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. 23, 2013, Eugene Craft Beer Roundup Oakshire Now Canning More Beers, Celebrate Oct. 23 & 24 So a while back, Oakshire began canning their beers. First up was their flagship Watershed IPA. Now Oakshire (finally) is canning their Original Amber Ale and Overcast Espresso Stout too. Distribution of the 12-oz./6-pack cans began on Oct. … Read more
I wanted to share my favorite beer with you. No really, it’s okay, no cooties here. Have a quaff. As you probably know, I live in Eugene, Oregon. Our “Brewgene” local area is home to about 150,000 people and, at last count, 217,503 breweries. OK, more like 10… 11… 12… (more are in the works … Read more
New beers. Expansions. Events. For today’s craft brewery, the beer never stops pouring, and there is always something new to tell customers about. Founded in 2006, Eugene-based Oakshire Brewing had a company blog and maintained presences on Twitter and Facebook. However, the company was entering a new phase of growth, and they wanted to be … Read more
Heaven Hills Bourbon-Aged Hell Eugene’s Oakshire Brewing will release their third barrel-aged beer under the Hellshire label on Saturday, February 16, 2013. Aged for a year in bourbon barrels from Kentucky’s Heaven Hills Distillery, Hellshire III is a Foreign-style Stout that will be available in 22 oz. wax-dipped bottles. Sales begin at 10 a.m. in … Read more
Award-winning pumpkin beer pairs great with fall foods When Eugene-based Oakshire Brewing released their first Big Black Jack in 2011, the big-beer pumpkin porter became a fall favorite. It also gained industry recognition, when it won the 2012 North American Brewing Awards Gold Medal for Hybrid Beers. Now this fall beer is back! Oakshire releases Big … Read more
How about beer and a movie? Billed as “a documentary celebrating women in the craft beer industry,” The Love of Beer reminds us that craft beer is no longer a man’s game. Women across the country have gained renown as brewers, and especially so in the Pacific Northwest. Filmmaker/producer Alison Grayson shows us how much … Read more
Learn to brew your own beer, Sat., Nov. 5, 2011 Have you ever wanted to brew your own beer, but didn’t know how to get started? Learn to homebrew in a day, during National Learn to Homebrew Day, Nov. 5. Oakshire Brewing and the Cascade Brewers Society have teamed up again for a free day … Read more
Hellshire II: Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels Oakshire Brewing Company of Eugene, Oregon, will release its second barrel-aged beer in their Hellshire series. Hellshire II will be available in Oakshire’s newly remodeled tasting room. Sales of this limited-release beer begin at noon on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, and will end at 4 p.m. Hellshire … Read more