EMBRACE THE DARKNESS!
11/11/11
APEX
1216 SE Division St.
Portland
5pm
3 days of dark beers from Oregon and around the world.

BelgianFest 2011
11/12/11
Bailey’s Taproom
213 SW Broadway
Portland
503-295-1004
4-11:30
No Admission Cost or Souvenir Glasses. Limited number of Pre-sale tickets for early entry (2pm) are available. http://www.baileystaproom.com/?page_id=1048. 4oz and 10oz pours
Expect to see the following Oregon beers:
Ambacht Brewery Dark Farmhouse
Block 15 Brewing Bent Shovel (Belgian Strong Ale)
Boneyard Brewery Beer Ferme Fatale (Sour)
Breakside Ambree (Belgian Amber w/ elderflower and elderberry)
Caldera Brewing Vas Deferens (Belgian Dark Strong w/ orange zest)
Cascade Barrel House TBD
Columbia River Brewing Double Vision (Dubbel)
The Commons Brewery (Blend of Urban Farmhouse, Little Brother and a one-off)
Deschutes Brewery Stoic (Quadruple)
Flat Tail TBD
Fort George Brewery Chapel XVI
Laurelwood Brewing Quad
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Farmhouse Kili-Wit
Lompoc Franc’ly Brewdolph (Belgian Red aged in Cab Franc barrels)
Oakshire Brewing La Ferme du Funk (sour Farmhouse w/ apricots)
Seven Brides Brewing Abbey Ale (Dubbel)
Silver Moon Brewing Andre the Giant (Tripel)
Upright Brewing Barrel Aged Six (Dark Rye aged in a Big Bottom/Port finish Whiskey)
Vertigo Belgian Dark Strong Ale

C-Sons Greetings+BBA Old Tavern Rat
11/11/11
Lompoc Sidebar
3901 N Williams
Portland
503-288-3996
4-11[,
Lompoc Brewing will release C-sons Greetings, a higher alcohol version of Lompoc’s popular C-Note Imperial Pale Ale, brewed and dry-hopped with even more of the seven “C” hops – Crystal, Cluster, Cascade, Chinook, Centennial, Columbus and Challenger and its Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Tavern Rat, a Barley Wine that was originally brewed in December 2009, then aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels for 10 months and cellared for another 13. The dark amber-colored barley wine features a soft oak character with notes of raisins and figs
Both beers will be available on draft and in bottles.

7th Annual Bethlehem Inn Benefit Dinner
11/11/11
Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room
901 SW Simpson Ave
Bend
541.312.6946
www.bethleheminndinner2011.eventbrite.com.
$80 all in
Festive evening of gourmet dining, handcrafted beer and fun! Deschutes Brewery chef Katrina Spatrisano will be joined by 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar chefs Lilian Chu and Joe Kim, Hola! chef Marcos Rodriguez and chef Jeff Hunt of Spork. This talented group promises to prepare an epicurean delight featuring a 5-course dinner that will be skillfully paired with handcrafted beers prepared by the Deschutes Brewery.

16 TONS COFFEE STOUT FEST
11/12/11
16 Tons Supreme Bean & Union Cafe
2684 Willamette #500
Eugene
4-10pm
Free Entry-Tasters $1-$3-Sample well over 20 coffee infused beers, Stouts, Porters, & Imperial Stouts! Chocolate Stout Cake and other Baked Goods infused with Beer available for purchase. Featured Breweries: Oakshire Brewing, Fort George Brewery, Boneyard Beer and Hopworks Urban Brewery

Ben Edmunds to lead Brewvana’s next Connoisseur Tour
11/13/11
Brewvana Brewery Tours
12-5pm.
sold out
Breakside Brewery’s brewer, Ben Edmunds will be leading Brewvana’s next Connoisseur Tour. Ben has studied at the Seibel Institute, spent time in Belgium and now is the head Brewer at Breakside Brewery. He is constantly coming up with new and fun ideas and incorporating classic beer styles into his own beers. There is a new beer tapped weekly at his brewery, and he often collaborated with other brewers. He is the founder of the Oregon Beer Odyssey and loves to talk about beer and lead classes, samplings and pairings. He also writes for the New School Beer Blog and is very well known and respected within the beer community.
The tour will visit 3 local breweries, a restaurant that is featuring Breakside beer and a local beer bar: Breakside, Podnah’s Pit, Saraveza, Widmer and Upright. Tour price includes beer at each location, lunch at Podnah’s Pit, and transportation

