Oregon Beer Co...hmm sounds familiar

Portland and the Boston Beer Co. have a 'not so good' history. Many years ago when the craft beer market was starting to boom Boston Beer Co. started a co. called the Oregon Beer Co. that sold its beers in and around Oregon. Oregoneons were at first proud of the local beer until they found out that the beer was not made by the Oregon Beer Co., nor was it even based in Oregon. As it turns out the Oregon Beer Co. was owned by the Boston Beer Co. and the 11 beers under its label were contract brewed by a company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Coincedentally, that is where all Sam Adams labels are produced. Although, the Oregon Beer Co. no longer exhist. These days the Boston Beer Co. has their labels produced by other breweries around the U.S., such as in North Carolina by Miller brewing and in Latrobe, PA by owned by city brewing in Lacrosse, WI.

As one oregon native states: "Epicurious does a great disservice to consumers and to Oregon by promoting a company that misrepresents itself to the consumers in such a blatant way"

There is much to learn of what goes on behind the scenes of the beer market.

Un-Beer-lievable!

Canadian heist suitable for Al Capone!
On monday night a trailer carrying beer worth $100,000 (in canadian dollars) was stollen from a dropyard. The thieves stole a truck the night before from a nieboring lot. Authorities suspect that the merchandise will be sold in the black market to a strip club or a similar shady venture.
Company officials say this was a first for them and that they will be most likely not be making truck deliveries anymore.

Best Beer Bicycle

Burn calories as you drink them for a 0 calorie intake...ingenious!

I'm getting FORGED @ a beer party!

After recently coming back from vacation I have been invited to go to a BEER PARTY @ Alesmith!

Alesmith (www.alesmith.com) is one of the only brewing companies still left that bottle conditions all of their beers, they are also all natural and non-pasturized. This brewing company, like most, is located in a warehouse district and has only 4 employees. Found in 1995 by Peter Zien, a decorated homebrewer and BJCP Grand Master beer judge, he specializes in a variety of styles and offers multiple seasonal beers. All of its employees are homebrewers. Tonight they will offer Evil Dead Red (a fall seasonal), with some barrel-aged beer releases of 2005 Old Numbskull, 2005 Wee Heavy, and 2005 Decadence! Pure deliciousness... Also, a cask of 2006 Decadence will be tapped...so much to choose from so little time.

There will be a full report of the events highlights afterwards...well not right after...

Get Forged at www.alesmith.com