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Yakima’s Segal Ranch debuts new hop variety Ramosa™  — New School Beer + Cider From Yakima Valley, Washington’s Segal Ranch a new hop variety Ramosa™ , named in honor of longtime hop breeder Martin Ramos , the innovative mind behind the Segal Ranch hop breeding progra...

Yakima Valley's Segal Ranch debuts new proprietary hop variety Ramosa™
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Wayfinder Beer hosts Women’s History Month event series — New School Beer + Cider Portland, Oregon’s Wayfinder Beer is hosting a lineup of female centric events and special guest tappings happening throughout March for Women’s History Month. Wayfinder Brewmaster Natalie Baldwin...

Wayfinder Beer hosts curated Women's History Month event series w/ special guests. Read: newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/3/...

Full Sail Brewing’s Session Lager turns 21 and celebrates with new beers and branding — New School Beer + Cider Full Sail Brewing Co. Elevates Session Lager with New Beers and a Striking Retro Refresh

Full Sail Brewing's Session Lager brand turns 21! New retro packaging and 2 new flavors are hitting the market.
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SheBrew Festival highlighting Female brewers moves to the Portland Art Museum — New School Beer + Cider SheBrew Beer and Cider Festival to Host 11th Annual Event on International Women’s Day in Portland, Celebrating Women in Brewing Industry

SheBrew festival highlights female brewers. We talked to 6 of the more than 40 entrants to share their own stories. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

In Eugene one brewery closes and another catches fire — New School Beer + Cider It was a tough weekend in Eugene, Oregon for breweries as on Saturday February 28th one brewery poured their last pints while a structure fire broke out in the brewery of another but was narrowly save...

In Eugene: one brewery closes while another catches fire on the same day newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/3/...

#eugene #eugeneor #eugeneoregon #oregonbeer

Claim 52 Brewing revives Rogue Ales first Newport location on bayfront — New School Beer + Cider Rogue Ales Bayfront Public House will become Claim 52 Brewing Bayfront, the second location from the growing Eugene, Oregon brewery. The new location carries added significance as the oldest Rogue p...

A popular Oregon brewery is reviving Rogue Ales original Newport location on the Bayfront newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

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Free Beer and Free Shuttle Service to Portland Breweries during Zwickelmania — New School Beer + Cider What’s better than drinking free beer? How about drinking it straight off the tank as fresh as humanly possible. What’s even better than that? Getting shuttled around to up to 17 local craft breweries...

Free beer and free rides between 17 Portland breweries?! Full schedule and how to HOP on for Zwickelmania here.

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OLCC celebrates completion of modernized, all-digital licensing platform — New School Beer + Cider The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is celebrating the implementation of a modernized, all-digital licensing platform. The Cannabis Alcohol Management Program (CAMP) provides the 23...

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) has finished their modernized all-digital licensing platform which will make it much easier for businesses and events to get permits.

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Six years ago Seattle's Urban Family Brewing relocated back to the Ballard neighborhood after a stint in Magnolia. I covered the news and included some history for @newschoolbeer.bsky.social. This week they will celebrate the milestone with events and beer releases. newschoolbeer.com/nsb/2020/02/...

Day One Distro celebrates milestone 10th anniversary as Oregon’s essential beer nerd distributor — New School Beer + Cider If it wasn’t already crystal clear how distributors determine how, who, and where our favorite beers and ciders are found or discovered it is becoming increasingly relevant with the disappearance of ...

As they enter their milestone 10th year Day One Distribution has become Oregon's essential beer nerds distributor and that's more important than ever newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

Portland’s Winter Saké event Fuyu Fest returns — New School Beer + Cider A different kind of Brewers festival then the ones we typically talk about is taking place in Portland on Sunday, February 22nd. The 4th annual Fuyu Fest winter Saké festival presented by Portland...

A different kind of brewers festival in Portland. The winter saké FUYU FEST! 🍶🇯🇵
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In 2014 Breakside’s Suburban Farmhouse Ale trolled The Commons — New School Beer + Cider 12 Years Ago we designed a fake label for a real beer. At the time The Commons Brewery was one of the hottest Oregon breweries around, beloved for their farmhouse Ales and innovative experiments, and ...

12 years ago today Breakside Brewery epicly trolled The Commons Brewery newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

Sierra Nevada limited releases Bourbon Barrel-Aged Narfoot and West Ghost IPA — New School Beer + Cider A Blend of Two Monstrous Beers from Sierra Nevada’s Trip in the Woods Series On Tuesday, February 10, Bourbon Barrel-aged Narfoot, a rare beer from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Trip in the Woods se...

Sierra Nevada Brewing is releasing two fan favorite rarities out into the wild for the first time. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

First look at 1847 Food Park w/ new 3-level taphouse & bar — New School Beer + Cider Portland suburb Milwaukie, Oregon’s new community driven food and drink destination the 1847 Food Park opens today with a bar by Migration Brewing . The long in the works project was erected quickl...

First look at 1847 Food Park and the 3-story anchor taproom. Opening today in Portland suburb Milwaukie, Oregon newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

#milwaukie #milwaukieor #milwaukieoregon #pdxbeer

Double Mountain Brewing releases beer in cans for the first time — New School Beer + Cider Hood River and Portland, Oregon’s Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery is releasing their beer in cans for the first time. Double Mountain’s Hop Lion IPA , Dry Cider , and a new upcoming Czec...

