PUTT PUTT DRINK!
05/18/13-Saturday May 18
12-6pm
$55/ person

The most epic beer event Portland has ever seen. 9 locations around Portland are competing on building the best mini golf hole- and they need imbibing putters to decide. A afternoon full of beer and fun and your chance to win- PUTT PUTT DRINK! $55/ person includes shwag bag with tasting mug, T-shirt, scorecard, map and pretzel necklace, 9 holes of putt putt entertainment, 9 6oz beer tokens, transportation to and from various locations and invitation to the awards ceremony & after-party at Blitz and a pretzel necklace. The grand prize team of four and their guests will win a private tour with 6 members of the winning brewery with the best hole. It’s going to be epic. Limited availability

http://www.experiencebrewvana.com/2013/05/putt-putt-drink-this-saturday-got-questions/

“The Dude” a.k.a. The Big Le”Stout”ski – You must abide. And you just gotta be here!
Tap Room Opens: 1:00pm “The Big Lebowski” Screenings – 2:30pm and 6:00pm
Vertigo Brewing
21420 NW Nicholas Ct. Suite D-7
Hillsboro, OR 97124
503.645.6644

Join us on Saturday, May 18th as we introduce the newest member of the Vertigo line-up, “The Dude”. The brewers, Mike & Michael, have developed a beer so big that it cannot just be tapped, but celebrated in a big way! “The Dude” is an Imperial Russian Stout that has been aged for weeks in oak barrels that once housed a fine blend from our neighbors at Big Bottom Whiskey. It is intense yet smooth and BIG! On Saturday May 18th, we will celebrate the arrival of the The Dude with a dude-sized party. We will be showing the movie “The Big Lebowski” with a 2:30pm matinee as well as a 6:00pm showing. Also scheduled for the event are The Dude-Look a-like contest, trivia, raffles, and more! We will also welcome our friends from Bro-Dogs, who have a fabulous selection of gourmet hot dogs and sausages featuring of course…The Dude!

Logsdon Beermaker Dinner
05/22/13
The Kingdom of Roosevelt
2035 SE 39th
Portland
7pm
503.477.9286
$100-6 course dinner
Featuring Logsdon’s award winning and highly coveted ales (as well as their unreleased cider). The menu will highlight the bounty of Spring with Wild Mushrooms, Foraged Greens, Partridge, Pigeon, Rabbit, Venison and much more. Seating is limited to 26 people. Tickets are $100 per person (gratuity not included)

The Green Door Grand Opening
05/31/13
Green Door
1001 SE 9th
Portland
4-7pm
Free– Tastings from over a dozen breweries/cideries- Tours of Rogue’s Corporate Headquarters- Corn Hole- Skee-Ball Competition- Rogue Nation Swear in by Global Ambassador Al Jorgenson- Free SlideRides. The Green Door is a bottle shop, growler fill station and purveyor of fine cheeses, meats and chocolates. It is open from 11AM – 7PM everyday.

Sausage Fest III
05/18/13
Deschutes Brewery
Bend Pub
1044 NW Bond
Bend, OR 97701
(541)382-9242
O2C
Sausagefest 3 – a different sausage platter and beer pairing recommendation every day as well as a specialty Reserve Series beer on tap to enjoy

Sausage Fest III
05/18/13
Deschutes Brewery
Portland Pub
210 NW 11th
Portland
503-296-4906
O2C or 11am-11pm
Sausagefest 3 – a different sausage platter and beer pairing recommendation every day as well as a specialty Reserve Series beer on tap to enjoy

Brewers Memorial Ale Fest
05/18/13
Rogue Ales
2320 OSU Dr.
Newport
541-867-3660
Noon-10pm
This annual dog-friendly brew festival is a tribute to Rogue Ales founding dog, Brewer #BMAF May 17-18,2013 www.brewersalefest.com
The 7th Annual Brewers Memorial Ale Fest will be held in Newport, OR with benefits going to local Oregon Coast charities. Last year 3,200 people and 810 of their best friends attended the festival. The festival was created in memory of Rogue Brewmaster John Maier’s faithful companion Brewer, who passed away on May 20, 2006. Brewer grew up in the brewery and eventually rose to the rank of CEO of Rogue Ales. The dog-friendly brew festival is held inside the Rogue Ales Brewery and includes 50+ Microbrews, Live Music, Doggy Musical Chairs, Dog Wash, Dog Dancing and Celebrity dog look-alikes (Rin-Tin-Tin, Lassie, Benji and of course, Brewer). To learn more or volunteer, call (503) 241-3800

