Official Nonprofit Chosen

PORTLAND, Ore. — The littlest big beer festival in the world – or at least in Portland – is slated for Sunday, May 13, with tickets going on sale March 29 at the official website: http://www.fredfestpdx.com

The event, which always sells out, is highly anticipated in the craft beer community, with fans flocking from across the country to attend and pay homage to Fred Eckhardt, the Dean of American Beer Writers.

What started as a surprise 80th birthday party for the world-renowned Portland resident, FredFest has become a significant fundraiser for the nonprofit organization of Eckhardt’s choice. Now in its seventh year, FredFest has selected Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East as its official fundraising recipient. That means 100 percent of this year’s proceeds from FredFest will go toward building a home for a Portland family.

“Our goal is to raise at least $10,000 from FredFest,” says co-organizer Lisa Morrison. “Of course, we’d love to raise a lot more, but $5,000 will build an entire bedroom for one Portland kid. We want to make it a double. Not bad for an afternoon of drinking great beer and having a fun time!”

In a quest to answer the timeless question: “What Would Fred Drink?” lucky Fred fans and brewers will gather at the Hair of the Dog brewery and tasting room at 61 SE Yamhill in Portland on May 13 from 2-6 p.m., where they will be treated not only to a rare assortment of hand-selected beers, but also light fare — and birthday cake, complete with a round of the “Happy Birthday” song for Fred. Cheeses, chocolate, candy and even cereal will be offered in abundance so attendees can experience some of Fred’s more infamous beer-and-food pairings.

Tickets are $60 advance. Cost for FredFest includes a souvenir glass, free ticket for a raffle of bottled specialty beers and other goodies (more raffle tickets will be on sale at FredFest) plus four hours of sampling, sipping, singing and storytelling with Fred.

Malt Ball
03/24/12
Bossanova Ballroom
722 E Burnside
Portland
2-12pm
21+ only
$20 advance at www.maltball.com
Includes admission to show, four tasting tokens and commemorative mug
Ticket Sales end at 11:15pm Last Beer at 11:45pm

10 Barrel Brewing + Stay Calm
Pills with Ale Yeast – Chill Pills
Inspired by the lighter, refreshing qualities of a Pilsner-style beer, it’s brewed with an ale yeast and a complex hop aroma 5.5%

Alameda Brewing + Wow and Flutter
Imperial ESB – Double Deuce
Imperial ESB, which is an English-style ale made with a Northwest twist 7.2%
Breakside Brewery + Denver Pale Ale
East Coast Pale Ale
A well balanced, malt forward pale ale featuring Cascade hops and Oregon Select barley. This beer is a refreshing departure from your typical hop bomb of a pale ale 5%

Burnside Brewing
Rye Pale Ale – Meridian Rye
Brewed with 45% Roggenmalz (German Rye), coriander and Meridian hops. Slight nuttiness from the rye is balanced with undertones of fresh spice, berries, nuts and tropical fruits flavors created by the heavy additions of Meridian hops and coriander 6%

Coalition Brewing + Quiet Life
Golden Ale – Golden Grease
Golden to very light copper in color. It is designed to be an easy drinking session beer. It’s got a simple malt bill, using Pilsner malt, Vienna malt, and touch of light Chilean caramel malt 5%

Columbia River Brewing + Mission Spotlight
Double IPA-War Elephant
NW-style IPA made with five malts and five hop additions + two dry-hop blends 8.5%

Fort George Brewery + Lost Lander
Belgian-Style Wit-Lost Lander Belgian Style White Beer
Divinity with the added the zest of 12 grapefruits, coriander, and cardamom 5.5%

Full Sail Brewing
Alt-Phil’s Existential Alt
A generous amount of Munich and Vienna malts give this beer its copper color and toasty-caramel aroma. German noble hops provide complimentary bitterness and a clean, dry finish. The beer has been cold-conditioned for six weeks and goes down smooth. ABV 5.1%, IBU 43

Gilgamesh Brewing + The Builders and the Butchers
American Brown Ale-Devil Brown
Made with Munich and darker crystal malts to give roasted notes with a small amount of peated+smoked malt to give it mild smoky notes. During the boil, we added Ancho, Guajillo, and California dried peppers to give some peppery notes, and in the brite tank we added a small amount of Chipotle peppers just to kick up the heat 6.6%

Hopworks Urban Brewery + Weinland
Barrel Aged Blend-Stage Diver
Stage Diver is named by a Weinland fan via Facebook and is a blend of four barrel aged beers which will be something uncategorizable and unique 10%

