So why indulge in a special section on beer in the middle of summer? Well, July is Craft Beer Month. We think it's damn interesting stuff, we all love Oregon beer, and of course it makes our advertisers happy!

We would like to thank all the breweries and brewmasters for being such gracious and generous hosts. A very special thank you goes to Kent Huey and Stacey McKay from Western Beverage for giving us all the contact information and setting up our brewery tours.

Inside this issue:

2006 Oregon Brewer's Festival

The Business of Brew

A wine guy sips some special suds.

102 years of hop farming

120 Gallons of Beer

Who's Your (Beer's) Daddy?

Staff Favorites

Beer Tidbits