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Celebrating Oregon Beer
Your fortnightly round-up of all the beer and hop news from the Beaver State.
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The regular writer of these newsletters (Jeff Alworth), is going to be taking some time away from work in the coming weeks, so today's edition is all news and links. But it's a healthy batch, so enjoy! |
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- News -
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Gnome & Faerie Open
Brewed By Gnomes isn't a new brewery per se, but its life has been a ghostly one until now. Gnome and Faerie is the new "rustic gathering place" for botanical drinks and seasonal food on Hawthorne Ave in Portland. It's a fascinating project.
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Costco Discontinues Deschutes Collab
One of the best deals in beer is no more. Costco announced it was discontinuing its Kirkland/Deschutes Helles collab. The beer has won gold, silver, and bronze in GABF and World Beer Cup competitions, and sold for cheap-beer prices. Stock up while you can.
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Initiative Closes in Madras
The city of Madras gave a combo loan/grant to Initiative brewing to add a satellite taproom there in 2024. That outpost, nicknamed "The Fortress," closed this May, and the city is trying to reclaim some of the funds. Initiative's Redmond location remains open.
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Beer Theft Leads to Crash
In "news of the weird," we have this: three (apparently drunk) people grabbed pizza and beer from Von Ebert's Beaverton location, jumped into a getaway car, and promptly drove it into a building across the street
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Show Your Oregon Pride!
Oregon beer fans, show your pride! Celebrate Oregon Beer finally has some merch, and you can sport one of these beauties now. (Attractive hat to come soon.) The proceeds benefit our nonprift, which means you can look beautiful and support efforts like this free newsletter. You know Oregon is a special place for beer--now you can let others know, too!
A special shout-out to two collaborators. First, Chloë Miller designed these tees (she also created our logo for the Oregon Homegrown collab). She is a real, working artist/designer, not an AI bot, and she’d love to work with you, too, so click on through to learn more about her work.
Additionally, Double Mountain Brewery helped us coordinate with Brewery Branding (hey, that’s a local company, too!) to host our merch on their site. For a small, new nonprofit still trying to fund itself, it was a big help! While you’re there, you could even buy a Double Mountain tee—especially if you’re interested in some of their cool merch.
Support us and let the world know about Oregon beer!
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- Upcoming Events -
Please send us all your upcoming event information at the following email so we can include them in our weekly roundups: events@celebrateoregonbeer.com.
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Soccer Fest 2026
Away Days, the soccer-obsessed brewery that also makes great session beer,s is welcoming the World Cup to North America with Soccer Fest now through July 19. They have transformed the US National Bank Building in downtown Portland into the ultimate World Cup fan fest.
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Six weeks, daily matches, one giant screen with hundreds of fans. DJs, games, pop-ups, merch and of course beer flowing from the taps. All the North American teams are still alive, so gather to cheer them on!
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TopWire Anniversary
Join TopWire for their sixth anniversary on July 26--along with a fun, interactive lineup. Deschutes has put together three new remixes on the classic Mirror Pond Pale Ale. They are inviting the public to come taste the recipes and share their thoughts to help influence the future of the beer.
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Fuji to Hood Fest Returns
International collaboration festival Fuji to Hood is bringing Japanese breweries, cideries, food, arts, music, community, and culture back to Portland on Saturday, July 18th. 25 breweries and cideries will travel from Japan to debut collaborations with Oregon makers, each using a special ingredient from Japan.
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Roadhouse Brewfest
Come to McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse for Roadhouse Brewfest on Sat July 18. The fest features 32 beers and ciders from McMenamins and local guest breweries. Bring some blankets and settle in for a day of casual summer day of brews, live music, whiskey-tasting and more.
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pFriem Anniversary Party
This family-friendly, free-to-attend event celebrates 14 years of pFriem on Sat, Aug 1. Expect a vibrant mix of live music, lawn games, various food trucks, an abundant selection of pFriem beers, and exclusive cider made by our friends at Son of Man.
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