Mar. 20, 2014, Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Oregon Goes Strong on List of Best Stouts St. Patrick’s Day have you thirsty for more stout? If you’re like me, you can never get enough of it. But what is out there beyond the world of Guinness? Luckily, Thrillist made this easy with their list of 11 … Read more
Feb. 27, 2014, Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Tapped into Tech The latest edition of Tastings from The Register-Guard is out! In addition to some drool-inducing articles on Ninkasi’s Single Hop Series, local kombucha, and Full Circle Creamery cheeses, you can also check out my latest craft beer article, Tapped into Technology. Local pubs and breweries … Read more
Feb. 20, 2014, Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Plank Town Hosts Their First Brewer’s Dinner, Feb. 23 Plank Town Brewing has made quite a mark on the local craft beer scene. The most recent was the success of their recent Newton’s Pin Cask Ale Festival, featuring cask-poured beers from 11 area breweries (including Oakridge’s Brewers Union … Read more
Dec. 5, 2013, Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Ninkasi Believer Announced as 2014 Good Food Award Finalist Ninkasi Brewing’s Believer Double Red Ale has been listed as a Beer finalist in the 2014 Good Food Awards. The 4th annual Good Food Awards recognizes the best socially-conscious food crafters, including producers of coffee, beer, charcuterie, pickles and … Read more
Nov. 14, 2013, Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Falling Sky Puts the Deli in Delivery Digging the new Falling Sky Deli, but don’t want to leave the house? The 8th & Blair deli and pourhouse now truly pedals pastrami. Cascadian Courier Collective will bike your Falling Sky Deli order to your door throughout much of Eugene. … Read more
Oct. 10, 2013 Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Claim 52 Beers & Benefits Assistant brewer Joe Buppart at Claim 52 is brewing a Gose for a Beers Made By Walking Oct. 26 event at Portland’s Belmont Station. The collaborating brewers recently braved the rain on an Oregon Coast hike to gather ingredients. In partnership with Cornucopia … Read more
Hopheads meet Pumpkinheads tonight, Sept. 21 at 16 Tons Cafe Elysian & Ninkasi Hopsquash Pumpkin IPA Release Party The 16 Tons Cafe at Woodfield Station, South Eugene, is the place to be tonight if you want to be the first to try an unusual beer. This is the time of year when hops and pumpkins … Read more
From 12-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, head to Ninkasi Brewery for a taste of up to 20 beers brewed using fresh hops: Link: Beer Northwest: Last Call for Fresh Hops!. "Saturday is your last chance to enjoy this year’s crop of Oregon fresh hop beers as the Eugene brewers and Oregon Brewers Guild present … Read more
Bruce Lee once said, “Absorb what is useful. Reject what is useless. Add what is essentially your own.” After working in content since 2000 and being self-employed since 2011, I’ve gotten to encounter many a thing that adds value to my day, to my life, to my work, and to my family. So this year, … Read more
Me in a nutshell I live in Eugene, Oregon, and have been a full-time self-employed professional writer for 5 years. I’m the author of 4 travel fantasy books in my Rucksack Universe series. I write about craft beer. I help other people with their online content and marketing. Outside of my home office, I spend … Read more