Beer Weekend—Release the hounds!

Well, it’s that annual event that makes the start of May a crazy time. No, not Cinco de Mayo, the latest foreign holiday that’s been turned into an excuse for Americans to get wacky. It’s my birthday. Yes, old Stoutmeister is, well, older. So what does a 34-year-old beer blogger do to celebrate? Drink beer,…

Beer Weekend—Finding time for beer amid the chaos

This is the first of what we hope will become a weekly feature in which all the members of the Crew try to figure out what they are doing for the upcoming weekend, beer-wise. We hope to inspire others to set forth and explore our local breweries, or in some cases those locations outside the…

Chatoe Madness

Rogue, thou art glorious.  It was a chance purchase that introduced me to the awesomeness of the Chatoe line of bombers crafted at Brewers on the Bay in Newport, Ore., northwest capital of beer, Rogue Nation.  First impressions of the OREgasmic Ale: nice, delicious coppery looking color; has a pretty good-sized head; the scent gives…