Northwest Beer News

Portland is Happening Now… collaboration beers and more

Perhaps you’ve seen the television commercials proclaiming that “Portland is Happening Now.” Perhaps you’ve even noticed that Travel Portland, the organization behind the campaign, rightly…

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For tomorrow’s big game, local politicos put beer on the line

Whenever there’s a big game, like the NFC Championship game tomorrow between the Seahawks and the Packers, rest assured that our elected officials will do…

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The RAM employees get a Christmas bonus – ownership of the company

Since its humble beginnings in 1971, The RAM Family of Restaurants and Breweries (The RAM) has grown to include three different brands spread across six…

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Holiday Ale Festival raises $20k for Children’s Cancer Association

I don’t like to get involved in the “us versus them” thing. Seattle is a great beer town and Portland is a great beer town….

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Rogue Ales introduces Sriracha Hot Stout Beer

It’s become one of America’s favorite condiments. I’ve seen it used in all sorts of recipes: cocktails, omelets, bean dip, deviled eggs, and more. And…

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Ninkasi Brewing teams up with local pubs: Pints for a Cause

You are invited to join Ninkasi Brewing on Wednesday, November 12 to support the Beer Autism Hope Movement. At three Seattle area locations, one dollar…

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Bucking the trend, Fat Head’s Brewery opens Monday in Portland

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Fashion follows the same path: what’s trending on the streets of New York today…

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Beer in the Barn – a beer fest at a farm in Snohomish

October is a great time to visit a farm. Go pick some pumpkins with the kids, try to make it through the corn maze, or…

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A new beer festival to celebrate the hop harvest

Fresh hop beers. Wet hop beers. Whatever you call them, they are a fleeting breed. Like the hop harvest itself, they come around once a…

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