Curve Ball Launch Party
03/19/10
MacTarnahan’s Taproom
2730 NW 31st
Portland
5-8pm
Slurveball+special pints prices

Meet the Beer Valley Brewer
03/19/10
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
6-8pm
503-232-8538
Beer Valley Brewer and Owner Pete Ricks will pour tastes of his Owyhee Amber, Pigskin Pale, Gone Fishin’ Mild+Leafer Madness Imperial IPA, Highway to Ale Barleywine, and Black Flag Imperial Stout. Brand new Rosebud Beer Valley IPA on draft.

Ol’Dragon Wagger ESB release
03/17/10
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
5pm
Todd Beach’s Ol’ Dragon Wagger ESB is a slightly larger take on an English Special Bitter with a balanced approach that begins with Marris Otter for a nutty aroma and solid malt flavor. Ol’ Wagger is tawny red with a creamy head. Three additions of East Kent Golding hops balance the caramel
malts. 45 IBU, 7 SRM, 6.5 ABV, 16.3 Plato

Double Mountain 3rd Anniversary
03/13/10
Double Mountain Brewery + Taproom
8 Fourth St
Hood River
541-387-0042
Noon-11pm
Free

• a 40′x60′ heated tent right in front of the brewery;
• at least fourteen Double Mountain beers on tap, with some rarities from the “archive”;
• homestyle Mexican food specials, including some killer tamales made by Silvia’s mama;
• great bands all day and night. Here’s the lineup:
2:30pm PARIS SLIM (slide guitar blues guru)
4:30pm GARRETT BRENNAN and the GREAT SALT LICKS (acoustic roots supergroup)
7:00pm TONY SMILEY and the BIRD (our favorite loop ninja)
9:00pm CHRONICLE (conscious reggae, on the dance floor)

For all you out-of-towners, the Hood River Hotel are offering a special $89 rate in honor of our gig. Call (800) 386-1859 or visit them online at www.hoodriverhotel.com to book.

This year’s party will be kid-friendly until 8pm.

Meet the Ninkasi Brewer
03/18/10
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
6-8pm
Meet Ninkasi Brewer Matt Beatty as he brings an herbaceous Imperial Stout, an Irish Red and Dry-Hopped Tricerahops.

Oakshire O’Dark:30 Release
03/15/10
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
503-232-8538
5pm
Brewmaster Matt Van Wyk will be on hand doing a meet the Brewer and to discuss Cascadian Dark Ales.
On tap at the Biercafe, O’Dark:30 and Collaborative Evil-er which is a Belgian-Style Golden Strong Ale aged in a Elijah Craig Bourbon barrel-only 40 pints so now you know.

TG IPA’s All Day
POSTPONED
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
503-232-8538
3 – 11pm
3 Terminal Gravity IPA’s in the Biercafe. TG Columbus Single Hop, Chinook Single Hop+TGIPA on tap.

Seaside Beach Bite & Brew
03/06
Saturday
VIP Tasting
Seaside Elks Lodge
324 Avenue A
12–4pm
503-738-6391
events at seasidechamber.com
$35
Chef’s Cooking With Beer Competition
Includes admission to late session.

General Tasting
Seaside Elks Lodge
324 Avenue A
5-9pm
503-738-6391
events at seasidechamber.com
$20
Souvenir Glass Included
Craft Beers from Oregon Brewers Guild members
Call or email to buy a ticket.

*Astoria Brewing Co.-Low Tide Lager, Solar Dog IPA
*Bill’s Tavern-Duck Dive Pale Ale, Blackberry Beauty
*Deschutes Brewery-Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale, Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter
*Fort George Brewery-Lovell Lager, Vortex IPA, Bourbon Barrel Cavatica Stout, Divinity
*Full Sail Brewing Co.-Session Black, LTD 01
*Heater|Allen Brewery-Hugo Bock, Pilsner
*Hopworks Urban Brewery-Seven Grain Survival Stout, Hopworks IPA
*Laurelwood Brewing Co.-Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout, Free Range Red
*MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. Amber, Sling Shot Extra Pale, Spine Tingler Belgian Style Tripel
*McMenamins Sand Trap-Ruby , Hammerhead, IPA
*Ninkasi Brewing Co.-Believer Double Red, Total Domination IPA
*Pelican Pub+Brewery-Kiwanda Cream Ale ,Doryman’s Dark Ale
*Rogue Ales-Hazelnut Brown, Morimoto Soba
*Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.-Hefeweizen, Drifter Pale Ale

Double Mountain releases The Empire Strikes Back
03/04/10
Moon and Sixpence
2014 NE 42nd Ave
Portland
503-288-7802
5:30-9pm
Meet Double Mountain’s Charlie Devereux’s and taste his yearly beer for Double Mountain’s Anniversary on 3/13. Last years beer was an alt called Das Boot, this year is an IPA made with all-English malts and hops. The Empire Strikes Back is made with Maris Otter pale, Crisp “coloured malt”, Fuggles and Goldings hops. It is currently sitting on a bed of dry-hop Goldings.

Ninkasi Tasting
03/08/10
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
PDX
503-232-8538
6-8pm
Taste Ninkasi’s Spring Reign seasonal+Total Domination, Believer, & Tricerahops. Spring Reign+Critical Hit Barleywine on draft.