Six weeks ago, Portland cidermaker Abram Goldman Armstrong sent out a press release seeking investors for his cidery, Cider RIot! I am sad to report that he was unable to find any and has announced the closure of Cider RIot effective November 9th.
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This remembrance comes from Zach Beckwith, currently the Head Brewer at Bend Brewing Company. Zach was the Director of Brewery Operations at from 2008-2012. He recalls a brewery that mbodied the funkier aspects of “old Portland” while serving as the vanguard in new Portland’s hippest streets.
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The second Portland brewery in three days has closed.
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Over half the existing breweries—more than 4,000—were founded in the past five years. We have absolutely no experience of what happens when four thousand breweries immediately become “old school” before our eyes.
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Lompoc Brewing, founded 23 years ago, becomes the fifth Portland brewery in recent months to announce it’s shutting down permanently. Is the end nigh, or is this the new normal?
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In separate incidents this week, Founders and Lagunitas engaged in behavior that boggles the mind. And they’re the kind of things one can’t imagine them doing if they were still corner breweries in Grand Rapids and Petaluma.
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Apple juice concentrate is commonly used in mass market ciders. It’s basically a natural product, though a highly processed one, but using it requires a series of compromises discerning drinkers may not love. Here’s a description of the process.
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Did AB InBev divulge more than intended in a lawsuit seeking to keep trade secrets secret?
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For the first twenty years of the craft brewing era, Americans looked to Europe. And now, however awkward it may seem, Europeans are looking back at us.
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A lot of changes announced in the beer industry this week. Boulder Beer is scaling back, and Legacy Breweries—Ninkasi’s new parent company—has made its first two acquisitions in Porltand’s Laurelwood and Colorado’s Aspen breweries.
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The Beer Sherpa recommends a beer from each stop on his grand European odyssey.
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Lithuania has one of the most interesting and unusual brewing traditions in the world, and should be on your short list for foreign travel. Here’s a primer.
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The beer writers guild handed out its annual awards yesterday, and there’s a lot to celebrate.
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Polish brewing is vibrant and growing, led by smaller, American-style breweries. But I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for them to start making Poland’s quirky, ancient style of grodziskie anytime soon.
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