The Weekend in Oregon Beer – Beginning July 21, 2022

The Oregon Trail Brew Fest returns on Saturday to Oregon City, Oregon. (image courtesy of the Oregon Trail Brewfest) Weekend beer events kick off today on Portland’s west side with the Grand Opening of Migration Brewing at Washington Square Mall. Then just a few miles west, Ecliptic Brewing will be taking over the taps at […]

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No… I’m NOT Okay. – I Am Alpha M

Have you ever felt a little bit lost, like you don’t know what to do next? Have you felt like everybody else has figured it out and knows exactly what to do? Have you ever felt like everyone else is super motivated and inspired, and you’re just not? The worst part about it is you […]

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Final Score? – Tim Atkin – Master of Wine

You’ve come a long way, baby. Watching the final of the Euro 2022 women’s football tournament, I was reminded of an advertising slogan for Virginia Slims cigarettes, of all things, from the late 1960s. The brand tapped into the zeitgeist at a time when feminism and women’s rights were finally attracting the attention and wider […]

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Gettin’ Fresh with Everywhere Beer Co

Everywhere L-R Daniel Muñoz, Keith Pumilia, Stefan Weber, Ryan Dick, Jeremy Grinkey, and Alli Rae Halliday. Photo by Greg Nagel After hearing about Everywhere Beer Co’s grand opening on August 5th, the word “everywhere” got me thinking about terroir in beer. Historically, terroir is what carved out many of the world’s classic beer styles: Pilsner […]

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NW Cider Club Launches Fruits of the Harvest Cider Box

image of NW Cider Club’s Fruits of the Harvest Cider Box courtesy of NW Cider Association PORTLAND, OR. (July 22, 2022) – For those looking to discover cider styles and brands they love, this box is for you. The Northwest Cider Club’s newest box release, “Fruits of the Harvest,” is a collection of top ciders, […]

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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 8, 2022

I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read […]

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