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Coin Toss Brewing Hosts 2nd Annual Fresh Hop Showcase
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Coin Toss Brewing Hosts 2nd Annual Fresh Hop Showcase

September in Oregon means fresh hop season has arrived. Coin Toss Brewing Co. is hosting its 2nd annual Fresh Hop Showcase, dedicating six of its 12 taps to fresh hop Oregon beers and cider, each made with a different strain of fresh hops picked off the bine and used within hours of harvesting. The week-long celebration of Oregon’s annual hop harvest starts Tuesday,…

Second Chance Beer Company #PartyWater Is Taking Over
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Second Chance Beer Company #PartyWater Is Taking Over

Award-winning Second Chance Beer Company has released a new kind of canned craft seltzer called Slim Chance. Launched Labor Day weekend, the seltzers will be available seasonally, beginning with Watermelon Mint and Peach Nectarine. With the tagline, “there’s a slim chance you won’t reach for another,”  and the hashtag #partywater, the seltzers are scratch-made in…

Cider Summit PDX Brings Cider To The People This Fall
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Cider Summit PDX Brings Cider To The People This Fall

Cider Summit PDX is celebrating the fall season with an encore of its popular Festival To-Go Tasting Kits, offering three different levels this time around: Modern Cider, Bottled Classics and Artisanal Imports. The Festival To-Go Tasting Kits were developed earlier this year as a response to COVID-19 as Cider Summit NW pivoted from a physical festival held in four different cities––including…

Portland Cider Co. release of Pumpkin
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Portland Cider Co. release of Pumpkin

Portland Cider Co., one of Oregon’s longest operating independent cider producers, has released Pumpkin Spice as the latest product in its Small Batch Series. The seasonal fall favorite, which has returned due to popular demand after taking a break last year, is available for the first time in 19.2-ounce “proper pint” cans, as well as on draft. Portland Cider Co. added cinnamon,…