EastBurn Beer Belly Dinner with Hopworks
08/13/09
the EastBurn
1800 E. Burnside
Portland
Is is sold out? Call before showing up 503-236-2876
6:30-9pm
$25
Christian and the Dr. will be on hand.
Appetizers:
• Hop Dusted Prawn and Sea Scallop Kabobs
Served with HUB Lager
• Trio of Oysters with a Spicy Stout Mignonette
Served with Survival “7-Grain” Stout

Entrée:
• Pollo en Mole Pasillo
Served with Velvet ESB
• Carribean Grilled Pork Medallion
Served with Diablito
• Humboldt Fog Chevre, Arugula and
Caramelized Onion Vol-au-Vent
Served with Hopworks IPA

Sides:
• Orange and Toasted Almond Basmati
• Sauté of Farmer’s Market Vegetables

Dessert:
• Caramel Dipped Apple with Walnut Brittle and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Served with Deluxe Organic Ale

Brothers Day
08/11/09
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
955 N Russell
In the parking lot
Across from the Gasthaus
Portland
503-281-2437
4-8pm
Free
21+ Only
Cash Only

Widmer Brothers Brewing is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters on August 11th, 2009,
to celebrate Brother’s Day. Come to the outdoor beer garden across the street from the
Gasthaus and enjoy $3 Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. beers, food, and live music.
Grab a partner and sign up for the keg rolling competition! Email kegroll@widmer.com with
names. While the Gasthaus is open to all, the beer garden is for ages 21 and over. CASH
ONLY!
This summer, Kurt and Rob Widmer are raising $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
To find out how you can help visit: www.widmer.com/brothers.  August 11th is the last chance to send out free Brothers’ Day e-cards in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Widmer Brothers is donating $10,000 to the organization – $1 for every e-card sent. Be sure to fan the Widmer Brothers Brewing Facebook page for another $1 contribution!

Ninkasi Metalhaus
08/06/2009
First Thursday
McMenamins Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan
Portland
503-223-4527
10pm
$3

Doors open at 10pm.
10pm-10:30pm Metal videos from Metallica, G-n-R and Motorhead.
10:30pm Metal Band TBD
11pm Tallboy Shotgun
Midnite Movie Anvil:The Story of Anvil

BridgePort Brewing Co., Portland 

Hop Czar Imperial IPA  - This latest release in the Bridgeport Big Brew Program has royal bloodlines.  Brewed with three different malts and four hop varieties, Hop Czar has a deep malt background with enthusiastic citrus and floral notes paired with uber hop bitterness.  ABV 8.0%  IBU’s 100

Haymaker Extra Pale Ale – The newest brew from Bridgeport Brewing Company. Haymaker is a refreshing, Extra Pale Ale.  A distinct blend of four malts and three varieties of hops that create a slightly complex, crisp and bright ale.  ABV 5.3%  IBU’s 15

Deschutes Brewery, Bend

Green Lakes Organic Amber Ale - Discover Deschutes Brewery’s intriguing amber ale, our Ode to Mother Earth.  Experience its mellow malt profile intertwined with subtly surprising hop flavors.  Green Lakes Organic Ale is brewed with five types of 100% organic malted barley and balanced with Liberty and Salmon-Safe Sterling hops.  Easy to drink. Easy on the Environment. Downright Delicious. Who knew celebrating Mother Earth could taste so good. ABV 5.2%, IBUs 45

IVANNA - This traditional South German Hefeweizen was brewed with 50% wheat, Pilsner, and Munich malts. The aromas of banana and clove dominate this very drinkable wheat ale. IBU’s 20 Alcohol by vol. 4.8%

Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River

Grandson of Spot – The next beer in our summer “sun” series that began with Sunspot IPA. This beer is brewed in the aggressive IPA style with Columbus hops accentuating a malt blend featuring Munich and Honey malts for a full malt flavor.
ABV 6% IBUs: 80

Full Sail Limited Edition Lager (LTD # 3) – A crisp, new pilsner-style lager that is pale golden in color, features a spicy floral hop aroma, a malty medium body, and a smooth thirst-quenching finish. Made with Sterling hops and 2 row pale malt.  ABV 5.6% 14 degrees Plato, IBU’s 35

Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland
Organic 7 Grain Stout – Beer of the Ancients! Barley (Egyptian), Wheat (Mesopotamian), Oats (Egyptian), Amaranth (Aztec), Quinoa (Incan), Spelt (Mesopotamian), and Kamut (Egyptian) sustain the soul with a nutrients cultivated through the millennia. Finished with 15 pounds of cold-pressed Stumptown Hairbender espresso. 5.3% ABV 15 Degrees Plato IBU’s 35

