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Be forewarned: This is a super long post. Like annoyingly long. Like “Really, Ben? Ever heard of editing?” long. But this is a topic with a lot of angles to be covered and a it’s one which I felt required fulsome exploration. Also, it’s my blog and you...

In the recent past I’ve climbed atop this slippery soapbox to advocate on behalf of all manner of small brews representing the many different ways “small” can be defined. I’ve praised beers from tiny producers, low-ABV session beers, quieter styles that...

Wednesday July 24, 2013 marks the start of the 26th Oregon Brewers Festival hosted at Portland’s Waterfront Park. For those that have attended the states largest beer festival in the past, you might notice that this is the first year the event...

BEST DAMN Brewing Co. As drinkers ditch beer for other beverages, major beer companies are trying to tap into customers with a sweet tooth. "I think next year will be the year of the hard sodas and sweeter flavors, like hard root beers," beer sommelier...

When most breweries put out a big beer — as many are doing for this weekend’s sold-out High Gravity Hullabaloo — it’s an imperial stout, or a double IPA, or some other style generally favored by more die-hard craft beer drinkers. Four String decided...