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Starting This Weekend, You Can Bid on Rare Beer—and Later, One-of-a-Kind Wines

Rare beer lovers are preparing for a bidding war this weekend. Considered to be the largest auction of its kind, Brews for New Avenues also raises money for programs serving youths who are at risk for homelessness. But this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the affair will look a little different.

Eyes Burning? Nose Itching? Blame the High Grass Pollen Count in Portland Right Now

If your eyes are on fire and you can’t stop blowing your nose, you can blame grass pollen.

Enhance This Year’s Academy Award Best Picture Nominees With Cannabis

With the ceremony coming up this Sunday, we’re here with an assist.

An Oregon Company Will Take You on a Tour of Wine Country by Horseback

See and taste the willamette valley in the most bucolic way possible.

A Decade Later, The First Beer Oakshire Ever Made Remains a Classic

If Oakshire Brewery’s six-pack beers are all you’ve had, you’re missing out.

Plank Town Brewing Almost Single-Handedly Breathed Life Into Downtown Springfield

One of the prides of the Plank Town is its commitment to casks, allowing yeast to create the fizziness in the beer as it waits to be served.

Santiam’s Barrel-Aged Beer Ranks Among the Best in the State

Vanguard Looks Like a Tech Company But Pours Some of the Finest Pilsners And Lagers Anywhere Near

There’s even a nice shady patio with picnic tables to enjoy a beer or two at during the summer—so long as you’re cool looking like a suburban worker that’s sneaking a pint in on your lunch break.

Wolves & People Is Undeniably Among the Most Beautiful Brewery Locations in Oregon.

There are some decent pours among the bunch, and you’ll almost certainly be able to find something to sate your appetite during a beautiful day on the farm.

Don’t Freak Over the Snow. Oregon Needs This.

Alarmed by the snow dumping on Portland this week? Don’t complain: Oregon needs this.

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