Laurelwoods Pints for Plants at the Eastburn
04/15/2009
Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Releases Organic Green Mammoth Imperial IPA
Benefit for the American Center for Sustainability
EastBurn
1800 E. Burnside
503-236-2876
4pm til close

Pints for Plants! Laurelwood Brewery’s Green Mammoth Organic Imperial IPA Release Party and Beer-Gardening Benefit for the American Center for Sustainability (ACS). Enjoy fresh beer, live music, raffles, a silent auction, and support a great cause, gardening in Oregon!

Pints for Plants will feature live music from Chickweed—“High-Octane Bluegrass”, Rian O’Hara, Huck Notari, and other local favorites. Certificates for free plants in May will be raffled-off every hour. There will also be a stellar silent auction. Best of all, 100% of the proceeds from sales of Laurelwood’s IPA pints, raffle tickets and auction items go to support the ACS Plant Project. More than 75,000 seeds of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs have been sown this Spring to be given away to nonprofit garden projects from Astoria to Pendleton and from Portland to Medford. A portion will be available for sale to the public beginning in May. This is the third year of the project. ACS, shifting the “American Dream” into a Sustainable Reality!

For more information, email acs@sustainableshift.org or visit the website at www.sustainableshift.org.

Fort George Homebeermaker Dinner
04/15
Fort George Brewery + Public House
1483 Duane St
Astoria
503-325-PINT
6-9pm
$65
Homebrewers’ Pairing Dinner
Five-course dinner menu, see below.

Intro
Antipasto
Prosciutto, Mortadella, Roasted Red Bell Peppers, Kalamata Olives, Caper Berries and Anchovy Deviled Egg
John Heasly – Schwarzbier

Sausage
All-Pork Habanero & Pineapple Sausage Served on Bed of Caramelized Onions
Tim Ensign – IPA

Salad
Spinach & Lentil Salad with Camembert Cheese & Chipotle-Raspberry Vinaigrette
James Wilson – Raspberry Hefeweizen

MAIN COURSE
Hazelnut-Encrusted Rack of Lamb, Bacon & Spinach Scalloped Potatoes, and Grilled Asparagus
Dan Sutherland – Winter Ale

Final Course
Assorted Artisan Cheese
Anthony De Luz – Russian Imperial Stout

04/15/2009
Oakshire Bingo Night
Wetlands Pub
922 Garfield St.
Eugene
541-345-3606
7-9pm
Oakshire Bingo Night on Tax Day, aka April 15th. Oakshire Brewing is teaming up with Wetlands Pub to throw down at the game called Bingo. Awesome prizes include brewery gear
and gifts that are sure to make great future white elephant gifts! On tap Watershed IPA,
Overcast Espresso Stout, and the release of spring seasonal, Hindsight ESB. It’s quite
delicious! If you are on Facebook – learn more here http://bit.ly/1rDuHo

Three Breweries Win Double Medals at Spring Beer & Wine Fest Brewery Competition

Bend-based Deschutes Brewing, Hawaii’s Kona Brewing and Everett-Wash.-based Lazy Boy Brewing each won two medals in the competition. Kona grabbed two golds – one for Longboard Lager in the Lager category and one for Wailua Wheat in the Wheat category. Deschutes’ Miss Spelt, a German spelt ale, won silver in the broad Other category and its Hop Henge won silver in the IPA/Double IPA category.  Three other Oregon Breweries won medals at the event – Eugene’s Oakshire Brewing Co., Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery and Redmon’s Cascade Lakes Brewing Co.