Laurelwood Brewing + Archers
American Red Ale-Free Range Red
Copper-colored ale with loads of hop flavor. Medium in body, caramel sweetness blends with the hop flavor creating a balanced, drinkable beer. This beer is brewed with 100% Organically-grown malts + Archers music 6.1%

Lompoc Brewing
Pale Ale-Kick Axe Dry Hopped Pale Ale
Lompoc’s tribute to the Timber’s Army is a crisp, easy drinking pale ale. Dry hopped in the fermenter with Cascades giving off a huge hop aroma 5.2%

McMenamins Crystal Brewery+ Old Junior
Premium Lager-PDXBR
Portland Blue Ribbon is a crystal clear American Lager with a pale straw color and pillowy white head, a subtle sweet bready malt flavor is slowly consumed by a delicate, hop spiciness. A true Lager slowly fermented at cool temperatures, then allowed a lengthy period of cold maturation 4.64%

Migration Brewing
Old Ale-Old Silenus
Silenus is a deep mahogany in color and fills the palette with a rich malt body and faint cherry & cocoa undertones. Dominated by Fuggles hops+ 5 different malts 6.3%

Ninkasi Brewing
Spring Pale Ale-Spring Reign
Spring forward with this refreshing seasonal ale with notes of toasted malt up front and a bright and crisp Northwest hop finish 6%

Portland U-Brew and Pub + Lord Dying
Cascadian Dark -Lord Dying CDA
Crafted by Lord Dying themselves this beer was brewed with the intentions of being bigger, darker, stronger, and heavier than their music 7.8%

The Commons Brewery + The Golden Bears
Saison-Haver Beer
A golden saison with a noble hop finish balanced by a creamy mouthfeel from oats, and grainy pilsner malt flavor 5.75%

Widmer Brothers Brewing
Oatmeal Porter-Oatmeal Porter
Made with remium pale and Munich malts, and a custom oatmeal roast create a rich flavor drenched in the velvety mouthfeel of toasted oats and dark chocolate malt. Hints of caramel and toffee provide a touch of sweetness and the perfect compliment to an enticing mocha aroma+ smooth finish. 6%

Live Music Provided by
The Builders & The Butchers, 11pm
Weinland, 10:05pm
Lord Dying, 9:15pm
Quiet Life, 8:25pm
Lost Lander, 7:35pm
Denver, 6:45pm
Old Junior, 6pm
Wow and Flutter, 5:15pm
Stay Calm, 4:30pm
Golden Bears, 3:45pm
Archers, 3pm
Mission Spotlight, 2:15pm
*Schedule subject to change

Malt Ball Food Menu
The People’s Sandwich of Portland welcomes you to the Malt Ball!
All Sandwiches Are $5 and come with a bag of House Made Potato Chips
Limited to available stock, no substitutions.
The Builders&Butchers – Buffalo Chicken Sandwich with Blue Cheese
Weinland – Chicken Cheese Steak with Onions and Peppers
Lord Dying – Cheese Steak with Hash Browns and Horseradish Mayo
Quiet Life – Cheese Steak with Onions and Peppers
Wow & Flutter — Grilled Cuban
Old Junior – Hot Italian
Denver – Scrambled eggs with Ham, Onions, Peppers, and Cheddar
Stay Calm – Pulled Pork with BBQ, Grilled Onions and Cheddar
Golden Bears – Pulled Pork with Cabbage and Asian Vinaigrette
Archers – vegan – Fried Tofu, Pesto, Peppadew Peppers and Filberts
Mission spotlight – Scrambled Eggs with Onions, Peppers, Cheddar and Hash Browns
Highest Quality Ingredients from Painted Hills Beef, Draper Valley Chicken, Carlton Farms Pork, Ota Tofu. Condiments Made From Scratch

Pouring at the Coast
3/17, 2012
Seaside
503.738.6391
Sat/Seaside Convention Center 4-9pm
Seaside Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Oregon Brewers Guild will present “Pouring At The Coast,” a craft beer tasting and food pairing festival at the Seaside Convention Center on March 17, 2012.
The Saturday tasting will have three entry packages. All include a souvenir glass. $10 will also include 3 tasting tokens. $20 will include 14 tokens and a group package for four at $50 will include 24 tokens.
10 Barrel Brewing
Astoria Brewing
Bills Tavern
Cascade Lakes Brewing
Deschutes Brewery Red Chair NW Pale Ale
Fire On The Mountain Brewery
Fort George Brewery
Full Sail Brewing LTD 4
GoodLife Brewing
Home Brew! Richard Amacher
Lompoc Brewing C-Note
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Spine Tingler Belgian-Style Tripel
McMenamins
Ninkasi Brewing Spring Reign
Pelican Brewery
Rogue Ales
Rusty Truck Brewing
Seaside Wine and Beer Haus – Mystery Brew
The Commons Brewery
Widmer Brothers Brewing

