Have you noticed the flood of new Oakshire brews hitting the taps over the last few weeks? Single Batch beers Willamette Dammit (English pale ale), Patriot Porter and Black Wolf Schwarzbier, have all been released since late December. And last week, the brewery’s spring seasonal, O’Dark:30, returned for its second year. I stopped by the brewery last Thursday to talk with [...]
Eugene’s hottest event is IPA Fest. Bottleshop owners Mike and Jeff are back and this time they’ve gone crazy. This event has everything. There are IPAs, Double IPAs, Triple IPAs and just when you think you’ve seen it all:
Knock knock. Who’s there? Black IPAs!
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16 Tons Bottle Shop Presents:
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The recipe for a Belgian strong dark ale has been kicking around in the back of my cranium for a while now. Last week I decided to get the ball rolling and started culturing up a big pitch of Westmalle yeast. Instead of building a starter, I brewed a low ABV Belgian pale whose cake will be used for the [...]
Once again, I am arriving late to the party with my end of the year wrap up. I could spend a paragraph or two reminiscing, misty eyed about Beer and Coding’s romp through 2010, but I happen to be in more of a meat and potatoes mood this morning. And with that brick wall [...]