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I will be heading to Holiday Ale Fest and I couldn’t be more excited for the spiced, malty beers that are sure to provide warmth from the inside out! Keep an eye out for the many Winter Ale/ Dark Beer Fest’s as well as Holiday Events this month. Just note, you don’t have to be […]

‘Tis the season for sipping seasonal beers! Okay, well, every season has seasonal beers, and I’m not complaining. However, if there’s one thing the winter holiday season is known for above all others – it’s eating! Want to pair great food and chocolate with seasonal brews? BREWVANA is offering a new special, limited edition three-stop […]

At the beginning of every BREWVANA experience, we make sure our guests understand that rule number one is to “respect the beer.” If you take a sip of something, and you don’t enjoy it, we implore you to please, take another sip. If you don’t like the beer after the second sip, that’s fine. Take […]

Kelene here! I have accepted the role as BREWVANA’s Event Lead. It is my personal responsibility to give you insight into Portland’s craft beer and event scene. November has arrived which means the time of year for dark beer is upon us. Dark beer lovers rejoice! If you’re not a fan of chocolate malts, Beer […]

A Fresh Hop Collaboration with Widmer The Willamette Week hosts the best festival of the year in my opinion (see below for 5 reasons why) and I’m thankful that we got to participate!! I submitted an application as a home-brewer and we got paired with the OG’s of craft beer in Portland- the Widmer Brothers crew to […]

Past and Future The changing of the seasons is usually accompanied by a changing of the palate. As we leave sunny days behind us, and see cold darkness ahead, we let go of our light lagers in favor of the cozy comfort of some rich, roasted malts. The trajectory from light beers to dark beers […]

Portland, Oregon may be Beer City USA, but our roots will always lead us back to Bavaria. Often imitated, never replicated, Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest is the largest beer festival in the world. To celebrate this joyous changing of the seasons in Portland, one needs not to look any further than through the windshield of a […]

I suffer from anxiety. Lately, my natural response to anxiety has been to skip past fear and dive headlong into anger. But when my Brewvana brewery tour bus broke down on Interstate Avenue in the middle of a tour, in heavy traffic, I took some time to wade into the fear/panic/holy-shit-why-is-this-happening-to-me side of the pool. […]

Hey Y’all – it’s fresh hop season! Lots of fresh hop beers on tap and fresh hop tour opportunities and events. Also Oktoberfest galore! Stay tuned as we update this list periodically. 9/7 Oregon Brews & BBQs @ McMinneville 9/8 Sour Beer Day @ Abbey Bar 3-9pm 9/8 Portland Lager Fest 9/9 The Upper Lip Beer Symposium: Industry Growth & Future @ […]

There’s nowhere better in the United States to enjoy fresh hop beer than the Pacific Northwest. “Hold up. What’s fresh hop beer? Are other beers brewed with stale hops?” Great question, snarky theoretical reader. Most beer is brewed with dried hops. Brewers typically have to use dried hops, because once the hop flower is removed […]