Announcing the FIRST DOWN POUR, Tuesday, March 13th at 5pm.
We have labored and toiled, and after many trials and tribulations, we want to finally announce: WE HAVE BEER! On Tuesday, March 13th, and everyday after, our bright tanks will be full and our taps will be flowing. Come on in & taste our hand-crafted selections. LET IT POUR!
How about trying a truly honest pint of one of these-Bare Hands Bitter This English Pale ale is holding a firm bitterness
with grip of NW hop flavor; because you can do so many things with your own bare hands. Get a hold of it!
Persuasion Pale Ale You’ve got persuasion! A quaffable pale ale, full of hop flavor, not bitterness.
First Flight IPA A classic NW IPA brewed with 100% Falconer’s Flight hops. Take off with flavors of spicy citrus to leave you floating in the pines– it will be just divine.
Pouring Porter Rich but easy drinking English Brown Porter with notes of coffee, toffee, and chocolate aroma.
Celebrate with us, Tuesday, March 13th 5pm-Midnight, for The First Down Pour

WIDMER BROTHERS BREWING RELEASES OATMEAL PORTER
Expands Series 924 With First of Three Limited-Release Beers

PORTLAND, Ore. – Feb. 28, 2012– Widmer Brothers Brewingis expanding its Series 924 with the introduction of Oatmeal Porter, the first of three limited-release Series 924 beers that will be unveiled in 2012. Joining the two year-round Series 924 offerings, Pitch Black IPA and Nelson Imperial IPA, this rich porter was brewed with custom-toasted oats made specifically for Widmer Brothers by Briess Malting of Chilton, Wis. The oats, which have appropriately been dubbed “Bro-Oats,”contribute to the beer’s velvety mouth feel and distinct nutty flavors. Hints of caramel and toffee give this brew a touch of sweetness, complemented by mocha aromas and a smooth finish. Oatmeal Porter is now available in four-packs of 12-ounce bottles, in 22-ounce bottles and on draught nationwide.

“Oatmeal Porter is a great addition to Series 924,as it really adds balance to Nelson Imperial and Pitch Black as part of the series,” said Ben Dobler, a Widmer Brothers brewer. “We loved the idea of brewing a beer with a custom-roasted oat blend, but rather than brew the more popular oatmeal stout style, we wanted something a little different – and Oatmeal Porter turned out great.”

About Oatmeal Porter:
Ingredients:
•Malts: Pale, Bro-Oats, Munich 20L, Dark Chocolate, Special Roast
•Hops: Alchemy and Cascade

Profile:
•Original Gravity: 14.2 P
•Apparent Extract: 3.2 P
•IBU: 27
•ABV: 6%
•Color: 60 SRM

CraftWorks receives ServSafe Alcohol-sponsored award for responsibility

CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries Inc., has received the Cheers Beverage Excellence Award 2012 in the Responsibility Award category for its outstanding responsible alcohol service program.

The Responsibility Award is sponsored by the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe Alcohol™.

CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc., has three major brands: Gordon Biersch, Rock Bottom, and Old Chicago. These major brands along with all CraftWorks’ restaurant brands incorporate responsible alcohol service as part of their culture.

CraftWorks partnered with the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe Alcohol program to train all employees who interact with guests. The restaurant trains about 3,000 people per year and requires all employees to be recertified every 3 years.

The Cheers Beverage Excellence Awards celebrate innovation and profitability in on-premise beverage programs, including employee training.

ServSafe Alcohol offers training solutions to restaurant employees in responsible alcohol service. The training program teaches employees about their personal responsibility, and how to recognize signs of intoxication in guests and manage service accordingly

ZwickelmaniA IV – 02/18/2012
The photos were taken at Laurelwood Brewing, Alameda Brewhouse, Breakside Brewery, Occidental Brewing, New Old Lompoc Brewery, Ambacht Brewery, Vertigo Brewing, Max’s Fanno Creek Brewing and Two Kilts Brewing.

2012 President’s Day weekend, dozens of Oregon breweries and brewpubs will open their doors to visitors for the state’s 4th annual Zwickelmania. Zwickelmania, hosted by the Oregon Brewers Guild (OBG), is a free statewide event that offers visitors a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers and sample their favorite beers.
When: Saturday, February 18th, 2012 from 11-4 pm
What: Oregon Brewers Guild Brewery Open House.

