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Have you heard Halie Loren? No? Time to do something about that. The singer/songwriter and jazz singer has been touring all over Oregon of late and has become a favorite of mine. Here are some of her latest shows:
Learn more about Halie, her music and upcoming shows at halieloren.com.
Tasting at The Bier Stein 5-7 p.m., Thur., June 4
The Oakshire Brewery crew unveils Line Dry Rye, the Eugene brewery's summer seasonal ale. Brewmaster Matt Van Wyk describes Line Dry Rye as "a crisp and refreshing pale ale brewed with 10% flaked rye and 10% malted rye, an approachable but unique rye pale ale crafted with a touch of Oregon Blackberry honey."
Sounds good to me. Oakshire will have Line Dry Rye out for tastings at the Bier Stein on June 4 (and on tap after that), at the annual Sasquatch Brewers Dinner on June 5, and available in Eugene, Corvallis and Portland throughout the summer months.
Eugene has long some renown as a poetry scene. From what I gather the renown is still there, but the scene is more decentralized than it once was. Here are some leads and events you can check into if you're looking for some verse and spoken word here in Eugene (thanks to Serena from the R-G for the tips!):
Know of Eugene/Springfield poetry events? Let us know in the comments section below.
The new PRI, on Blair between 5th and 6th, opens soon!
Business: Home | "Pizza eatery expands" | The Register-Guard.
Pizza Research Institute — the non�traditional pizza restaurant with an equally nontraditional business plan — is moving from its longtime home in the Jefferson neighborhood to Whiteaker’s growing retail district. The move on May 1, from 1328 Lawrence St., to 520-530 Blair Blvd., will more than triple the vegan-vegetarian restaurant’s space and seating capacity, owners Will and Usha Boise said.
With some late sun on me, Sveta the green sidecar motorcycle and I made some beery rounds (buying, not drinking) around Eugene.
The Bier Stein and Oakshire Brewing
First off, the Bier Stein, where Oakshire Brewing (twitter.com/Oakshire) was having a tasting of their new, delicious and approachable Hindsight ESB.
The Stein was packed, and I was impressed with the turnout. Oakshire's been getting some love and attention from the media and Twitter lately. It's good to see this extra attention and recognition for Oakshire, as the lads expand their operation (btw, if you haven't heard, Oakshire plans to bottle come summertime).
With the sun setting, I snagged a Leffe, Hoegaarden, Cinder Cone Red and Pilsner Urquell for the home stash, plus a box of empties for bottling our next batch of homebrew (a clone of Vermont's Magic Hat #9).
New Bottle Shop: Beer Nuts
From the Bier Stein, I swung Sveta down to Beer Nuts Bottle Shop, on 13th & Oak (right across from the Indigo District). Eugene's newest bottle shop sells until 10 p.m., and has been open for about 3 weeks as of this writing. It's good to see another bottle shop in the area though, and a dedicated bottle shop. I love the Bier Stein, but there's room enough in town for more go-to beer places. I also like that in Beer Nuts you can just easily swing by for a bottle or 10. Plus, like Bier Stein, all Beer Nuts beers are sold singly, so you can get whatever assortments you want.
Beer Nuts is starting small, and I think that's smart. There's still room on the shelves and in the coolers for plenty more bottles, and the current selection is mostly strong old faithfuls, from Deschutes Mirror Pond to Dos Equis, but with a few nice imports such as Belgium's Leffe too.
A few more for the home collection: Rogue Kells Irish-style Lager, dos Dos Equis, another Leffe... and the last Hoegaarden (one of my all-time favorite beers. If there's a Hoegaarden, I'm buying it).
And now I'm back home. The sun has set, and Sveta is in the garage, engine pinging as it cools. Our non-homebrew stash has been replenished — and you know what? I think it's time to crack me a Hoegaarden.
There's been a lot happening on the Eugene food and restaurant scene of late. Props to Eugene Weekly's Chow for getting the goods and making everyone's mouth water:
Jodie and I dined ridiculously well on sushi from Eugene's Izumi Sushi and Grill, located in Crescent Village. Service was cordial, and for the money, you ate very well in a setting with good ambiance. For us, we're seeing Izumi more as "special occasion" sushi, such as friends visiting, celebrating birthdays, etc.
Appetizer Tip: Here's the most important thing about ordering at Izumi. Order the calamari salad and split it as an appetizer. Vibrant greens are mixed with lightly battered calamari,and the flavor is balanced between a sweet dressing and shaved sauteed garlic. It's magnificent.
Enjoy.
Cornucopia's new location, in the space formerly occupied by Chantrelle's at 5th & Pearl, is having their grand opening tonight. The lads from Oakshire Brewing will also be there, pouring beers including their new ESB, brewed not with their house yeast, but with English yeast.
The wise Samuel Rutledge has made a great point about this: "I'll bet [Oakshire's] ESB and their Espresso Stout would make a killer black and tan".
I'll bet he's right, and we plan on finding out this evening.
"For the month of March (and beyond possibly) the Eugene Beer & Blog will be moving to the Villard Street Pub. There are a few benefits that we saw in this venue change…"
Warms me heart to see more breweries and pubs springing up here at home. I do believe this is also the first brewpub in Springfield? Business: Home | "EXPERIENCE ON TAP" | The Register-Guard.
The newest brew pub in Eugene-Springfield may have an unfamiliar name — Hop Valley Restaurant and Tap House — but is hoping to draw upon the reputations of its owners to attract customers at its Gateway area location
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