Articles Posted by Emily Engdahl

An Oregon Native, I'm fourth generation NE PDX... owner & founder of Oregon Beer Country ★ freelance beer writer ★ Women Enjoying Beer Events Coordinator ★ PDX Beer Geeks co-founder ★ crafter ★ designer ★ sculptor ★ creator ★ joker ★ instigator ★ helper ★ manager ★ laugher ★ homebrewer ★ beer drinker ★ kid and dog-wrangler ★& ★ many-hats-wearer ★ I'm a girl who likes beer. I like to drink it, I like to learn about it, and I like to brew it. You can find me all around Portland, on the twitters @emilyengdahl & @ORbeercountry, or in the backyard with a beer.

  • Breakside Brewery

    Bottle Release : Breakside Brewery on N Dekum

    by Emily Engdahl on Dec 14, 2012 | No Comments

    Milwaukie! Planning on enjoying any holiday events? Want to start supporting your local brewery before you can even tour the facility? Head North to Breakside on Dekum in Portland – though the production facility and…

    Posted in Featured, RADAR

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    December Breakside Brewery Update

    by Emily Engdahl on Dec 08, 2012 | No Comments

    Milwaukie folks! Great beer is inching its way towards you, pint by pint. With an update from Jacob at Breakside (below) and Gigantic Brewing on 28th and SE Steele on the edge of your territory,…

    Posted in Featured, RADAR

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    Behold! The next Breakside Brewery Update

    by Emily Engdahl on Nov 05, 2012 | No Comments

    *trumpets sounding* For those eagerly anticipating the next batch of information from Breakside, and because this writer was, frankly, not able to attend to the full details of Ben’s report delivered personally when said writer was…

    Posted in Featured, RADAR

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    Breakside : Expansion & Distribution Update

    by Emily Engdahl on Oct 15, 2012 | No Comments

    WAHOO! You’ve all been waiting for the update, and here it is: In a press release sent to Milwaukie Rules! resident beer geek, we discover that Breakside Brewery is not only plugging right along on…

    Posted in Featured, RADAR

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    Breakside: Milwaukie bound

    by Emily Engdahl on May 21, 2012 | No Comments

    Good news, Milwaukie residents! Coming in 2012 to your fair city, a new 30 barrel brewhouse! Portland’s Breakside Brewery’s creative staff plots and plans delicious beers with Head Brewer Ben Edmunds at the helm, but…

    Posted in Beer, Featured, Grub

  • Trapeze!

    Night Flight: The Greatest of Ease

    by Emily Engdahl on Jan 09, 2012 | No Comments

    It’s four on a Thursday afternoon and I’m changing into leggings, shorts, and a tank top. I’m going to exercise. Yes. Me. Exercise.  I know. I like to drink beer and read. I let the…

    Posted in Do, Featured, Things

  • Holiday Ales

    Ten Great Local Holiday Beers

    by Emily Engdahl on Dec 08, 2011 | No Comments

    Oh, the let-down… What glorious special releases at the Holiday Ale Fest! Now, the dirth of holiday ales can leave a beer geek feeling sad and blue, after all the excitement and mirth of last…

    Posted in Beer

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    Short Snout Brewing: Milwaukie’s Own!

    by Emily Engdahl on Oct 13, 2011 | No Comments

    Update as of November 8th can be found at http://www.thebrewsite.com/2011/11/07/short-snout-brewing-funded.php Brian VanOrnum of Short Snout Brewing in Milwaukie recently launched his Kickstarter campaign in an effort to make his dream of becoming a bona fide…

    Posted in Beer, People

  • Bottles' Gluten Free selection

    Beer Review Thursday: We go Gluten Free..

    by Emily Engdahl on Jul 07, 2011 | 1 Comment

    Gluten Free. You see it everywhere, and for someone like me (*not* gluten free), it might easily be assumed that life as usual could go on, simply substituting “things with no gluten” for those which…

    Posted in Beer, Grub