Organized by the 7 Regions of Oregon

Central Oregon

10 Barrel Brewing Co.
62970 18th ST
Bend OR 97701
541-585-1007
11-4pm
We are opening our new brewery to the public for the first time and our new brewers Tonya Cornett and Shawn Kelso will be in attendance. Come down and check out the new stainless. We will be tasting beers, giving tours and firing up the BBQ.

Bend Brewing Co
1019 NW Brooks St
Bend
541-383-1599
11:30-4pm
We invite you to tour the brewery with Brewer, Ian Larkin, and taste our Big Eddy Bitter and award-winning Outback X from 11:30-4pm

Boneyard Beer
37 NW Lake Pl – Suite B
Bend OR 97701
541-323-2325
11-4pm

Cascade Lakes Brewing Co.-7th Street Brewhouse
855 SW 7th St.
Redmond OR 97756
541-923-1795
11-4pm

Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. The Lodge
1441 SW Chandler Ave Suite 100
Bend
541-388-4998
11-4pm

Deschutes Brewery
901 SW Simpson Ave
Bend
541-385-8606
11-4pm
Open house! Tours will take place in the tasting room, Huppman brewhouse & from 11-4pm and the lower warehouse, a rare spot to tour from 11-2pm only. Special beers to sample throughout & brewers onsite to chat and answer questions.

GoodLife Brewing Company
70 Sw Century Drive 100-464
Bend, OR 97702
541-728-0749
Head Brewer will be on site to give one-on-one tours of the newest brewery in Bend. Plus group rides on the Cycle-Pub from GoodLife around town.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School Brewery
700 NW Bond St
Bend
541-382-5174
11-4pm
Beer tasting and light appetizers. Brewers on site to talk and to see/tour the brewery. Featured beers Sleepy Hollow (Hogshead Whiskey Barrel-aged) and courtesy of brewer Mike “Curly” White a surprise dry-hopped crowd-pleaser

Silver Moon Brewing Co.
24 NW Greenwood Ave
Bend, OR 97701
541-388-8331
11-4pm
We’ll have a brewer on site offering tours and tastings for the day. We’ll also have our GABF Gold Medal winning Dark Side Stout on tap in the brewery as well.

Three Creeks Brewing
721 Desperado Ct
Sisters OR 97759
541-549-1963
11:30-4pm
Open\available for brewery tours from 11:30 till 4 p.m.

Yet To Be Named Brewery
50 SW Division St
Bend OR 97701
11-4pm
Bring your hard hats, safety goggles, and beer mugs! Come by and see our brewery before it’s a brewery. We’re located at the former AAMCO site and will be under construction. But don’t worry— we’ll have some great beer on hand. Larry, Dave, and Paul (owners of this new brewery) will be there to talk beer, brewery plans, and just about anything else you’d want to discuss (including name suggestions) ~ Cheers!

SHUTTLE BUS BEND ROUTE

The shuttle bus will run every 70 minutes to each location
11:30am-12:40pm-1:50pm-3:00pm Deschutes Brewery – 901 SW Simpson Ave
11:55am-1:05pm-2:05pm:3:15pm 10 Barrel Brewing – 62970 18th ST
12:15pm-1:25pm-2:35pm:3:45pm Visit Bend – 750 NW Lava Rd
12:25pm-1:35pm-2:45pm:3:55pm Boneyard Beer – 37 NW Lake Pl – Suite B
12:30pm-1:40pm-2:50pm:4pm Yet To be Named Brewery – 50 SW Division St
12:35pm-1:45pm-2:55pm:4:05pm Good Life Brewing – 70 SW Century Dr

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MT. HOOD/THE GORGE

Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
8 Fourth St.
Hood River , OR 97031
541-387-0042
12-4pm
Free tours on the half hour with a beer and charcuterie tasting.

Full Sail Brewing Co.
506 Columbia
Hood River
541-386-2247
11-4pm
Be sure to swing by Full Sail, take a tour and sample our a new Brewer’s Share beer, Dan’s Satin Nitro Stout paired with chocolate. You’ll even get to take home a complementary pint glass. Guided Brewery Tours at 11, 12, 1, 2, 3 and 4PM

Logsdon Farmhouse Ales
4785 Booth Hill
Hood River, OR 97031
541-490-916
We will be doing special tastings of oak aged beers.

PORTLAND METRO

Alameda Brewhouse
4765 NE Fremont
Portland, OR 97213
503-460-9025
11-4pm
We will be pouring tasters of upcoming ales.

