The Ale List: Logsdon sale in works, barrelhouse to open

It’s a busy time for Logsdon, as his firm works to finalize a sale to Uptown Market of Portland. Logsdon said a verbal agreement has been reached and should be done within about two weeks. He will stay on as brewmaster an head of quality control and product development, and will maintain controlling interest along with four partners including his wife, Judith Bams.

“This is an agreement between two private, family-owned companies, with the Logsdon family remaining involved. There is a restructuring of Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, in which Dave Logsdon will continue as the founding brewmaster, to sustain the growth and exceptional quality Logsdon fans respect and covet,” Uptown Market’s Stuart Faris said in a statement that followed a blog report that came out last week.

Faris said, “New members will join the current Logsdon team in management and operations, as Dave is stepping back from directing the day-to-day operations full-time and Charles Porter has indicated his intent to leave his position as farmhouse brewer.”

Brewing will continue at the farmhouse, but based on growth the company will be looking to create a new production space somewhere in Hood River County, according to Logsdon.

Logsdon said Tuesday that Porter, his long-time assistant, has departed in order to pursue his Aberrant label, known for the Bergschrund series, which he started brewing at Logsdon three years ago.

‘Beer Bible’ tips glass to Hood River; author visits

Double Mountain Brewery gets a major mention in Jeff Alworth’s “The Beer Bible” from Workman Press, issued last month, and Alworth will be in Hood River Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. in association with Waucoma Bookstore.

Alworth traveled 17,000 miles to six countries and 52 breweries to research his 644-page book, which is part beer-basics, part history, and part-tour guide of hop varieties, beer styles and breweries. Double Mountain gets the focus under the headline “American Brewing Takes Root.” Full Sail Brewery and Double Mountain are identified on a U.S. map of great beer regions.

pFriem, Full Sail make Beer Advocate

The international beer magazine Beer Advocate published a four-page profile of Hood River’s pFriem Family Brewing in its current edition, including a tag-line mention on the cover.

Multiple photos of the brewery and its bottled products accompany the article, which describes the brewery’s three-year history and rapid growth, and the life and work of founder Josh Pfriem and his wife, Annie.

Writer Martin Cizmar reports, “Now they’ve got a full lineup of Belgians, plus hop-forward beers, a Pilsner and a steady stream of one-offs and barrel-aged offerings. Last year, pFriem made about 50 beers. The next two years will yield more authentic European styles, including a Flanders Red aged in a huge foeder (wooden tank) that held Bordeaux for 15 years.”

“We want to create something that’s worth passing down from generation to generation,” Priem says in the article.

In the magazine’s beer ratings section, Full Sail Session Cream (5.4 ABV) gained an 87. The writer said, “just when I can’t get enough of Full Sail’s session lineup, they come out with a Cream Ale. Crisp yet showing some body its malt sweetness quickly transforms into a bready tone … overall Full Sail’s latest is clean and easy to drink.”