This annual list began as a way of giving visitors to Portland a place to land when they were searching for breweries to visit. It includes the best breweries working in a number of different styles, so any beer fan will find at least one or two recommendations for breweries they’ll love.
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In the latest article in the Sightglass Series, I’ve spoken to a number of women in the beer industry to highlight how their creative expressions have changed the way we make, market, write about, and of course, drink beer. It’s a process entirely of addition, and we are all the beneficiaries of their work.
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Much-anticipated Steeplejack Brewing opened to the public in Northeast Portland yesterday, becoming in an instant the most impressive place to drink a pint of beer in the city. Here are my first impressions of the space and the beer, along with a photo essay of the remarkable spaces.
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Boston Beer overestimated growth for its Truly brand of hard seltzers and is getting roasted in today’s business sections. But are the writers declaring the “hard seltzer craze has come to an end” right? Is hard seltzer really dead?
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Portland has so many breweries that many get lost in in the scrum. Yet while they may not be as buzzy as Great Notion or Breakside, some of these lesser-known breweries have a lot to celebrate. Here are seven of the best underrated breweries you should check out.
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In a shocking expose of regional weirdness, Kate Bernot reveals that Montanans love love love Scotch ale. Can this be so? And if it be so, what weirdness lurks elsewhere?
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Every beer contains a whiff of history. Traditional Berliner weisse, which went extinct in the mid-aughts before enjoying a revival years later, contains more than a whiff. Yesterday, at Portland’s Zoiglhaus brewery, I sampled both the ghost and its reincarnation.
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As my perambulations take me around the beautiful sort-of post-Covid City of Roses, I have been finding a number of great beers to try. Today we have a look at stouts at Assembly, hoppy wild ales at Little Beast, and cask summer ales at Upright.
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We love good beer, finding good beer, talking about good beer. But identifying what that “good” is in beer—that’s a lot harder. Truly great beers are defined by subjective, often subtle elements of a beer. Yet they aren’t unknowable. Here’s a proposal for how to identify them.
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Let’s spend a moment celebrating the unusual, quirky, and visionary breweries that drive beer culture.
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A vignette that illustrates how the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
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pFriem recognizes the importance of educating their customers, particularly about unusual styles of beer like lambic. I’m happy to have helped with the current series of videos that describe what they’re supposed to taste like, how they’re made, and the foods they complement.
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