Ambacht
1055 NE 25th Ave Suite N
Hillsboro
503-828-1400
11-4pm
Ambacht brewers will be giving tours of the brewery and sampling beers including previews of our barrel-aged honey triple.

Amnesia Brewing Company
832 N Beech
Portland, OR 97227
503-281-7708
11-4pm
We will be doing tours from beginning to end and we will sample out several beers of what ever is ready in the tank.

Breakside Brewery
820 NE Dekum St
Portland
503-719-6475
11-4pm
We will be releasing an American Wheat ale as well as two versions of our Gin Barrel-Aged IPA, one dry hopped with Citra hops, the other with Simcoe. Both versions of the Gin IPA will be available in bottles for purchase as well. Free samples from the Zwickel of our Belgian-style tripel and free samples of our Lavender Fudge Stout. Schwag raffles at 12, 1, and 3. Tours ongoing from 11-4. Food specials throughout the day.

BridgePort Brewing
1313 NW Marshall
Portland
503-241-7179
11-4pm
We will offer complimentary samples of our newly released Black Pale Ale “Dark Rain” from 11:30am-4:00pm. We’ll also offer tours on the half-hour from 12:00-3:30pm.

Burnside Brewing Co.
701 E Burnside
Portland
503-946-8151
11-4pm
Will be pouring samples of their IPA out of the Zwickel.

Cascade Brewing Barrel House
939 SE Belmont St
Portland
503-265-8603
11-4pm
Will be pouring from live oak barrels on the production side of the Barrel House

Coalition Brewing
2724 SE Ankeny St
Portland
503-894-8080
11-4pm
We’ll be opening up the brewery for tours, as well as doing tastings from the tanks, and a special beer release of a smoked dunkelweizen

Columbia River Brewing Co.
1728 NE 40th Ave
Portland, OR 97213
503-943-6157
11-4pm
we will offer free snacks during their visit.

Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub
210 NW 11th Ave
Portland
503-296-4906
11-4pm
Only day all year we do brewery tours in Portland! Special menu & brewers onsite! Space will be extremely limited for brewery tours.

F.O.T.M. Brewing
3443 NE. 57th Ave.
Portland, OR 97213
503.894.8973
11-4pm

Full Sail at Riverplace
0307 SW Montgomery
Portland
11-4pm
503-222-5343
Be sure to swing by Full Sail at Riverplace, take a tour and sample our a new Brewer’s Share beer, Dan’s Satin Nitro Stout paired with chocolate. You’ll even get to take home a complementary pint glass. (while they last) Guided Brewery Tours at 11, 12, 1, 2, 3 and 4PM

Gigantic Brewing
5224 SE 26th Ave
Portland
503-208-3416
11-4pm
Gigantic Brewery Tours, Loud Music +we will be pouring tastes of 2 of our collabo beers: Schwarzerfreude -
brewed with Pelican Pub and Brewery and Collabo Wabo – brewed with Oakshire Brewing.

Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
503-517-0660
11-4pm
Green Dragon will open early at 10 AM for a breakfast/brunch which will cost $10 – please to call to make a reservation if you can. The SE shuttle bus route will start at Green Dragon and the Buckman Village Brewery will be giving hourly tours at the Green Dragon and the Green Dragon brewery will have a zwickle/keller pilsner on tap

Hair of the Dog Brewing Co.
61 SE Yamhill St
Portland
503-232-6585
11-4pm
Brewery will be open and pouring samples of beer in the back.

Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677
11-4pm
We will be giving tours every 20 minutes! We will giving away a “Secret prize!”

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery
5115 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland
503-282-0622
11-4pm
Brewers will be doing tours and sampling people on our beers as well as special beers with different and new hop varieties to try. We will have cupcakes and chocolates.

Lompoc Brewing Co. – 5th Quadrant
3901-B N Williams
Portland
503-288-3996
11-4pm
Will be open and have brewers present. Sidebar will also be open with some appietizers.

