Oregon Beer News (2020)

Any tips on where to find wanderjack

 

ISO Breakside BiB. That brew sounds wonderful.

 

has anyone been to the beer bar at Crosby hop farm yet? apparently all the beers on tap are made with their hops. just heard about it a few days ago and it looks pretty cool

 

Made it out there 2 weeks ago and had a good time. It's beautiful right now, well set up and thought out for distancing. 10 taps, including a cider and seltzer, all with some Crosby hops and the varietals are listed on the taplist. Also have some cans and other options in a cooler. Great Mexican food from Luisa's can be delivered there ($20 minimum) - they have a small menu for the deliveries at each table but I managed to order stuff on their regular menu. Definitely worth a trip, recommend bringing something to entertain yourself though. They plan on keeping up the hops surrounding the taproom so it should be open as long as the weather is pleasant, maybe through September or longer. But now is the time to go to see the hops at their best.

 

Soon...

 

Whoa. How'd my wallet get into my hand?

 

Take all my money.

 

That's what I said when I saw this photo in a New School Beer article last night:



Look at 'em. Just look at 'em...

 

Oh yes...must collect them all!

 

Bad news from Salem. Looks like Co-Vid has claimed its first brewery victim. Salem Ale Works will close within the next two weeks..They survived the total shutdown ( growlers only)..but couldn't survive re-opening with restrictions/
Its a pity they spent a lot of money and time on their place..

 

Available now at Milwaukie.

 

Ft George is releasing a gin BA version of Spruce Budd....... and that sounds fantastic

 

New arrivals -
Sole Comp Oregon Native is back in 750s!
Chuckanut Helles and Rye lager bottles now in the Portland area!

 

Terrible news - Bailey's is closing :-(

https://brewpublic.com/beer-news/baileys-taproom-closes-its-doors-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

 

Unfortunately there's no path to succeed for downtown restaurants and bars right now. This is what I posted on the Beervana Facebook Page:

The issue for pretty much all downtown bars and restaurants is that they rely heavily on downtown workers who are no longer there and don't seem to be coming back in the near future. Add in the fact the city has pretty much stopped making an effort to keep downtown clean discourages people from wanting come in from other neighborhoods so there's almost no way for these small businesses to survive. That there hasn't been some sort of targeted relief for Independent bars and restaurants is just dumbfounding to me.

I am generally pretty understanding of the difficulties and complexities of the homeless issue, but we aren't that far from large sections of downtown being completely abandoned by businesses. Chinatown in particular is pretty shocking right now and I know of multiple business owners who have already moved operations or in the process of doing so.

 

Just generally, at least along the west coast (but I've heard similar sentiments from family in the rust belt) downtowns were just starting to turn around with younger people who didnt want the commuter life moving back in. The whole shutdown situation cut that out at the knees and I fear that no matter how much longer this drags on, the full implementation of telecomuting is setting the stage for another decade of urban core decay