Holiday Ale Festival toasts the spirits of the season
16th annual event serves up four-dozen rare winter beers in the heart of downtown Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 11, 2011 – The 16th annual Holiday Ale Festival will take place Nov. 30 through Dec. 4 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 701 SW Sixth Ave. on the MAX Light Rail line. The popular event will feature four-dozen big, bold ales designed to fend off the cold chill of a long winter night. From IPAs, Belgians and barleywines to winter warmers, porters and stouts, these beers are crafted specifically for the event or are hard-to-fine vintages, helping secure the event’s reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent winter beer festivals.

Event hours are 2 to 10 pm Wednesday, 11 am to 10 pm Thursday through Saturday, and 11 am to 5 pm Sunday. To avoid the lengthy lines that often accompany Northwest beer fests, the recommended days for attendance are Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The Holiday Ale Festival is for ages 21 and over.

What makes this festival standout from other similar events is the beer selection; the festival works with every brewery involved to make sure they can send a beer that has either been made specifically for the event, or is a rare or vintage beer that isn’t commonly tapped in the state. According to festival manager Preston Weesner, “It’s about the fans. This is a once-a-year event and these beer lovers are here to support their favorite brewery. When they get up to the taps and find something special, it further solidifies their support of Oregon craft brews and strengthens our reputation in the beer world as THE place to drink beer.”

To enter and consumer beer, the purchase of an entry package is required. The general admission package at the door costs $25 and includes the 2011 tasting mug and eight taster tickets. Advance general admission packages cost $25 and include the tasting mug, 10 taster tickets and expedited entry all five days. Advance VIP packages are available for $50 and include the tasting mug, 20 taster tickets, a bottle of water, access to VIP lines and express entry all five days. Express re-entry requires a wristband and the 2011 mug, and is subject to the festival’s capacity. Previous year’s mugs will not be filled. Advance packages are available online at www.holidayale.com.

Once inside the festival, a full mug of beer costs four taster tickets, and a four-ounce taste costs one ticket. Certain limited release and special tappings may not be available in full mug pours, or may cost double tickets. Additional beer tickets can be purchased for $1 apiece. Designated drivers in a party of two or more may purchase a designated driver wristband for $5, which includes Crater Lake Root Beer or bottled water for the duration of the stay.

Despite being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year, more than 17,000 festival attendees stay warm and dry under clear-topped tents that cover the venue. Gas heaters create a cozy ambiance beneath the boughs of the region’s largest decorated Christmas tree. In addition to beer tasting, the festival also features on-site food, event merchandise and a coat and bag check that raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Association.

For more information, visit www.holidayale.com or call 503-252-9899.

Alameda Brewing Papa Noel’s Moonlight Reserve English Olde Ale
Breakside Brewery Cranberry Biere de Table Sour Saison w/fruit & spice
BridgePort Brewing Vintage Old Knucklehead Barley Wine Style Ale
Buckman Botanical Brewery Fruit Cake Herb/Spice Beer
Burnside Brewing Barrel Aged Permafrost NW Strong Ale
Cascade Brewing 2011 Sang Noir Barrel Aged NW Sour Style Ale
Coalition Brewing Lost Glove American Strong Ale
Collaborator Hallucinator New Old Ale
Columbia River Brewing Drunken Elf Stout Oatmeal Stout with Chocolate and Coffee
Deschutes Brewery Super Jubel Strong Ale
Double Mountain Brewing Formidable Stout American Stout
Fort George Brewing Kentucky Girl Bourbon Barrel aged Coffee Stout
Gilgamesh Brewing Chocolate Mint Stout ‘11 American Stout
Hopworks Urban Brewery Kentucky Christmas Bbn aged strong ale
Laurelwood Brewing Bonaparts Retreat Corsican Christmas Ale
Lompoc Brewing Cherry Christmas Sour Fruit Blend
Lucky Labrador Brewing Candied Scottish Holiday Scotch Ale with Belgian candied fruit
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Barrel Aged Humbug’r Holiday Porter aged in Jack Daniels Bbls.
McMenamins High Street Red Nose Rye Imperial Rye Ale
Natian Brewery “HOLLA day” ale Spiced Strong ale
Ninkasi Brewing Itty Bitty Critty Small beer (from Critical hit)
Oakshire Brewing The Nutcracker Imperial Gingerbread Porter
Rock Bottom Brewery Fozziwig Strong Ale
Rogue Ales Rogue Creamery 75th Strong Brown Ale aged on cocoa nibs
Rusty Truck Brewing Belsnickle’s Strong Ale Spiced Strong ale
Seven Brides Brewing Drunkel 2011 Old Ale
Southern Oregon Brewing 2010 Old Humbug Strong Ale
The Commons Brewery Little Brother Belgian Dark Strong Ale w/ Bbn.
Upright Brewing Provisions Biere de Garde/Provision Beer
Vertigo Brewing Left, Nut Brown Ale Honey Nut Brown
Widmer Brewing Peppermint Paddy Porter Peppermint Porter