Lompoc Brewing – New Old Lompoc Brewery
1616 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
503-225-1855
11-4pm
Will be open and have brewers present to sample new beers and sample beers from the beer vault

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland
503-517-4352
11-4pm
Tour our brewery and get a free taster of barley wine

Lucky Labrador Brewpub
915 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland
503-236-3555
11-4
Tour our brewery and get a free taster of barley wine

Max’s Fanno Creek Brewpub
12562 SW Main St
Tigard, OR 97223-6195
(503) 624-9400
11-4
(503) 624-9400

McMenamins Crystal Brewery
1332 W. Burnside St.
2nd Floor
Portland
503-225-0047
11-4pm
Beer tasting and light appetizers. Brewers on site to talk and to see/tour the brewery. Featured beers Obamanator Doppelbock and Scottish Rite 70 Shilling Ale

MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co.
Mac Tarnahan’s Taproom
2730 NW 31st Ave
Portland
503-228-5269
12-4pm
Join the brewers from Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s on a tour throughout the brewery, every hour on the hour from noon – 4pm. Complementary samples of specialty beers from both Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s including specially blended barrel aged beers. The Taproom will be serving up delicious beer-inspired menu items all day. Please note: tour sizes are limited to 20 people each and are first come, first serve.

Migration Brewing
2828 NE Glisan St
Portland
503-206-5221
11-4
We will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary that same day. Here is what we have planned thus far for the 18th:
-Live bands throughout the day, -We will be releasing a limited run of 22oz. bottles. -We will be releasing our Double IPA “Deuce” which will come in at 95IBU’s and sit around 8.8%ABV-We will also be releasing our Coffee IPA, which holds the color of an IPA with an 1/8 a cup of cold press coffee + we will be providing tours of our brewery with samples off the zwickle.

Natian Brewery
Natian is going to participate in a unique way, since we can’t do a tour at our facility on that day, we have teamed up with EastBurn. Natalia and Ian will be at EastBurn pouring Natian beer and doing a meet the brewer type deal. All you Zwickelheads feel free to stop into while you’re out & about or after Zwickelmania ends at 4pm. We’ll be pouring beer at EastBurn, 1800 E Burnside from 3-5pm.

Occidental Brewing Company
6635 N Baltimore Ave
Portland OR 97203
503-719-7102
11-4pm
we’ll have tastings, tours, meet the brewers, and cornhole

Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies
6410 SE Milwaukie Ave
Portland
503-239-8544
11-4pm
We are doing tours, tastings and meet the brewer.

Portland U-Brew & Pub
6237 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 943-2727
11-4pm
We’ll just be brewing beer all day like normal, and giving tours.

Rock Bottom Brewery
206 SW Morrison
Portland
503-796-2739
11-4pm
The brewers will be in the brewhouse giving samples, tours, and tirades.

Rogue Distillery+Public House
1339 NW Flanders St
Portland
503-222-5910
11-4pm
The Rogue Public House will be having hourly bathroom tours and will also provide tasters.

Rogue Hall
1717 Southwest Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 219-8000
11am-4pm
The Rogue Hall will open early at 10 AM for a breakfast/brunch which will cost $10 please to call to make a reservation if you can. The Rogue Hall will be having hourly bathroom tours and will also provide tasters.

Sasquatch Brewing Company
6440 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland Oregon 97239
503-402-1999
11-4pm
We will offer tours and samples

The Commons Brewery
1810 SE 10th Ave, Unit E
Portland, OR 97214
503-819-0758
11-4pm
We will offer samples off the tanks and have beer available for purchase from our 8 taps in the tasting room.

Vertigo Brewing
21420 NW Nicholas Ct. Suite D-7
Hillsboro
503-645-6644
11-4pm
People are welcome to come see the recent brewery expansion and enjoy samples. $8.00 – $10.00 growler fills also available.

Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
924 N. Russell St
Portland
11-4pm
503-281-2437
11-4pm
Join us on February 18th for free Brewery tours from the Brothers and other brewers, sample a variety of Widmer Brothers beers, including beers that you can only enjoy at the Brewery and visit multiple tasting stations with recommended food and beer pairings. All guests will receive a complimentary Widmer Brothers tasting glass that they can use for samples throughout the tour. The Widmer Brothers Gasthaus Pub and retail shop will be open regular business hours as well.

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Suggested Itineraries

N/NE Portland
Fire on the Mountain Brewing, 3443 NE 57th Ave
Laurelwood Public House and Brewery, 5115 NE Sandy Blvd
Columbia River Brewing, 1728 NE 40th Ave
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., 924 N. Russell St
Amnesia Brewing Company, 832 N Beech
Lompoc Brewing Co. – 5th Quadrant, 3901-B N Williams
Breakside Brewery, 820 NE Dekum
Alameda Brewhouse, 4765 NE Fremont