Crosstown Pale Ale Organic – This beer bridges east and west with a lane dedicated to riders who aren’t afraid to get dirty. Three kinds of organic caramel malts and a 24 pound whirlpool hop bomb keep things interesting while the wheels go round and round. Cheers to narrow knobbies, kazoos, and more cowbell! 5.3% ABV 12.5° Plato 45 IBU

Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City

Kiwanda Cream Ale - Inspired by one of America’s traditional 19th century beer styles, Kiwanda Cream Ale is pale gold with a fruity, floral hop aroma. A sweet malty flavor and a smooth dry finish round out this tasty, refreshing brew!
12.5 degrees Plato, Alcohol: 5.1% by volume, Bitterness: 25 IBU, Color: 5 lovibond

La Fleur Amère- With an abundance of floral, herbal hops and a rich, malty foundation, La Fleur Amère marries an assertive English-style IPA with exotic Belgian-style yeast.  Brewed especially for the Oregon Brewers Guild’s “Cheers to Belgian Beers” event, but making a return appearance only at the Bite of Oregon, La Fleur Amère features a sparkling light gold color, an aroma of floral, earthy, herbal hops and a fruity, spicy yeast character.  La Fleur Amère is dry-hopped with more than a pound of hops per barrel and finishes with a clean, snappy balance of malt flavor, hop bitterness, and slightly tart, spicy yeast character. ABV 7.%  IBU’s 65  16.4 Plato

Pyramid Breweries, Portland

Pyramid Haywire Hefeweizen – Our deliciously deranged American-Style Hefeweizen is an award winning take on this Bavarian classic. This refreshingly unfiltered wheat ale delivers a distinctively smooth flavor worth sharing with friends.

Mactarnahan’s Amber Ale – A rich amber hue and full-bodied flavor begin with roasted, domestic caramel malt. Its sweetness is then tempered with genuine Cascade hops, which are added again at the end of the boil for a distinctive, citric-floral aroma.

Cascade Brewing, Portland

Razberry Wheat – A very special beer ordered for the Bite of Oregon.  This salmon pink ale is just the thing to transport you to berry time in the summer.  Very crisp with a refreshing tartness and the fresh aroma of Oregon raspberries.  ABV 4.5%,  IBU’s 12

Lipschmacker Gose – A NW version of a historic German wheat beer that was almost lost to the world. Unlike most beers from Bavaria which are Lagers, or bottom fermented, this beer was historically top fermented. Gose which originated in the small town of Goslar, near Leipzig which at the time was outside Bavaria and did not have to adhere to Reinheitsgebot, the German purity law. This historical wheat beer was made with the addition of coriander, and hint of salt. It then under goes a second lactic fermentation. Similar in style to a Geuze, but with a slight hint of spice. This is a perfect beer for quenching your thirst the heat of summer. It is 4.8% alcohol by vol.

Rogue Ales, Newport 

Double Dead Guy Ale – So popular last year we just had to bring it back to the Bite again!  Double Dead Guy Ale is an evolution of Dead Guy Ale, the award winning maibock that has won 25 awards for product and packaging since its introduction in 1993. Double Dead Guy Ale is a German, Maibock-style brewed with an ale yeast. Deep amber copper color. Buttery peanut brittle, orange blossom tea aromas follow through to a rich chewy and fruity full body with nice notes of caramel drizzled dried apricot and roasted grains and spice. Finishes with a long, tangy grilled grapefruit and chocolate fade.20º PLATO, 60 IBU, 78 AA, 25º Lovibond

Sesquicentennial Ale –  After 150 years of statehood, Oregon deserves its own beer! Dedicated to Oregon, “The State of Beer” this brew features 5 ingredients: Two-row and Munich malts – a portion of which were grown in Oregon’s Klamath Basin – Willamette hops from Rogue Farms’ hop yard in Independence, Rogue’s proprietary PacMan yeast from Hood River and free range coastal water. Amber orange in color, with a sweet malt background this ale has a crisp citrus hop nose and finish.  15.75º Plato, IBU’s 48, 76 AA 20º Lovibond

Standing Stone Brewing Co., Ashland

Double India Pale Ale – An unfiltered ale with intense hop bitterness, flavor and aroma. This ale is well balanced with higher alcohol, maltiness and hop character. (95 IBU.)

