland Beer Week

The “week” kicked off June 7, but there’s still plenty left on the docket.

Lompoc’s Cacao Cream Ale Is a Hazy, Tropical Ale with Notes of Milk Chocolate

One sip of Cacao Cream Ale and you will be on #TeamPulp.

The Five Hottest Beer Trends of the Season

Summer guzzlin’

New Oregon Breweries Scoop Up Awards at the World Beer Cup While Old Medal-Winners Lag Behind

Oregon brewers captured 23 medals, the third-biggest haul of any state, with Breakside taking home the second-most medals of any brewery, behind Firestone Walker’s five.

Pfriem’s New Nectarine Ale Tastes Like a Liquid Orchard

Pfriem head brewer Gavin Lord was eating fresh nectarines and vanilla ice cream to finish off a quiet date night with his wife when the idea for the brewery’s Nectarine Golden Ale tiptoed into his brain.

It’s Almost Summer. Here’s Where to Drink on Your Annual Trip to Cannon Beach.

When looking to get out of town for a weekend—or even a day trip—while keeping good beer nearby, you could do a lot worse than Cannon Beach.

After a Record Year of Closures, Craft Breweries Are Rethinking Some Things

Are there too many craft breweries now? Not long ago, that would have seemed a laughable idea. But a wave of recent closures—including Lompoc Brewing’s Hedge House, BTU Brasserie and most notably the Commons at the red-hot intersection of Southeast 7th Avenue and Belmont Street last year—have beer geeks wondering if the craft bubble has finally burst.

Four Portland Beer Spots Got Major Upgrades This Year