Fermentations

Celebrations Proclamations Declarations Exaltations
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Annunciations Pontifications Exhortations Quotations

Hair of the Dog Day Jan. 1

Cheers to days that end in Y!

“Somebody slipped a hangover
in my beer last night.”

Morning-after-cure for what bit you

National Cheese Lovers Day Jan. 20

Hales Winter Ale and Beer Cheese Soup Bowl

Beer Can Appreciation Day Jan. 24

On this day in 1935 canned beer was sold for the first time in the United States. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey sold cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale.

Can do!

Can do too!

In 2005 Caldera in Ashland, OR became the first West Coast craft brewery to can beer.

Buy Local, By George, Day Jan. 29

Not only was he the first President of the United States and the Father of our country, but George Washington started the 'merican made and buy local movements. On this date in 1789, Washington wrote: "We have already been too long subject to British prejudices. I use no porter or cheese in my family, but such as is made in America; both these articles may now be purchased of an excellent quality."

Father knows best: Buy local, by George!

Quaffing 'merican made porter, by Geroge!

Super Bowl Sunday 1st Sunday in Feb.

Inventors' Day Feb. 11

Cheers Mr. Edison!

Celebrated on Thomas Alva Edison's birthday, Inventors' Day recognizes the enormous contributions of scientific geniuses to the nation and world. Edison held over 1,000 patents and helped to develop many devices, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the light bulb.

Brewing beat statehood by seven years when German immigrant Henry Saxer in 1852 opened the Liberty Brewery in the village of Portland in the Oregon Territory.

State of Oregon Day Feb. 14

The beaver is the official animal of Oregon, mascot of Oregon State University, and beer buddy of Flat Tail Brewing in Corvallis.

Valentine's Day Feb. 14

Theory of Fermentability Day March 14

In 1905 after coming up with his famous equation for explaining the Universe's mysteries of time, space, and gravity, Albert Einstein celebrated at the local bierstube, where he then fomented Planet Beer's formula for fermentability.

Happy birthday Mr. Einstein

Luck o' the Irish Day March 17

Pipe smoking leprechauns...four leaf clovers...
green beer...corned beef and cabbage, shortening
o' prepositions, as in Luck o' the Irish.

First Day of Spring 3rd Week in March
Brewed in the dead of winter to enjoy in the promise of spring.

World Water Day March 22

Savor the flavor--it takes about 20 gallons of water to make one pint of beer.

Without Planet Water there would be no Planet Beer.

Oregon Homebrew Freedom Day March 28

Because of the signing into law of SB 444 in 2011, Oregonians today have
the freedom to compete in county and state homebrew contests, and to
attend such events as the Roseburg Homebrew Rendezvous.

Oregonians have been free to make homebrew since 1979, but in 2011 Gov. John Kitzhaber signed into law SB 444, allowing Oregonians to legally share homebrew beer and wine outside of their homes.

As of 3.28.11, Oregon SB 444 legalizes:

Transportation of homebrew and sweet wort
Homebrew and ingredients trading
Beer and wine competitions
Homebrew club dues
Homebrew contest prize money

Donations to non-profits

Free Beer Tomorrow Day April 1

Question: So, if today is tomorrow's yesterday,
which day, exactly, is the beer free?
Answer: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

FREE WIFI GREAT BEER

Opening Day First Week of April

"Keep the change."

National Beer Day April 7

Celebrate the end of Prohibition in 1933 when it became legal again to buy, sell, and drink beer for the first time in 13 years.

After signing the bill to end the “stupendous blunder” of Prohibition, President Franklin Roosevelt quipped, “I think it would be a good time to have a beer.”

Today is also Session Beer Day, a day
for brewing and enjoying low alcohol,
but still flavorful and balanced beers.
It's sessionable, so have another!

The King of Beer Day April 11

Whether actually a king and whether he really invented hopped beer, Gambrinus is nonetheless pictured and statued wearing a bejeweled crown and dressed in royal purple velour whilst holding aloft a tall cool one, and thusly is revered as the patron saint of brewing; and so bestowed upon him is the time-honored title, "King of Beer."

All hail Gambrinus, King of Beer!

Long live the King!

Tax Day April 15

The most expensive ingredient in beer is taxes!

Earth Day April 22

Save the earth...it's the only planet with beer!

Shakesbeer Day April 23

A quart of Ale is a dish for a king.
Get thee to a brewery and celebrate
Mr. Shakesbeer’s birthday!
I would give all my fame for a pot of ale.

Two beer or not two beer?

Cinco de Mayo May 5

Where will you be at 5:55 on 5.5?

Buy Mom A Beer Day 2nd Sun. in May

Brewer's Yeast Day May 29
Brewers make wort; yeast makes beer.

Yeast mating ritual--Avert your
eyes if easily offended!

In 2013 Oregon becomes the first state in the Union to designate an official microbe. House Concurrent Resolution 12 declares that “Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a microorganism classified in the kingdom Fungi, has a long history of assisting in human gastronomic, cultural and scientific endeavors.” and that it “has inspired a thriving brewing culture in this state, making Oregon an internationally recognized hub of craft brewing.”

“God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as he loves vegetation.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life cycle of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: eat, screw, fart, sleep.
When magnified a whole bunch of times, as pictured here, it is revealed, most shockingly, that this lascivious little horndog and billions of his itty bitty buddies do their dirty deeds with a big ol' smile after being pitched into the brew kettle.

King of the Coolerator Day June 11

Carl von LInde, 19th century German engineer, inventor, and Father of the "Cold One," developed a reliable system of refrigeration, allowing beer to be moved out of archaic ice houses into modern coolerators.

All hail Carl, King of the Coolerator!

