This is the first of many opportunities for you to enjoy the wonders of great beer paired thoughtfully with equally great food. We will be having a beer maker's dinner at Ambrosia in Eugene on Wednesday October 28th beginning at 6PM. Please call Ambrosia at 541.342.4141 for reservations (you MUST contact Ambrosia to make reservations). Seating IS limited, so get on the list today. Below is the fantastic menu planned for the dinner.

In all the craziness that is Oakshire Brewing these days, I forgot to mention that our winter seasonal label was approved by the ttb while we were off in Denver. Ill-Tempered Gnome is a hoppy and complex brown ale of 6.5%. Warming and balanced, the Gnome is certainly a contemplative beer for the cold season ahead. Look for it on draft and 22 oz bottles in the coming weeks. Believe me, you'll want to catch a little gnome before he goes away! Tomorrow, tune in for our first beer makers dinner announcement and menu. cheers!

Now that we are settling back into the routine after our GABF trip (didya hear, we earned a silver for Overcast ;) ), we're looking forward to promoting our beers throughout Oregon. The best way to find out where we will be and try a little of our beery goodness is to go to the links to the right and hit Oakshire events and a calendar pops up with all of our upcoming appearances. I want to highlight a few: *EVERY SATURDAY-12-4 Tours and tastings at the brewery. 1055 Madera in Eugene.

After a long week in Denver Colorado at the Great American Beer Festival, we were very proud and honored to come away with a silver medal in the coffee beer category for our Overcast Espresso Stout!! We're even more happy that you can find this year round beer in both draft and bottles around the entire state of Oregon! Starting Wednesday, I began judging beers for the GABF. This is my third year judging.

Banner...check Table signs...check Extra warm clothes...check Beer to share.....check. Tomorrow morning I leave sunny Eugene Oregon where highs are expected in the 90's. My destination, the often sunny Denver Colorado and the Great American Beer Festival. Tomorrow's high in Denver, 48 with rain. Well, we at Oakshire hope to drag a little sunshine with us to the Rockies and have a great week at the largest beer festival and competition in this country. Preparations have been many as is the norm for this time of year. We all get to head out and that means get the work done early.

Sory for the late notice. If you are free Tuesday September 15th from 6-8PM, join us at the Bier Stein for our GABF send-off party. We'll be tasting out 5 beers, Watershed IPA, Overcast Espresso stout, Collaborative Evil, Line Dry Rye, and Bourbon Barrel Aged IPA. The latter three will be pouring from the Stein's taps. On Thursday, September 17th, join us in Corvallis at the Crowbar from 5-7 as we''ll be doing the same. Wish us luck as we fly to Denver next week!

On Monday we got to brew the first of our three fresh hop beers. Some people refer to these at Wet Hop Beers. But what really does that mean? A Fresh/Wet hop beer is a beer that you make using hops that were pulled from the field within 24 hours of brewing the beer.On Monday we got to brew the first of our three fresh hop beers. Some people refer to these at Wet Hop Beers. But what really does that mean? A Fresh/Wet hop beer is a beer that you make using hops that were pulled from the field within 24 hours of brewing the beer.

Team Schwa is who we roll with here in Oregon. Watch Ultimate, have an Oakshire. Check it:

Today marks one of the most stressful events in my year-bottling competition beers for the GABF. A brewer can spend hours planning, brewing, and tending to a fantastic beer, just to see the long wait in a package create havoc in your creation. As most people know, bottling beer can be devasting to the life of a beer. Light, Oxygen, heat and handling can all influence the taste of beers.

Saturday marked the one month anniversary of this crazy little thing we call "Project Bottle-a-lot." While the local feedback has been stellar (and thank you for that), we've found out that our planning ahead in brewery expansion, production schedule and bottling runs has allowed us to send two pallets of bottles to Portland. This should be the first of many shipments to Stumptown. And since we have beer flowing there, Jeff and I are hopping in the car Tuesday and making an appearance or two.