Entries Tagged as 'hair of the dog'

Chef Eric Draper of Brouwer’s Cafe Creates “Beer on a Plate”

October 13th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Beer & Food

This is part of a series of posts inviting local beer industry professionals to pair a beer with a dish, including a recipe so that readers can try the pairing at home. Name & Position: Eric Draper – Head Chef at Brouwer’s Cafe Dish: Beer on a Plate Beer Pairing: Hair of the Dog Fred […]

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Hair of the Dog Dominates Big Wood Audience Awards

December 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · California Beer, Events, Oregon Breweries

Here are the Brouwer’s Big Wood Festival Audience Award winners from Ian over at Brouwer’s: 1. Hair of the Dog Bourbon Fred from the Wood 2. (Tie) Hair of the Dog Matt & Port Brewing Older Viscosity 3. Hair of the Dog Bob Congratulations Alan and thanks for all of the amazing beers! If you were […]

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Hair of the Dog and Black Raven Shine Over the Weekend

December 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

Yep, it was as good as advertised. You can see some pictures from the weekend here. It all started with the Big Wood Festival at Brouwer’s on Thursday. Then on Saturday, we spent a couple of hours early at the Washington Winter Beer Festival before heading to our friends’ house for a Stone Vertical Epic tasting. There were many highlights […]

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Video: Blending Bottlework’s 11th Anniversary Ale at Big Sky Brewing

November 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Beer Releases

Big thanks to Grizzly Growler, a nice-looking Montana-focused beer blog, for recording this great footage and putting it up on You Tube. Looks like the site does much more than just Montana beer, and it is definitely worth a spot in your news reader or bookmarks list. There is great information on the upcoming Bottlework’s 11th […]

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Back to Portland – More Beer Trippin’

November 18th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Beer & Food, Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries

While Colin was enjoying himself at the Phinney Winter Beer Taste this past weekend, Jeanne and I were doing more exploring down in that fine city called Portland about three hours south of Seattle. I was recently in Portland for the Fresh Hop Tastival, but we’ve also had this trip planned for quite some time. We […]

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Cellar Update: Hair of the Dog Matt

October 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Beer Reviews, Oregon Breweries

In the interest of science (ha!), I figure I might as well post some notes on beers I pull out of my “cellar” to sample. Even though some of them (like this one) you’ll have a tough time buying anywhere for any price. You can always try to trade for rare beers on Ratebeer.com or Beeradvocate.com. Hair of […]

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American Rarities Beer Dinner at Art of the Table Tonight

September 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Beer & Food

If you haven’t been to Art of the Table yet, shame on you. But, here is your chance. This should be a stellar beer dinner. Give them a call at 206-282-0942 to see if there is still room at the table. I am so pissed I’ve already got something else planned for tonight. American Rarities […]

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Thoughts from the Oregon Brewers Festival Weekend

July 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Oregon Breweries

This was now my 4th year in a row heading down to the OBF, and this visit was just as enjoyable as the previous years. This is one of the most well-run festivals that I attend each year. They’ve been doing this for 22 years, and it shows. The lines to get in aren’t bad and move […]

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Empty Your Bank Account at Bottleworks Today, Then Go Begging at Brouwer’s

February 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Beer Releases, California Beer, Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

As if it won’t be busy enough already at these events, I just wanted to send a reminder about today’s special releases over at Bottleworks. It’s going to be easy to burn through money today, but it’s going to be much more rewarding than investing in the market these days. Wednesday is a big day […]

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What’s Going On – February 19, 2009

February 19th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Beer Releases, Events, General Beer News, Notes, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

– The Collins Pub 5th Annual REAL Strong Beer Festival has been moved up a few days and will kick off today and last through the end of the month. Look for beers to be rotated in as kegs kick and space becomes available. It’s defintiely going to be worth going in multiple times. Vintage […]

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