Author: Adrienne So
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It's My RoundPregnant in the Industry
May 6, 2015 - Adrienne So For many working women, the decision to start a family is fraught with anxiety. Will I be physically incapacitated? Will nurturing a tiny, shrieking beast affect my ability to do my job? For a certain subset of us, that decision is made more complicated by one ineluctable fact: We built our careers around fetus poison,... View Article -
Book ReviewsComplete Guide to San Diego Breweries, 2014/2015 Edition
March 1, 2015 - Adrienne So Despite recent talk of takeovers, sellouts and nasty hashtags, the independent beer industry has a generally inclusive atmosphere—“99% asshole free,” according to Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione’s famous quip. That makes it jarring, and weirdly refreshing, to read the succinct, smart and occasionally irreverent observations in Brandon Hernández’s guide to San Diego beer establishments. That... View Article -
Book ReviewsBend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon
March 1, 2015 - Adrienne So It’s impossible to talk about Bend Beer without acknowledging that Anheuser-Busch InBev recently acquired 10 Barrel, one of the breweries that author Jon Abernathy lauded as part of the vanguard of inspiring, independent, fast-growing Central Oregon breweries. Even Abernathy—the long-time blogger behind The Brew Site, who is accustomed to dealing with last-minute beer news—must be... View Article -
A Closer LookPushing Boundaries in Eastern Oregon
October 17, 2014 - Adrienne So Although Portland has a reputation as a laid-back beatnik liberal paradise, much of Oregon is sparsely populated, Republican and rural. Pendleton, eastern Oregon’s commercial center, counts fewer than 17,000 residents. The brewers that start their businesses in what locals have begun to dub “Beervana East” are hardy souls, motivated by the same pioneer spirit that... View Article -
Web OnlyIn Search of Beer and Blackfish: A San Juan Islands Beer Tour
November 22, 2013 - Adrienne So The rain isn’t letting up. Cold water spits at us from above and below as the tender—a small inflatable boat—skims across the surface of Friday Harbor back toward our vessel, the Zodiac, anchored far out in the bay. “If everybody’s fine, I’d like to pick up a little speed here,” says Jeff Carson from behind... View Article