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Another dry summer in Portland: Oregon Brewers Festival canceled with no clear return
In its heyday, the festival was an annual event that drew 80,000 people to Portland’s waterfront. It is off for 2023, after returning last summer from a two-year hiatus.

FIFA bans beer sales at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums in a last-minute reversal
Just two days before the World Cup is set to kick off, FIFA announced that only non-alcoholic beer will be sold at the 64 matches in Qatar. The tournament is sponsored by Budweiser.

Bend brewery plans for a future when water is no guarantee
Central Oregon’s beer boom has relied on an abundance of clean water. As water becomes more scarce in the high desert, one brewery shares how it hopes to sustain its business.

Beer needs carbon dioxide, but the price skyrocketed over the summer
The gas brings the bubbles to your beer. But brewers now face a carbon dioxide shortage — and the risk of production cuts and price hikes.

Northwest brewers rethinking drinking with craft ‘near beer’
Half a dozen Pacific Northwest craft breweries are diversifying into making nonalcoholic beer. But instead of brewing bland and watery "near beer," they're injecting quality and variety into a space that used to be dominated by a few national brands. A swelling customer base is lapping it up.

Oregon craft breweries take home World Beer Cup awards
This year’s competition featured more than 10,000 entries from breweries across the globe. Oregon’s breweries took home multiple prizes.

Oregon breweries win at 2022 World Beer Cup
This year’s competition featured more than 10,000 entries from breweries across the globe. Oregon’s breweries took home multiple prizes.
Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve beer is no more, parent company says
Say goodbye to a Portland beer that's been around for 45 years, Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve. The company that now owns Henry Weinhard's announced it will be discontinuing the beer.

Portland's Bike-Powered Mill Delivers A Low-Carbon Beer
A Portland brewery has teamed up with an environmental group to brew a low-carbon “Bike Crush Saison.”

Digestable Battery | Vancouver Mural | A Craft Brewing Crisis
Oregon's microbrewing economy faces a new hurdle; an Oregon student won a scholarship for inventing a digestible battery; and Vancouver High School students recently painted a mural on police headquarters.