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Archive for April, 2009
Fred Fest
05/09/2009
Freds 54th Anniversary of his 29th Birthday
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
4509 SE 23rd Avenue
503-232-6585
2-6pm
$50
Website or http://www.fredfestpdx.com/
This year is better than ever, with nearly 25 amazing, one-off beers. There’s also a raffle to win great prizes, including a Grand Prize of a Traeger pellet grill and an on-site silent auction of rare beers and great beer stuff! Tickets are still available, but limited, you have to buy the tickets on the website, thru the Paypal link on the front page.
The Beer List:
The 2009 Brewery and Beer List:
- Astoria Brewing Company – Bitter Bitch
- Bend Brewing Company – Black Diamond Dark Lager
- BridgePort Brewing Company – Hop Czar
- Cascade Brewing Company – Bain de Brugge
- Deschutes Brewery – Mirror Mirror From the Wood
- Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom – Oak-Aged Inglemonster
- Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Abacus
- Full Sail Brewing Company – 1998 Boilermaker
- Hair of the Dog Brewing Company – Cask Fred of the Wood
- Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) – Bourbon BBL Noggin Floggin
- Laughing Dog Brewing – Dogfather Imperial Stout
- Laurelwood Brewing Company – Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout
- Lucky Labrador Brewing Company – Pennsylvania Swanky
- McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse – Weisenbock 2007
- Midnight Sun Brewing Company – Brewtality
- New Belgium Brewing Company – “Mystery Beer”
- New Old Lompoc Brewery – 2008 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Proletariat Red Ale
- Ninkasi Brewing Company – Sasquatch
- Pelican Pub & Brewery – Nestucca ESB
- Rock Bottom Brewery – Super Duper Dunkelweizen
- Rogue Ales – Charlie 1981
- Saxer Brewing Company – Vintage Dopplebock
- Widmer Brothers Brewing Company – 8409 Double Alt
Bridgeport Hop Czar Firkin Tapping at Henrys
04/23/2009
BridgePort Brewing Co.
Hop Czar Hop Czar Firkin Tapping
Henry’s 12th Street Tavern
10 NW 12th Ave
5:00-7:00pm
Free
Join BridgePort at Henry’s Tavern for the tapping of a Hop Czar firkin keg. Enjoy free
samples and chat with Christian Engstrom, a brewer from BridgPort, or the district manager,
Dan Wecker, about Hop Czar, the big brew line and the brewery’s 25th anniversary.
04/18/2009
Pelican Beermaker Dinner
5 Chili Pepper inspired courses paired with beer
Pelican Pub & Brewery
33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr.
Pacific City
503-965-7007
6:30pm
$75
More info here
On April 18, the Pelican is at it again with a five-course dinner exploring the chile pepper in all its forms and flavors. As always, each dish will be expertly paired with a Pelican beer that is sure to awaken your taste buds. The event is taking place Saturday, April 18. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 and sell out quickly, so be sure to reserve your spot. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Jennifer Sundquist at 503-965-3674 or email at jen@pelicanbrewery.com.
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. rolls out seasonal IPA
Summer Grifter IPA
“Following the successful release of our Limited Edition Sling Shot Extra Pale Ale this spring, we’re excited to introduce this gritty IPA to the Northwest craft beer consumers for the summer. This is the second release in a series of Limited Edition offerings. With Summer Grifter™ we’re offering a great IPA that artfully combines a blend of hop varieties to impart a fresh aromatic hop blast and a big hop finish that will swindle the taste buds of any IPA enthusiast, said Mark Carver Marketing Director for MacTarnahan’s Brewing. Carver has been hustling MacTarnahans for 19 years.
Summer Grifter will be available May through August. Offered in both bars and retail stores, Summer Grifter will be served on-tap, in 22oz bottles, and 6 and 12-packs of 12oz. bottles. Summer Grifterwill be available anywhere MacTarnahan’s other award winning beers can be found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Summer Grifter quick facts:
Malts: 2 Row, Munich and Caramel Malts
Hops: Chinook, CTZ,Cascade and Centenial
IBU: 54
ABV: 6.2%
A New Laurelwood Coming to Battle Ground
A new Laurelwood is opening in Battle Ground Wa. Battle Ground you say?? Where’s that? Well Battle Ground is about 30 minutes North of our Portland. Mike the owner grew up about 10 miles from Battle Ground and graduated from Battle Ground High. It is one of the fastest growing Counties in the US, has a great population base, and North Clark County doesn’t have any Brewpubs.
