A month ago, I posted an article that got a fair amount wrong about the Oregon Brewers Festival. I sat down with Art Larrance and Chris Crabb so I could correct the record--and in the process discovered many fascinating details of which I've been heretofore ignorant.
Read MoreThere are 91 regular beers at this year's Oregon Brewers Festival and another ninety-odd in the specialty tent. How on earth will you navigate this surfeit of choice? By listening to the Beervana Podcast, of course, in which Patrick and I--Certified Beer Authorities*--give you the short list of the beers you'll love.**
Read MoreThirty years is not a terribly long time, really. But in the life of beer, this interval marks a period of radical change. Tomorrow the Oregon Brewers Fest (OBF) will open its doors for the thirtieth time, and looking back allows us to see the distance we’ve come, and remember why the fest has always had a special place in Beervana.
Read MoreThere it is on the calendar, a holiday as sturdy and reliable as Thanksgiving or New Year's, and one as given to celebration--the Oregon Brewers Festival. This is the 30th running of the beers in Waterfront Park, and I offer a tradition now entering its second decade, the annual OBF by the numbers.
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