Double Mountain Beemaker Dinner
03/04/11
Wildwood
1221 NW 21st Ave
Portland
503-225-0130 or shelly @ wildwoodrestaurant dotcom
$60 per person includes 7 courses with beer pairings+gratuity
Beer Chef Paul Kasten’s brewers dinner features Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery.
Kolsch-HAMA HAMA OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL with house malt vinegar mignonette
Bonne Idee-HOUSE CURED SALT COD FRITTER with shaved fennel, torn parsley, lemon vinaigrette and aioli
Bonne Idee avec Kriek- HOUSE CURED SPANISH CHORIZO AND AYERS CREEK SHELL BEAN SOUP with crispy leeks and gremolata
Tripel Nipel-PAN ROASTED CONFIT OF DRAPER VALLEY CHICKEN LEG AND THIGH-with chicories, walnuts and lemon-anchovy vinaigrette
Devil’s Kriek-ROASTED TAILS AND TROTTERS PORK LOIN with wild mushrooms, pork glace and cherry mostarda
Sacre Bleu-SLOW COOKED CARLTON FARMS BEEF RAVIOLO with rutabaga puree, garlicky kale, grana and jus
Spicy Brown-GINGER SPICE CAKE with whisky anglaise, pecans and candied ginger

Big Beer+Barleywine Festival
3/4-3/5, 2011
Lucky Lab Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland
Noon-10pm
$9 with two drink tokens.
Additional tokens can be had for $2.
You can check out the beer list here

Women teaching Women to Brew Beer
03/05/11
Oakshire Brewing
1055 Madera
Eugene
10-4pm
Nicole Jarvis-Cascade Brewers Society nicoletj24 at yahoo dotcom
Eriel Hoffmeier-Oakshire Brewing eriel at oakbrew dotcom
Oakshire Brewing+the Cascade Brewers Society will be partnering to promote proper homebrewing techniques and introducing women to the art of homebrewing. This event will focus on five brewing stations headed solely by female brewers. This is the second annual women teaching women to brew day sponsored by Cascade Brewers Society Oakshire will be pouring beer and giving tastes and tours throughout the day. Sandwiches and salads are available in the tasting room.

Guest Chef & Beermaker Dinner
03/05/11
Steamboat inn
42705 North Umpqua Hwy
Idleyld Park
800.840.8825 or 541.498.2230 SteamboatInn at hughes dotnet
Kicking off this prestigious winemaker dinner series is Heater Allen Brewing’s Rick Allen and Chef Ben Gonzales from Nuestra Cocina in Portland.

Meet the Upright Brewer
03/03/11
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark St
Portland
503-232-8538
6-8PM
Alex Ganum will pour tastes of his 4, 5, 6, 7 and whatever else he brings along with Redwook Smoked Lager, Noel, & Special Herbs (Reggae Junkie Gruit aged in Old Tom Gin barrels) on tap.

Meet the Vertigo Brewer
03/03/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
5pm
The “Mikes” from Vertigo Brewing will be onsite pouring 3 Vertigo beers, Barrel-Aged Dark Ale, aged in bourbon for a month, Bob Barley Cascadian Dark Ale and Friar Mike’s IPA.

Ninkasi Beemaker Dinner
03/02/11
del Alma Restaurant
136 SW Washington Ave-Suite 102
Corvallis
$55
6pm
541-753-2222 info at delalmarestaurant dotcom
“Pizza”, “Tater Tots”, and Beer-Multi-course dinner created by Chef Mitch will feature playful takes on familiar dishes,
such as “Pizza”, “Tater Tots”, and “Pancakes and Eggs”. We will also be celebrating Ninkasi’s new release “Spring Reign”.
First Course – paired with “Renewale” Irish Red
“Pizza” – Tuna Crudo on Niçoise Olive Flatbread with Herbes de Provence mascarpone cheese, dungeness crabmeat, tapenade, and smoked tomato coulis
“Tater Tots” – White Truffle Queso Fresco Potato Croquetta with piquillo vinaigrette

Second Course – paired with “Spring Reign” Pale Ale
“Lobster Dog and Slaw” – Lobster and smoked sea scallop sausage with passionfruit napa slaw

Third Course – paired with “Believer” Double Red
“Pancakes and Eggs” – Maple cured duck confit in orange cornmeal crepes with chipotle cider reduction and sunnyside up quail eggs

Fourth Course – paired with “Vanilla Oatis”
“Ice Cream Sandwich” – Mocha ganache, hazelnut semifreddo, and Vanilla Oatis soaked genoise

Brewer DJ Night
03/02/11
Cheese Bar
6031 SE Belmont
Portland
503-222-6014
7-10pm
Upright Brewing’s Alex and Gerritt will be playing their favorite Frank Zappa tracks from their extensive record collections at Cheese Bar. Enjoy their Safe as Milk English IPA+a debut keg of the upcoming Engelberg Pilsener.

Savory Wheat Stout Release
03/02/11
Breakside Berwery
820 NE Dekum St
Portland
503-719-6475
3pm
A mix of savory nuts and spices to create an osmazome-forward brew that remains balanced with classic stout roast+chocolat notes+a wheaten body.

Coalator Release
03/03/11
Coalition Brewing
2724 SE Ankenny
Portland
503-894-8080
5:30pm
Ritch Marvin and Ezra Johnson-Greenough made the latest Coalator beer a hoppy NW-Style IPA made with a variety of fruit purees, juices and Fatali Chili Peppers. On tap will be two different versions with 2 different fruits, 1 will be ran through a Hop Rocket filled with extra fruit, hops and scotch bonnet peppers. Read more here