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Ninkasi Beermaker Dinner
06/30/09
Touche Restaurant&Bar
1425 NW Glisan
Portland
503-221-1170
7pm
$50
Limited to 40 people.
Welcome Beer – Summer Radiant: Cayenne Candied Walnuts
1st – Spring Reign: Fire Roasted Corn and Red Bell Pepper Salad over Arugula
2nd – Double Red: Pears & Gorgonzola over Fresh Spinach and Duck Fat Vinaigrette
3rd – Domination: Blackened Red Snapper w/Cucumber Creme Fraiche, Lemon Scented Basmati Rice and Citrus Salad
4th – Tricerrahops: Grilled Rack of Lamb with Whipped Yukon Golds Potatoes and Rosemary Sauteed Mushrooms
5th – Oatis: Chocolate Stout Souffle with Oatis Creme Anglaise.
Deschutes turns 21
06/27/2009
Deschutes Brewery
Portland Pub
210 NW 11th Avenue
503-296-4906
5pm
Starting at 5:00 tomorrow, we will be offering six food specials at $2.10 and all beers at $2.10 (including ½ pints of Black Butte XXI). We will walk through the Pub with samples of Black Butte XXI a few times through the evening. Our talented pastry chef, Jill, is making sheet pans of Black Butte XXI cake and we will give everyone a little piece (maybe even with a candle). Water & Bodies will play from 8 to 10 pm. We hope to see you there!
Cascade Brewing Sour Beer Tasting
06/27/09
Tim Gunther Studios
917 NW 19TH, suite E
Portland
3–7PM
$10
Order tix online here
Gets you photo by Tim Gunther, East North Carolina bbq by local chef Courtney Sproule, Cascade Brewing sour beer tasting and silent auction. Proceeds will benefit Oregon Music Hall of Fame and music education for kids.
Deschutes turns 21
06/27/2009
Deschutes Brewery
& Public House
1044 Bond St
Bend
541-382-9242
Noon-10pm
12th Annual Barley Cup
06/27/2009
McMenamins Thompson Brewery
& Public House
3575 Liberty Rd. South
Salem
503-363-7286
11am
Free
Meet the Brewer
06/27/09
Mt. Emily Ale House
1202 Adams Avenue
La Grande
541-962-7711
5:00-8pm
IPA Tastings / Meet the Brewer
Jerry will be serving tastes of four experimental IPAs on Saturday, June 27th upstairs at the pub. These are experimental IPAs brewed on the “nanobrewery”, a 10 gallon pilot system that Jerry built himself. You will have a chance to rate each beer and give the brewer personal feedback on the future of Mt. Emily Ales. We will use your input to help decide what recipe we brew in our microbrewery. Due to limited supply, the experimental IPAs will be available in taster glasses only, $1 buys tastes of all four ales.
Mt. Emily Ale House
1202 Adams Avenue
La Grande
541-962-7711
Tue-Sat
4:30-11pm
Summer Happenings at the Ale House
Every Tuesday we will be celebrating “Locals Night” with discounted beer and pizza. Come join us for $3 pints and $10 pitchers of our craft ales brewed right here on site. Also save $1 on small pizzas and $2 on large pizzas every Tuesday. Just our way of saying “Thanks” for all the local support. Cheers!
Mt. Emily Ale House will be Closed July 4th
We will be closed Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day (and Mike and Josie’s Wedding!) Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July!
Movie Night Wednesdays
Starting in July, we will be showing movies every Wednesday upstairs at the Ale House. We now have our projection and surround sound systems installed and are looking forward to using the upstairs space to show free movies! You will be able to kick back on one of our sofas or bean bag chairs and chow down on some gourmet pizza-by-the-slice and craft ales. More details will be coming soon…..
Mt. Emily Beer Garden at Crazy Days Celebration!
Mt. Emily Ale House will be providing a beer garden for the downtown La Grande Crazy Days celebration Saturday, July 11th. We will have a tent and beer garden set up on Depot Street between Adams and Washington. We will be serving our craft ales, along with our gourmet pizza-by-the-slice. the pub will be open special hours (noon to 11:30 pm) for Crazy Days so come by and have a slice and a pint.
Crossing the Blues Film Festival coming in August
August 28th-29th Mt. Emily Ale House will be hosting the Crossing the Blues Film Festival. We will be open early on these days to present several hours of original movies as well as 5 live bands.
NAOBF
06/26-06/28, 2009
North American Organic Brewers Festival
Overlook Park
Portland
Fri 12-9pm
Sat 12-9pm
Sun 12-5pm
$6
www.naobf.org
NAOBF
06/26-06/28,2009
North American Organic Brewers Festival
Overlook Park
Portland
Fri 12-9pm
Sat 12-9pm
Sun 12-5pm
$6
www.naobf.org
The world’s largest selection of organic beer will be poured at the North American Organic Brewers Festival June 26-28th in Portland’s Overlook Park. Festival organizers have just released this year’s beer list, with over 75 organic ales and lagers.
Last year the NAOBF drew 15,000 attendees and raised over $3300 for charities. The NAOBF also collects food for the Oregon Food Bank, offering a $1 discount off the price of the festival’s compostable tasting glass, in exchange for three cans of organic food.
When the festival started in 2003, founder Craig Nicholls chose beneficiaries working on various aspects of sustainability. The NAOBF continues to support causes linked to the organic and sustainability movement; the Oregon Tilth, an organic certification body that also conducts research on organic farming. Because agricultural chemicals are one the leading causes of cancer the Leukemia Lymphoma Society was a natural partner for the festival. The Oregon Food Bank promotes a better diet for those in need, through distribution of local organic food.
In addition to the multitude of organic beers and ciders on tap at the event, the NAOBF showcases a wide array of sustainability oriented vendors, live music, face painting for children, and local and organic food vendors. Perennial festival favorite Horn Of Africa features organic traditional Ethiopian and Somali cuisine, other vendors offer local pork sausages, soups, and organic juice and coffee.
The NAOBF uses compostable tasting glasses made from corn, which are collected on site along with all food waste for composting through help from the City of Portland’s Master Recycler Program and Cloudburst Recycling. Biodiesel generators and solar panels provide electricity for the event. The NAOBF encourages responsible transportation choices as well, extending a one-dollar discount on the tasting glass to attendees who take MAX light rail (which stops at Overlook Park). On site parking is provided for bicycles, but not for cars.
The 2009 beer list may be viewed on the festival website http://www.naobf.org/beer.html
Session Black Premium Lager Release
06/25/09
McCormick & Schmicks Harborside Restaurant at the Marina
In the Pilsner Room
0307 SW Montgomery St
Portland
503-222-5343
5pm
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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Yelp
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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