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New Year = New Beer

I just swung by my local Albertsons to pick up some groceries. I was shocked by the amount of new brews they had. There was a big stack of Widmer’s W’10 Pitch Black IPA at one end of the aisle, six days ahead of its supposed release date. Coincidentally, Hopworks is also releasing a [...]

Granddaddy Ale & Eugene City Brewery Garage Sale

My wife and I stopped in at the Eugene City Brewery last night for dinner and a chance to try Granddaddy Ale. If you missed my previous post, Granddaddy Ale is a one-off golden ale brewed with 2 pounds of red rose petals, created to commemorate the UofO Ducks trip to the Rose Bowl.

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Oregon Beer in $50.00

Apparently this blogging thing has given me a small amount of beer clout. More and more I am getting asked beer questions from friends and co-workers. A question that has come up a few times recently is:

I will be visiting friends/family in another state.

OR

Friends/family from out of state will be visiting [...]

Eugene City Brewery Debuts Granddaddy Ale

I just receivedĀ anĀ e-mail from Eugene City Brewery about their upcoming brew Granddaddy Ale; a beer to celebrate the UofO Ducks trip to the Rose Bowl. Here is the release description.

The Granddaddy of Them All

In honor of the University of Oregon Ducks going to the Rose Bowl, Nate Sampson, [...]

Adventures in Homebrew: Becoming a Yeast Farmer

Saturday morning I got to try my hand at yeast farming. I was ready to bottle my Belgian IPA and wanted to save the yeast for future brewing. Originally I had planned on just pitching another beer on top of the yeast cake, but I didn’t want to brew another Belgian for my next [...]