The new location will have a brewery, kids play area, about 135 seats inside, and weather permitting about 40-50 seats outside. They hope to be open by mid July.
Sassy Release Party at the Brass
04/17/2009
2009 Sasquatch Legacy Project Release Party
Belgian Style IPA
Horse Brass Pub
4534 SE Belmont
5pm
The Sasquatch Legacy Project is a collaboration beer created by the Foundation Brewing Scholarship recipients, Vasili Gletsos of Rock Bottom Brewery and Patrick Miller, an accomplished homebrewer and member of the Oregon Brew Crew. Bob Craig of Walking Man Brewing, who conceived of the Sasquatch Legacy Project last year, again hosted the brewing and organized and arranged all aspects from donated ingredients to distribution to participating pubs. Vasili and Patrick will be on hand to share a pint with you as will Bob Craig and Jacob Leonard from Walking Man.
For More information on the Foundation and the Brewing Scholarships, visit the new website at www.glenfalconerfoundation.org. Souvenir logo caps will also for sale.
04/17/2009
Hop Cultivation Field Day
XAGR9804Y (CRN 78080)
Chemeketa Community College
Rogue Ales Hop Farm
Independence
9am-4pm
503-589-7946
$75
This single-day course will cover basic hop anatomy, growth habits, plant health, and pest control practices. Learn about the many different hop varieties grown in Oregon and used in brewing high quality beers.
We plan to spend the morning in class. After lunch we will tour the farm, and weather permitting, plant hop rhizomes in the hop yard. We will finish the day with a hop analysis beer tasting lab.
This new course will be led by Dr. John Henning, Assistant Professor— Molecular & Quantitative Genetics of Hops, Oregon State University and Jim Parker of Rogue Ales.
Please join us on Friday, April 17, 2009, 9:00am-4:00pm at Rogue Farm’s hop yard near Independence, Oregon. Cost: $75, includes a box lunch. Students must be 21+ years of age.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please call 503-589-7946 to register. For special accommodations contact the Disabilities Specialist at 503-399-5192 (voice/TDD), at least five working days in advance.
Pelican Releases Nestucca ESB
04/17/2009
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Releases Nestucca ESB
33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr.
Pacific City
503-965-7007
5:00pm
Nestucca ESB
Copper-hued and medium-bodied, Nestucca ESB has an herbal floral aroma character balanced with a toasted bread and tofffee-like malt flavor. A pineapple-like fruitiness merges with caramel flavors and a clean, hoppy finish to make this beer both refreshing and full of character. Dry hopped.
Ingredients:
Golden Promise malt
Melanoidin malt
Caramel malt
Torrefied wheat
Goldings hops
Santiam hops
Glacier hops
Willamette hops
Pure local water
Pure ale yeast
Brewing Specifications :
13.7 degrees Plato
Alcohol: 6.2% by volume
Bitterness: 45 IBU
04/16/2009
BridgePort Brewing Co.
Hop Czar Release
BridgePort brewpub & bakery
1313 NW Marshall
503-241-3612
5:30-8pm
Free
Attendees can enjoy Russian folk dancers and listen to live music courtesy of Portland based musical ensemble, Chervona. To celebrate the re-release of this favorite IPA, BridgePort’s brewpub + bakery will also be serving free samples of the limited edition Big Brew and feature a special Russian inspired menu and a signature beer cocktail.
BridgePort’s Hop Czar Stats:
IBU’s: 85
ABV: 8%
Ingredients: Nugget, Chinook, Cascade and Centennial Hops
Pyramid throws a Curve Ball Release Party
04/15/2009
Pyramid Breweries
Releases Curve Ball Blonde Ale
Mactarnahan’s Taproom
2730 NW 31st Ave
503.228.5269
5pm
Food and Curve Ball Specials, Enter to win Mariners vs. Red Sox Tix, Sounders Tix(Boo!) and Curve Ball Gear. Watch the Blazers beat the Nuggets so they can start the playoffs at home.
Upcoming Events
04.16.11
Firkin Fest
Firkin Fest
04/16/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
11-2pm
3-6pm
There are two sessions. Session 1 is from 11am to 2pm; Session 2 is from 3pm-6pm.