Breakside turns 3
05/18/13
Breakside Brewery
820 Ne Dekum
Portland
(503) 719-6475
Noon
We will be throwing a huge block party for our third anniversary on Saturday, May 18 from 12 until 7. The party will be at our NE Dekum brewpub and will feature live music, special release beers, and a good old fashioned barbecue. To celebrate the big day, we’ll be pouring from all the draft lines inside plus an addition 8-10 beers outside. The outdoor beer garden will be open rain or shine, and the event is open to Breakside fans of all ages.
Here is what to expect beer-wise:
As has become tradition here, we will be releasing an equal number of beers as we are years old. So three years of business means three special anniversary beers. My (Ben’s) anniversary ale is our first foray into the world of meat beers. Duck Duck Drunk Porter is a chocolate porter made with over 100 Muscovy ducks that we sourced through wild game supplier Nicky Farms and roasted in the wood-fired oven with our friends at Nostrana. Senior brewer Sam Barber, who joined Breakside in year two, has crafted a HopfenWeisse, a wheat beer that marries the yeast profile of a Bavarian weizen with citrusy American hops. Finally, Jacob Leonard and Andrew Horne, who have joined us in the last year, are releasing a Blood Orange Cascadian Dark Ale. Other drafts will include special barrel-aged releases, several beers from our beer “library” as well as the normal lineup of Breakside drafts.

The ticket package will be $15 for a commemorative tasting glass and 5 drink tickets for our outside tent.
As a party plus, we’ll be releasing bottles of two special barrel aged beers. Bourbon Barrel-Aged Aztec is our most popular barrel-aged beer, and it is returning in 22 oz. bombers for the party. We will also be releasing New World Bruin for the first time in 750 ml Champagne-style bottles. This is our interpretation of a Flanders red ale that has been aging for the last year. We expect bottles of both beers to sell very quickly, so come early to get yours!

American Craft Beer Week Nationwide Toast

For the first time ever, American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) will be commemorated by a simultaneous nationwide toast. At 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Thursday, May 16, small brewers and craft beer lovers across the country will raise a glass of their favorite craft brewed beer.

If there’s not yet a toast in your area, grab some friends and host a toast of your own! Download the ACBW Toast to make your toast official and celebrate along with the craft beer nation on May 16!

Be sure to look for other events in your area happening during the week using the American Craft Beer Week Events page. To keep up with the latest annoucements, be sure to check out the ACBW Facebook and Twitter (#ACBW) pages.

Ninkasi Brewing Co.
National Toast and Fundraiser for Walama Restoration Project
05.16.2013
Join us as we raise our glasses to American Craft Beer Week! We will be donating 25% of all pint sales from the day to the Walama Restoration Project, and it’s mission to enhance, rehabilitate and restore the waterways, forests and grassland ecosystems throughout the area we call home – the Willamette Valley.

Grab a pint and join us for the American Craft Beer Week National Toast at 5p.m. on the patio and stay for live music by local band, Battlesnake playing 6-8p.m. We’ll be giving away prizes throughout the night, so plan to arrive early.

Event Details
Event Type: ACBW Nationwide Toast
Location: Ninkasi Tasting Room & Patio
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ninkasibrewing

Ninkasi Tasting Room & Patio
272 Van Buren St.
Eugene, OR 97405

LOMPOC TAVERN Grand Opening
05/16/13
Lompoc Tavern
1620 NW 23rd
Portland
11am
No big wup, we’re just opening our doors, stop by for a pint of our big, bitter, hoppy Resurrection IPA!

Meet the Brewers + Beer
05/16/13
Full Sail Brewing Tasting Room and Pub
506 Columbia
Hood River
5-6:30pm
Full Sail Brewing Releases New Brewer’s Share Experimental Beer, Bello-Torres y Amigos Lager, join the Full Sail Crew to celebrate and toast a pint of this new brew. With each Brewer’s Share series beer, Full Sail picks a local charity to receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the beer. Eduardo and Leo have chosen to support the Mid Columbia Community Action Council. Their mission is to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in Wasco, Hood River and Sherman Counties. Every keg of Eduardo and Leo’s crisp lager benefits this organization.