Coolerator Rocker Chuck Berry

They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale
The Coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale
But when Pierre found work a little money come and worked out well
‘C’est la vie’ say the old folks,
it goes to show you never can tell

Buy Dad A Beer Day 3rd Sun. in June

Longest Day of the Year 3rd Week in June

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer

Oregon Bottle Bill Day July 2

First such legislation passed in the United States
Signed into law in 1971 by Governor Tom McCall
Required cans and bottles of carbonated soft drinks and beer sold to be returnable with a refund
Promoted use of refillable bottles
Credited for reducing litter by increasing container recycling
Amended to include water bottles in 2009

Gov. Tom McCall creating an
empty bottle to be recycled.

Independence Day July 4

United Beers of America

Statue of Liberty Ale

Give me your tired, your poor
Your thirsty masses yearning to drink free
The wretched refuse of your foaming tap
Send these, the homeless, brewpub-tossed, to me
I lift my glass beside the golden door

Beer Float Day 2nd Sat. in July

It's July, it's hot, it's time to cool off with the cold combo of beer and ice cream! Porters and stouts are most often enjoyed in the dead of winter, but bring your deep dark beer mug alive during the heat of the summer with heaping spoonfuls of vanilla bean ice cream.

Oregon's First Brewpub

Brewpub Day July 13

Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh signs the "Brewpub Bill" into law in 1985, which allows beer to be sold, but more importantly, also consumed at the breweries where it is made. The McMenamins Hillsdale Brewery & Public House becomes Oregon's first post-Prohibiition brewpub, leading the way today for the state to have the most breweries per capita in the U.S.

Making Beer and History

St. Arnold's Day July 18

"From man’s sweat and God’s love,
beer came into the world."

Because of the risks of drinking unsanitary water during the Dark Ages, Saint Arnold extolled the health benefits of beer. For that, upon him is bestowed the title, Patron Saint of Brewers.

Man on the Moon Day July 20

Chilling down a beer doesn't take long at all on the dark side of the moon, where the temperature can plummet to a frosty minus 253 F. Better keep it in a koozie on the lunar light side, though, where the mercury can soar to a scorching 253 degrees.

After taking "one small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind," astronaut Neil Armstrong takes the first ever out of this world beer break. Well deserved, Captain Armstrong!

Mission: Apollo 11
Crew: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins.
Directive: "Perform a manned lunar landing and return."
Duration: 195 hr. 18 min. 35 sec. (8 days)
Landing: July , 20 1969
Landing Site: Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility)
Tensest Moment: An unexpected boulder field had to be avoided while landing, leaving the lunar module with only 20 seconds of fuel.
Moon Rocks Collected: 50 samples weighing 21.7 kilograms (47.8 pounds)
Beer Brand Aboard: Undocumented

Oregon Ratification Day August 7

INITIATIVE BILL - PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
BILL TO REPEAL STATE PROHIBITION LAW OF OREGON--
Purpose: To repeal the general prohibition law of the state of Oregon, which prohibits the manufacture, sale, giving away, barter deliver, receipt, possession, importation or transportation of intoxicating liquor within this state, and provides for the enforcement of such prohibition; and thus to do away with prohibition and its enforcement in and by the state of Oregon
312 Yes. I vote for repealing the law.
313 No. I vote against repealing the law. Vote YES or NO

The beer that you’re pouring today was made possible by decades of yesterdays when in 1933 Oregon became the 17th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to repeal Prohibition. Cheers to many more years of beer freedom!

National Book Lovers Day August 9

Melvil Dewey

Barley Harvest Day August 15
Plant, grow, harvest, malt,
ferment, condition, enjoy!

4th largest grain crop after wheat, corn, and rice
North Dakota leads the states in barley production.
An acre of barley makes about 84 barrels of beer.

Fresh Hop Harvest Day August 25
Pick 'em, Pack 'em & Pitch 'em!

Wild Yeast Day Sept. 3

Signed into law in 1964 by President Johnson, what better way to act wild and celebrate the anniversary of the Wilderness Act than with a brettanomyces bruxellensis, aka, wild yeast ale.

"The wilderness bill preserves for our posterity,
for all time to come, 9 million acres of this vast continent in their original and unchanging beauty and wonder." President Lyndon Johnson

Google Day Sept. 4

Founded on this date in 1998.

Sour Beer Day 2nd Sat. in Sept.

First Day of Fall 3rd Week of Sept.

National Drink Beer Day Sept. 28

We kid you not--a declaration day to...wait for it...drink beer! Not that there's anything wrong with the other 364, and that a special day dedicated to drinking your favorite fermented beverage is needed as an excuse to, you know, drink your favorite fermented beverage, but who are we to argue with a such a noble national declaration day of celebration. True, there are so many beers and oh so few brain cells, but it's not rocket science, it's beer for crying out loud, so use the flimsiest of excuses, such as, "Hey, it's National Drink Beer Day today!" and drink beer today.

Think globally, drink locally.

Hallelujah for Homebrew Day Oct. 14

In 1978 President Jimmy Carter signed a bill creating an exemption from taxation of beer brewed at home for personal and family use. Going into effect on February 1, 1979, homebrewing became legal on the federal level. Hallelujah!

Jimmy's brother Billy preferred his namesake brand over brewing his own.

The Alabama State Motto, "We Dare Defend Our Rights," now includes the right to brew-- finally in 2013, the Cotton State became the last in the Union to legalize the hobby of making beer at home for noncommercial use.

American Beer Day Oct. 27

"We have already been too long subject to British prejudices. I use no porter or cheese in my family, but such as is made in America; both these articles may now be purchased of an excellent quality."
George Washington, home brewer, Porter beer lover, and "Buy American" advocate