This purchase entitles you to; entry to the festival, eight 6oz tasters, and two food vouchers.
http://rogue.com/store/products/2011-Firkin-Fest-Tickets%252d-Session-1.html
http://rogue.com/store/products/-2011-Firkin-Fest-Tickets%252d-Session-2.html
The Beer List
Amnesia Brewing Co. Dry Hopped Copacetic IPA
Block 15 Dry Hopped Ridgeback Red
Breakside Brewery ???????
Brewers Union Local 180 Au Naturel
Brewers Union Local 180 Greatful Deaf American Pale Ale
BridgePort Brewing Co. ??????
Chatoe Rogue Farmstead Nano Brewery ESB
Columbia River Brewing Co. Hop Heaven IPA
Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub Armory Pale Ale
Double Mountain Brewery Little G. E.S.B.
Eugene City Brewery
Fire Mountain Oregon Pale Ale
Green Dragon Cask-adian Black IPA
Hopworks Urban Brewery ???????
Migration Brewing Co. Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Natian Brewery CuDA Cascadian Dark Ale
Pyramid Breweries Brewers Handle Red Ale
Rogue Ales Dad’s Little Helper Black IPA
Vertigo Brewing Barrel Aged Oatmeal Porter
04.23.11
Spring Beer Fest
Spring Beer and Wine Fest
04/23/11
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK Blvd
PDX
12-11pm
http://www.springbeerfest.com/details.htm
04.22.11
Fort George Beermaker Dinner
Fort George Beermaker Dinner
04/22/11
Urban Farmer
525 SW Morrison St
Portland
503-222-490
Located in the Nines Hotel, this will feature new and special Fort George Beers with Urban Farmers chef driven, locally sourced food.
05.07.11
Sasquatch Brew Fest
Sasquatch Brew Fest
05/07/11
Hilton Hotel
Eugene
Noon-10pm
northwestlegendsfoundation
04.30.11
Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers
Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers
Saturday April 30th
Metalcraft Fabrication
723 N Tillamook St.
Portland
Noon-9pm
$15 gets you a footed stemware glass and 5 drink tickets. Glass purchase is required to taste.
Sample over 40 different Belgian-style ales all made with the same yeast. Free Admission
www.oregonbeer.org/pctbb
Located 2 blocks south of the first yellow line Max stop north of the Rose Garden.
Parking available on the street north towards Russell St. and SE towards Broadway or take the Max.
Metalcraft makes brewing systems and tanks for Oregon’s craft brewers.
05.20.11 - 05.22.11
Brewer’s Memorial Ale Fest
Brewer’s Memorial Ale Fest
5/20–5/22
Rogue Ales
2320 OSU Dr
Newport
Friday/4-10pm
Saturday/12-10pm
Sun 12-4pm
$10-21+ only
$10 admission fee gets you 4 taster tickets.
06.18.11
Deschutes Brewery Barrel Aged Tasting
Deschutes Brewery Barrel Aged Tasting
06/18/11
Bend and in the Bend Pub and Portland Pub
06.25.11
Deschutes Turns 23
Deschutes Brewery 23rd Anniversary Celebration
06/25/11
Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House
1044 NW Bond Street
Bend
541-382-9242
2-9pm
The pub will have U-Snap photo booth, live music by Exit Straegies, The Scott Fox Band and The State of Jefferson. Black Butte XXIII Imperial Porter with orange zest, cocoa nibs from Theo’s Chocolate & Pasilla Negra Chilis as well as a Hibiscus Ginger infused Cream Ale and Twilight Summer Ale.
Special anniversary food menu will feature:
Grilled Draper Valley Chicken leg & thigh rubbed in a Jamaican jerk seasoning served over rice
Teriyaki marinated flank steak on a stick served over rice
Kailua pulled pork slider served on house made Kaiser slider buns topped with pinapple relish
Sides include Potato Mac salad and grilled corn on the cob
06.25.11
14th Barley Cup
14th Annual Barley Cup
6/25/11
McMenamins Thompson Brewery & Public House
3575 Liberty Rd S
Salem
503-371-2945
Brewer: Jen Kent
11am-close
The Barley Cup is a contest for brewers where a random drawing determines the brew style to be crafted. For the patrons and judges, this ensures a full range of beers from which to choose. In keeping with tradition, the Capital City Homebrewers Club determine the overall winner of the Barley Cup trophy. The proud winner goes on to represent McMenamins at the Holiday Ale Festival in downtown Portland in December. Brewers are on hand to answer questions, give tours of the brewery and plead their cases for their own brews.
