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OPBWalk into any brewery or grocery store today and you will see the letters IPA everywhere — that intense, tropical beer has become Oregon’s style. That wasn’t always the case. It turns out that a variety of hop bred in Oregon — almost by accident — sparked an entirely new way of making beer and a whole new tradition of American ales. -
Christian Birkholz/PixabayA longtime proponent of taxes on beer and wine is now in charge of a state task force studying the public health impacts of alcohol abuse and whether to raise alcohol taxes for addiction treatment.
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A new study shows that climate change is responsible for the decrease in quantity and quality of hops produced in Europe. That news could be problematic for Northwest hops farmers and beer drinkers. -
You don't have to walk far in a Southern Oregon city to find a bar that makes its own beer. Beer-making is booming in the region, and not for the first… -
Archaeology is all about trying to better understand how people lived their lives in the past. It doesn't hurt to try some of their food and drink. That's… -
Beer drinkers are living in a very good time. They have a plethora of choices in colors, flavors, makers, and more. The United States has more breweries… -
It's not a bar fight, exactly, but it is a beer fight. Or competition, let's say. Microbreweries are finding some difficulty in getting people to buy…
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Oregon continues to produce more wine over time, but its production of beer ingredients may be even more impressive. Hops are a major agricultural product… -
The advertisements for beer tend to be a bit on the macho side. Which is not surprising, given that more men than women enjoy beer. But stand aside, guys,… -
The weekend is almost here… is it too soon to pop open a cold one? People across the country are making their own "cold ones" by brewing beer at home. The…
