I was adopted and never met my birth father or mother, but my adopted mother, Amanda, one great lady, was abused by her husband, whose name I carry now. She was an old fashioned lady, and I am certain she tried with all her strength to please him. She spoke only rarely to me of... View Article
After the repeal of national prohibition in 1933, only 756 of the nation’s estimated 1,900 pre-prohibition breweries resumed operations. WWII and its aftermath had a further effect on their numbers, with the largest American (and world) brewers buying out smaller breweries.
Here in Oregon in 2003, a volunteer firefighter died in a strange accident. Shannon Halverson, 20, a new volunteer, was attending the Oregon Firefighter’s Association Conference party in June 2003. She was the only person there under 21 and the only female. Ms. Halverson had been trained as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and also... View Article
If you inquire of the average beer geek about the differences between ale and lager, you will probably be told that ale is brewed with top-fermenting yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and lager with bottom-fermenting yeast (Saccharomyces uvarum). End of conversation. But there’s much more to tell. First of all, ale and lager are both beers; that... View Article
Years ago, I hosted a beer tasting for a large wine appreciation group. They were ready to sniff, swizzle and sip the beer the way wine tasters do. Those wine people were going to sip a little and then spit it out! Spit it out? Of course, it wasn’t long at all before they were... View Article
Beervana Produced by Beth Harrington Productions, Vancouver, WA A 30-minute DVD with the complete story of Oregon brewing. It’s a fascinating video, complete with interviews with Oregon brewers and scenes of Oregon brewing. A bargain at the price. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) 7140 SW Macadam Av Portland, OR 97219 (503) 977-7792 cost: $19.95 plus $5.95... View Article
OK, I’m sticking my neck way, way out. But I want folks to take a good look at what is happening here and in the rest of the U.S.A. The great beer districts of the world are no longer located only in Belgium, Germany and England! We are developing some fantastic new beer venues here... View Article
Who brewed these 25 beers over the last 10 years: Hallucinator, Snow Plow Milk Stout, English Brown, Belgian Dubbel, Belgian Wit, La Vie, Bermuda Schwartz, Pre-Prohibition Lager, Steel Bridge Porter, HB25, Hop Nation, Fearless Scotch Ale, Sled Crasher, Moore Fearless Maibock, Saul’s Stout, Saison Christophe, Alpenhorn Vienna Lager, Hopnosis, Zephyr, Lagerhead Pilsner, Big C Stout,... View Article
All beers are from Texas craft breweries, except the last. 1. Fredericksburg Gold Medal Porter with fresh, hot cornbread slathered with honey and butter 2. St. Arnolds Amber Ale with spiced hazelnuts 3. Two Rows IPA with California Humbolt Fog Blue Bavarian cheese 4. Blue Star Baltic Porter matched with a good blue cheese 5.... View Article