SW to NW Portland to St. Johns
Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace to MacTarnahan’s Taproom
Full Sail at Riverplace, 0307 SW Montgomery
Rock Bottom Brewery, 206 SW Morrison
Rogue Hall, 1717 SW Park Ave
McMenamins Crystal Brewery, 1332 W. Burnside St.
Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub, 210 NW 11th Ave
Rogue Distillery+Public House, 1339 NW Flanders St
BridgePort Brewing Co., 1313 NW Marshall
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby
Lompoc Brewing – New Old Lompoc Brewery, 1616 NW 23rd
Pyramid Breweries Mac Tarnahan’s Taproom, 2730 NW 31st Ave
Occidental Brewing, 6635 N. Baltimore Ave

SE/Inner NE Portland
Portland U-Brew + Pub, 6237 SE Milwaukie Ave
Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies, 6410 SE Milwaukee Ave
Gigantic Brewing, 5224 SE 26th Ave
Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd
The Commons Brewing, 1810 SE 10th
Hair of the Dog Brewing Co., 61 SE Yamhill St.
Lucky Lab Brewpub, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Green Dragon, 928 SE 9th Ave
Cascade Brewing Barrel House, 939 SE Belmont St.
Burnside Brewing, 701 E. Burnside
Coalition Brewing, 2724 SE Ankenny St.
Migration Brewing, 2828 NE Glisan Street

SHUTTLE BUS ROUTES

SE PDX ROUTES

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NE/N PDX ROUTES
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SOUTHERN OREGON

Caldera Brewing
540 Clover Lane
Ashland
541-482-1104
11-4pm
We are selling cases for $20, Merchandise for cheap, Beer tasting, Brewery tours, Parking lot sale – moving brewery and blowing out bone yard items including Bar stools, Tables, Chairs, Bar supplies, Tools, PVC, Elec conduit, Wiring, Motors, French fry slicer and Black lights.

Southern Oregon Brewing Co.
1922 United Way
Medford
541-776-9898
Open 3-9pm with a brewery tour at 4pm – happy hour pricing at 7pm

Standing Stone Brewing Co.
101 Oak St.
Ashland, OR 97520
541-482-2448
11-4pm
We will offer tours followed by a brewer led tasting of 3 beers. Tours and tasting at 12 – 1 pm and 2 – 3 pm. At 3:30 pm we will offer a class entitled, “Beer Ingredients and their Flavor Contribution” All events are free.

THE COAST

Fort George Brewery + Public House
1483 Duane St.
Astoria
11-4pm
We are looking forward to having one hell of a Zwickelmania. With the two breweries cranking out beer, there will be plenty to sample off the zwick as well. All hands on deck, there will be brewers leading tours of both facilities all day. We are hoping to have our new 120’s bubbling away as well. Also we are putting on a Stout festival, the “Festival of Dark Arts” will feature over 30 Stouts, over 15 of which not previously poured during “Stout Month.” Beyond the beer, there will be a dark art show, tattoo artists, tarot card readers, fire dancers, fire breathers, belly dancers, music, and pirates. The Fest is ALL AGES/FREE ADMISSION. $8 for festival tasting glass. $1 a taste. 2-10-pm

Pelican Pub and Brewery
33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr.
Pacific City
11-5pm
503-965-7007
Tours and zwickle tastings on the half hour

Rogue Ale Public House
100 39th St., Pier 39
Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-5964
11-4pm
Tours on the hour

Rogue Brewer’s on the Bay
2320 OSU Drive
Newport, OR 97365
541-867-3664
Tours on the hour

Rusty Truck Brewing Co
4649 SW Hwy 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367
(541) 994-7729
11-4pm
We will have brewery tours available from 11-4

WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Rogue Farms Micro Hopyard/Chatoe Rogue
3590 Wigrich Rd.
Independence, OR 97351
(503) 838-9813
11-4pm
Free tasters and tours as well.

Falling Sky Brewing House
1334 Oak Alley
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 484-3322
11-4pm
We will do brewery tours all day with a special beer/food pairing.

Flat Tail Brewing
202 SW 1st Ave
Corvallis OR 97333
541-758-2229
11-4pm
We’ll do an open house with a keg of Zwickel Kölsch on tap in the pub/ tastings from tanks.

Fire Mountain Brewery
10800 NW Rex Brown Rd
Carlton
503-852-7378
11-4pm
Snacks and free tasting

Heater|Allen Brewing
905 NE 10th Ave
McMinnville
503-472-4898
11-4pm
We will have an Open House, do Brewery tours, and we’ll pouring from tank one beer (Hugo, our Bock) for sure, and possibly Smoky Bobtoberfest if it’s presentable.

