Jon Abernathy

If you’re reading this article on or about April 1, and I begin by telling you it describes a beer brewed with maple syrup, balsam fir tips and live lobsters,

Each June, McMenamins Thompson Brewery & Public House in Salem hosts its Barley Cup Brewfest, inviting brewers from other McMenamins locations to bring a specialty beer to showcase. Attendees sample

The newest beer from GoodLife Brewing Company is a specialty barrel-aged brew released in bottles named Peach Chardonnay. As you might guess from the name, there is a wine influence,

If you’re visiting Sisters, make it a point to stop at the town’s youngest brewery, Funky Fauna Artisan Ales. Located on the north side near Three Creeks Brewing Company’s production

Here in Central Oregon, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to beer. With over two dozen breweries in operation, there are plenty of options across a wide

The beginning of autumn heralds shorter, cooler days, changing colors of the leaves, apple cider, pumpkin patches, and the appearance of what I consider harvest beers. These are the seasonal

Earlier this month, the 40th annual Great American Beer Festival took place in Denver, Colorado. The largest ticketed beer fest in the United States, the GABF featured 500 breweries pouring

Nearly all beer recipes start with four ingredients: malt, hops, water and yeast. From that base, there is a wide range of possibilities when considering adjuncts such as sugars that

Rounding out the holiday season with the final days of Twelvetide (otherwise known as the Twelve Days of Christmas, which last from Dec. 25 through Jan. 5), there always seem

For the past number of years, Deschutes Brewery has partnered with Bendistillery’s Crater Lake Spirits to release Black Butte Whiskey, a spirited take on the brewery’s iconic Black Butte Porter.