Laurelwood News
New Beer Releases

Fire Road Red Ale
An aggressively hopped amber ale with strong American hop character. Dry hopped with Centennials. A bigger beer that finishes with a slight malt and sticky hop sweetness.
7.1% ABV 68 IBUs O.G. 16.2º Plato
Now Available at 51st

Saison
This unique Belgian-style beer was brewed with malted barley, white wheat malt, oats, maize and Belgian candy sugar. Subtle notes of citrus are added by the use of orange and lemon.
5.2 % ABV 15 IBUs O.G. 12 º Plato
Available at Pizza Co. Friday, April 10th

Green Mammoth Organic Imperial IPA
Imperial version of our Green Elephant Organic IPA. Cascade Ahtanum and Amarillo hops added in the kettle, hop back and fermenter.
8.5 % ABV 85 IBUs O.G. 19 º Plato
Available at Pizza Co. Friday, April 10th

New in the Bottles
Hop Monkey IPA Available In Bottles
No Foolin’!! Hop Monkey IPA is now available at all locations and wherever fine beer is sold in Portland and SW Washington.
Organic Free Range Red is also available in 22oz bottles.

Events
The Beer Gardening Project
Join Laurelwood at the East Burn on Tax Day (April 15th) to celebrate the Green Mammoth Double IPA. 100% of your pint purchase will benefit ACS and the planting of our local gardens. Event will run from 4 to close. For more information check out www.sustainableshift.org

Beer Wars
Brewed in America movie showing one night only on April 16th Check out the trailer at www.fathomevents.com/upcoming/details/Beer_Wars.html
Join us at all locations before the movie for $3 pints with valid movie ticket.

Meat the Brewer
Our “Meat the Brewer” IPA pairing dinner has changed dates and gotten even better! On Thursday, April 30 at 6pm, join us as we pair some of our finest IPAs with supreme quality meats. Tickets are $25 and spaces are limited to reserve your seat, email events@laurelwoodbrewpub.com or call 503.282.0622 ext. 2.

Deschutes News
New Brews & Web 2.0

What’s On Tap
Spring has Sprung a New Brew: Red Chair IPA!
Longer days and warmer temperatures inspire new flavors and old favorites.

Cinder Cone Red.
Here at Deschutes Brewery the first sign of spring is the arrival of our Cinder Cone Red. Named after Cinder Cone Butte at Mount Bachelor, whose red cinders start to peek through the snow as spring begins, this beer began as a special brew only available at the Public House in Bend.

Mirror Mirror – Reserve SeriesMirror Mirror. Four years after launching the Reserve Series with Mirror Mirror, the much anticipated second release of Mirror Mirror will happen this May. Look for it at your favorite specialty beer shop.

Red Chair IPA. Attention all craft beer enthusiasts who live to discover bold brews and push the sensory envelope. A new member of the Deschutes Bond Street Series is set to debut in May and will be available in 22oz. bottles through September.

Twilight Ale. The return of Deschutes Brewery’s summer Twilight Aleseasonal, Twilight Ale, can mean only one thing-its time to squeeze the most out of the “never-long-enough summer”. This year we decided to release Twilight Ale in time for the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day, for all our friends who need more “twilight time”.

First Anniversary (Portland Pub)
Saturday, May 2nd
The Portland Pub is turning one which seems like a fine reason to throw a party. So come on by the Portland Pub on Saturday, May 2nd and tip one back with us.

Texas Hold’em Tournament (Mountain Room)
Wednesday, May 6th
4th Annual. Starts at 6 pm. $50 buy in.
All proceeds to be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Sagebrush Sampler (Portland Pub)
Monday, May 11th | 6 – 10 pm
That’s right. We are bringing the taste of Bend’s renowned Sagebrush Classic to Portland.
All proceeds benefit Portland families.
Please call 541.385.8606 for reservations.
$100 per person, includes all gratuity.

2nd Annual Chocolate Beer Dinner (Bend Pub)
Saturday, May 30th | Starts at 6 pm
Our creative team utilizes chocolate in ways that are truly fantastic.
$65 per person, includes beer & gratuity
Contact Winter at 541.385.8606 for info and reservations.

Open House (Brewing Facility)
Saturday, June 20th
Please join us to celebrate Deschutes Brewery ’s 21st Birthday. Tours, food, live music and of course…BEER!

Barrel-Aged Beer Tasting (Mountain Room)
Saturday, June 20th
5th Annual, Starts at 7 PM
$40 per person, includes appetizers and beer
Contact Winter at 541.385.8606 for info and reservations.