Double Mountain Brewing is releasing their beer and cider in cans for the first time.
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The Great American Beer Festival is relocating — New School Beer + Cider Great American Beer Festival® Heads Outdoors for the First Time   In 2026, the iconic festival will be held at Denver’s Levitt Pavilion 

The Great American Beer Festival will relocate
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Point Blank Distributing sold to Columbia Distributing — New School Beer + Cider Point Blank to Remain a Craft-Focused Division within Columbia, Preserving Supplier and Retailer Relationships and Service Columbia Distributing today announced it has entered into an agreement...

Huge Oregon beer news today: Point Blank Distributing has been sold to Columbia Distributing newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

ZWICKELMANIA 2026 Oregon’s State-Wide Brewery Open House returns — New School Beer + Cider More than 50 Breweries Across the State (25+ in Portland) Will Participate in Zwickelmania® Offering Tastings, Tours and More on Saturday February 21st 2026

Oregon's state-wide brewery open house ZWICKELMANIA is back newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

#zwickelmania #oregonbeer #oregoncraftbeer

Hey yeah we have been live following that and potentially a story about Breakside's evolving food program in the works. Sad to see the original kitchen at that location go away.

Our Most Anticipated New Oregon & Washington Breweries & Taprooms Opening in 2026 — New School Beer + Cider Our most anticipated upcoming new Oregon and Washington taprooms, breweries, and cideries of 2026 reflects the shifting craft landscape. With less new startup breweries opening each year we are seeing...

The most anticipated upcoming new breweries, taprooms, and cidery opening in Oregon and Washington in 2026!

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Gigantic Brewing Hawthorne location sold and closing soon — New School Beer + Cider Gigantic Brewing Company is selling its Hawthorne pub and closing for real this time at 4343 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215. In November after a building for sale sign went up some news outle...

Gigantic Brewing has sold their Hawthorne location and the pub closing in late January, for real this time. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

#pdx #hawthorneblvd #hawthornepdx #sepdx #pdxbeer

Sierra Nevada Brewing releases Springfest IPA in ever rotating Q1 seasonal slot — New School Beer + Cider Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has introduced a new seasonal called Springfest IPA. Using classic hop varieties Centennial hops, Citra® and CTZ lupulin promises Springfest IPA bright flavors and aromas of ...

Sierra Nevada Brewing's new Springfest IPA is the latest Q1 seasonal that has changed 4 times in the past 5 years. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

#craftbeer #q1 #seasonal #seasonalbeer

2 Towns Cider acquires Seattle Cider Co. — New School Beer + Cider Oregon and Washington’s top cidermakers will merge into one company.

Seattle Cider Co. has been SOLD to 2 Towns Ciderhouse newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/1/...

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RIP 29+ Oregon Breweries, Taprooms & Cidery that Closed in 2025 — New School Beer + Cider There were 29+ Oregon breweries, taprooms, bottleshops, and cidery that closed in 2025 which was significantly less than the preceding few years. Despite the optics of such a large number of closures,...

Raise a glass to the 29+ Oregon Breweries, Taprooms, & Cidery that Closed in 2025 #RIP

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RIP Steve Allen, founder of Astoria’s oldest brewery has passed away — New School Beer + Cider Steve Allen, the Astoria visionary and founder of one of Oregon’s oldest current breweries, has passed away. Allen, a certified accountant by trade, co-founded the Astoria Brewing Company and Wet Dog ...

RIP Steve Allen, visionary founder of Astoria's oldest brewery and many of the towns most iconic properties newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/12...

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Von Ebert Brewing 2026 beer release calendar reveals new year-round IPA — New School Beer + Cider The 2026 calendar includes the addition of a new core, year-round beer, Reverse Math West Coast IPA. 

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John’s Marketplace closing one of three bottleshop/taphouse locations — New School Beer + Cider Noted beer bottleshop and taphouse John’s Marketplace announced today that it will close its third location in Beaverton on December 31, 2025. The decision reflects a combination of location visibil...

John's Marketplace bottleshop and beer bar announces the closure of one of their three Portland-area locations newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/12...

Former Heathen Brewing Feral Public House to reopen as Loyal Legion Vancouver — New School Beer + Cider Chefstable Group , a Portland-based backer of chef-driven restaurants, bars and concepts, known for helping build brands like Lardo Sandwiches, Grassa, Fracture Brewing and Loyal Legion beer hall, ha...

The former Heathen Brewing in downtown Vancouver, Washington is set to reopen next Spring as a popular Oregon beer hall

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F.H. Steinbart Homebrew Supply is For Sale including $400k inventory — New School Beer + Cider “This is your chance to take over the first homebrew shop in America ” says a real estate listing calling it “ a once-in-a-generation opportunity to carry forward a legacy while building somethi...

Homebrew shop F.H. Steinbart is for sale w/ inventory: “This is your chance to take over the first homebrew shop in America ” says a real estate listing calling it “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to carry forward a legacy while building something new.”

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Veteran Brewmaster Chad Kennedy is Public Coast Brewing’s new head of operations — New School Beer + Cider Public Coast Brewing Co. Welcomes Chad Kennedy as Operations Manager Industry veteran brings more than two decades of experience to Oregon Coast brewery

Veteran Brewmaster Chad Kennedy is back and heading up operations at Public Coast Brewing in Cannon Beach

#cannonbeachor #cannonbeach #cannonbeachoregon #oregonbeer #oregoncraftbeer