Whether you live in Portland, the undisputed beer capital of Oregon, or are just visiting Beervana with 52 breweries, the most of any city in the world, check out Willamette Week's Guide to breweries, pubs, bottle and homebrew shops, and all things PDX beer. Portland Beer Guide 2013 Publisher:Willamette Week Print:$5 at Powell's Books Quotable:“At a certain level, brewing becomes plumbing.” (Steinbart's homebrew shop clerk) Relic: Original Guide, first published in 1994
Good News: Water now surpasses soda as the nation’s beverage of choice. An average of 58 gallons of water a year, compared to 44 gallons of soda, are consumed yearly in the U.S.
Bad News: 21of the 58 gallons of water are bottled.
Get on your green and down on your knees for this year's St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl!
The Umpqua Brew Fest is 31 weeks away, but Roseburg celebrateseverything Irish this weekend. WHAT: Roseburg St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl WHEN: Sat., March 16 WHERE: The Emerald Isle, a.k.a. Downtown Roseburg WHY: 1) One day a year when everyone's last name begins with O'! 2) Benefit for Taylor/Hatfield Memorial Youth Fund More info @ St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl
“It’s All About the Water” at the Umpqua Brew Fest, but without a doubt it’s always about the water on Kauai's Mount Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on earth.
Even though it seems like the rain spigot is open every season but summer here in the Umpqua Valley, in comparison to Mount Waialeale's perpetual deluge, Roseburg only averages a relatively light sprinkling of 34 inches a year.
If you plan to scale Mount Waialeale, you can dry off and reward your efforts by visiting the Garden Island's only craft brewery, Kauai Island Brewery and Grill in Port Allen.