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Bend–April 28, 2011: Out and about, trying to find a Deschutes beer to quench your thirst? Homebrewing and want to wow your friends by brewing your own version of Black Butte Porter? Want to share a photo of your favorite Deschutes moment via a Flickr stream? The newly launched Deschutes Brewery website at www.deschutesbrewery.com has all these features and more. The user-friendly site design helps visitors find exactly what they are looking for, while also providing an easily accessible mobile version for those on the move.
Asking Deshutes Brewery fans what they want from a website
At the beginning of the website project, Deschutes felt it was important to reach out to website users and ask them how they used the site and what they would like to see. Responses from nearly 2,000 Deschutes Brewery fans showed that the number one request was to find beer, especially seasonal brews. A close second was finding out about Deschutes Brewery events. That’s when the company decided on a Mobile First plan for the new website. “It meant really focusing on incorporating the customer feedback we’d received, coupled with the needs of today’s mobile user,” said Jason Randles, digital marketing manager for Deschutes Brewery. “We’ve integrated information that our fans want and need – including a beer finder for all mobile devices that will help them locate our beer wherever they happen to be in our distribution area.”
Mobile users and the beer finder
The innovative beer finder is “location aware.” This means that the mobile user has only to click once, without typing, and the beer finder returns results from within that immediate area. It also allows users to type in their location and view all of the events going on nearby, as well as pinpointing restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and specialty beer shops in the areas that carry Deschutes Brewery beers. The same beer finding functions work equally well on the desktop/laptop versions of the new website. “We want to make it easy for people to find our beers wherever they may be,” Randles continued.
Unique features of the Deschutes Brewery Mobile Beer Finder
Although there have been other breweries that have implemented the available beer distribution data for their own versions of “beer finders,” the Deschutes Brewery Beer Finder has some unique attributes.
• Auto-detect a mobile user’s location (the user can allow this function or not through control permissions).
• Mobile Beer Finder can search and find a specific beer among all of Deschutes Brewery’s brands by location.
• The tools can add Deschutes Brewery events when searching for beer locations.
Key features of the new website
· Shares clone recipes of all Deschutes beers with homebrewers.
· Allows scrolling through beers by style, brand or series.
· Mobile friendly: smart phone users can easily find beer and view and interact with the site.
· Fully integrated with links to Deschutes Brewery’s social media sites and the ability to “like,” tweet and email pages.
· A Flickr gallery that incorporates specifically tagged photos on each page.
Discover more at www.deschutesbrewery.com.
Hopworks Urban Brewery & Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Win “People’s Choice” Vote at 2011 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers
More than 1,500 beer fans attended the 2011 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival at Metalcraft Fabrication on Saturday, April 30 and they selected Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Muscles from Brussels and Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales’ Seizoen Bretta as the People’s Choice champions. As the winners of the 2011 competition, Hopworks Urban Brewery and Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales earn the right to select the yeast strain for the 2012 event.
“This is the first year we’ve had a tie in the People’s Choice voting,” says Oregon Brewers Guild Executive Director, Brian Butenschoen. “It’s incredible to see how this festival has grown as public appreciation for Belgian styles and flavor profiles increases.”
The 2011 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival marked the world debut of Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales.
This is the second time Hopworks Urban Brewery has tasted the People’s Choice victory, the brewery also took home the coveted prize at the 2009 festival. The top five spots (including two ties) in the voting went to: Ambacht Brewing Honey Triple, Big Horse Brew Pub Bear’s Choice, Block 15 Brewing Co. St. Macarius, Breakside Brewery Brewers Bramble, Cascade Brewing Co. Chuggeté Pucker, Hopworks Urban Brewery Muscles from Brussels and Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Seizoen Bretta.
The Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival started in 2007 as a celebration of Belgian style beers, with participating breweries producing beers from the same strain of yeast. This year 40 participating breweries created 43 unique brews, 39 of which were brewed using the Wyeast Laboratories Trappist High Gravity yeast strain.
Alter Ego Double IPA Release
05/10/11
Burnside Brewing
701 E Burnside
Portland
503-946-8151
3pm
Cask-Cadian Cask Release
05/11/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
5-8pm
Brewed by Oregon Brew Crew Member Todd Beach, a cask-conditioned Cascadian Dark Ale, distinctly malty yet hop-forward,
due to aggressive hopping in the kettle and fermenter. Made with 2-row, Caramunich, German Carafa, and Crystal Malts.
Hopped generously with Chinook, Columbus, Centennial, Summit and Simcoe. 6.5% ABV-25 SRM-80 IBU
Whiskey Ginger Release
05/11/11
Breakside Brewery
810 NE Dekum
Portland
3pm
Based on a cocktail called Six Lengths Ahead, aged in a Whippersnapper barrel with blueberries, fresh ginger, lime peel, and a touch of grenadine.
Double Mountain Dinner
05/12/11
Podnah’s Pit Barbecue
1625 NE Killingsworth
Portland
503-281-3700
6pm+8pm
$40 all in
Appetizers: house charcuterie, cheese, and pickled vegetables
Salad: iceberg wedge with bleu cheese
Main course: Smoked meats with traditional sides
Dessert: “pequin pecan” from Sahagun Chocolates
Double Mountain Brewery will take over all of the bar’s eight taps with a mix of everyday favorites+some rare brews.
Roving servers will make sure your glass stays full. Most of the meal will be served family-style on big platters, so be ready to get to know your neighbor.
Bourbon Barrel Beers
05/12/11
Beermongers
12th and Division
Portland
5-10pm
Look for Block 15 Brewing’s Pappy’s Dark, Oakshire Brewing’s Heart Shaped Box, Full Sail Brewing Co.’s Black Gold Imperial Stout and the Portland debut of Boneyard Brewing’s Bourbon Aged Backbone Stout.
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
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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