(Press Release) PORTLAND, Ore.—Widmer Brothers Brewing will be giving away a bike every day for 100 days in the Portland area this summer as part of the brewery’s second “100 Days of Hefe” event series. Once again Widmer Brothers has planned more than 100 local events from the end of May through Labor Day Weekend celebrating... View Article
Widmer Brothers Brewing is inviting brewers attending the Craft Brewers Conference in Portland, OR, to have their beer tested in the brewery’s quality assurance lab, free of charge. The conference is scheduled for April 14-17. Brewery co-founder Rob Widmer made the announcement in a YouTube video. More information can be found on the brewery’s blog.
Widmer Brothers Brewing Portland, OR An imperial version of Widmer Brothers’ Brrr Seasonal Ale, Barrel-Aged Brrrbon ’13 is aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels. ABV: 9.5 ABW: 7.56 COLOR: 22 BITTERNESS: 40 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1081 AVAILABLE: Nationwide
On March 3, the Brewers Association (BA) revised its definition of a craft brewer. The revised definition states: An American craft brewer is small, independent and traditional. • Small: Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (about 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating... View Article
(Press Release) PORTLAND, OR—Today Widmer Brothers Brewing released Upheaval IPA, a new Northwest Style IPA brewed with six hop varieties and more hops per barrel than any other Widmer Brothers beer. Upheaval will replace the brewery’s Rotator IPA Series as a year-round, nationally available India Pale Ale. “Upheaval is a Northwest Style IPA, which we... View Article
(Press Release) PORTLAND, OR—Prost to 30 years of beer! Widmer Brothers Brewing today announced plans for its 30th Anniversary in 2014. Headlining the brewery’s 30th Anniversary celebration is the 30 Beers for 30 Years Series. Beginning in April, the month Widmer Brothers was founded in 1984, the brewery will brew and release 30 small batch... View Article
(Press Release) PORTLAND, OR—Widmer Brothers Brewing today announced the return of Columbia Common Spring Ale, the brewery’s take on a California common-style beer, as its spring seasonal. First introduced in 2013, Columbia Common is brewed to showcase historic Columbia hops, a once-popular hop varietal that was near extinction when Widmer Brothers began developing the Columbia Common... View Article
(Press Release) PORTLAND, OR—Widmer Brothers Brewing has announced the fourth annual release of Barrel-Aged Brrrbon as part of the brewery’s Brothers’ Reserve series. This year, in addition to Barrel-Aged Brrrbon, Widmer Brothers is releasing two variations of the smooth winter warmer: Vanilla Barrel-Aged Brrrbon ‘13 and Ginger Barrel-Aged Brrrbon ‘13. Barrel-Aged Brrrbon is a spin... View Article
(Press Release) PORTLAND, OR—Widmer Brothers Brewing has announced the release of Steel Bridge Porter, a limited release collaboration beer developed by Noel Blake, a local homebrewer and member of the Oregon Brew Crew. Steel Bridge Porter is the latest release in the Collaborator Project, an ongoing partnership between Widmer Brothers Brewing and the Oregon Brew Crew that... View Article
