Deschutes and The Happy Gnome are putting together a special evening of beer, goodies and pampering on Wednesday, July 25th from 6-8pm. “Beer paired with sweet treats and other tasty food items while being pampered by some local businesses invited to this event just for you. Lots of samples including Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Black Butte Porter, Inversion IPA, Twilight Summer Ale, Green Lakes Organic Ale, Obsidian Stout, Hop in the Dark Cascadian Dark Ale and the brand-new Chainbreaker White IPA. Rumor has it that Barley’s Angels will be involved, too.
Deschutes Crafty Ladies Night at Happy Gnome
Summit’s Belgian Abbey Ale release is just around the corner, and the brewery has some great events lined up with brewer Nate Siats. Nate was also responsible for #5 in the Unchained Series, Imperial Pumpkin Porter. For this beer, Siats was able to hone the recipe on Summit’s new pilot brewery, brewing two batches. The final recipe includes Weyerman Abbey malts, and 5000+ pounds of Belgian candi sugar. Can you imagine what 5000 lbs. of candi sugar looks like? From Siats, “For my second Unchained beer, I really wanted to create something I was unfamiliar with, using complex flavors I had never tasted in a malt before. This beer is the perfect example of what Summit’s Unchained Series is all about – being inventive and trying new styles.”
In addition to wine and spirits, our friends at 
Are you a homebrewer? Are you an AHA member? If not, you should consider joining. I let my membership lapse, but a pub discount reminder sparked the flame again, so I’m rejoining. Vine Park has been added to their pub discount program with $1.00 discounts on growlers for AHA members. Locally, Fulton, Fitger’s Brewhouse, Granite City, Old Chicago, Rock Bottom, Stout’s and Summit all offer discounts in one way shape or form. On top of that, pubs and other venues across the country have some nice discounts for AHA members.