Today brings the chance to hear about beer from one of Oregon’s true experts, Dave Logsdon: Full Sail founding brewer, co-founder of Wyeast Labs and, for the past eight years, the man whose name is on a long list of award-winning Belgian-style ales.

One permit to go, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales’ long-awaited barrelhouse opening should happen on Friday.

Hood River breweries did well in the recent Willamette Week Beer Awards: pFriem Family Brewing was named Best Brewpub Experience in the WW Portland Beer Guide, issued earlier this month.