Erick Mertz, Author at CrushBrew

All posts by Erick Mertz

Ex Novo, a Brewery and Restaurant That Has Firmly Planted Their Non-profit Flag
By Erick Mertz on November 11, 2015
Sustained success in the restaurant business is tough enough to achieve. Mix in a series of overarching ideologies, and the equation tends to become even...
Healdsburg, California’s Sonoma Ciders
By Erick Mertz on October 20, 2015
We’re inundated with a lot of promises when it comes to the products that we eat and drink. Wholesome. Artisanal. Handcrafted. They begin to sound...
Touring the Red Mountain AVA in Yakima Valley
By Erick Mertz on August 25, 2015
The Yakima Valley, located in the south, central Washington is best known for it’s climate ideal for apple production. That fruit may not remain its...
Have You Tried Kombucha Brewing at Home?
By Erick Mertz on August 10, 2015
If your garden is anything like mine, during the mid to late summer months, it’s teeming with fruits and berries. As the calendar turns into...
Rev Nat’s Hard Cider
By Erick Mertz on July 19, 2015
Slow down, or else you may very well miss it. I drove slowly down Portland’s NE Broadway two times before I noticed the sign, pointing...
A Look at Portland’s Craft Beer Scene
By Erick Mertz on July 7, 2015
Hard to think of a time when craft beer wasn’t an every block proposition in Portland, Oregon. Truth is though, that time wasn’t terribly long...
Standing Stone Brewing
By Erick Mertz on June 16, 2015
A highway sign once posted on the last bleary-eyed miles before crossing the border into Oregon read, “Welcome To Oregon/Please Don’t Stay”. Beaver state residents...
A Home Brewer’s Tips for Using Garden Spice in Beer
By Erick Mertz on May 21, 2015
When spring finally breaks ground, wherever you live, you’re sure to see those long-shuttered in neighbors for the first time in quite a while. They’re...
Walking Man Brewery – Homo Erectus
By Erick Mertz on March 25, 2015
The Columbia River Gorge is a natural playground of unmatched beauty, offering an array of year round recreation options. Wander into any brewery in downtown...
Portland’s Food Truck Scene Welcomes the Captured Beer Bus
By Erick Mertz on March 19, 2015
In the wide cast of Portland craft brewery characters, Captured By Porches stands out as something like the great white whale. Delivering a hard to...