PORTLAND, Ore. – On a sun-soaked July afternoon, there’s no better place to sip suds with friends than the Oregon Brewers Festival, one of the nation’s longest-running and best-loved craft beer festivals. Nearly 80,000 fans will travel from points around the world to take part in the 25th annual event, July 26 through July 29 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Event hours are Noon to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and Noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.

From Belgians to Browns, Doppelbocks to Dunkels, Pales to Pilsners and Scottish ales to Stouts, the Oregon Brewers Festival serves up more than 20 beer styles from 82 craft breweries from around the country. There are 84 beers in the main tent – one per brewery plus two gluten-free offerings – and another 40-plus in the Buzz Tent. This year, organizers have also announced they will add a Sour Beer Tent to the festivities, bringing awareness of one of the latest craft beer trends to a massive audience.

The Oregon Brewers Festival is first and foremost a celebration of beer, but the event also features four days of live music, food booths, craft vendors, and industry displays. The Crater Lake Soda Garden provides complimentary handcrafted root beer to minors and designated drivers. Minors are allowed into the event when accompanied by a parent. Admission into the festival grounds is free. In order to consume beer, purchase of a 2012 souvenir mug is required and costs $6. Mugs from previous years will not be filled. Beer is purchased with wooden tokens, which cost $1 apiece. Patrons pay four tokens for a full mug of beer, or one token for a taste.

Alternative modes of transportation are encouraged, with free monitored bicycle parking available each day. The main entrance is at SW Oak Street and Naito Parkway, one block from the MAX Light Rail line.

The Oregon Brewers Festival takes place during Oregon Craft Beer Month, a celebration of craft beer by Oregon’s specialty breweries. During the entire month, a variety of special events will take place at craft breweries throughout the state, culminating with the Oregon Brewers Festival.

The Oregon Brewers Festival was founded in 1988 as an opportunity to expose the public to microbrews at a time when the craft brewing industry was just getting off the ground. Today, that industry has flourished, especially in Oregon, which has 107 brewing companies operating 139 brewing facilities in 55 cities. Portland alone has 48 breweries – more than any other city in the world. For more information about the Oregon Brewers Festival, visit www.oregonbrewfest.com.

Located 2 blocks south of the first yellow line Max stop north of the Rose Garden.
Parking available on the street north towards Russell+SE towards Broadway.
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Meet the Brewer

12-1pm
Ryan Schmiege-Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub
Ben Nehrling-F.O.T.M. Brewing
Matt Van Wyk-Oakshire Brewing
Michael Zarkesh-Falling Sky Brewing
Ryan Pappe-MacTarnahan’s Brewing
1-2pm
Mike Haines-Vertigo Brewing
Alex Ganum-Upright Brewing
Dave Marliave-Flat Tail Brewing
Van Havig-Gigantic Brewing
Scott Sieber-Falling Sky Brewing
2-3pm
Ben Love-Gigantic Brewing
Jaime Rodriguez-Hopworks Urban Brewery
Charles Hutchins-Rock Bottom Brewery
Dan Engler-Occidental Brewing
Tomas Sluiter-Old Market Pub and Brewery
3-4pm
Nick Arzner-Block 15 Brewing
Rick Burkhardt-Columbia River Brewing
Charles Porter-Logsdon Farmhouse Ales
Danny Connors-Buckman Botanical Brewing
David Vohben-Philadelphia’s Steaks and Hoagies

Beer List-

Beer Valley Brewing – Ontario, Oregon
Leafer Madness – Imperial Stout – 11% ABV-Leafer Madness Imperial Pale Ale was created during the great hop shortage of 2008, but there is no shortage of hops in this beer.
Highway to Ale – Barley Wine – 10.5% ABV-A celebration of the pioneering spirit and long tradition of brewing in the great state of Oregon. Aged in the bottle for months before it is released, Highway To Ale is rich in malt character with a unique blend of citrusy, floral hops in the finish.

Bend Brewing Company – Bend, Oregon
Sexi Mexi – Imperial Stout – 10.6% ABV-Chocolate & Chili Imperial Stout – what more could one ask for?!?

Boneyard Beer – Bend, Oregon
Notorious – Triple IPA – 12% ABV-A beer that is ‘now’ as notorious as its inception. Copper in color and well balanced, this big hoppy triple IPA has a complex malty flavor with layer a-plenty!
Armored Fist – Imperial Cascadian – 10% ABV-Well balance, extremely hoppy black ale.

Double Mountain Brewery and Taproom – Hood River, Oregon
Hop Lava – IPA – 7% ABV-This big, glowing, powerful IPA is packed with assertive Northwest hops that are floral, citrusy and resinous. A healthy dose of Munich malt helps to provide backbone and balance against the hoppy attack.
Goliathon – Dark Belgian Ale – 11% ABV- Rochefort and Kasteel yeast, dark fruit notes, full-bodied.

