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Archive for March, 2011
Meet the MacTarnahan’s Brewer
03/17/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
5-8pm
Meet a Mac’s Brewer as they bring some special beers including Spine Tingler Tripel, Live Wire Imperial Hefeweizen and either Sling Shot or Curve Ball.
Meet da Lompoc Brewers
03/18/11
Beermongers
1125 SE Division
PDX
6-8pm
Meet brewers Dave, Bryan, Zach & Miles-pouring Franc’ly Brewdolph, Bourbon Barrel Aged Dagda, 2008 Monster Mash, Roggen Roll, and 2009 Tavern Rat.
More here
Meet the Brewers Union Brewer
03/18/11
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
503-232-8538
Ted Sobel of Brewers Union Local 180 will bring “Quid Hoc Sibi Vult?” ESB (Latin for What does that mean?) a dark red, malty and slightly roasty firkin conditioned ale with an ABV of 5.2%. There will be one firkin traditionally served and it will be poured only Friday night. Occasionally Ted will write about his beers or pending visit to Portland, you can check out his blog here
http://brewersunion.blogspot.com/
Special bonus: Free Belmont Station Pint glass with every pint of real ale. These glasses were misprinted by our supplier with the 16 ounce pour line too low so we can’t sell them or use them, but you can use them as long as you don’t blame us for the “pour” line!
Special bonus #2- Dave Marliave, brewmaster for Flat Tail in Corvallis will bring several of his beers for us to pour as well
Double Mountain 4th Anniversary
03/16/11
Saraveza’s Sidespace
1004 N Killingsworth
Portland
503-206-4252
5–9pm
Bringing the Anniversary to PDX – Pouring “2×4” Anniversary Strong Ale, Tripel Nipel, Sacre Bleu! & Red Light District with Charlie and Matt manning the wheels of steel.
Irish Whiskey aged Maple Porter Release
03/17/11
Coalition Brewing
2724 SE Ankeny St
Portland
New beer release and food specials Corned Beef+Cabbage and Bacon drizzled with our homemade chocolate sauce with a scoop of our house vanilla ice cream
3rd Annual Beer & Irish Whiskey Tasting with Small Plates
03/17/11
Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace
McCormick & Schmick’s Harborside at the Marina
0309 SW Montgomery
Portland, OR 97201
503-220-1865
$30
http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/locations/portland-oregon/portland-oregon/swmontgomery.aspx
Brewmaster John Harris and Bushmills Whiskey will be on hand to pair a selection of great beers, whiskeys with great food.
Full Sail Session-Bushmills Original Whiskey-Thyme Garlic Marinated Prawn-Rocket Salad, Shaved Romano
Full Sail Pale Ale-Bushmills 10 Year-Seared Jumbo Scallop-Braised White Bean, Fennel & Shallots
Full Sail Revelator-Bushmills Blackbush-Hickory Smoked Boneless Porkloin-Sweet & Sour Whiskey Reduction
Full Sail Bump in the Night – Cascadian Dark Ale-Bushmills 16 Year-Rosemary & Balsamic Marinated Bavette
New Beer Releases+Firkin Tappings
03/11/11
Alameda Brewhouse-St. Brigid’s Irish Red Ale
Amnesia Brewing-Imperial ESB-firkin
Bottles-Laurelwood Organic Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery Porland Pub-INLY Lager
Lompoc Sidebar-Dagda and Bourbon Barrel Aged Dagda
Roscoes-Workhorse IPA-firkin
Upright Brewing-Engelberg Pilsner
Pouring at the Coast
03/12/11
Seaside Convention Center
415 1st Ave
Seaside
503-738-6391
5-9pm
Buy tickets online here
Guests will have the opportunity taste a variety of Oregon craft beers, sample some local chefs’ presentations+purchase a variety of local food specialties. Both sessions will have entertainment.
The Saturday tasting will have three entry packages. All include a souvenir glass. $10 will also include 3 tasting tokens.
$20 will include 14 tokens and a group package for four at $50 will include 24 tokens. To accommodate non-beer drinkers a single station wine bar will offer at minimum a red and white wine.
Participating Breweries
Astoria Brewing Co.
Bills Tavern and Brewhouse
Deschutes Brewery Red Chair NWPA and Black Butte Porter
Fort George Brewery + Public House
Hopworks Urban Brewery-Survival 7 Grain Stout, Secession Cascadian Dark Ale
Lompoc Brewing Co.
Ninkasi Brewing Co.-Spring Reign, Total Domination IPA
Pelican Pub and Brewery Kiwanda Cream Ale, Riptide Red Ale, India Pelican Ale, and either Dorymans Dark or Tsunami Stout.
Rogue Ales
Widmer Brothers Brewing-Drifter Pale Ale and Pitch Black IPA
Pouring at the Coast Brewers Dinner
03/11/11
McKeown’s
714 Broadway St
Seaside
503-738-6391
5:30pm
$45
Limited to 50 people
or buy tickets here
5 course brewers dinner paired with beers from Fort George Brewery + Public House, Pelican Pub & Brewery and Rogue Ales.
First Course:Brown Beer Onion Soup with Sour Dough Bread and Blue Cheese
Second Course:Smoked Duck and Walnuts with Winter Greens and Citrus Dijon Vinaigrette
Third Course:Lobster Cake with Cilantro Beurre Blanc and Banana Salsa
Fourth Course:Pork Tenderloin with Espresso BBQ and Potato Risotto
Fifth Course:Chocolate Bread Pudding with Brown Shugga Crème Anglaise
Cascade Vintage Release
03/13/11
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
939 SE Belmont
Portland
10 am-Sales at 11pm
This Sunday, we will release the nine remaining cases of our 2008 Apricot. This was our second blend of the Apricot, and it has progressed quite nicely. Huge aromas of apricot blossoms, sweet jam and toasted biscuits greet you. Lactic acid carries the apricot fruit across the palate with a slightly dry fruit finish. Vintage bottles sell for $18 apiece, limit 2 per person. Sales starting at 11 am sharp.
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
Read John Foystons Beer Blog at Oregon Live here
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