Brian Yaeger

In the lager world, we’ve got German pils and Czech pilsners. You’ll now find “Italian pilsners,” which mean they’ve been dry-hopped, something the Germans and other classicists would never do. Then there’s your Mexican lager, which actually has its roots in Vienna lager. I even found a handful of Polish pilsners in Market of Choice’s […]

I got the idea for the coffee beer (and coffee itself) and doughnut festival called Baker’s Dozen back in 2015. The annual, migratory Craft Brewers Conference — a gathering for those in the craft beer industry to share ideas (and beers) — landed in Portland that year. Portland enjoys a reputation as a beer mecca, but […]

Elevators don’t go to the 13th floor, yet the number is good luck for Boneyard Beer founder Tony Lawrence, who’s certainly achieved great heights. The brewing industry veteran — who got his start in beer at Deschutes in 1988 — says of Boneyard’s baker’s dozen trips around the sun, “It’s aged me 26 years.” Born […]

The Oregon Beer Awards, first of all, are a real thing. In the beer world, earning a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival is the equivalent of earning an Oscar, but medaling at the OBAs is a bit like winning an Independent Spirit Award: not the same level of prestige, a meaningful recognition […]