Made In Oregon will carry our ‘I Love Oregon Beer’ Sticker

Just a quick post to let you know Made In Oregon will carry our ‘I Love Oregon Beer’ bumper sticker. This is exciting news for us! Made In Oregon’s first store opened at the Portland International Airport in 1975. Today, the company has nine retail stores located in Portland, Salem and Newport Bay. For over 35 years, Made In Oregon has supported the Oregon economy by sourcing and selling local products. We are delighted to be part of the tradition.

In addition to Made In Oregon, you can find various Eyeluvbeer items at these fine establishments:

Belmont Station
Brew Brothers
Bridgetown Beerhouse
Homebrew Exchange
Mainbrew
New Seasons

As always, we encourage you to support your local retailer!

Where the heck have I been?

So, where the heck have I been? Busy! My day job has picked-up big time.  As you know, the global financial crisis began back in December of 2007 (according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research). The same agency reported that it ended in June, 2009. Maybe it did for you, but my financial crisis didn't end (I use the term lightly) until about 8 months ago. It has been a long, hard road for myself, and for many of my friends and colleagues. It was financially and mentally one of the most challenging times for me. Thankfully, I never lost my job, but it wasn't an all glitz and glam easy ride. In retrospect, my problems were minor. To me though, they sucked.

My financial crisis continued well beyond the above time frame 

I hope those days are behind me, and you, if you happened to share a similar experience. At the moment, I’m a busy, happy-ass beaver. As a result, my blog has suffered. She (yes, my blog is a woman; one hell of sexy one) has been dealing with rejection and abandonment issues for months, and has recently sought counseling. She convinced herself I left her for #pdxbeergeeks, Brewpublic, Beervana Buzz, Beervana, A Pint for Dionysus, Brewmance NW, or the seemingly controversial, New School. I told her “although very tempting, I would never do that.” “You see”, I said, “you complete me” (in the same vein that Jerry conveys his feelings to Dorothy in Jerry Maquire). I think she has finally begun to realize I have other obligations to live up to. I told her I felt bad about not giving her the attention she deserves. I even shed several tears on my keyboard's Alt key and Spacebar.  She consoled me and said, “I just want you to love beer as