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Double Mountain Brewing is releasing their beer and cider in cans for the first time.
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Double Mountain Brewing releases beer in cans for the first time — New School Beer + Cider

Hood River and Portland, Oregon’s Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery is releasing their beer in cans for the first time. Double Mountain’s Hop Lion IPA , Dry Cider , and a new upcoming Czec...

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January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM

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The Great American Beer Festival will relocate
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The Great American Beer Festival is relocating — New School Beer + Cider

Great American Beer Festival® Heads Outdoors for the First Time   In 2026, the iconic festival will be held at Denver’s Levitt Pavilion 

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January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM

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Huge Oregon beer news today: Point Blank Distributing has been sold to Columbia Distributing newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

Point Blank Distributing sold to Columbia Distributing — New School Beer + Cider

Point Blank to Remain a Craft-Focused Division within Columbia, Preserving Supplier and Retailer Relationships and Service Columbia Distributing today announced it has entered into an agreement...

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January 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM

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Oregon's state-wide brewery open house ZWICKELMANIA is back newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

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ZWICKELMANIA 2026 Oregon’s State-Wide Brewery Open House returns — New School Beer + Cider

More than 50 Breweries Across the State (25+ in Portland) Will Participate in Zwickelmania® Offering Tastings, Tours and More on Saturday February 21st 2026

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January 20, 2026 at 7:39 PM

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The most anticipated upcoming new breweries, taprooms, and cidery opening in Oregon and Washington in 2026!

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Our Most Anticipated New Oregon & Washington Breweries & Taprooms Opening in 2026 — New School Beer + Cider

Our most anticipated upcoming new Oregon and Washington taprooms, breweries, and cideries of 2026 reflects the shifting craft landscape. With less new startup breweries opening each year we are seeing...

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January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM

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Gigantic Brewing has sold their Hawthorne location and the pub closing in late January, for real this time. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

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Gigantic Brewing Hawthorne location sold and closing soon — New School Beer + Cider

Gigantic Brewing Company is selling its Hawthorne pub and closing for real this time at 4343 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215. In November after a building for sale sign went up some news outle...

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January 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM

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Sierra Nevada Brewing's new Springfest IPA is the latest Q1 seasonal that has changed 4 times in the past 5 years. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

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Sierra Nevada Brewing releases Springfest IPA in ever rotating Q1 seasonal slot — New School Beer + Cider

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has introduced a new seasonal called Springfest IPA. Using classic hop varieties Centennial hops, Citra® and CTZ lupulin promises Springfest IPA bright flavors and aromas of ...

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January 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM

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Seattle Cider Co. has been SOLD to 2 Towns Ciderhouse newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

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2 Towns Cider acquires Seattle Cider Co. — New School Beer + Cider

Oregon and Washington’s top cidermakers will merge into one company.

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January 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM

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Raise a glass to the 29+ Oregon Breweries, Taprooms, & Cidery that Closed in 2025 #RIP

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RIP 29+ Oregon Breweries, Taprooms & Cidery that Closed in 2025 — New School Beer + Cider

There were 29+ Oregon breweries, taprooms, bottleshops, and cidery that closed in 2025 which was significantly less than the preceding few years. Despite the optics of such a large number of closures,...

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January 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM

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RIP Steve Allen, visionary founder of Astoria's oldest brewery and many of the towns most iconic properties newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/12...

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RIP Steve Allen, founder of Astoria’s oldest brewery has passed away — New School Beer + Cider

Steve Allen, the Astoria visionary and founder of one of Oregon’s oldest current breweries, has passed away. Allen, a certified accountant by trade, co-founded the Astoria Brewing Company and Wet Dog ...

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December 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM

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Von Ebert Brewing's beer release calendar for 2026 newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/12...

Von Ebert Brewing 2026 beer release calendar reveals new year-round IPA — New School Beer + Cider

The 2026 calendar includes the addition of a new core, year-round beer, Reverse Math West Coast IPA. 

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December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM

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John's Marketplace bottleshop and beer bar announces the closure of one of their three Portland-area locations newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/12...

John’s Marketplace closing one of three bottleshop/taphouse locations — New School Beer + Cider

Noted beer bottleshop and taphouse John’s Marketplace announced today that it will close its third location in Beaverton on December 31, 2025. The decision reflects a combination of location visibil...

