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One of the longest-running beer blogs online, active since 2004.

I wrote "Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon", published in 2014; find it here: https://amzn.to/3tmLSGv

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 14: Leikam Brewing Maccabeer IPA

Happy Hanukkah! Hanukkah begins at sundown today and I like to select a beer to commemorate it. So today’s beer comes from Leikam of Portland, a kosher brewery which offers up Maccabeer IPA.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 14: Leikam Brewing Maccabeer IPA - The Brew Site
Happy Hanukkah! Hanukkah begins at sundown today, December 14, and during those years when the holiday falls within the Advent calendar dates, I like to select a beer to commemorate it. In that vei…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 13: Chiang Mai Beer Winter Night Cacao Stout

Today is National Cocoa Day, so naturally today’s Advent pick is inspired by the observance. Chiang Mai brews up a winter stout with raw cacao nibs for plenty of chocolatey character.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 13: Chiang Mai Beer Winter Night Cacao Stout - The Brew Site
Today is National Cocoa Day, celebrating that oh-so-winter beverage that’s been warming us up for generations, so naturally today’s Advent pick is inspired by the observance. Chiang Mai…
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December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 12: @troegsbeer.bsky.social Gingerbread Cookie Stout

It’s Gingerbread House Day today, a whimsical day deserving a beer to match. Tröegs has just the beer, an imperial stout brewed with spices to capture the essence of the season.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 12: Tröegs Brewing Gingerbread Cookie Stout - The Brew Site
It’s Gingerbread House Day today, a whimsical observance celebrating that popular edible Christmas decoration, so why not pick a beer for our Advent calendar to match? Tröegs Independent Brew…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Public Coast Brewing out of Cannon Beach announced this week that it is bringing on a new Operations Manager—Chad Kennedy, a distinguished figure in Oregon’s brewing scene. Kennedy was head brewer at Laurelwood Brewing and helped open Worthy Brewing in 2012.

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Public Coast Brewing hires Chad Kennedy as Operations Manager - The Brew Site
Public Coast Brewing out of Cannon Beach, Oregon, announced this week that it is bringing on a new Operations Manager to oversee brewing operations—Chad Kennedy, a distinguished figure in Ore…
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December 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 11: Tarin Cervejaria Natalina

For today’s Advent beer pick we travel to Brazil, where Christmas is celebrated in summer with feasting and festivities. Tarin Cervejaria has one for the occasion: Natalina, or “Christmas” in English.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 11: Tarin Cervejaria Natalina - The Brew Site
For today’s Advent beer pick we travel south to Brazil, where Christmas (Natal) is celebrated in summer with feasting and attending mass on Christmas Eve and waiting for Papai Noel to bring g…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Stem Ciders recently introduced a new series of non-alcoholic ciders into its lineup, Stem Zero, with two flavors: Blueberry Lime and Apricot Haze. The company highlights that these are not alcohol-removed, rather “true” (never alcoholic) ones from the start.

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Colorado’s Stem Ciders release non-alcoholic Stem Zero (received) - The Brew Site
Stem Ciders of Colorado recently introduced a new series of non-alcoholic ciders into its lineup, Stem Zero, leading with two flavors: Blueberry Lime and Apricot Haze. The company highlights the fa…
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December 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 10: Reuben’s Brews Julebokk Winter Lager

Today is National Lager Day in the U.S., so it’s only fitting to feature a lager in the spirit of the season. To that end we’re choosing Julebokk Winter Lager, a beer brewed with cardamom.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 10: Reuben’s Brews Julebokk Winter Lager - The Brew Site
Today is National Lager Day in the United States, so it’s only fitting to feature a lager beer from a U.S. brewery in the spirit of the season. To that end we visit Washington state and Reube…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 9: Shipyard Brewing Prelude Winter Warmer

For today’s Advent beer we drop in to New England to visit Shipyard, one of Maine’s oldest and largest breweries, to serve up a classic annual winter ale—Prelude Winter Warmer.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 9: Shipyard Brewing Prelude Winter Warmer - The Brew Site
For today’s Advent beer we drop in to New England to visit Shipyard Brewing, one of Maine’s oldest and largest breweries, to serve up a classic winter ale that makes an appearance every…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 8: Go Brewing New School Holiday Sour

