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Twenty Five Years of Full Sailing
Jeff AlworthSeptember 27, 2012brewing history Comments
We Are All Children of Pattinson and Cornell Now
Jeff AlworthSeptember 26, 2012 Comments
Willamette Week's Big Fail
Jeff AlworthSeptember 26, 2012Elsewhere, Media, Willamette Week Comments
A Roundup of Items You Will Find Fascinating
Jeff AlworthSeptember 25, 2012 Comments
And Yet I Do Think It Matters If Monks Brew the Beer
Jeff AlworthSeptember 24, 2012Blind Tastings, rumination Comments
Further Lessons of Blind Tastings
Jeff AlworthSeptember 21, 2012Blind Tastings Comments
First Fresh Hop of the Season
Jeff AlworthSeptember 19, 2012fresh hop beers Comments
Westvleteren Versus the Competition -- In a Blind Tasting
Jeff AlworthSeptember 17, 2012Blind Tastings, abbey ales Comments
Gerrymandered! Craft Beer Is No Proxy for Political Leanings
Jeff AlworthSeptember 14, 2012politics Comments
Regulating Liquor: Axing the Government Liquor Store
Jeff AlworthSeptember 13, 2012Beer Distribution, beer tax Comments
Regulating Liquor: the Role of Distributor
Jeff AlworthSeptember 11, 2012Beer Distribution, laws Comments
How Should Oregon Regulate Alcohol?
Jeff AlworthSeptember 10, 2012Beer Distribution, OLCC, beer tax, laws Comments
Friday Flick: Hop Harvest
Jeff AlworthSeptember 7, 2012Friday Flick, hop harvest Comments
Lupulin Nouveau Season Arrives in Oregon
Lupulin Nouveau Season Arrives in Oregon
Jeff AlworthSeptember 6, 2012fresh hop beers Comments
Mass Versus Elite Criticism
Jeff AlworthSeptember 4, 2012beer criticism Comments
Spare a Toast for the Keg-Haulers
Jeff AlworthSeptember 3, 2012Holidays, labor Comments
White House Homebrew (With Video)
Jeff AlworthSeptember 1, 2012Obama, homebrewing Comments
Friday Flick: Cascade Apricot
Jeff AlworthAugust 31, 2012Friday Flick Comments
Alternate View: The Downsides of Returnable Bottles
Jeff AlworthAugust 30, 2012environment, local culture, packaging Comments
POTUS Beer
Jeff AlworthAugust 29, 2012 Comments
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Are Pilsners *Really* the Hardest Beers to Make?
August 11, 2026
Are Pilsners *Really* the Hardest Beers to Make?
August 11, 2026

There’s an old saw that goes like this: while you can hide faults in many beer styles, pilsners are hard because they expose every flaw. In one very narrow sense this may be accurate, but it leaves much to be desired as a general thesis.

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August 11, 2026
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Stumps for Braun at Trap Door Brewing
August 7, 2026
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Stumps for Braun at Trap Door Brewing
August 7, 2026

Yesterday Trap Door Brewing hosted US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at a political rally for Republican House candidate John Braun. The reaction on social media was spicy.

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August 7, 2026
There Are Two Kona Breweries, and One is Independent
August 4, 2026
There Are Two Kona Breweries, and One is Independent
August 4, 2026

Did you know there were two Kona Breweries? Both make Big Wave and Longboard Lager. Both have the same evocative island art and the same motto (“liquid aloha”). Yet the original one on the Big Island is now independent and has nothing to do with the stuff made on the mainland.

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August 4, 2026
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