04/01/2009
Drink & Draw
Mactarnahan’s Taproom
2730 NW 31st Ave
Portland
503.228.5269
6-9pm

MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. presents the 1st ever Stumptown Comic Fest “Drink and Draw” event. Watch a group of celebrated local comic illustrators working their craft.
Evening creations will be auctioned off for charity. MacTarnahan’s pint specials and raffle prizes. Please call for 503.228.5269 for more details and information

Please note Oregon has not raised it’s corporate minimum tax in 78 years.

Oregon has raised the wine tax by 2 cents/gallon in the last 32 years.
HB2461 proposes to raise the beer tax by $1.60 per gallon of beer or
80 times the last tax increase on wine.

1931 Oregon’s Corporate Minimum tax
1948 Louisiana
1948 Pennsylvania
1955 West Virginia
1961 Idaho
1963 North Dakota
1963 Wyoming
1964 Georgia
1966 Michigan
1969 Alabama
1969 South Carolina
1969 Wisconsin
1971 Missouri
1972 Maryland
1975 Massachusetts
1976 Colorado
1977 Kansas
1977 Virginia
1977 Oregon 18th
1981 Indiana
1981 Vermont
1983 Oregon Wine Tax
1983 Florida
1984 Arizona
1984 Oklahoma
1984 Texas
1985 Mississippi

How the majority of Oregon brewers pay the state malt beverage excise tax, Oregon ranks 43rd. For breweries in Oregon that bottle – Oregon ranks 44th.

43 $2.60 OREGON
44 $2.50 KENTUCKY
45 $2.48 COLORADO
46 $2.48 PENNSYLVANIA
47 $2.48 NORTH DAKOTA-$4.96 for bottled stuff
48 $2.00 WISCONSIN
49 $1.86 MISSOURI
50 $0.62 WYOMING

Please don’t confuse what brewers pay with what consumers pay.  Brewers pay the excise tax.  HB 2461 raises the excise tax on brewers.

This is the tax rate craft brewers pay in our neighboring states.
$4.65-Idaho
$4.78-Washington
$4.96-Nevada
$6.20-California
This is the proposed tax in Oregon
$52.21-Oregon’s Proposed tax

This is the difference a six pack costs in tax between Oregon and our neighboring states
$0.04-Idaho
$0.04-Washington
$0.04-Idaho
$0.07-California

This is the proposed difference between Oregon in 2009 and Oregon if HB2461 passes.
$0.90 per six pack – just in tax.

04/02/2009
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. turns 25
Widmer Gasthaus Pub
955 N. Russell
503-281-3333
11am-11pm
$1.50 pints
In 1984, Kurt and Rob Widmer quit their jobs in the name of beer, and Widmer Brothers Brewing Company was born. Thursday April 2 marks the official start day of the brewery. Help Widmer celebrate their 25th anniversary as they roll back beer prices to 1984, when you could buy a pint for $1.50. One day only!

Get one of our most popular beers like Hefeweizen or Drifter, or try a cult favorite like Alt or Blonde! The Gasthaus has all of your Widmer favorites on tap, plus others that are only sold exclusively on site. Last call at 10:45 pm.

04/03/2009
Oakshire Brewing Co. Tasting @
Cornucopia Bar & Burgers Grand Opening
5th & Pearl St. Building
Eugene
541-485-2300
7-9pm
Come on down to the Grand Opening of Cornucopia’s newest spot! Cornucopia Bar & Burgers will be throwing down on April 3rd, 2009!
Oakshire Tasting & Raffle 7-9 PM

03/31/2009
Meet the Brewer
Alameda Brewhouse
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th
6-9pm
503-516-0606
www.pdxgreendragon.com

Eric Rolerkite of Alameda Brewhouse will be bringing Black Bear XX Stout, Yellow Dog Extra Pale & El Torero IPA, a Northwest IPA made from all organic grain.

03/25/2009
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
503-516-0606
Time:?
www.pdxgreendragon.com

03/24/2009
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Dubbel Suplex
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677
Designed to honor the classic Trappist beers of Belgium, organic Dubbel Suplex is a complex Abbey style beer. Brewed with six different organic malts and organic cane juice, the beers multi-layered aroma features a yeasty fruitiness reminiscent of red vine fruit, Bing cherries, coriander, pepper and a sweet toasted caramel malt aroma. The flavor is equally rich with a malty sweet, fruity flavor finished with effervescent carbonation and a smooth, warming alcohol finish.
Made for the brewing cagematch known as Portland’s Cheers To Belgian Beers, this beer is sure to lay the Smackdown perhaps even for the Snackdown-details T/K!
17.7 Degrees Plato
18 IBU
8.1% ABV

Portland’s Cheers To Belgian Beers Festival Website
www.oregonbeer.org/pctbb

03/25/2009
Meet the Brewer
Beer Valley Brewing
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
503-232-8538
6-8pm

Meet Brewer & Beer Valley Owner Pete Ricks from Ontario, Oregon as he will offer tastes of his Owyhee Amber, Pigksin Pale, Leafer Madness Imperial Pale Ale, Highway to Ale Barleywine & Black Flag Imperial Stout. Vintage 2008 Black Flag on Draft in the Biercafe. Wow!