Chefs Challenge Dinner-An Iron Chef-Style Beer & Food Pairing Competition
12/12/11
Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House
210 NW 11th Ave
Portland
503-296-4906
6 pm
$95-7 courses
An evening with a Portland’s finest chefs, award-winning beers and celebrity judges to benefit Morrison Child & Family Services.
Attendees will be voting on which chef wins the People’s Choice Award based on taste, best pairing, and creativity.
Chef Line-Up & Menu:
Chef Jason French from Ned Ludd / Turkey Confit, Polenta, Hazelnuts and Pickled Cranberries Paired with Jubelale
Chef Gavin Ledson from Davis Street Tavern / Pork Jawl Banh Mi Paired with Chainbreaker White IPA
Chef Sarah Schafer from Irving Street Kitchen / Spice Seared Sea Scallops with 12 Hour Pork Belly, Black-Eyed Peas, and Sweet Bourbon Jus Paired with The Stoic
Chef Paul Bachand from Recipe / Hand Formed Duck Fat Sope with Crispy Duck “Carnitas”, Smoked Hazelnut Mole and The Abyss Creme Fraiche Paired with The Abyss
Chef John Eisenhart from Pazzo Ristorante / Veal Cheeks with Candy Cap, Savoy Cabbage and Moscato D’Asti Paired with Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Chefs Jeff Usinowicz from Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House Dry Aged Baby Back Ribs with Tart Cherry BBQ Sauce, Yam Goat Cheese Croquettes, Winter Onion Salad Paired with Armory XPA
Dessert will be a “Burnt Sugar Cube” Espresso & Crusted Beignet prepared by Deschutes Brewery’s Pastry Chef Jill Ramseier
These celebrity judges will decide which dish impresses them the most:
Tracy Howard, associate editor of Imbibe Magazine
Steve Body, author of Seattle P.I.’s beer blog, The Pour Fool
Sal Zizzo, local soccer star and owner of Zizzo’s Food Cart
Caprial, Caprial + John The Kitchen
Gary Fish, owner of Deschutes Brewery

Third Annual Ebenezer Pub Crawl
12/08/11
John’s Market
3535 SW Mutnomah Blvd
5pm
Includes stops at The Ship, Journeys, Renners, Jimmy’s and O’Connor’s Third Annual Ebenezer Pub Crawl. Look for BridgePort schwag give aways including a complete snowboard package, lift tickets to Mount Hood Meadows and a few gift certificates to the brewpub. Participants that get their crawl passport stamped at each location will receive an entry into the raffle to be picked at the final location.

Cascade Lakes Tasting
12/08/11
The Bier Stein
345 E. 11th Ave
Eugene
541-485-2437
6pm
Scott from Cascade Lakes will be pouring samples from their bottled lineup and doing beer trivia for Cascade Lakes schwag.

Sang Noir Vertical Tasting
12/08/11
Cascade Barrel House
939 SE Belmont
Portland
4pm
Release of 2010 Sang Noir with a four year vertical tasting of all of our Sang Noirs. The ‘07, ‘08 and ‘09 Sang Noirs will only be available as part of a vintage vertical, which also includes ‘10 and sells for $10, with 3-ounce pours of each.
The ‘10 Sang Noir can be purchased separately in an 8-ounce glass for $6.50. The vintage vertical tasting of all four years is extremely limited, as there is only one keg of the ‘07 Sang Noir in existence. When the ‘07 runs out, the vintage vertical will include ‘08, ‘09 & ‘10 and sell for $7.50. The vertical tastings will run through the weekend or until the beers run dry.
Sang Noir ‘10 will remain on tap at the Barrel House for awhile. This NW-style sour ale is a blend of red and double red beers that were aged in Bourbon and Pinot Noir barrels for 12 to 24 months then blended with barrel aged Bing and sour pie cherries. Rich dark cherries, dark fruit, Bourbon and hints of leather greet you in the nose. Tart dark cherries, dark caramels and hints of Port on the palate lead to a bright, tart, dark cherry finish with lingering hints of oak and Bourbon.

Papa Noel’s Moonlight Reserve Release
12/08/11
Alameda Brewhouse
4765 NE Fremont
Portland
503-460-9025
6pm
Moonlight Reserve is an old ale that has been aged for over a year in bourbon barrels. Brewmaster Carston Haney will be on hand to answer questions, $2 pints of beer all day. Limited waxed dipped bottles will be available for purchase at the pub, which will also host live music and giveaways.

Brewvana Connoisseur Tour
12/11/11
$69
1-5pm
Sign up here
Kevin and Cameron are both cellarmen at Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Tour Stops:
1st Stop: Laurelwood Public House and Brewery
2nd Stop: Coalition Brewing
3rd Stop: Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
4th Stop: Lompoc Side Bar
Tour is all-inclusive of beer, food, souvenir Brewvana Pilsner glass and safe and fun transportation all over town. Tours are 21+ with valid ID required.

Coalition Beermaker Dinner
12/10/11
23 Hoyt
529 NW 23rd Ave
Portland
503-445-7400
5 Courses/5 beers
$55
Coalition Brewing and 23Hoyt Join forces to bring you a 5 course beer and food pairing for $55 all inclusive.

Amnesia Winter Ale Fest 2011
12/10/11
Amnesia Brewing
832 N Beech
Portland
503-281-7708
Noon-10pm
$20 gets you a glass and 10 tickets

Amnesia Brewing beers:
SleighJerker
Strong, dark, robust ale with enough roastiness to beckon Porter like qualities but, with a Crystal hop dry hopping, citrus and pine sneak in to create a complex and intense quaff. 7.2%abv 55 IBUs *Also featuring a fest only 2010 version

Frosty’s Revenge
Big, malty, hoppy. Vengeance has never tasted so good! Maris otter, Munich, Vienna and Crystal malts along with Cascade and Amarillo hops. 8%abv, 65 IBUs *Also featuring a fest only 2010 version aged on Cognac infused French oak.

