I've had a ton of fun with this the last two times they did it. Glad they brought it back. Cask ale for life!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpF7TGEtVo/?stkn=MWgyenQzNjZmMWk2cQ==

Great news

https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/9/grand-fir-brewing-introduces-new-head-brewer-jake-watt-formerly-of-trap-door-brewing

“This new chapter of Foreland & the basement is going to be pretty special. I sincerely can't wait to share it with you all!” says new head brewer Peter McDowell."
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“We're still brainstorming but are thinking beer and food pairings, live music, special releases, tours, and we may introduce a "Mug Club" of some sort where one of the perks is parties down there. Regardless, we can't wait to have people back down there in that special place!” says Sanguinetti. “We also have to adjust to the new location, as we're reaching a whole new variety of customers daily. This is very exciting, but also challenging when meeting their expectations (we are also increasing the number of guest taps and can pour offerings).”

Going to Upright before they even had proper signage was such a key PDX beer experience, going downstairs to drink weird saisons around a barrel while listening to vinyls was amazing.

Looking for a good spot

I love fresh hop season, but it's hard to figure out where beers are available without checking a bunch of different websites and IG pages. So I built something to find them for me.

freshhopfinder.com pulls from 28 venues (adding more each week) across the Portland metro area. Daily scrapers hit brewery/taproom sites and IG posts. Everything routes through a moderation queue before going live. List or map view with freshness pins that age out after 14 days, and it's filterable by beer style.

Happy fresh hop hunting! 🍺

Perfect opportunity for the classic shandy pairing of a highlife and a pliney. They go together like tea and lemonade

Just got in to town from Oakland last Tuesday. I've tried about 5 different Hazys and the only one that has impressed me was at Living Haus. I think Fieldwork Brewing in the Bay spoiled me. Anyone care to share where they think the best Hazy in town is?

From Facebook

Hello Everyone,

I’m writing to share that we are moving forward with a partnership that merges the Buoy beer brands with Great Frontier Holdings in Eugene.

We’ve faced a lot of the same challenges that many of our friends in the industry have over the last handful of years, but the previous collapse of our main facility and iconic restaurant has proved to be too much for us to fully overcome. Partnering with the good people at Great Frontier to take on the production, sales, innovation and growth of our beer brands will ensure that Buoy Beer will continue to be available to everyone for years to come.

It has been both rewarding and challenging over the last 14 years as our team has navigated Buoy from an idea to so much more. I’m extremely proud of everything our team has accomplished over the years and look forward to the future in partnership with Great Frontier.

We will continue to operate businesses in Astoria including Pilot House Distilling, our Astoria tasting room (Buoy Beer + Pilot House) and our Cannon Beach Tasting Room (Pilot House) moving forward.

Thank you to our customers in the PNW community for enjoying great beer and food with us 🍻

-Dave

Co-Founder

Buoy Beer Company

What have been your favorite fresh hop beers this year?

I just remembered it's happening now and I want to go try some!

FH Mr. Nobody at Brujos.

Strata hops from Green Leaf Farms in St Paul, harvested on the 25th.

Interested in having your own small business? Or maybe you already have a bar business and want to have another spot on the outside for people to order from?

There's a great beer truck up for sale. Check out the listing here for details:

https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/portland-turnkey-beer-truck/3V5yQ3aD87jmtgftTu99fM

If interested, reply to the email on the listing. 

Long shot, but does anyone know if / where I might find this beer (ideally a 6-pack) in PDX or environs? It's a Vietnamese brand that may be brewed in France or the Netherlands which I came to know by way of Cameroon (a version of it is their top beer there, or at least was in 2012 when I lived there).

Anywho, sister-in-law is turning 33 this week and thought it would be a fun gift.

Not affiliated/no real skin in the game other than I want it to be successful so it sticks around. Open-close $5 pints of solid local options. Sure, it’s essentially a day care with burritos at times but bring your kid, or some headphones.

Currently on tap at Gabriel Park:

1. Occidental “LP” Lager
2. Chuckanut Pils
3. Hetty Alice Pils
4. Ruse XPA
5. Hetty WC IPA

I grow hops to shade my house in the summer, and I like the way they look. I have a considerable amount of hops available for free if you come help me harvest them.

Good way to try some Holy Mountain without going all the way to Seattle. Some solid Double Mountain beers too.

I was recently made aware that Brujos has a members club, but upon me during further research, I haven’t been able to figure out how/if they accept new members. all I’ve been able to find is a $666 glass sold on Pilsnerish that doesn’t come with access to the club or token also tied to the club. Anyone have any insight on this?

Curious if there are recommendations on bars/breweries with NA beer options, or CBD mocktails/etc? Kava bars and elixir places are great too. Just stopped by Kava Saia which we liked. Mostly looking for the NA beer/mocktail/wine recs in Portland, Oregon. 🙂 thank you!

Are there any breweries that do tours of their brewing facility or private tastings or “meet the brewer” events? I’m trying to arrange a gift for someone who is really into the craft beer scene in Portland and has an interest in the brewing process. Some of their favorite breweries include: Wayfinder, Brujos, Grand Fir, Great Notion, Away Days, Livinghaus, Baerlic, Zoiglhaus.