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December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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The former Heathen Brewing in downtown Vancouver, Washington is set to reopen next Spring as a popular Oregon beer hall

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Former Heathen Brewing Feral Public House to reopen as Loyal Legion Vancouver — New School Beer + Cider

Chefstable Group , a Portland-based backer of chef-driven restaurants, bars and concepts, known for helping build brands like Lardo Sandwiches, Grassa, Fracture Brewing and Loyal Legion beer hall, ha...

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December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM

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Homebrew shop F.H. Steinbart is for sale w/ inventory: “This is your chance to take over the first homebrew shop in America ” says a real estate listing calling it “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to carry forward a legacy while building something new.”

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F.H. Steinbart Homebrew Supply is For Sale including $400k inventory — New School Beer + Cider

“This is your chance to take over the first homebrew shop in America ” says a real estate listing calling it “ a once-in-a-generation opportunity to carry forward a legacy while building somethi...

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December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM

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Veteran Brewmaster Chad Kennedy is back and heading up operations at Public Coast Brewing in Cannon Beach

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Veteran Brewmaster Chad Kennedy is Public Coast Brewing’s new head of operations — New School Beer + Cider

Public Coast Brewing Co. Welcomes Chad Kennedy as Operations Manager Industry veteran brings more than two decades of experience to Oregon Coast brewery

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December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM

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'Pomalo' is a new N. Portland bar with a fusion of Southern soul, Italian, and Croation inspiration newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/12...

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North Portland’s new Southern soul and Italian fusion dive bar ‘Pomalo’ — New School Beer + Cider

Pomalo Bar, the newest bar on Lombard Street, will open its doors to the North Portland community on December 4, 2025, offering a neighborhood-first experience that blends dive bar roots with thoughtf...

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December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM

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McMenamins Breweries, Hotels & Pubs are going all out for the holidays with tons of new winter beers and ciders, discounts, raffles, parties and more.

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McMenamins stocks up for the holidays with special beers, ciders, parties, discounts, & raffles — New School Beer + Cider

McMenamins Breweries, Hotels & Historic Pubs of Oregon and Washington are ramping up to the holidays with 9 different seasonal winter beers and ciders to take home or enjoy at one of their ...

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December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM

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Pike Brewing is closing their pubs at Seattle's iconic @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social. Full story: newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/11...

Pike Brewing Closing Pike Place Market locations in Seattle — New School Beer + Cider

Pike Brewing Bids a Bittersweet Farewell to Pike Pub and Pike Fish Bar Locations on November 30th

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November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM

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Rogue Ales may be dead guys....https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/11/rogue-ales-closes-

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November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM

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Mexico City-style street food pop-up MACHETES takes residency at Gigantic Brewing Hawthorne newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/10...

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Machetes pop-up begins residency at Gigantic Brewing Hawthorne — New School Beer + Cider

Cult following Mexico City-style street food pop-up Machetes is taking over the kitchen at Gigantic Brewing’s Hawthorne location Thursday - Sunday from November 1st until the end of the year. The ...

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October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM

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Von Ebert Brewing, Alesong Brewing & 2 Towns Cider celebrate their big wins at prestigious GABF newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/10...

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Von Ebert, Alesong Brewing, & 2 Towns Cider celebrate big GABF wins — New School Beer + Cider

At last Saturday’s 2025 Great American Beer Festival the breweries and cideries of Oregon were celebrated with 30 awards, including 29 medals and a brewery of the year accolade. With 29 out of 347 m...

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October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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Oregon breweries & cideries won 29 medals at the Great American Beer Festival today newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/10...

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Oregon Breweries & Cideries win 29 medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival — New School Beer + Cider

Oregon breweries and cideries took home 29 medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival on Saturday, October 11th. The brand new UPP Liquids led the way with 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) t...

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October 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM

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The Canby Beer Library just south of Oregon City boasts 11k sq. ft., 51 drafts, and 7 food trucks. newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/10...

Canby Beer Library celebrates 1st Anniversary — New School Beer + Cider

Oregon City Brewing’s Canby Beer Library To Celebrate 1st Anniversary with an Oktoberfest-Themed Party October 18 Featuring a Staff-Brewed Anniversary Beer, Live Music, And More

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October 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM

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Japan/Oregon fest Fuji to Hood presents an Omakase Brewers Dinner in Portland featuring visiting Japan chef newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/10...

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