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Maus Haus
Here’s a promo video of Maus Haus, playing the Wow Hall in Eugene this Saturday, Apr. 11. Also, check out a feature story about them on the ODE website.
Dead Guy Ale
Beer of the week: Partying like a dead guy
First of all, very appropriate name. I’ve sipped on Rogue’s Dead Guy Ale before, but fleetingly. It is rumored that drinking this infamous amber-colored northwesterner immediately makes you want to fight somebody. The ale features two distinct tastes that are really easy to separate. Upfront, one tastes [...]
Beers for celebrating!
Congratulation’s America for electing our next president! Here’s a guide for how to celebrate from Northwest Beers Magazine.
Democratic Brews
Ninkasi Lefthook Lager (Eugene, OR)
Brew Moon Democratic Bitter (HI)
Sweetwater Donkeypunch IIPA (GA)
Black Sheep Holy Grail (England)
Avery The Reverend (CO)
Baron Liberator Doppelbock (Seattle, WA)
Wynkoop Obamanator Maibock Lager (CO)
Republican [...]
Pumpkin beer
Attack of the pumpkins!
With the seasonal flood of jack-o-lantern orange in the beer aisle, I decided to find out whether a pumpkin beer could ever be taken seriously. My roommate and I sampled the five kinds we could find at the grocery store.
According to CNN’s column, “The Good Life,” pumpkin is a flavor of renewed [...]
Can’t afford beer? Make your own!
This week’s post of Pub Pondering is a sort of mix of College Kitchen and How-to Girl
Can’t afford beer? Make your own!
Have you ever wanted to experiment with brewing, but you don’t have the time, money or patience for making beer? Here’s a fizzy, sour recipe punctuated with a spicy kick of ginger – that’s [...]
Hard times for Eugene wines
Eugene wineries, ready to harvest, are being reminded that Oregon is back from summer vacation – and so is the rain.
“No one in their right mind is harvesting right now. We’re praying to god for some more sunshine!” said Sundance Wine Cellars General Manager Boris Wiedenfeld.
While the summer months brought plenty of sunshine for the [...]
Minor Adults: The pseudo citizens
The legal drinking age was brought back to the debate table a few weeks ago when concerned professors mobilized to turn over the 1984 measure that withheld 10 percent of highway funds from states with a legal drinking age lower than 21.
Headed by former Middlebury College President John McCardell, the Amethyst Initiative has already been [...]