Heater Allen Tasting
11/10/11
Tanasbourne Whole Foods
19440 NW Cornell Rd
Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-645-9200
2-5pm
Sample bottled products from McMinnville’s almost all lager brewery.

Breakside/Burnside Collaboration Ale Release
11/09/11
Spints Alehouse
401 NE 28th Ave
Portland
503.847.2534
5-8pm
http://spintspdx.com
Come meet the Head Brewers behind both Burnside Brewing and Breakside Brewery for a special evening at Spints Alehouse where they debut a new experimental Collaboration Fall Harvest Ale.
Also on tap will be Burnside Brewing’s new winter strong ale Permafrost and Breakside Brewery’s new Festbier, a lager made in collaboration with Podnah’s Pit BBQ
Also look for food specials designed by Spints owner/chef Alyssa Gregg to pair with each beer.
Collaboration Fall Harvest Ale Description:
A collaboration beer between Jason McAdam and Ben Edmunds, head brewers at Burnside and Breakside Brewing respectively. This is a malty golden ale brewed with 50 lbs of roasted Sauvie Island corn, 10 lbs of roasted New Mexico Hatch chiles, 25 lbs of roasted tomatoes, and lime zest. The beer uses an unlikely combination of ingredients from the late summer/early fall harvest, and the result is a surprisingly drinkable and complex beer that pairs beautifully with roasted and smoked foods.
Specs:1.055 OG, 1.012 FG, 5.7% ABV, 16 IBU

Dishing Up Oregon Beermaker Dinner
11/10/11
Full Sail Brewing
506 Columbia
Hood River
5pm
$30
541-386-2241
Featuring recipes from the cookbook Dishing Up Oregon. Author Ashley Gartland will be on hand to present her new book which features recipes that celebrate the flavors and farmers of the Northwest.
Oregon, a mecca for food enthusiasts, has been called “a standout state for wine, beer, food, and design” by Food and Wine magazine. Dishing Up Oregon, a mouthwatering collection of 145 recipes, from restaurants and vineyards to farms, inns, breweries, and more, celebrates the rich diversity of Oregon’s cuisine.
Full Sail’s November 10th Brewmaster Dinner will be prepared by Full Sail’s Chef, Jeff Baldo, and will feature recipes from the book each paired with one of Full Sail’s award winning brews.
First Course-Chanterelle Rillettes made with local Chanterelles Served with Grilled Bread/Paired with Session Fest
Second Course-Prosciutto and Pear Pizza topped with Fontina and Mozzarella Cheese/Paired with Full Sail Pale Ale
Main Course-Steak Salad with Grilled Onions, Fingerling Potatoes, Blue Cheese, and Bacon Vinaigrette/Paired with Wassail
Dessert-Stout Ice Cream Sandwiches-Full Sail Imperial Stout Ice Cream Sandwiched between two Hazelnut Butter Cookies/Paired with Full Sail Imperial Porter
Waucoma Bookstore will have copies of Dishing Up Oregon available for $19.95. Ms. Gartland will happily sign copies of the bo