Hop Valley Brewing Tasting
08/27/10
Tokatee Golf Club
54947 McKenzie Highway
Blue River
541-822-3220
12-4pm
www.tokatee.com

Meat, Cheese+Beer
08/29/10
Upright Brewing Co.
240 N Broadway
Left Bank Building
3:30-5:30pm
$35
In the basement of the building east of the Broadway Bridge as Weidler and Broadway diverge going east.
Oregon Beer Odyssey does a “Meat Cheese Beer” class that explores the combinations of these three foods. Taught by Breakside Brewing head brewer Ben Edmunds.
Sign up by sending an email to oregon.beer.odyssey@gmail.com

NanoFest
8/29,2010
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
503-517-0606
Sun/11-7pm

The event will feature 25+ nano breweries and feature food from Portland’s food cart scene. .

Biketobeerfest
08/28/09
Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677

15 Hopworks beers on tap * 5 live bands on a keg-supported stage * Goldsprints Roller Races * Bike Competitions * Performances * Flatlanders (BMX trick riders)
Riding to BiKETOBEERFEST! Cross Powell safely at a light (there is one at 26th Ave.).

12:00 pm
Ongoing Kid’s Bike Games-(until 2:00 pm)
Handbuilt Bike Showcase(until 6:00 pm)

1:00 pm
Kids’ Activities: face painting, tattoos, balloon animals-until 4:00

2:00 pm
Flatlanders (BMX trick riders)

3:30 pm
Huffy Toss Open Competition

5:00 pm
Group Ride
From downtown waterfront to BiKETOBEERFEST, led by Portlandl Bicycle Tours. Salmon St. Fountain at Salmon St. and Naito Pkwy. Pace: slow + steady.

5:00 pm
Huffy Toss Open Competition

5:45 pm
Goldsprints Roller Races

8:00 pm
Huffy Toss Open Competition

Music Stage
DJ Xacto >>
12:00-2:00
Music Mix

Quiet Life >>
2:30-3:15pm
Folk Rock/Americana

Ravishers >>
3:45-4:30pm
Laid-back-but-rollicking guitar pop

Boy Eats Drum
Machine >>
5-5:45pm
Turntablist

Morning Teleportation >>
6:30-7:30pm
Electro/Roots

Hillstomp >>
8-9:30pm
Bucket and Slide Rock ‘N Roll

Oregon Brewpub Law turns 25
08/30/10
History Pub
McMenamins Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne
Portland
6pm Doors
7pm Program

A special History Pub at McMenamin’s Baghdad Theater celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Oregon Brewpub Law. The evening begins with a “History of Hoptopia,” a lively overview of the Willamette Valley’s remarkable hop culture. Next, a panel of local beer experts, kept in check and on track by moderator and longtime beer columnist John Foyston, will tell the tales of how their lobbying efforts brought about the 1985 Oregon brewpub law and how that landmark legislation still impacts us today.
The panel includes: Fred Bowman, Fred Eckhardt, Art Larrance, Tom Mason, Brian McMenamin, Mike McMenamin+Dick Ponzi
Following the program, the OPB Oregon Experience film, “Beervana” will be screened at the Bagdad. This screening is for 21 and over only, but the rest of the program is open to all ages!

Meet the Natian Brewers
08/26/10
Plew’s Brews
8409 N Lombard St
Portland
6-12am
5 Natian beers on tap: Undun Blonde, Everyday IPA, Big Block IPA, Honey Red & Lumberjane Stout. All pints of Natian are only $2 bucks that night! Natian schwag to be raffled off.

Upright Brewers Dinner
08/26/10
Urban Farmer
525 SW Morrison
Portland
503-802-4630
$65
7-10pm
Five-course dinner to showcase summer farm-to-table bounty and artisanal beer pairings from Rose Quarter brewer.
Chef Matt Christianson of Urban Farmer Restaurant has partnered with Upright Brewing owner and head brewer, Alex Ganum, to celebrate summer’s quintessential ingredients: Beer and Barbecue. Chef Matt and Alex have collaborated on a five-cou……rse dinner that pairs Oregon Dungeness crab, Wagyu beef and Afton Field Farm chicken with farmhouse inspired beers that are brewed just a few miles from the restaurant in the Rose Quarter’s Left Bank Project.
Upright Brewing is located in Portland near the Rose Quarter, and specializes in farmhouse inspired beers rooted in France and Belgium but made with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist. The name is a reference to legendary jazz musician Charles Mingus and his primary instrument, the upright bass. Mingus was a musician whose compositions defy categorization. At Upright, we use a special saison yeast and open fermenters to produce beers that are a true hybrid style, sharing Mingus’ spirit of exercising creativity and craft.
Alex Ganum is the owner and head brewer of Upright, and will be attending the dinner and offering insight into the unique brews. He grew up drinking his father’s German pilsners and his older brother’s Bells Porter before moving to Portland in 2002. After meeting several homebrewers he decided to give it a go and never looked back. Seven years later his love of brewing led him to open Upright, a brewery he thinks is as much part of the community as it is personal.