Hop Valley Brewing
980 Kruse Way
Springfield
541-744-3330
11-4pm
We will be giving brewery tours all day and have tastings for people

McMenamins High Street Brewery
1243 High Street
Eugene
541-345-4905
11a-4p
Beer tasting and light appetizers. Brewers on site to talk and to see/tour the brewery. Featured beers Mon Cherry Porter (Bourbon-cherry Porter) and the “Wizard Walk Saison” will not be served this Saturday, instead, Mill Breaker IPA will be served in its place.

McMenamins on Monroe
2001 N.W. Monroe Avenue
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
541-758-0080
11-4pm
Beer tasting and light appetizers. Brewers on site to talk and to see/tour the brewery. Featured beers Stone Maul Strong Ale (Hogshead whiskey & oak conditioned) and McMenamins Irish Stout (Jameson’s whiskey & oak conditioned)

Ninkasi Brewing Co
272 Van Buren St.
Eugene
541-344-BREW
11:00-4pm
Jesse Meade will be playing Blues from 1 to 4 on the patio. We will have free Oregon Natural Meats sliders and there will be tours of the brewery.

Oakshire Brewing
1055 Madera St.
Eugene, OR 97401
541-688-4555
11-4pm
Tours on the hour.

Oregon Trail Brewing
341 SW 2nd St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-758-3527
11-4pm

Rogue Ales Public House and Brewery
844 Olive St.
Eugene
541-345-4155
11-4pm
Rogue Public House will be giving hourly brewery tours as well as tasters. Their will also be a shuttle sponsored by Rogue.

Two Kilts Brewing
14841 SW Tualatin Sherwood Road
Sherwood, OR 97140
503.625.1700
11-4pm
We will have free snacks as well as celebrate the release of Two Kilts Brewing Co. Russian Imperial Stout! We are also offering 5 to 6 other beers on tap to include IPA, Pale Ale, Belgian Blonde, Cocoa Porter, Oatmeal Stout, and maybe one more surprise. No brewery tours available as we are right in the middle of installing our new bottling line. Looking forward to meeting lots of new friends!

EUGENE MAP+SHUTTLE BUS ROUTE

Download or view the PDF for the Eugene shuttle bus here

GoodLife Brewing Company Bottles Mountain Rescue Dry Hop Pale Ale

Bend, ORE (February 15th, 2012) GoodLife Brewing Company is excited to announce the release of 22oz Mountain Rescue Dry Hop Pale Ale bottles. We will be bottling 600 cases of 22oz bottles that will allow people to enjoy a GoodLife beer wherever life may take them. Being fans of the outdoors, bottles will be an easier way to enjoy one of your favorite beers without having to carry a keg on your back during your next adventure.

You will be able to find the bottles at your local bottle shop initially with hopes of being in grocery stores and convenient stores in the next 6 months.

GoodLife Brewing Company is currently distributing all their beers in Bend and Portland via Point Blank Distributing. The Odom Corporation will distribute to the remainder of Oregon, Northern Idaho, Washington and Alaska while Idaho Distributing Company will supply Idaho statewide, except for the Northern Panhandle.

For additional information, visit the brewery located at 70 SW Century Drive in Bend, OR or visit www.GoodLifeBrewing.com.

A big CONGRATS to this year’s People’s Choice Winners:
1st – Mustache Rye’d Red, Flat Tail Brewing, Corvallis OR
2nd – Descender, GoodLife Brewing, Bend OR
3rd – Nice & Naughty, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis OR

This was our 11th year of hosting the event, and by far our largest Festival to date. The changes we made this year – selling advance tickets, using scanners at the door, the 1 p.m. start on Saturday, a better layout, increased publicity – all paid off. And best of all, the Fest ran smoothly and everyone had a great time. Our attendance and revenue were up 42%!! This event is growing along with the microbrew industry and we are proud to be a part of it.
We had 55 breweries represented at the Fest, serving over 120 different beers plus 9 versions of the Collaboration Brew.
The Fest brought in 6,400 paying customers (nearly 3,000 purchased tickets in advance), approximately 250 brewery personnel & guests, and over 450 volunteers. That’s a total of 7,100 people enjoying the Fest throughout the weekend – up 2,200 from last year!!

Our two bands – Karen Lovely and Ty Curtis Band – added a great blues sound to the beer sampling atmosphere. The Music Sale nearly sold out of records and CDs, and almost $8,000 of Brewery Merchandise was purchased by happy consumers.
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for their generous support: DariMart for helping to pay for the beer glasses, and The Bier Stein, Capella Market, Cozmic, Falling Sky Brewing, Midtown Direct Smoke Shop, Rennie’s Landing, and Sundance Natural Food for helping to cover the costs of the event.