21st Birthday Celebration (Bend & Portland Pubs)
Saturday, June 27th
Bigger & Better than ever before. More details to come.

The Sagebrush Classic
July 17th & 18th
Broken Top Club, Bend, OR
Fundraiser for Deschutes Children’s Foundation.
Visit www.sagebrush.org to find out why it’s the hottest night of the year.
Roundin’ Up the Western Frontier

Now Pouring in Texas, Utah next!
San Antonio, TX Deschutes is blazing a trail to the Alamo. As of March 30th, Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale will be pouring at pubs and taverns across the city.
Utah We will be filling in the donut hole, otherwise known as Utah, on our distribution map around May 1st. Discover Deschutes’ “heavy beers” at your friendly state-run liquor stores.
Next new market. . .British Columbia!

Deschutes 2.0
Twitter: http://twitter.com/deschutesbeer
Flickr: Near & Far Photos: http://bit.ly/Zm5cL
Facebook:
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Blog: http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/blog

Oakshire Brewing Expands
Adds a new Brewmaster

Oakshire Brewing Company of Eugene is nearing completion on a 2,000 square foot addition to its production brewery in Northwest Eugene. The additional space will allow for the immediate installation of three 30-barrel fermentation tanks arriving from Georgetown Brewing of Seattle on Thursday, April 2 – more than doubling Oakshire’s production capacity. According to Jeff Althouse, Co-Founder of Oakshire brewing, “the facility will also allow for the installation of eight significantly larger tanks, likely around 80 barrels each, over the next three years.” A barrel is 31 U.S. gallons or two full-size kegs.

Watershed IPA and Overcast Espresso Stout will be available in 22-ounce bottles as early as July of this year. The company also plans to begin brewing a wide array of Seasonal and Limited Edition beer styles. For this, they’ve hired a nationally
recognized Brewmaster. Matt Van Wyk, formerly of Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery in Flossmoor Illinois, will join Oakshire as the company’s Brewmaster on Monday, March 30. Van Wyk is well known for his recipe development skills across an impressive spectrum of beer styles, from Northwest India Pale Ales to Baltic Porters. He earned the prestigious Small Brewpub Company Brewer of the Year award at the 2006 Great American Beer Festival.

04/14/2009
Meet the Brewer
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th
6-9pm
503-516-0606
www.pdxgreendragon.com

Christian Ettinger of Hopworks Urban Brewery will bring Secret Alt, Belgian Apple Beer and Abombinabale

04/24 and 04/25-2009
Chemeketa Beer Basics Class
Oregon Garden Brewfest
The Oregon Garden
879 W. Main St.
Silverton
Friday:3pm-5pm
Saturday:11-1pm

Chemeketa Community College
Beer Basics Class
The days of “Gimme a beer!” are long gone. The Pacific Northwest produces excellent craft beers for different moods, tastes and food pairings. Attend one of these two classes and be ready to fully appreciate the characteristics of the many beer styles being offered at the 2009 Oregon Garden Brewfest.
Taste beer with all of your senses to detect aroma, flavor, aftertaste, mouthfeel, carbonation and temperature. Identify basic tastes of sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami and then explore
more complex smells and tastes using the beer flavor wheel. Study the effects of malt, hops and yeast on beer flavor.
Friday, April 24th, 3:00-5:00pm (CRN 78474)
Saturday, April 25th, 11:00am-1:00pm (CRN 78475) at the
Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton. Jim Parker is the instructor.
Cost: $39. Students must be 21+ years of age.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Please contact the Chemeketa Natural Resources Program office at 503-589-7946 or atesterm@chemeketa.edu to register.

Hopworks Turns 1
04/14/2009
Hopworks’ One Year Anniversary &
Anniversary Beer Release
Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell
503-232-4677
$2 pints

$5 off large pizzas. Select merchandise at employee prices also.
New Beer Release
Anniversary Cream Ale
Nitrogenated in the tank creates a silky smooth texture and an irresistible honey-like malt finish. Simcoe dry hops round out the palate with a touch of pine and citrus.
4.6% ABV / 11 Degrees Plato / 15 IBU