BEER& BBQ DINNER MENU:
First Course
Frogmore stew with Dungeness Crab, Hawaiian Blue Prawns, Hama Hama Clams, corn, chorizo, and new potatoes
Paired with Upright #4 – Wheat Beer
Four is truly a light yet flavorful beer. The recipe uses a good portion of wheat and incorporates a sour mash into the process to make it slightly tart and extra refreshing. It has delicate aromas and flavors that span a range of floral, grassy and herbal notes. The finish is extra dry and makes the beer a great beverage to pair with food.

Second Course
Kansas City-style BBQ Wagyu brisket, foie gras, house pickled cherries
Paired with Upright #6 – Dark Rye Beer
Six is a dark rye beer with layered flavors including chocolate, caramel, pepper, wood, cherry and tropical fruit. It starts semi-dry and smooth and finishes fully dry and tart with a small bite from the hops.

Third Course
Buttermilk fried Afton Field Farm chicken, fried green tomatoes, basil aioli, house pickled beets
Paired with Upright #7 – Saison
Seven is our most aromatic beer. The brewery’s saison yeast is fully expressed in the aroma with lots of fruitiness while the hops provide light spice notes. The beer has some heft mid-palette but finishes dry with a lightly lingering bitterness.

Fourth Course
Prime Short rib Chili, lardo wrapped green beans, cold water cornbread
Paired with Reggae Junkie Gruit
Reggae Junkie Gruit is a farmhouse version of a hop-less beer using a variety of herbs and spices in their place. To formulate the recipe we took a trip to the local herb shop and stuck our noses in a whole lot of jars until we settled on lemongrass, hyssop, bitter orange peel and Sichuan peppercorns. We added a bit of spelt to the grist to make this a true adventure for ourselves, as we had never used these ingredients. The beer came out wonderfully dry and tart with a tonic-like quality. Expect this invigorating brew to become our spring seasonal in the future.

Dessert
Deep Fried Spiced Chocolate Ice cream cake
Paired with Late Harvest
Late Harvest is a Pinot Noir barrel-aged farmhouse-brown ale brewed with spices. It’s tart yet balanced profile has elements of beer, wine and Italian-style bitters.

Beer Pairing Dinner
08/18/10
Seven Brides Brewing Tap Room
990 N 1st St
Silverton
503-874-4677
www.sevenbridesbrewing.com

Crab Cake-Crab cake dressed with a lemon dill cream sauce, served on a bed of mixed greens with a Kili’s Kolsch vinaigrette.
Paired with Vitis Ridge 2009 Chardonnay

Stuffed Pork Loin-Goat cheese and hazelnut stuffed pork loin drizzled with a fresh marion berry sauce, served alongside roasted fingerling potatoes and honey, dill glazed baby carrots.
Paired with Abbey’s Ale

Red Snapper-Baked red snapper adorned with a tangy tropical fruit salsa and accompanied by a Mediterranean couscous.
Paired with Maggie’s MÄrzen

Tenderloin Beef Tips – Seared tenderloin beef tips garnished with caramelized onions and wild mushrooms in a Bea’s Black Walnut sauce, presented with rosemary mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.
Paired with Bea’s Black Walnut Ale

Oregon Berry Trio-A trio of fresh local berries marinated in Vitis Ridge Riesling and topped with a sweet sabayon sauce.
Paired with Vitis Ridge 2009 Riesling

Nate the Brewers 100th Brew
08/18/10
Eugene City Brewery
844 Olive St
Eugene
541-345-4155
In honor of his 100th brew as the head brewer for Eugene City Brewing, Nate Sampson is brewing an extra pale ale flavored with yuzu fruit for Track Town Ales. Yuzu is a small Japanese citrus with mandarin and grapefruit flavors. Nate’s Yuzu Pale is a light summer session beer with subtle tangy tartness imparted by the yuzu.

Three Creeks Brewing Tasting
08/20/10
Tokatee Golf Club
54947 McKenzie Highway
Blue River
541-822-3220
12-4pm
www.tokatee.com