The 2013 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) came to a close this past Friday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. My fifth CBC, a three day event that takes place in a different US City each year; this year’s conference was extraordinary in many ways.

We made a new beer in our Single Batch Series of beers called Big Black Jack that flew out of the brewery before I got a pint of it. If you didn't see it at our tasting room, there are still a few more kegs floating around town and a handful in Portland and Seattle. I know you can find it at our Beer Belly dinner at Eastburn on November 10th and at the Night of the Living Ales in Portland on Saturday October 29th at Burnside Brewing.

Our friends at the Hawthorne Hophouse turn one this weekend. Come play with us and celebrate!

On Saturday, November 12th, we will release the second in our series of spirts matured beers: Hellshire II. Doors will open at Noon. We will have roughly 90 cases to sell off of the dock at $15 per 22ounce bottle with no limit. Draft beer and food items will be available for purchase and local live music will will be present for your listening pleasure. We should have enough for draft so it will be pouring at the tasting room bar as well. Please join us as we also unveil the changes to our newly remodeled tasting room.

Dog lovers unite! This Sunday afternoon at the World Forestry Center in Portland, we'll be hosting the Oakshire Pooch Pub where you can kick back with a Watershed IPA or Ill-Tempered Gnome. Lot's of doggie events will be happening, so come and join us from 10-5. More details about the event can be found here.

Our friends at Wildwood in Portland are hosting a very Special Dinner featuring many of our rare and small batch beers. In some cases, it is the only reserves of it we have. Wildwood is an outstanding establishment in NW Portland that uses locally sourced ingredients and they are masters at beer and food pairings. Please consider supping with me on Friday October 21st at Wildwood in Portland. Please call the restaurant at 503.248.9663 for reservations.

Perhaps you've seen him around town, but as fall turns to the ever popular Oregon Rainy Season, it's time for us at Oakshire to don our red hats and release the Gnome. We've been setting it loose for a couple of weeks now, but if you are in Portland this Thursday night, come and join us at The Guild Public House for the Official Ill Tempered Gnome Kick off Party. 5-7PM. Oakshire Pint Specials. See here for more details.

The Single Batch Series at Oakshire continues to pump out new and unique beers. They seem to roll out of the tanks and out of the cooler faster than we can tell you about them. I've been behind because these beers have moved out of our coolers, but I suspect you are seeing them around Oregon and Washington. Here's a recap:  Triune Wet Hop Pale ale is this years submission to the NW Wet Hop Season. We did a little something different this year and used three hop varieties from three different Willamette Valley Hop Farmers. The base beer is an American Pale Ale.

It's that time of year again to head eastward and enjoy the Great American Beer Festival. This year, Joe Jasper - Production manager and head brewer at Oakshire, is trying his hand and judging beers. It's that time of year again to head eastward and enjoy the Great American Beer Festival. This year, Joe Jasper - Production manager and head brewer at Oakshire, is trying his hand and judging beers.

Our next Single Batch Series Beer is now available at the tasting room. Rootstalk Gold is a golden ale spiced with Rose Hips, Elder Flowers, Lemon Verbena and Meadowsweet. The beer was made for the first Rootstalk Festival put on by Mountain Rose Herbs. Aromatic and light, this beer is perfect for the Indian Summer I'm predicting that will start any day now. Cheers! Matt