PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — Nothing goes together quite like beer and competition, and there’s an event this weekend that will have you lifting a glass to celebrate. For the first time in 5 years, The Bitburger Challenge is back at the Prost! PDX Biergarten. Brewers from the PNW and around the country compete to brew up the best German Style Pilsner in all the land! Three decorated local beer experts came in-studio to tell us all about it. We welcomed Sam Pecoraro, the Brewmaster at Von Ebert, Whitney Burnside, owner and Brewmaster at Grand Fir Brewing, and Dan Hart, the owner of Prost!

Hours after my newsletter landed last week, this came across my email: “Von Ebert Brewing will close its Pearl location to focus on brewery operations and opening of new N. Cook Street taproom.”  

At the end of April 2024, Von Ebert Brewing will close its NW Portland, OR Pearl district location to focus on its brewery operations and the opening of the new production brewery and taproom on N. Cook Street in the former Ecliptic Brewing mothership. Employees from the closing location have been offered jobs at the other taprooms and restaurants.

The prestigious World Beer Cup awards were announced at The Venetian Las Vegas on April 24th, 2024. The Brewers Association developed the World Beer Cup Competition in 1996 to celebrate the art and science of brewing internationally. Unlike the other big BA beer competition the Great American Beer Festival, the World Beer Cup awards beers from across the world not just in the U.S., with an international set of judges at what is referred to as “The Olympics of Beer Competitions.”

Portland, Oregon’s Von Ebert Brewing is celebrating its 6th anniversary by releasing two special collaboration beers with Firestone Walker Brewing Co. from California.

“We wanted to celebrate this milestone with our friends at Firestone Walker Brewing Company, who are West Coast craft brewing pioneers and innovators, through collaborations that truly highlight our mutual drive to cultivate a brewery culture of continuous improvement to quench our beer drinkers,” said Sam Pecoraro, brewmaster of Von Ebert Brewing.

This weekend, Von Ebert Brewing is celebrating its 6th anniversary by releasing two special collaboration beers with Firestone Walker Brewing Company from California.

Known for their award-winning Pilsner Pils and Volatile Substance IPA, Von Ebert Brewing wanted to feature those styles in their collaborations. Using Yakima Chief Hops 702 extracts, Von Ebert and Firestone Walker developed the “6th Anniversary West Coast IPA” and “6th Anniversary German-style Pilsner,” which will be available at all four Von Ebert locations and Portland-area bottle shops.

This weekend, Von Ebert Brewing is celebrating its 6th anniversary by releasing two special collaboration beers with Firestone Walker Brewing Company from California.

Known for their award-winning Pilsner Pils and Volatile Substance IPA, Von Ebert Brewing wanted to feature those styles in their collaborations. Using Yakima Chief Hops 702 extracts, Von Ebert and Firestone Walker developed the “6th Anniversary West Coast IPA” and “6th Anniversary German-style Pilsner,” which will be available at all four Von Ebert locations and Portland-area bottle shops.

Von Ebert Brewing in Portland, Oregon marks its 6th anniversary this weekend with a grand celebration and the launch of two unique collaboration brews in partnership with Firestone Walker Brewing Company from California.

Oregon craft beer’s prestigious Oregon Beer Awards were announced at another sold-out ceremony at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, April 4th 2024. This was the 9th annual Oregon Beer Awards, which started as a much smaller event first held at the Doug Fir Lounge before expanding into the double-blind judged competition that has inspired similar awards across the country with their high competition standards and gala awards show inspired by the Oscars.

For the best part of the past year I have been working on a project I’m finally able to announce. It started when I pitched our local travel sites on the idea of updating their beer coverage, which is both anemic and out of date. This is a minor travesty, because every state’s travel association should at least adequately promote local beer. It’s worse for Oregon, though, a genuinely exceptional place for beer.

Discover Von Ebert Brewing's 2024 beer release calendar and expansion plans. Explore their core lineup and seasonal offerings, including award-winning brews.

Over the coming months, there will be a lot of activity from Von Ebert Brewing. It is beginning to equip its new production brewery as it takes over the former production brewery that was once home to Ecliptic Brewing. With this production expansion, the Portland, Oregon based brewer will soon see its production ramp up exponentially.

If you didn’t notice, the US is in the middle of yet another beer boom. There are currently nearly 10,000 breweries in the United States. That’s up from just under 3,500 only ten years ago. That’s a pretty massive change in only a decade. Myriad cities and states are leading the way in terms of number of breweries and quality of beer.

Here we have an exciting new collaboration beer coming from Bale Breaker in Moxee, WA. This is Frenz IPA and it will be a collaboration with Barley Brown’s Beer, Breakside Brewery & Von Ebert Brewing. This first 2024 release will hit 6.4%-AbV and you’re looking at the 16oz can. Stay tuned for release details.

Discover Von Ebert Brewing's bold expansion into the former Ecliptic Brewing space on N. Cook Street and embrace award-winning brews like Von Ebert Pils and Volatile Substance IPA. Expect extended distribution across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of California.

Von Ebert Brewing announced it is moving into the formerly Ecliptic Brewing facility on N. Cook Street in Portland, which allows the brewery to expand production and distribution from 4,000 barrels per year to as much as 20,000 barrels per year.

Von Ebert Brewing announced it is moving into the formerly Ecliptic Brewing facility on N. Cook Street in Portland, which allows the brewery to expand production and distribution from 4,000 barrels per year to as much as 20,000 barrels per year. 

Embarking on a major expansion, Von Ebert Brewing has purchased Ecliptic Brewing’s North Portland production facility and taproom, aiming to grow from producing 4,000 barrels annually to potentially 20,000, with a significant boost in distribution.