Non-alcoholic beers have been growing in popularity in recent years, many getting quite good. Go exclusively brews NA, and for today’s Advent beer, we’re exploring New School Holiday Sour.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 8: Go Brewing New School Holiday Sour - The Brew Site
Non-alcoholic beers and other beverages have been growing in popularity and availability over the past several of years, and many have been getting quite good. In additional to traditional brewerie…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 7: Göteborgs Nya Bryggeri Christmas Session IPA

For today’s Advent beer pick we are traveling to Göteborgs in Sweden, which brews up a range of beers. Of those I was interested to find a lighter option in its Christmas Session IPA.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 7: Göteborgs Nya Bryggeri Christmas Session IPA - The Brew Site
For today’s Advent beer pick we are traveling to Sweden in search of holiday beer, and land at Göteborgs Nya Bryggeri (Göteborgs New Brewery), founded in 2015. Göteborgs brews up a range of b…
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December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 6: Pelican Brewing Bad Santa Cascadian Dark Ale

After Krampus Night comes St. Nicholas Day, celebrated on December 6. St. Nick is the precursor to modern-day Santa Claus, so today we have a Santa-themed beer—Bad Santa from Oregon.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 6: Pelican Brewing Bad Santa Cascadian Dark Ale - The Brew Site
After Krampus Night comes St. Nicholas Day, celebrating the arrival of St. Nicholas on December 6 who brings gifts to children. St. Nick is, of course, the precursor to the modern-day Santa Claus, …
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December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 5: Seven Tribesmen Brewery Krampusz Spiced Winter Ale

Tonight is Krampus Night, taking place on the even of St. Nicholas Day, in which beastly Krampus punishes misbehaving children, a good day for Krampusz, a spiced winter ale.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 5: Seven Tribesmen Brewery Krampusz Spiced Winter Ale - The Brew Site
Tonight is Krampus Night, taking place on the even of St. Nicholas Day, in which beastly Krampus accompanies St. Nick to punish misbehaving children as Nicholas rewards the well-behaved. It’s…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 4: Taft’s Brewing Santa’s Bribe Christmas Cookie Ale

Today is National Cookie Day, so plan your holiday baking if you haven’t yet! This should include cookies for Santa, but if not Taft’s has a beer for the occasion: Santa’s Bribe.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 4: Taft’s Brewing Santa’s Bribe Christmas Cookie Ale - The Brew Site
Today is National Cookie Day, an apt holiday for December and a good reminder to plan out your holiday baking if you haven’t already! This should include cookies for Santa Claus, of course, b…
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December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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In October, Florida’s Funky Buddha Brewery released the first drinks in its newest expansion, THC Social Tonics, a line of non-alcoholic hemp-derived THC beverages. They come in three flavors: Blackberry Lemon, Blueberry Pomegranate, and Passion Fruit Lime.

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Funky Buddha Brewery expands into non-alcoholic THC tonics (received) - The Brew Site
In October, Florida’s Funky Buddha Brewery released the first drinks in its newest expansion, THC Social Tonics, a line of non-alcoholic hemp-derived THC beverages, entering a market that&#82…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 3: Abita Brewing Christmas Ale

Over 40 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana’s oldest brewery, Abita Brewing, began brewing its Christmas Ale shortly after opening in 1986, and it has been a returning staple every year since.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 3: Abita Brewing Christmas Ale - The Brew Site
Over 40 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana’s oldest brewery has been crafting a wide range of beers along with sodas and hop water for nearly 40 years, including (naturally) a seasonal Chr…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Flock Party is the newest year-round IPA from Pelican Brewing, billed as a “modern IPA” by the brewery designed as approachable and sessionable to share with friends. It's brewed with Bravo, Centennial, & Strata hops with a simple malt bill to highlight the hops.

