Stay Inside Today: As Smoke From Nearby Wildfires Covers Portland, Air Quality Reaches Unhealthy Levels

The layer of smoke Portland woke up to this morning is drifting in from wildfires burning in British Columbia, Canada. There are currently 600 fires burning in B.C., Global News reported yesterday, putting a couple thousand Canadian residents on evacuation notice.

Coos Bay is the Least Touristy city on the Oregon Coast. 7 Devils Brewery Matches the Vibe

The simple, light-bodied lagers were the best offerings on our summer visit, with the simple darks following quickly behind.

Tiny Arch Rock Shocked the Beer World With a Gold-Medal Lager, Then Kept on Making Beautiful Beer

Arch Rock self-distributes, and supply is spotty, but they have no trouble finding takers when they make it to Portland, becoming the only mostly static tap at Tin Bucket on North Williams.

Ashland’s Caldera Was the First Craft Brewery in the West to Put Their Beer in A Can

aldera excels with variety, as we saw with a German-style lager made with two different smoked grains, which had an almost cigar-like effect. The walls are lined with founder Jim Mills’ personal collection of over 5,000 beer bottles and cans, purportedly the largest in the state.

Chetco Brewing Makes Impressive, Rarely Seen Beer in Oregon’s Banana Belt

If you see the Block & Tackle Imperial Stout on tap, order it—the beer won silver at the World Beer Cup a few years back.

Climate City Brewing Is a Former Bootlegger Haunt With a Rainbow of Flavors (and a Few Ghosts)

The century-old brick building that houses Climate City Brewing is no stranger to scandal.

Common Block May Be Oregon’s Only Brewery to Make All Its Beer in California

A Former Brooklyn Sculptor is Making Seriously Singular Beers in a Hand-Built Brewery in Grants Pass

Conner built half the furniture in The Haul, including the beautiful bars upstairs and downstairs, using salvaged barn planks and wood from a bowling alley.