Big Happenings in November
October 27, 2009 on 8:38 pm | In Uncategorized, beers, events, food, fun, new beers | No Comments
Howdy folks, we have bunch of cool stuff happening in the next few weeks, as we anticipate snowstorms and first runs on Hood. Here’s the list as of now, reprinted from our Calendar page:
THURSDAY, NOV 5:
ALPENBREW RELEASE AT HENRY’S
Henry’s 12th Street Tavern, 10 NW 12th Ave, Portland
5:30pm start
Join us as we usher in the winter fun season with this year’s Portland premiere of Alpenbrew, a delicious brew we originally created for Mount Hood Meadows’ 40th anniversary. Somewhere between an english-style Pale and ESB, Alpenbrew features a nice nutty maltiness and earthy, spicy hops. We’ll be on hand to pour tastes, give out stuff and talk beer.
THURSDAY, NOV 12:
FA LA LA LA LA LA RELEASE AT VICTORY
Victory Bar, 3652 SE Division, Portland
5:30pm start
Yanni and the crew at Victory have been pining for a release party, so here we go. Fa La La La La is our winter ale offering, packed with enough rich malt and Centennial hops to fill Santa’s toy bag. Brewmaster Matt himself will be on hand to hang out and hold court. This one should be packed, so make it over early if you can.
THURSDAY, NOV 12:
DOUBLE MOUNTAIN NIGHT AT SUDS ‘N’ SUDS
Suds ‘n’ Suds, 1045 NW Kings Blvd., Covallis
6:30pm start
We’re not sure how a laundromat became the best place in Corvallis to drink craft beer, but it surely is… Joe and the crew will be tapping a murderer’s row of fine Double Mountain ales, including IRA, Hop Lava, Killer Green, Fa La La la La La, and Terrible Two, our bourbon-barrel-aged reserve brown ale. Charlie will be on hand to raffle off the schwag. Last year’s gig was awaesome, looking forward to even more awesomeness.
NEW DATE:
TUESDAY, NOV. 17:
BREWER’S DINNER AT LAURELHURST MARKET
Laurelhurst Market, 3155 E Burnside, Portland
Chef David Kreifels is putting together a blowout six-courses paired with Double Mountain beers. Laurelhurst is arguably the “it” spot of the moment, and we’re honored to be the focus of their first-ever beer dinner. We will publish the full menu once it’s been finalized, which should be any day now.
NY Times Article on Fresh Hop Ales: Go Oregon!
October 25, 2009 on 9:44 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments
For those of you who aren’t all Facebook-connected, here is the link to last week’s article in the New York Times about Oregon fresh hop ales.
(Make sure you click on “more photos”, which follow Matt from the farm back to the brewhouse.)
This is a bit of a watershed moment for Oregon craft beer. Although we in Oregon didn’t trailblaze the fresh hop concept in the USA — Sierra Nevada did — we have taken a clear lead in pursuing it as a group. Fresh hop beers shine a light on our good fortune in being so close to the growers, along with, of course, our headlong embrace of humulus lupulus in our brews. But it’s more than that. Fresh hops beers are ephemeral and unpredictable, and we never really know how they’re going to turn out until we taste them. That experimental verve, that willingness to “go with it” and take some chances — I think that’s something that we’re all proud of here in Oregon, both the brewers and the fans. It’s one of the things that makes Oregon one of the world’s great places, and the world’s best place to be a brewer. Cheers, NYT, hope to see more of you in the future.