The Milk of Amnesia
A strong Milk Stout never before brewed by Amnesia. Made with loads of dark, roasted malts, flaked oats and Lactose (milk sugar) which leaves unfermentable sugar in the finished beer creating a sweet, creamy body. 6.5% abv, 25 IBUs
*Also featuring a Fest only version with a whole vanilla bean added.

Guest Winter Ales:
Burnside Brewing Co. Permafrost
Burnside’s first winter elixir. It’s a big, strong ale brewed with copious amounts of Columbia and Amarillo hops pillowed in the middle to give this chewy complex malt body a unique, fruity, juicy hoppiness throughout. 8.3% abv 77 IBUs

Double Mountain Brewery and Taproom FA LA LA LA LA Winter Ale
‘Tis the season to be jolly, so let us contribute with the return of the Fa. This year’s strong ale continues with bagfuls of Matt’s favorite hop — Centennials — and the gentle balance of a strong malty brew to warm your heart and soul.
Brewed with Gambrinus Pilsner malt, imported crystal malts, and Centennial hops. 7.5% ABV, 85 BU

Cascade Brewing Defroster
This seasonal one-off from the brewery is a deep and flavorful winter brew. A solid malt profile is hopped English-style, with Brewers Gold and Fuggles, and spiced with bitter and sweet orange peel to bring it all together. Sweet malts and light candy greet you in the nose. Light hop spice notes and malt on the palate lead to a smooth mellow malty finish with just a hint of hop spice and bite. 6.8% ABV / 70 IBU

Upright Brewing Hard Bop Brown
Open fermented with Upright’s new house ardennes yeast. Perle and Cascade hops in the kettle and a Centennial dryhop create a strong, hoppy, winterized Brown ale. 9% abv, 55 ibu’s

Migration Brewing The Prophet
A English Old Ale brewed with 5 kinds of malt, including honey and chocolate malts, along with 50lbs of Belgian candy sugar and 12lbs of raisins. This ale delivers a complex yet balanced mouthful of holiday spirit coupled with a slightly sweet finish. 7.8% abv, 75 IBUs

Lucky Labrador Brewing Co. Pavlov Russian Imperial Stout
Brewed with loads of roasted and caramel malt and graciously hopped this ruskie is big and bold! 9.5%abv, 65 IBUs

Caldera Brewing Co. Coconut Porter
A chewy and delicious strong Porter form our friends down south. Brewed with heavily kilned and roasted malts and A LOT of roasted coconut. Expect notes of chocolate, coffee and yep… coconut. 7.2%abv, 45 IBUs

FOUR TASTY BREWS – ONE BIG BOX.

BridgePort Brewing Company Releases Beervana Brewer’s Box

PORTLAND, Ore. – Dec. 5, 2011 – For the first time in its 27-year history, BridgePort Brewing Company will release a 12-bottle variety pack featuring four of its signature brews. The Beervana Brewer’s Box, will include BridgePort IPA, Hop Czar, Kingpin and a seasonal craft selection.

“This is the first time in our 27-year history that we’ve had a group of beers that are in such high demand that they warrant a variety pack,” commented Brewmaster Jeff Edgerton. “It wasn’t until the addition of Kingpin that we finally felt ready to launch the Brewer’s Box for long-time fans to have access to the four top beers as well as the chance for new customers to try BridgePort for the first time.”

The Beervana Brewer’s Box will be distributed nationally and will feature three bottles each of:
• IPA: Our award-winning IPA is brewed with a blend of five hop varieties (Cascade, Golding, Ahtanum, Crystal and Chinook) and presents a floral, citrusy aroma and full hop flavor, while downplaying the bitterness. The beer pours smooth in the glass, emitting its signature golden glow.
• Hop Czar: An Imperial India Pale Ale brewed with over two pounds of whole leaf hop cones in each barrel. The Emperor of IBU’s, Hop Czar is triple hopped with four varieties (Nugget, Chinook, Centennial and Cascade) to produce an aggressively bitter, yet drinkable flavor.
• Kingpin: This triple-hopped red features rye and caramel malt yielding a deep red color. Kingpin uses a rarely-grown Willamette Valley Hop varietal known as Liberty Hops from fourth generation hop farmer John Annen of Annen Bros. Farm in Silverton, Oregon.
• Winter Seasonal, Dark Rain: Black Wheat and Dark Crystal Malt add dense color and mild smooth flavors to this intensely hopped Black Ale. This ale has a very drinkable, mid-level alcohol and bitterness that starts with roasted and hoppy aromatic notes and finishes with the dry hop character of the Nugget hop varietal. A Chinook, Crystal, Centennial and Cascade blend is used in our hopjack to provide full flavored background hoppiness.

Men’s Night Out
12/07/11
Seven Brides Brewing
990 N 1st St
Silverton
503-574-4677
6-9pm
$10 in advance/$12 at the door
We will have a handful of vendors on hand for the evening selling products that you can buy for the special loved one in your life.
Tickets include:
Admission to the event, which includes access to the vendors and live music
1 drink of your choice (beer, wine or soda)
Entry into the raffle to win one of many fantastic door prizes
Entry into the grand prize diamond raffle to win a fabulous diamond for that lovely lady in your life
Questions or to purchase tickets please e-mail or call Kayla, 503-874-4677 or kayla@sevenbridesbrewing.com.