Mashing-In News: Pink Boots, Five Star Dive Bar
GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!
Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 — Rick Astley turns 60 today!
Inside the Pink Boots Biennial: Community, Mentorship, and Beer Industry Change
Grit & Grain Podcast Episode 176 checks in with Stacey O’Connor after the Pink Boots Society Biennial Conference, unpacking how women and nonbinary beer professionals are building community, mentorship, and support spaces while tackling industry issues—and sharing a few delightfully unexpected conference side stories along the way. (Grit & Grain Podcast)
Bale Breaker Takes Five Star Dive Bar Light Beer to Cans
Bale Breaker Brewing is turning its cult-favorite Five Star Dive Bar Light Beer into a year-round, 12-pack canned release, tapping into the lower-ABV drinking shift with a crisp 4.1% “beer that tastes like beer,” rolling out across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho starting in late February. (Washington Beer Blog)
Go Self Distro Launches to Unite Oregon’s Self-Distributed Breweries
Oregon brewer Adam Milne has launched Go Self Distro, a new self-distribution collective and real-time inventory platform designed to unite small breweries and cideries, keep sales fully independent and local, and offer an alternative as distributor consolidation leaves artisan producers increasingly vulnerable. (The New School)
1847 Food Park Opens in Milwaukie with Curated Beer Bar by Migration Brewing
Milwaukie, Oregon’s new 1847 Food Park opens as a community-driven food and drink hub featuring a highly curated, Migration Brewing–run bar with original beers, regional favorites, food carts, rooftop views, and future speakeasy plans, transforming a former funeral home site into a multi-level gathering space. (The New School)
Migration Brewing Unveils Ambitious 2026 Beer Calendar Ahead of 16th Anniversary
Migration Brewing has unveiled its ambitious 2026 beer calendar ahead of its 16th anniversary, outlining plans for more than 100 beer releases—including expanded seasonal, sour, barrel-aged, collaboration, and non-alcoholic offerings—culminating in an all-day anniversary and Zwickelmania celebration on February 21 at its Glisan Street location. (The Brew Site)
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