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Keeping his eye on the beer.In what counts, in Alworth-world, as lightning-quick response time, I managed to make it out to recently-opened Culmination Brewing within two weeks of the grand opening. I had heard some good things and knew a bit of founder/brewer Tomas Sluiter's work at Old Market. But of course, every time a new brewery opens, yo ...

The Beer Wench's Guide to Beer Ashley Routson Voyageur Press, 256 pages, $23 What is it? A personal beer tour by Ashley Routson Who's it For? Aspiring beer geeksReviewer Disclosure. I know Ashley a bit and have met her a couple times--and had one unintentional online fracas with her.Scope. The U.S. mostly, though she touches on foreign style ...

Experimental Homebrewing Drew Beechum and Denny Conn Voyageur Press, 240 pages, $25 What is it? A detailed guide to modern American beer types Who's it For? Intermediate-level homebrewersReviewer Disclosure. None (though Denny Conn does live in Oregon). The Review Rare is the homebrew book with a running theme, but Beechum and Conn devised ...

Portland Beer Stories; Behind the Scenes with the City's Craft Brewers Stephen Shomler American Palate, 170 pages, $20 What is it? A collection of stories about the people who work in Portland's beer world Who's it For? Portlanders Reviewer Disclosure. I wrote the foreword. I know Steven a bit, but mainly in the way I know many people whom I ...

Speed Brewing Mary Izett Voyageur Press, 192 pages, $20 What is it? A homebrewing book focused on speedy fermentationWho's it For? Urban homebrewers on the goReviewer Disclosure. None. I have no connection to Mary IzettScope. HomebrewingThe Review I have noticed a recent trend in homebrewing of books that offer full all-grain brewing exp ...

A Beer for All Seasons Randy Mosher Storey, 200 pages, $15 What is it? A introduction to beer, arranged by season Who's it For? New to intermediate readersReviewer Disclosure. None. I've admired and ready Mosher for years, but have no personal connection. I did write one of the promo blurbs on the cover, but that's because I thought it was a ...

I have been remiss. Publishers keep sending me emails asking whether I'd like to receive the newest, most excitingest beer book and I always say yes. Even when it's about cider. Or mead. Although I do not promise to review every title, it's my secret goal. And now, as the pile threatens to grow large enough to attack me, I am resolved to fight ...

This past weekend we had the latest incarnation of the Fruit Beer Fest, one of the year's best. It was, sadly, still located in the exceedingly cramped parking lot in front of Burnside Brewing. Before we get to the old man's whinge, the requisite throat-clearing: the FBF is sneaky good. It poses as a regular fest, but doubles as a symposium on ...

Photo by Giulio MariniLast week, Birrificio Italiano's Agostino Arioli arrived with three friends and co-workers on a fact-finding mission to the West Coast. I hosted them for a couple of days, showing them pubs, breweries, and leading a trip down to Gayle Goschie's hop farm in Silverton. (Big fun, natch.) It reminded me how much I love Italian ...

The last two ciders sent to me by breweries arrived in elegant bottles with dark, wine-like labels--Crispin's Venus Reigns and the first Cider Master Reserve from 2 Towns. The latter came in a wine bottle with a cork to boot. But in both cases, I was reminded a lot more of special-release beers rather than wine. Both were good. The Crispin was ...