2009 Firkin Fest
March 21st, 2009
Presented by Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub
928 SE 9th Ave
Produced by the Oregon Brewers Guild
2 sessions
11-2:00 pm
3:00-6 pm
3 hours each session
Each session limited to 200 people.
$30
Click here to purchase tickets or go to http://oregonbeer.org/ff09/

16 Beers from Brewers Union Local 180, BridgePort Brewing Co., Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub, Double Mountain Brewery, Eugene City Brewery, Full Sail Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Lompoc Brewing Co., Ninkasi Brewing Co., Pelican Pub & Brewery, Rogue Ales, Roots Organic Brewing Co. and Rock Bottom.
$30, $5 Discount for SNOB’s, Brewery Members – $5 More Day Of.
Tickets can be purchased online and will be picked up at will call – please bring an ID.
21 and over only.

20 oz souvenir OBG beer tasting glass
8-6oz beer tickets, two food tickets
Food Provided by Green Dragon Bistro, Steve’s Cheese, Snake River Farms and Vosges Chocolate
Tix go on sale Friday, February 27th.

Company Beer Style O.G. A.B.V. I.B.U.’s
Brewers Union Local 180, That Dark Beer-Black Molasses Stout 11.0 P 4.6% ?
Brewers Union Local 180, North Fork Ordinary Bitter, 9.0 P 3.5% ?
BridgePort Brewing Co., Raven Mad Imperial Porter, 17.4 P 7.4% 45
Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub, Cinder Cone Red American Red 14.0 P 5.4% 55
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom, Hop Lava IPA 16.0 P 6.8% 70
Eugene City Brewery, The Hammer Throw Irish Red Ale 13.6 P 5.7% 33
Full Sail Brewing Co., Broken Paddle IBA – India Black Ale 16.5 P  6.0% 65
Hopworks Urban Brewery, HUB 150 – IPA, 15.3 P 6.8% 100+
Laurelwood Brewing Company – Workhorse IPA, IPA 17.0 P 7.2% 80
Lompoc Brewing Co. Oak Barrel C-Note Imperial Pale 16.0 P 7.0% 85
Lucky Lab Brewing Co. – Super Dog, IPA 14.6 P 6.3% 90+
Ninkasi Brewing Co. -  Spring Reign, Pale Ale 15.0 P 6.0% 38
Pelican Pub and Brewery – India Pelican Ale, IPA 17.0 P 7.5% 85
Roots Organic Brewing Co. – Nevermind Pale Ale, 12.5 P 5.3% 35
Rock Bottom Brewery -  Maltnomah Porter,  Porter 12.5 P 5.3% 25
Rogue Ales Mogul Strong Ale 16.0 P 6.5% 74

Sponsored by:

02/26
No Taxation without Representation
Green Dragon Bistro
928 SE 9th
5-7p
503-516-0606
www.pdxgreendragon
Come and stand up against HB 2461.
Learn more about the proposed beer tax.
Send a letter to your state representative.
No New beer tax takeaways.
All beer raised to 2010 prices unless
you are wearing an I HEART OREGON BEER pin.

02/25
Ninkasi Beer Release
Spring Reign
Saraveza Bottle Shop
& Pasty Tavern
1004 N Killingsworth
503.206.4252
7-9pm

Spring Reign- Spring forward with this new ale! Biscuit malt provides a rich toasty malt note upfront that is balanced with bright hoppy noted from American hops. It is like a British Pale with American hops. Simcoe, Santiam, and Ahtanum hops round out the aroma and flavor. 6% alc./vol. 38 ibus.

02/18/2008
3 years of the Abyss
Horse Brass Pub
4534 SE Belmont
503-232-2202
5-?pm
Super Jubel, Big Red, Red Chair IPA, 06/07/08 Abyss and Black Butte XX.

What are people saying in Bend? 76% of people are saying NO!

Koin News 6 – Portland
Do you think funding for drug and alcohol programs in Oregon should be supplemented with a beer tax? 74% voted no or thought the tax was too high.

Yes (26.5%)

No (51.5%)

Maybe, but the one that’s proposed is too high. (22.0%)

KGW 8 – Portland
Beer tax – 86% thought it was a bad idea or the tax was too high

Good idea

12.89% 195 votes

Tax too high

22.87% 346 votes

Bad idea

63.25% 957 votes

Unsure

1.06% 16 votes

Koin Local 6

http://www.koinlocal6.com/content/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=9882@koin.dayport.com&navCatId=345

KTVZ-Check out Larry Connor

http://www.ktvz.com/global/story.asp?s=9852023

KTVZ

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/category.asp?C=98361&nav=menu578_2#poll80716

KVAL

http://www.kval.com/news/consumertips/39597267.html

KOBI

http://www.localnewscomesfirst.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=431&task=videodirectlink&id=178

Fark

http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=4212196

Weekly World News

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/6338/oregon-beer-tax-hike-protest/

KGW-8

http://www.kgw.com/business/stories/kgw_021309_news_oregon_beer_tax.126942e1.html

KBND-Bend

http://www.kbnd.com/KBND/Downloads/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=98538&fd=0

http://www.kbnd.com/319117.aspx

Blue Oregon-Blog

http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/02/brewing-beer-is-not-a-sin.html

CNN:

 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/14/or.1900.beer.tax.kgw

Oregonian:

 http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/oregon_revenue_hunt_comes_to_a.html

The Oregonian Blog – The Beer Here

http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/02/beer_tax_video_interview_the_s.html

KEX

http://tinyurl.com/KEX1190-021609 

Corvallis Gazette Times

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/02/16/news/community/7loc00_beertax.txt

Huffington Post

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/7828704-41/story.csp

Register Guard

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/7828704-41/story.csp

Willamette Week

http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=21709

Portland Mercury Blog

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/drunk/

You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qGXWt9XZg0

Rogue Pundit

http://roguepundit.typepad.com/roguepundit/2009/01/increasing-oregons-beer-tax-the-latest-proposal.html

Beervana

http://beervana.blogspot.com/2009/02/beer-tax-is-back-and-its-worse-than.html

Oregon Commentator

http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2009/02/16/oregon-legislature-wants-to-increase-beer-tax-by-1600/

Ratebeer

http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/oregon-beer-tax-hike_109619.htm

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