Hello Oakshire Fans, Coming up on Saturday, January 30th, Oakshire's Brewmaster, Matt Van Wyk and company will be headed to Cloud 9 in Corvallis for a Beer Maker's Dinner of pure deliciousness! The dinner will kick off at 6PM and the culinary artists from Cloud 9 have pulled together a tasty 5 course feast paired with 5 different Oakshire brews!

Who says post Holidays are a slow time of year? Oakshire brewing plans to pound the pavement and come out and see you and share a beer with you. As always, you can click on "Oakshire events" to the right for a calendar of what we are up to. And as always, you can come to use every Saturday from 12-4 for tours and tastings. Plus, we are visited by our friends at Devour who have tasty sandwiches and soup made with Oakshire beer. Stop by for lunch and a tour this Saturday!

Well, I'm a little tardy on my year end reflections like so many people seem to do as the calender rolls from December to January. I think I'll look back with a list of the top 5 amazing things that happened in 2009 at Oakshire Brewing. And then we'll look ahead to some exciting things to look forward to in 2010. 5. The company has grown from 4 employees to 8, including me as I hauled my family from Illinois to Oregon in March. 4. We had 5 tanks in the cellar (fermentation and packaging) and now we have 11! 3.

Happy New Year from All of us at Oakshire Brewing. Thanks for all you've done this year to make it a great and successful year at Oakshire. I'll post some year end stats later, but just know that Oakshire is twice as big as it was last year at this time and we couldn't have done it without all the support of our fans and all the Oregon Craft Beer drinkers. Thank you! DOCK SALES THIS WEEK: We will be open regular dock sale hours Thursday until 6. Stop by and get that keg filled for the party. And bottles of Stout are only on sale until then, so stock up now.

You can't image the joy I felt when we were suggested as a pairing with my favorite treat in Portland. See: If you find yourself in the greater Portland Metro, you owe it to your self to seek out Voodoo donuts and Overcast. Thanks BeerNW Magazine!!

Join us this Wednesday at the Stein as we sample out Smokin Bagpipes smoked Scotch ale. Only 22 kegs of this were made. We'll also bring some Very Ill-Tempered Gnome for sampling. This one only had 6 kegs hit Eugene. Finally, we have a special treat on the bar only. Cerise Noir. It is a light wheat beer aged on local and organic cherries. This was aged in a Pinot Noir barrel from Sokol Blosser Winery. This may be your only chance to imbibe one of these! Wednesday 6-8PM Cheers!

Devour, the kick ass new mobile foodie in Eugene is making Oakshire's tasting room his Saturday afternoon spot. If you came by last Saturday for the sandwiches and bacon beer cheese soup, you'll know this is great news. This week, they're rolling with some brats made with Oakshire's beer. These will be crafted into paninis. Yum! Don't miss out. 12-4 this and every Saturday for tours, tastings, and Devour!

....and sports the schwag! Looking to get Oakshire beer in Portland and the surrounding area? Call Aaron at Point blank to order yours. Thanks for representing Aaron!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I hope you had a very restful holiday and aren't letting the hustle and bustle of Christmas and all it's commercialism get you down. I had a little downtime as I hosted my parents for their first ever trip to the state of Oregon. We got a few house projects done, took a tour of the coast and most importantly rested and recharged. I highly recommend that last part! Thanks for the help Dad! As with the rest of the world, there is A LOT going on this week.

I was sampling a bourbon barrel beer today and I decided to stop and think of how many beers we have brewed this year and how many we have on our radar.