Meet the Deschutes Brewer
05/26/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
5pm
Meet Deschutes Brewmaster Larry Sidor and try Deschutes Reserve beers.

Pelican Summer Beers Release
05/26/11
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
503-232-8538
6-8pm
Taste the brand new bottlings of Pelican Winema Wit, Surfer’s Summer Ale and Ankle Buster 15th Anniversary Ale Begian-style Pale Ale, MacPelican’s Scotch Ale+Doryman’s Dark. Ankle Buster on tap in the Biercafe.

Pucker Up for Sour Beers
05/26/11
KitchenCru
337 NW Broadway
Portland
Cost for PCA members: $30
Cost for non-members: $40
Van Havig (former head brewer of Rock Bottom Brewery, a past president of the Oregon Brewers Guild has selected an array of sour beers and will guide folks through a tasting of this unique style. Small plates of food are also included in the cost of this event.

Summer Beers Release
05/27/11
Pelican Pub+ Brewery
Pacific City
Pelican is releasing three summer brews over Memorial Day Weekend,
Ankle-Buster Ale (brand new brew)-Ankle-Buster Ale has an herbal hop character, fruity/spicy Belgian yeast aromas, toasty and caramel-like malt flavor, and a clean dry finish

Winema Wit (formerly Heiferweizen)-named after a local hidden beach with expansive views and its own distinct rock formation. Fermented with Belgian yeast, Winema Wit is seasoned
with orange peel, coriander and cardamom for a snappy, refreshing and fruity-spicy character.

Surfer’s Summer Ale-A brilliant gold color, and a fruity, floral, and herbal aroma from Glacier hops, a sweet, toasted malt flavor comes from the Golden Promise malt, and combines
with bread-like wheat character to give this beer a full-bodied, rounded malt aspect.

2nd Annual Belgian Beer Summit
05/27/11
Roscoe’s
8105 SE Stark
Portland
503-255-0049
4pm
This Summit will feature 14 Belgian and Belgian-Style beers on tap from all over the world. Some of the Breweries (and beers) will include: Double Mountain Brewery, Hair of the Dog Brewing, Oakshire Brewing, Upright Brewing and many more. There will be trays of 5 ounce tasters available.

Uproar Imperial Red Release
05/25/11
Concordia Ale House
3276 NE Killingsworth
Portland
503-287–3929
Release party for Pyramids latest release.

Line Dry Rye Release
05/25/11
The Guild Public House
1101 E Burnside
Portland
6-8pm
Meet Brewer Matt Van Wyk as Oakshire releases their summer seasonal.

BridgePort Tasting
05/24/11
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
503-232-8538
6-8pm
Join Bridgeport Brewer Paul Thurston for tastes of the brand new Summer Squeeze, 2011 Stumptown Strawberry Tart, Hop Czar, Kingpin Double Red and more Stumptown Tart, Summer Squeeze, and Old Knucklehead Barleywine on tap at the Biercafe.

Tap It Tuesday
05/24/11
Cascade Barrel House
939 SE Belmont
Portland
6pm
Apple Pie is a NW style sour blond ale was initially aged for six months in oak, then aged on Granny Smith apples for another two months. It was then blended with vintage apple beer and additionally aged with Bourbon vanilla bean and Granada cinnamon.

Humpday Double Red Release
05/25/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
5pm
Please join award-winning homebrewer and Oregon Brew Crew member, Rick Strauss, for the release of “Humpday Double Red” Ale.
Rich in color and flavor, this medium bodied hoppy ale uses Maris Otter for its base and gets its deep amber color from a mix of crystal malts, plus a touch of Carafa II. Malt sweetness is balance well by firm bitterness from the early Simcoe and Summit hop additions. ABV 7.8%, SRM 18 IBU 91