The men behind Worthy Brewery aren’t expecting to ride the crowded waves of the craft brewing boom. Instead, their eyes are on the horizon. Already they’re out in front of trends, busily preparing and planning for that next set. In the nearly one year that Worthy has been open (its anniversary is this February), the […]
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Sick of Ridiculous Craft Beer Names? Watch This.
In Bend, silly beer names are abundant—Crux’s Off Leash NW Session Ale, BBC’s Ching Ching Sour, Deschutes Brewery’s Jubelale. Enter your afternoon entertainment, “Hipsters Love Beer,” a comedic short by Nacho Punch.
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Watch the Birth of a Ceramic Growler
Watch this behind the scenes video of the making of Portland Growler Company’s gorgeous hand-made ceramic growlers and consider buying one for every beer drinker on your Christmas list. Cheers to a lovely snow-filled weekend! Portland Growler Company from Cineastas on Vimeo.
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By Any Other Name?
Newly opened Rat Hole Brewing is above ground
With a name like Rat Hole, we expected—and hoped for—a gritty, hard-bitten tavern, maybe even something tucked into a well-worn basement with subterranean character. The place that maybe Captain Jack Sparrow would mingle with Genghis Khan to grab a mug. Instead, the relatively new restaurant and brewpub, Rat Hole, is located in a mostly bland […]
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Dark and Stormy
Crow’s Feet Commons offers an impressively curated selection of bold brews
Jared Smith has exquisite taste. The café manager at Crow’s Feet Commons and front man for local indie rock band Wilderness recently brought in an international selection of seven top-shelf, hard-to-find bottled beers, ranging in price from $12 to $28. We can honestly say that each one is well worth every penny. Straffe Hendrik, Heritage […]
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Weekend Roundup!
phillymag.com This weekend promises a wide enough range of spectacles and activities to entertain just about everyone. Oh, and beer. Lots and lots of beer. Tonight at Silver Moon Brewing, 36 local homebrewers compete for glory at Battle of the Brews. Music by Nicolas Miranda to follow. We’ve all got that one friend who makes […]
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Broken Top Bottle Shop: Raise a Pint at First Firkin Friday, it’s for a Good Cause
A firkin keg is one in which all the carbonation comes from the fermentation that takes occurs in the keg—no CO2 is added. Tonight, proceeds from pints sold in association with Broken Top Bottle Shop’s First Firkin Friday will go to The Bethlehem Inn, an area shelter. So drink up, friends, and be happy—your money […]
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Oregon Brewers Festival Starts Today, Runs Through Sunday
Pour me another. The 26th annualOregon Brewers Festival starts today at Portland Waterfront Park(noon-9 pm most days) and runs through Sunday, July 28. Entrance is FREE and a 12.8-ounce tasting glass is $7. And this year no shitty plastic cups, which make delicious beer taste like a toy store. Glass only, this year. One dollar […]
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Broken Top In The News
For those of you who do not wait by your mailbox or stalk newsstands for all things male and macho in the magazine world, you probably missed this nice shout out to our very own, often overlooked, treasure – Broken Top. It will probably come as a shock that there are publications out there who […]
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Drinks at Crow’s Feet Commons Patio, Now Year-Round
Now with beer. Goodbye shady skids, hello patio wining and dining. It’s official—beers are now being served in the plaza in front of Crow’s Feet Commons downtown. According to owner David Marchi, who leases his historic building from the city, he recently signed a separate lease with the city that allows for beer and table […]