Moving today, so it’s a well-loved #beershirtfriday from pFriem in Hood River, OR

I had no idea #beershirtfriday was a thing until today. Been training my whole life for this. Funky Fauna Artisan Ales in Bend, OR #BeerSky

The 2026 Best of Craft Beer Awards were held in Sunriver, Oregon this weekend, and full results are available at our website. Congratulations to all medalists!

Funky Fauna Artisan Ales Amici Mortis Wild Ale with Oregon Grown Blueberries & Cranberries This Bend, OR brewery is my ace in the hole when it comes to out of town visitors. Super accessible saisons, wild ales, and lagers, showcasing local grains, hops, and fruit. #BeerSky #HailSaison

Boneyard Beer Rum BA Painkiller Stout At 15% and rum BA, I was expecting this to be crazy hot. It’s not invisible, but it’s well hidden. The bar at the Boneyard pub has a thick leather cushion on the edge that all but invites leaning in for conspiratorial discussions with the bartender. #BskyBeer

Cerebral Brewing from Denver, CO Intentionally Blank IPA #BskyBeer

At the Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room enjoying this A Bunch of Random Numbers IPA with experimental hops. Don’t know which hop(s), but it’s a lovely stone fruit and slightly woody/herbal adventure.

Terranaut Beer in Bend, OR has smooth lighting, smooth decor, and this Smooth Music Kölsch-style ale (in addition to actual smooth music on vinyl). In a town with 20-ish breweries, claiming a unique identity can be difficult. They’ve done it through their beer and their tasting room.

Visited the tasting room at Sunriver Brewing and got a firkin pour of their Cocoa Cow Chocolate Milk Stout with added candy canes. It surprises me more breweries don’t do this: fill a firkin with a regular production beer and jazz it up with add’l flavors. Low cost/risk, great way to add variety.

wizard frog is insane

Fresh Hop season continues apace: 3 brewery visits today for 4 fresh hop beers. Ended with this FH WC IPA from Terranaut. Fresh Strata hops from Crosby Hop Farm. #BskyBeer

One of the many pleasures of living in Oregon is fresh hop beers during hop harvest. They’re fickle and fleeting, but when they hit, they’re sublime. This beer hit. Sunriver Brewing Fresh Hop Vicious Mosquito #BskyBeer

Human People x Brujos There Is No Brewer #BskyBeer

Oude Northwest Phantastic Foudre is a complete package: a wild ale with balanced acidity and funk, abundant aroma and flavor from the hop bill and Phantasm, finishes dry, and a great value in 16oz cans.

More coherent after 25+ hours speaking than most other politicians when they’re well-rested. Momentous and inspiring, @booker.senate.gov

Happy Orval Day! 2 of the 3 known locations celebrating in Bellingham, WA. #BskyBeer

I did a thing last weekend: the 2025 Best of Craft Beer Awards were held in Redmond, Oregon with over 1200 entries from across the US and world. Medal results up on the website. #BskyBeer

Known for their lagers, Otherlands in Bellingham make a good IPA too: Starlight Parade, paired well with a Beet Reuben and Belgian frites. #BskyBeer

Kings and Daughters Brewery’s Praying Mantis BA imperial Stout, a 13.5% chocolatey treat #BskyBeer

Belated but more proper #BalticPorterDay observation. 10 Barrel Estonya (2020) #BskyBeer

Some Baltic Porters among last night’s share. #BalticPorterDay #BskyBeer

Visited Terramar Brewstillery in the tiny town of Edison, WA yesterday. Their Octopus Garden Gose won Gold at the 2024 Best of Craft Beer Awards. #BskyBeer #BestofCraftBeerAwards

Can check. #beersky

Nightcap #beersky