Coalition Liquid Sterling Fresh Hop Common

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In conjunction with Shine A Light, an event set to host a series of performances, time-based art actions, music, and more, Art & Beer returns to the Portland Art Museum. Now in its second year, thanks to the work of organizer Eric Steen, Art & Beer seeks to continue in offering a unique juxtaposition of two of Portland’s favorite commodities.

Coalition brewers Bruce MacPhee and Elan Walsky found inspiration from painter N.C. Wyeth’s The Great Train Robbery. Drawing on a connection of Americana and cultural idealism, the brewers’ statement bequeaths that beer is undeniably an entrenched facet of an America’s identity and daily life. Wyeth’s painting exhibits a snapshot into pre-Prohibition American the brewers recognize as when the West was “rugged and untamed.” The frontiersman spirit was fueled by “steam” beers often referred to as California Common. The connectivity and simplicity of MacPhee and Walsky’s Liquid Sterling reflects this artwork from 1912 which still succeeds in reaches us today. Since California was the major grower of hops during the time when The Great Train Robbery was created, one variety of fresh hops were used copiously. “Our motto at Coalition Brewing is ‘Bringing community together through beer.’”says Coalition. “Any art, be it brewing or painting, strives to bring people together with a common thread.”

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