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Portland State launches new brewing program

Portland State University just launched a new online certificate program called “The Business of Craft Brewing.” The online program teaches business aspects of craft breweries, distilleries and cideries. Four classes are required for the certificate, which costs $2,796. They are:

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2013 Vancouver Beer Festivals

It looks like 2013 will be a busy year for Vancouver beer festivals. So far, there are four on the list. Here’s what’s coming up: June 7-8: Who’s Your Daddy Brewfest (in association with By The Bottle), Turtle Place Park.

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Seasonal Beers, A Primer

Here’s a series we did in 2011-2012 about beers for various seasons: Nov. 5, 2011 (Fall beers): Tap into fall beers Dec. 17, 2011 (Winter beers): Winter’s dark seasonal beers great for warming up Northwest nights May 6, 2012 (Spring

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Clark County’s brewers and craft stores

Clark County has a growing number of brewers and craft beer stores. Here’s a partial list that we’ll continue to update (please let us know if we missed any!): Brewers: Amnesia Brewing, 1834 Main St., Washougal, 360-335-1008. Dirty Hands Brewing

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Some history on Vancouver’s beer festivals

Clark County saw its first three outdoor beer festivals in 2012. Here they are: Who’s Your Daddy? (A small craft festival put on by By The Bottle in Turtle Place) The Vancouver Brewfest (A large summer festival in Esther Short

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Clark County’s Beer History

Vancouver didn’t always play second fiddle to Portland’s brew scene. In the 1800s, Fort Vancouver was considered a prime target for beer sales, said Maj. Jeff Davis, a historian and chairman of the Vancouver Barracks Military Association. “You would have

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Welcome to Brews in Clark

The beer scene here in Clark County, Washington is growing, and growing fast. Just a few years ago there were only a small handful of brewers and no outdoor beer festivals. Now, the scene is booming. Clark County had its

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