Heater|Allen Brewer – McMinnville, Oregon
Pils – Bohemian Pilsner – 5.0% ABV-This is our take of the renowned Bohemian-style pale lager that you might find in Bavaria or the Czech Republic. Ours is a little more golden, rounder, and a little more malt driven than many other versions. The beer possesses strong hop character that is balanced by its rich, round, malty palate.

Ninkasi Brewing Co. – Eugene, Oregon
Tricerahops – Double IPA – 8.8% ABV-Tricerahops is double everything you already love in an IPA. More hops, more malt body and a higher gravity define this Double India Pale Ale.

Silver Moon Brewing – Bend, Oregon
Dark Side Stout – Foreign Stout – 6.4% ABV-Jet black color and a foamy head makes this beer inviting to all dark beer fans. Rich and full bodied, Dark Side is a malt forward beer with notes of coffee and chocolate, without the burnt character of a dry stout. We used the choicest English malts and hops to blend this European style beer.

Southern Oregon Brewing – Medford, Oregon
Black Heart – Imperial Stout – 8.5% ABV-Black Heart Imperial Stout is startlingly rich and complex as its roasted, chocolaty malt aromas and flavors are balanced perfectly with Warrior hops. A slight alcohol heat lends a spice to this mammoth beer which finishes with a creamy smooth texture on the palate.

The Commons Brewery – Portland, Oregon
Sticke Double Alt – Secret Alt-A bigger, hoppier brother to the alt. The beer harkens back to the days when recipes were measured in handful’s and buckets. As the story goes, a brewer screwed up his alt recipe by adding too much malt and so
compensated with additional hops. This mistake beer was a secret and only shared with those in the know.

Three Creeks Brewing – Sisters, Oregon
Rudolph Imperial Red – Strong Ale – 8.6% ABV
It’s a big, malty, hoppy red-style ale with ten specialty malts and over twelve pounds of hops.

Vertigo Brewing – Hillsboro, Oregon
Friar Mike’s – IPA – 6.1% ABV-Hand-crafted IPA recipe with help from the Friar himself. Brewed with generous amounts of Columbus, Amarillo, and Cascade hops. An English-style IPA with a Northwest accent

Live music all three days!
Fri: 2-5 pm Alan Claassen Duo – FOLK MUSIC
5-8 pm Steve Cheseborough – AMERICANA
8-11 pm Dylan Thomas Vance- ACOUSTIC BLUES/AMERICANA
Sat: 1-4 pm The Dana Fontaine Band– COUNTRY/CELTIC/BLUEGRASS
4-7 pm Kory Quinn – ALT.COUNTRY/SINGER/SONGWRITER
7-10 pm Terry Robb – BLUES
Sun: 2-5 pm Lisa Mann – BLUES
5-8 pm Jim Miller Duo – BLUES

The victorious brewer at this year’s Battle of the Belt will represent McMenamins at the 25th Annual Oregon Brewers Festival in downtown Portland on July 26–29, 2012. For more information, visit www.oregonbrewfest.com.

Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Brewery (Hillsboro, OR) * Steam Beer – Steam Punk
West Linn Brewery (West Linn, OR) * Special Bitter – Green Eyeshades Special Bitter
McMenamins on Monroe (Corvallis, OR) * Wheat – Mexicali Rose Wheat
Mill Creek Brewery (Mill Creek, WA) * Pale Ale – Hop Loops
Old Church Brewery (Wilsonville, OR) * Imperial IPA – Mad Hatter Imperial IPA
Old St. Francis Brewery (Bend, OR) * American Brown Ale – Parson Brown
Oak Hills Brewery (Portland, OR) * Black Wheat – Darth Weizen
Lighthouse Brewery (Lincoln City, OR) * Imperial Stout – Black Pearl Imperial Stout
High Street Brewery (Eugene, OR) * Porter – Mon Cherry Porter
Concordia Brewery (Portland, OR) * Northwest-Style Pilsner – 4K Lager
Highland Brewery (Gresham, OR) * American Pale Ale – Portlandia Pale Ale
Edgefield Brewery (Troutdale, OR) * ESB – The Reformation
Thompson Brewery (Salem, OR) * Northwest Amber – Treme Northwest Amber
John Barleycorns Brewery (Tigard, OR) * IPA – Freewill IPA
Crystal Brewery (Portland, OR) * Doppelbock – Obamanator Doppelbock
Roseburg Station Brewery (Roseburg, OR) * Multigrain Stout – Amber Waves of Grain
Fulton Brewery (Portland, OR) * Black IPA – Black ‘Ops
Hillsdale Brewery (Portland, OR) * Porter – Mojo’s Mocha Porter

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