August 2010 Archives
Mad props to Oregon’s own Harry Sanger, who won one of the coveted spots at Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp, making him a Happy Camper, indeed.
You might recall that Sierra Nevada held a series of auditions, one in Portland at Belmont Station,and also asked for submissions on its website.
Harry is a former Rogue brewer, who moved to Oregon City with his delightful partner, Fay, to work at Fearless Brewing in Estacada. (Harry just wrote me to say that he is no longer with Fearless due to a Rugby injury, though.) Harry and Fay are both staples in the beer scene in and around Portland and the Pacific Northwest. Harry is the Northwest’s only representative at Beer Camp. He is very deserving for a spot, although I believe the winners all were based on their submissions, not their beery resumes.
Harry’s backseat beer rap (that’s Fay driving) garnered him a total of 26 votes in the online competition for Beer Camp. (The highest vote-getter was someone named Aaron Ford at 40 votes, the second-highest got 28 votes). Click the link to see Harry’s winning rap and watch all the winners.
Sometime down the road, Harry will have some of the beer he makes at beer camp for us to sample! That’s way better than making a pencil-holder or other camp staple.
Congrats, again, Harry. Well played!
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Posted by Lisa Morrison on Aug 24, 2010
I had a wonderful conversation Monday afternoon with Greg Koch of Stone Brewing at the Horse Brass Pub. Most of the interview will be heard on Beer O’Clock in a couple of weeks. But I couldn’t help posting a fun conversation we had about his new hair color — and what it’s all about. Details are right here.
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Posted by Lisa Morrison on Aug 17, 2010
What to do with those old beer T-shirt you can’t seem to part with? Here’s an clever idea!
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Posted by Lisa Morrison on Aug 10, 2010
On Saturday Aug. 28, the FH Steinbart staff will be going on a Magical Mystery pub crawl. They won’t tell you where they are going (this is a mystery pub crawl) and you can’t join them on the entire crawl, but you can try and find them to win some cool prizes. Clues will be sent out on Steinbart’s Facebook and Twitter feeds the day of the event.
Beer O’Clock listeners get an extra leg up on the pub crawl-scavenger hunt because the Steinbart staff will be sharing an exclusive clue only available to Beer O’Clock listeners each Saturday on the show (3-4 p.m. PT) from Aug. 7 through Aug. 28/ Yep! One extra-special clue will be aired as the staff starts off on its pub crawl!
Just to get you all started, the exclusive Beer O’Clock clue for Aug. 7 was:
“This Portland brewpub adds an extra side to the square.”
You will have to listen to the show each week for the rest of the special clues.
Meanwhile, you can get all the details on the Steinbart Magical Mystery Scavenger Hunt right here.
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Posted by Lisa Morrison on Aug 10, 2010
Pale Horse Brewing is a sponsor of Salem’s Mission Mill Museum‘s Second Sunday Concert on the Lawn series. And Pale Horse has free tickets to give away to this Sunday’s event (valued at $5 each).
The live music runs 4:15-8 p.m. This month’s featured artists are described as such: "Salem-based Normandy Guitars All Star Band, named for the locally-made Normandy Guitars) is a collection of friends (all veterans of professional bands) who refuse to settle down when there’s “a-rockin’ to do.” Playing classics such as the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc, the bottom line for this group of talented, veteran musicians is “If it’s not fun or it’s not cool, we’re not *%#&% doin’ it!” The are preceded by The Rattle Shakes, who play tunes that pay homage to 1980s California rock and roll bands (sometimes called “hair bands”). Food will be available from Mission Mill Café and Beer will be available from Pale Horse Brewing Co. Bring a blanket and enjoy an evening in the sun at this event."
Sound like fun? Call Pale Horse Brewing at (503) 364-3610 to claim a pair of tix! But hurry, there are only a couple of pairs left!
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Posted by Lisa Morrison on Aug 03, 2010
