They’re brewing High Tide, a fresh-hopped IPA, over at Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey this week. Actually, they’re brewing 9 times over a period of three days with each batch requiring a hopback full of freshly picked hops. Naturally several hundred pounds of hop flowers lends itself to some photogenic goofery. Here’s a little [...]
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Man Drinks Hot Rocks… and likes it
That “man” in the headline is me, of course. I’m currently enjoying a cold pint of Hot Rocks, the new stein-style brown lager from Port Brewing Company. Yes, it is delicious. For those who don’t know the backstory on this one, Hot Rocks is a collaboration between Port Brewing’s Tomme Arthur and Bend Brewing’s Tonya [...]
Red Poppy Release
So the Release of Lost Abbey’s Red Poppy was a couple weekends ago and all the usual suspects were in tow along with a whole group of new peeps. Beyond just getting some great beer, we also drafted a whole bunch of folks into peeling a few hundred pounds of Mandarin Oranges for a couple [...]
This Weekend: Port Brewing/Lost Abbey Pre-Stone Brunch
Duuuuudes! This weekend is Stone Brewing’s 12th Anniversary party and beer invitational. More importantly, it’s also Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey’s annual Pre-Stone Party Brunch! If you’re not familiar with this tasty ritual, before Stone’s “A” Session kicks off around 11 a.m., The Lost Abbey flings open it’s doors and serves up a massive [...]
Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey 2nd Anniversary & Special Releases
World Beer Cup Champion Brewery Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey will be celebrating its second anniversary next weekend with a big party, music, food, and (of course) lost of Port / Lost Abbey beers. Additionally, they’ll be putting out three new releases including Port 2nd Anniversary (a huge double IPA), Inferno (one hell of [...]
Session 9 is… beer and music!
I’m playing catch up this week and just noticed that beer blogging Session #9 has been announced. The subject is “Beer & Music” and will be hosted by Port Brewing / Lost Abbey head brewer (and GABF small brewer of the year) Tomme Arthur. From his blog: For this session, I am looking towards my [...]