The Thompson house itself was built in 1905 by Spanish American War veteran Fred Thompson for his father Franklin, a Civil War veteran, and his mother Maria. It is rumored that some of the long-passed Thompsons still hang around, so keep an eye on your beer.
6.25.11
NAOBF
North American Organic Brewers Festival
06/24/11 – 06/26/11
Overlook Park
Portland
Sun-Noon-5pm
Admission into the event is free. The purchase of a $6 reusable, compostable cornstarch glass is required for tasting beer, as are tokens, which sell for $1 apiece. A full glass of beer costs four tokens (more for select beers), and a four-ounce taste costs one token. Patrons receive a $1 discount toward the tasting glass with a validated MAX ticket, a ticket from the onsite bike corral, or three cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank.
Alameda Brewhouse El Torero Organic IPA, (American IPA)
Ambacht Brewing Ambacht Golden Spiced Ale, (Belgian Specialty), Golden Rye Farmhouse Ale, (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
Beetje Brewery Summer Tonic, (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
Deschutes Brewery Green Lakes Organic Ale, (Amber)
Fort George Brewery+Public House Spruce Ale,(Tree Beer)+Quick Wit(Belgian Style Wheat)
Hopworks Urban Brewery Rise Up Red,(NW Style Red), Galactic Imperial Red(Imperial Red Ale)
Laurelwood Brewing Co., Organic Pale Ale, (Pale Ale), Organic Green Elephant IPA, (IPA)
Lompoc Brewing Co., Notorious, (IPA)
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co., No Pity Pale Ale, (Pale Ale), Rose City Red, (Red Ale)
McMenamins Concordia Brewery, Oopsopsadilly IPA, (Organic IPA)
McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, Build a Bonfire Red, (Organic Red Ale)
McMenamins Crystal Brewery, Organic Hipster Ale, (Organic Altbier)
McMenamins Oak Hills Brewpub, Kerfuffle Kolsch, (Organic Kolschbier)
Natian Brewery CoDA, (Cascadian Organic Dark Ale), Makeshift Golden Ale, (Golden Ale)
Oakshire Brewing, Organic Subtext PNW Red, (Red Ale),
Rock Bottom Brewery, Vandeventer, (Cascadian Dark Ale)
Terminal Gravity, TG Organic Pale Ale, (Pale Ale)
Upright Brewing Co., Reggae Junkie Gruit, (Farmhouse Style Gruit)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Crunchy Dude (Pale Ale with Oats and Granola)
July 2011
Oregon Craft Beer Month Kick Off
In 2011 we celebrate the sixth Oregon Craft Beer Month (OCBM) which gets off to a beery start on Friday, July 1, 2011 with an official kick-off party at JELD-WEN Field, 1844 SW Morrison St in Portland.
5pm-9pm with a kick off toast to Oregon Craft Beer Month at 6pm
$50 / $40 for SNOB’s
You get twelve tasting tickets, a stemmed tasting glass, program, and BBQ buffet from Center Plate Catering.
Expect two dozen fresh, local, seasonal and one off beers for this 21+ event.
Tickets must be purchased in advance by using the shopping cart here.
Sponsored by:
Oregon Live
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You can enter the event on the Key Bank Plaza on 18th and Morrison in front of the adidas Timbers store.
Beer List 06/29/11
Amnesia Cream of the Crop Cream Ale
Breakside Brewery Summer Gruit
BridgePort Brewing Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
Buckman Brewery Black Saison
Coalition Brewing Wheat the People
Deschutes Brewery Chainbreaker IPA
Double Mountain Brewery Clusterf@&k
Fort George Brewery 1811 Lager
Full Sail Brewing Co. Jimvar Bohemian Pilsner
Hopworks Urban Brewery Evelyn Sunshine Imperial IPA
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Green Elephan
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Seizoen
Lompoc Brewing Co. Pilzipa
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co. Super Dog
MacTarnahans Brewing Co. Whiskey Barrel Aged Humbug’r
McMenamins Build a Bonfire Red
Migration Brewing Lucsious Lupulin
Ninkasi Brewing Co. Maiden the Shade
Oakshire Brewing Co. Bruine Van Brugge
Old Market Brewery Hop On
Rock Bottom Brewery Diobock
Rogue Ales Single Malt Ale 2011
Tracktown Ales 200 Meter Ale
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. TimBrrr
Brewer DJ schedule will be:
Ben Love: 5-6pm
Van Havig: 6-7pm
Doug Rehberg: 7-8pm
Ben Love: 8-close