Sisters Fresh Hop Festival – 2011

This Saturday, September 24, is the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival.  Organized in conjunction with the Oregon Brewers Guild’s hop festivals held around the state, this marks the second year the Sisters Chamber of Commerce is holding this festival, and they hope to once again overshoot their attendance estimates.  Fresh hop beer festivals focus on beers…

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The Love of Beer

Women love beer!  The Love of Beer a new documentary celebrating women in the craft beer industry will be premiering during the Portland Beer Week, August 20 at 7:30 at the Bagdad theatre.  Check out the trailer below and theloveofbeer.com for more information.  Tonya Cornett from the BBC is heavily featured, as she should be.  Go Tonya!! Get…

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Tonya, Shawn and Jimmy

Shawn Kelso Joins 10 Barrel

More official brewery news was released yesterday about 10 Barrel and its plans to open up a new brew pub in Boise, Idaho. Yesterday, the Idaho Statesman reported that a lease has been signed for “a building at 9th and Bannock streets owned by the Department of Lands.” Work will begin soon to retrofit the…

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2011 Oregon Brewers Festival Kicks off Next Week

Next week the Oregon Brewers Festival kicks off on Thursday with the Brewer’s Brunch & Parade.  Festivities start at 9:30 a.m. Thursday July 28 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom.  The brunch and parade open the 24th edition of Oregon’s oldest, biggest beer festival. The parade of 650 brewers and beer fans to Tom McCall Waterfront Park will be…

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