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Pelican Brewing Flock Party IPA - The Brew Site
Flock Party is the newest year-round IPA from Pelican Brewing, billed as a “modern IPA” by the brewery, designed as an approachable and sessionable IPA to share with friends (your &#822…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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I recently received review samples of the new limited-edition beer from Public Coast Brewing, Fluff N’ Good Stout, a pastry stout inspired by the fluffernutter sandwich. I posted the news of the release previously, and plan to review this one soon.

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Received: Fluff N’ Good Stout from Public Coast Brewing - The Brew Site
I recently received review samples of the new limited-edition beer from Public Coast Brewing, Fluff N’ Good Stout, a pastry stout inspired by the fluffernutter sandwich. I posted the news of …
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December 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 2: Otter Brewery Otter Claus

For today’s Advent Beer pick, we’re visiting SW England to find Otter Brewery. The brewery focuses heavily in sustainability and award-winning beers, including its annual Christmas ale, Otter Claus.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 2: Otter Brewery Otter Claus - The Brew Site
For today’s Advent Beer pick, we’re visiting southwest England to find the playfully-themed Otter Brewery, founded in 1990. The brewery focuses heavily in sustainability and award-winni…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 1: @block15brewing.bsky.social Hoppy Holidays

Happy December! The first of the month means it’s officially Advent calendar season and each day counting down to Christmas I’ll feature a new holiday-themed beer to seek out.

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Advent Beer Calendar 2025: Day 1: Block 15 Brewing Hoppy Holidays - The Brew Site
Happy December! The first of the month means it’s officially Advent calendar season which heralds the return of the longest-running annual feature here on the blog: the Beer Advent Calendar! …
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December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Shout out to our friends at @fortgeorgebeer.bsky.social for the otterly amazing support 🦦
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Reviewing Tide Land Stout from @fortgeorgebeer.bsky.social, a blend of fresh, young stout with barrel-aged stout aged in Westward Whiskey barrels. A portion of the proceeds from Tide Land sales benefit the @elakhaalliance.bsky.social.

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Astoria’s Fort George Brewery has a fairly wide beer repertoire that spans its regular lineup as well as the many seasonals, limited-editions, and one-offs the brewery releases every year&#82…
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November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Reviewing the non-alcoholic 8ZERO5 Blonde Ale from Firestone Walker Brewing.

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Firestone Walker Brewing 8ZERO5 Non-Alcoholic Blonde - The Brew Site
Firestone Walker Brewing entered the non-alcoholic beer market last year with the NA version of its popular flagship 805 blonde ale, with 8ZERO5 (or 805 Zero). The 805 Beer brand is brewed to compe…
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November 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Here’s a fun 2 week long event returning to Portland this Friday, Nov 28: the Portland Holiday Ale Trail and the 12 Beers of Gristmas, hosted by 12 Portland craft breweries, wherein you visit each brewery to collect passport stamps for a chance to win fun prizes.

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The 4th annual Portland Holiday Ale Trail returns this Friday, November 28 - The Brew Site
Here’s a fun two week long event returning to Portland this Friday, November 28: the Portland Holiday Ale Trail and the 12 Beers of Gristmas, hosted by 12 Portland craft breweries, wherein yo…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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There’s a new holiday cider out from 2 Towns Ciderhouse this season, bringing cranberries and cinnamon to the party for a rock music-infused specialty—Sled Zeppelin. The PR is full of Led Zeppelin references and puns, and I expect the cider will hold up to it.

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2 Towns Ciderhouse releases Sled Zeppelin to rock the holidays (received) - The Brew Site
There’s a new holiday cider out from 2 Towns Ciderhouse this season, bringing cranberries and cinnamon to the party for a rock music-infused specialty—Sled Zeppelin. As expected, the ne…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Pelican Brewing introduced a new beer to its year-round lineup this fall, Flock Party IPA, which the brewery is calling a modern take on the style brewed with Bravo, Centennial, and Strata hops. Last week Pelican sent me samples of the beer to review.

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Received: Pelican Brewing’s new Flock Party IPA - The Brew Site
Pelican Brewing introduced a new beer to its year-round lineup this fall, Flock Party IPA, which the brewery is calling a modern take on the style brewed with Bravo, Centennial, and Strata hops. La…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM