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Rosenstadt Taproom Is Open in Northeast Portland

Photo credit: Rosenstadt Brewing.

Rosenstadt Taproom is open!

This week I was contacted by Nick Greiner, co-founder of Rosenstadt Brewery, with some good news: “After ten years in business as wholesale only to restaurants and retailers … we’ve opened a taproom in Portland.” It looks like they are occupying the former Culmination Brewing space.

Here’s more about this next step in their work in sharing German-style beer with the Portland public.

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Get Ready for the 2025 Portland Fermentation Festival

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Jorinji Miso is some of my favorite miso made here in Portland. Scene from the 2019 Portland Fermentation Festival.

It’s almost that time again—time for the 2025 Portland Fermentation Festival, aka Stinkfest, as it is lovingly called. This celebration of all things fermented, fizzy, and alive has been going on since 2009 (with a break during the COVID pandemic). Here are the details about this year’s Festival.

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Lil’ Barbecue, Coming to the Woodlawn Neighborhood in Portland

Barbecued ribs at La Barbecue, which you'll also find at Lil' Barbecue to come in Portland, Oregon.
Ribs at La Barbecue—you’ll also find them at Lil’ Barbecue. Photo credit: La Barbecue

Woodlawn is in the news here at Bridgetown Bites. First we published details about LaVerne’s opening this month on NE Dekum Street. Now we are happy to share the news of Lil’ Barbecue arriving in the area, too. They’ll also be on NE Dekum (but on the opposite side of the neighborhood), bringing great barbecued meats and more out of the kitchen at the Tough Luck bar. I spoke with Ben Vaughn the other day about their plans, and here is what I’ve learned.

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