Brewing great beer and serving standout food is no longer enough to be considered a success in a consumer’s eyes. For brewpubs seeking to build lasting loyalty and attract new visitors, the difference between a “good” visit and a “great” one comes down to the customer experience.

ISLAND CITY — As one tradition ends, a vibrant new one begins! Side A Brewing is picking up the mantle from the Eastern Oregon Beer Festival with the first Life of Summer Celebration on Saturday, June 21, at Side A Brewing’s tasting room in Island City, 10705 Walton Road. From 2-10 p.m., it is a chance to celebrate the longest day of the year with a curated lineup of regional craft breweries, live music, delicious food, and all of the sunshine the first day of summer has to offer.

This award-winning Northwest IPA is a flagship for Von Ebert in Portland, Oregon, with a berry-forward hop flavor driven by lots of Mosaic, plus Simcoe and Strata in the dry hop.

In this week’s Beers to Know, we’ve got cult zombies reawakening in Colorado, collab-fueled West Coast IPAs, strawberry sours, and a Texan lager with serious cowgirl energy. Whether you’re into terpene-loaded collabs, summer-ready lagers, or just appreciate a well-balanced Maibock, there’s plenty to taste and take inspiration from.

One of the best-loved IPAs in Portland, Oregon, is the product of careful evolution and the intentional embrace of particular hop flavors. Here, Von Ebert brewmaster Sam Pecoraro shares the beer’s inner workings.

From hazy IPAs to palate-puckering sours, Portland’s ever-evolving beer scene perseveres in the face of challenges.

Portland’s barbecue scene is in good shape. Bark City is back from its Southwestern sojourn and drawing lines at The Heist pod in Woodstock. Matt’s continues its steady growth, with more tacos coming to Sellwood-Moreland this summer. Podnah’s Pit debuted a burger spin-off in a space next door. Botto’s in Brooklyn remains the city’s under-the-radar BBQ gem. Hood River’s great Grasslands is a mere hour’s drive away. And pop-ups and food carts fill in the gaps — I’ve been spending my weekends at Har-BQ, the cart parked at Von Ebert’s new Boise neighborhood brewery.

Summer is ON and American craft brewers are celebrating its arrival with an uber-interesting roster of beers you’re gonna want to have around.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, Von Ebert Brewing released its collaboration Dynamic Essence West Coast IPA brewed with ISM Brewing from southern California.

Dynamic Essence West Coast IPA is the third in a series of six collaboration beers from Von Ebert Brewing. For the collab series, the brewery is working with some notable West Coast breweries: Fort George Brewery, Russian River Brewing, ISM Brewing, Green Creek Brewing, Shred Beer Company, and Cloudburst Brewing. More details about this beer and the other collab beers in the press release below.

‘Dynamic Essence’ is brewed with hop terpenes.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, Von Ebert Brewing released its collaboration Dynamic Essence West Coast IPA brewed with ISM Brewing from southern California.

Portland, Oregon’s Von Ebert Brewing is releasing hop terpenes powered Dynamic Essence West Coast IPA in collaboration with 2024 World Beer Cup gold medal winner in the West Coast IPA category: Ism Brewing. Von Ebert won gold for Volatile Substance IPA at the 2021 GABF, this meeting of the hoppy minds of Oregon and SoCal should yield something special.

Denver, Colorado — The 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 300 medals to the best commercial breweries in the United States. Presented by the Brewers Association (BA), GABF is the nation’s largest professional beer competition and the premier symbol of brewing excellence.

This is Von Ebert Brewing's third World Beer Cup Medal in as many years.

Ohio and Cincinnati Breweries win big at the 2025 World Beer Cup
The 2025 World Beer Cup, often dubbed the “Olympics of Beer,” took place on May 1, 2025, in Indianapolis, crowning a stellar lineup of breweries for their exceptional craft. With 8,375 entries from 1,761 breweries across 49 nations, judged by 265 experts over 14 sessions, this prestigious competition showcased the pinnacle of brewing artistry. From bold IPAs to delicate lagers, the winners represent a global tapestry of innovation and tradition. Let’s raise a glass to some of the standout breweries that claimed gold, silver, and bronze in 2025

Von Ebert Brewing is marking its 7th Anniversary with two highly anticipated collaboration beers with legendary Russian River Brewing Company, known for its Pilny series.

PORTLAND, Ore. — This month, Von Ebert Brewing is marking its 7th Anniversary with two highly anticipated collaboration beers with legendary Russian River Brewing Company, known for its Pilny series.

Von Ebert Brewing celebrates seven years with a cool collaboration project

Portland’s Von Ebert Brewing is marking its seventh anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, it collaborated with California’s Russian River Brewing Company to brew two beers, the 7th Anniversary Pilsner and West Coast IPA. Find details about the collaboration project and other anniversary-related news in the press release below.

PORTLAND, Ore. — This month, Von Ebert Brewing is marking its 7th Anniversary with two highly anticipated collaboration beers with legendary Russian River Brewing Company, known for its Pilny series.

“While we make award-winning beer in many styles, it made sense for us to stick with what we’re most known for – German-style Pilsners and West Coast IPAs,” said Sam Pecoraro, brewmaster of Von Ebert Brewing. “Von Ebert Brewing is always looking to produce beers ‘where tradition meets evolution’ and so these collaborations are a perfect way to celebrate us doing that for seven years.”

Irvine, CA, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abstrax Hops, the science-forward flavor company disrupting the beer world, has officially announced the nine finalists for the 2025 Skunkworks Lounge competition at the Craft Brewers Conference in Indianapolis.