Amber – A light copper-colored ale with moderate hoppiness which exhibits a spicy hint of fruit, notable maltiness and a medium body.

Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland 

Drifter Pale Ale – With its unique citrus character, smooth drinkability, and distinctive hop character, Drifter Pale Ale is truly an original. Brewed with generous amounts of Summit hops, a variety known for their intense citrus flavors and aromas, Drifter has a taste unique to the Pale Ale category. True to style, the bittering hops are perceptible enough to give the beer a crisp, clean, quenching finish, yet also soft enough to keep the beer smooth and balanced. 2006 GABF Silver Medal Winner.  ABV 5.7% 14 degrees Plato IBU’s 32,Citra Blonde –

Citra Blonde-This Blonde Ale is a very smooth, refreshing, and drinkable beer. Light in color, body, and bitterness, but it is not bland. Widmer Citra Blonde’s point of differentiation is that it delivers an abundance of flavor despite its lighter profile. What’s even more special is that Citra is a new, very rare hop variety that only Widmer and two other brewers have access to. Made with Alchemy and Citra hops. ABV 3.8%, IBU’s 15.

Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark to tap Whoop Whoop Wit at HUB
08/04/09
Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677
4pm
The first beer in HUB’s “Portland Legends” series. Brewed for former Portland mayor and Goose Hollow Inn owner Bud Clark, and named after his unforgettable “whoop whoop” greeting.

Whoop Whoop Wit
Belgian style wheat beer made with curacao and sweet orange peel, coriander and other spices. Naturally cloudy and crisp, it’s dryness makes it a perfect summer beer.
11 Degrees Plato 4.5% ABV 12 IBU

Meet the Upright Brewer
08/04/09
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
503-517-0660
6-8 pm
Meet Alex Ganum of UPRIGHT Brewing out on the patio as he brings:

Featured Beers
Reggae Junkie Gruit:
Hop-less beer with herbs and spices

Five:
Hoppy farmhouse ale

Flora Rustica:
Yarrow and calendula saison-according to Alex, most of this beer was bottled so there is very little that was put into kegs

Batch 300
08/03/09
Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677
4pm
Wait for it……
Batch 300 is………..
New G.A.B.F. Style Category
Imperial or Double English-Style Summer Ale
Sounds delish – made with a bunch of organic pilsner malt –
I’m certainly digging this combination which you can find in HUB Evelyn Sunshine Imperial IPA, Hair of the Dog Brewing Co. Blue Dot and recently in Double Mountain Brewing Co.s Vaporizer IPA.

What was the Concordia Cup. It was a blind double IPA tasting and test at the Concordia Ale House. Below were the details.
Concordia Cup
07/29/09-08/02/09
Concordia Ale House
3276 NE Killingsworth
Portland
11am-Midnite
503-287-3929
www.concordia-ale.com
12 of the Best Oregon Imperial IPA’s battle it out for first place in a blind taste test.
Winning brewer will captain the Oregon Beer Brawl III team.

Who won?
Congrats to Cam O’Connor from Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub.
Oregon’s 2nd Time running BEER BRAWL III Captain.

1st place Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub Experimental Batch #4 Imperial IPA
2nd Hair of the Dog Brewing Co. Blue Dot Imperial IPA
3rd Laurelwood Brewing Co. Sun Woo Kong Imperial Monkey IPA
4th Ninkasi Brewing Co. Tricerahops Double IPA
5th Steelhead Brewing Co. Hopasaurus Rex Imperial IPA

Beers in order as listed on taster tray
1. Ninkasi Brewing Co. Tricerahops Double IPA
2. Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub – Experimental Batch #4
3. Hair of the Dog Brewing Co. Blue Dot Double IPA
4. Fearless Imperial IPA
5. Hopworks Urban Brewery Evelyn Sunshine Organic Imperial IPA
6. Root’s Organic Brewing Co. Shark Bite Imperial IPA
7. Lompoc Brewing Co. C-Note Imperial Pale Ale
8. Laurelwood Brewing Co. Sun Woo Kong Imperial Monkey IPA
9. Alameda Brewhouse Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA
10. Terminal Gravity Brewing Co. IPA
11. Oakshire Brewing Co. Perfect Storm Imperial IPA Dry Hop
12. Steelhead Brewing Co. Hopasaurus Rex Imperial IPA

I think this is a great event and I hope it continues. Congratulations to all the people who helped put it together and for all the brewers who made beers for it.