My Bloody Valentine Release
02/02/12
Alameda Brewhouse
4765 NE Fremont
Portland
5-9pm
Blood Orange Saison Release and $2 pints all day.
Top Sail Imperial Porter Vertical Tasting
02/01/12
Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace
0307 SW Montgomery
Portland
503-222-5343
5pm
You will be able to try all 3 three barrel varieties and the final blend of all 3 barrel varieties.
Top Sail Imperial Porter Vertical Tasting
02/01/12
Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub
506 Columbia St
Hood River
541-386-2247
5pm
You will be able to try all 3 three barrel varieties and the final blend of all 3 barrel varieties.
Alameda Double Deuce Stout Release
01/28/11
Kelly’s Olympian
426 SW Washington
Portland, OR 97204
503-228-3669
8:30pm
$5
Co-Release of Alameda Double Deuce Imperial Ale and live debut of Wow and Flutter’s MP3 only ep called Double Deuce in which you purchase the beer and get a code to download the music.
New Breweries of Oregon Summit
01/27/12
Roscoes
8105 SE Stark St
Portland
4pm
Look for beers from some of Oregon’s newest breweries including Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, The Commons Brewery Saison de Pamplemouse and Sticke, Flattail Brewing, Good Life Brewing and Occidentals Dopplebock with 5 ounce taster trays available.
Black Hearted Ale Release
01/25/12
Goodfoot Lounge
2845 SE Stark St
Portland 97214
(503)239-9292
8pm
Migration Brewing is celebrating the release of their Black Hearted Alem the show is FREE and there will be $3.00 pints of the Black Hearted along with three bands Whistle Pig, Worlds Finest, and Hopping Jenny. Black Hearted Ale is a Black IPA, dark as night with a medium body and a bready malt profile from German Vienna malt. Huge additions of two types of hops Meridians and Centennials give the Black Hearted a caramelized tropical fruit and a spicy citrus aroma and flavor. 7% ABV 64IBU
Oakshire Tasting
01/25/12
Cheese Bar
6031 SE Belmont
Portland
503-222-6014
7pm
Meet Brewmaster Matt Van Wyk as he brings some Oakshire to the Cheese Bar Taps inlcuding perhaps the world debut exclusive of the Gigantic Brewing-Oakshire Brewing Collabo Beer Cabo Wabo Red Rocker Ale and Gin Barrel aged Frederic’s Lost Arm
Barley Browns at Bigger, Badder, Blacker Week
01/23/12
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark St
Portland
503-232-8538
3pm
Descent into Darkness today with two amazing beers from Barley Brown’s Brewpub, possibly the last that were brewed by Shawn Kelso at Belmont Station, check out the 13 – Strong Dark Ale and Turmoil CDA. Shawn Kelso will be there. Come wish him well before he moves to Boise to work as the brewmaster for 10 Barrel Brewings new brewpub. Plus Laurelwood Breiwng’s Moose & Squirrel Imperial Stout and Deschutes Black Butte XXI.
CASCADE LAKES BREWING TASTING
01/16/12
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark
Portland
5-8PM
Taste the full range of this Redmond, Oregon craft brewer’s lineup, including Monkeyface Porter, 20″ Brown, Cyclops IPA, Rosster Tail Ale, & Slippery Slope Winter Ale. King Kong Imperial Porter on tap in the Biercafe.
Black Dawn III Coffee Stout Release
01/13/12
The New Old Lompoc
1616 NW 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97210-2502
4pm
Black Dawn III is a rich, full-bodied stout with a dominating coffee presence, courtesy of more than three lbs of coffee per barrel from Ristretto Roasters Beaumont Blend, El Salvadoran and Peruvian beans. There will actually be three different versions of Black Dawn III: one with all three coffees above, one with only the El Salvadoran beans, and one with only the Peruvian beans. They will also be pouring Black Dawn II, which featured Ristretto Roasters Beaumont Blend, and 2009 Pre-Dawn Imperial Stout (the base beer for Black Dawn I). We’ll have a taster tray available so you can taste all the different incarnations and compare flavors between the different coffee varietals.
This party will also celebrate the release of Illegally Blonde, a full-bodied Imperial vanilla cream ale that features flaked oats and flaked barley. Illegally Blonde will also be on the taster tray mentioned above. Rounding out the lineup on tap will be Arctic Blast Winter Warmer (cask conditioned and CO2), Hop Secret Imperial IPA #1, Sounder Slayer Lager and Old Tavern Rat Barleywine.
Firkin Fest
04/16/11
Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
11-2pm
3-6pm
There are two sessions. Session 1 is from 11am to 2pm; Session 2 is from 3pm-6pm.
This purchase entitles you to; entry to the festival, eight 6oz tasters, and two food vouchers.
http://rogue.com/store/products/2011-Firkin-Fest-Tickets%252d-Session-1.html
http://rogue.com/store/products/-2011-Firkin-Fest-Tickets%252d-Session-2.html
The Beer List
Amnesia Brewing Co. Dry Hopped Copacetic IPA
Block 15 Dry Hopped Ridgeback Red
Breakside Brewery ???????
Brewers Union Local 180 Au Naturel
Brewers Union Local 180 Greatful Deaf American Pale Ale
BridgePort Brewing Co. ??????
Chatoe Rogue Farmstead Nano Brewery ESB
Columbia River Brewing Co. Hop Heaven IPA
Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub Armory Pale Ale
Double Mountain Brewery Little G. E.S.B.
Eugene City Brewery
Fire Mountain Oregon Pale Ale
Green Dragon Cask-adian Black IPA
Hopworks Urban Brewery ???????
Migration Brewing Co. Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Natian Brewery CuDA Cascadian Dark Ale
Pyramid Breweries Brewers Handle Red Ale
Rogue Ales Dad’s Little Helper Black IPA
Vertigo Brewing Barrel Aged Oatmeal Porter
Spring Beer and Wine Fest
04/23/11
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK Blvd
PDX
12-11pm
http://www.springbeerfest.com/details.htm
Fort George Beermaker Dinner
04/22/11
Urban Farmer
525 SW Morrison St
Portland
503-222-490
Located in the Nines Hotel, this will feature new and special Fort George Beers with Urban Farmers chef driven, locally sourced food.
Sasquatch Brew Fest
05/07/11
Hilton Hotel
Eugene
Noon-10pm
northwestlegendsfoundation
Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers
Saturday April 30th
Metalcraft Fabrication
723 N Tillamook St.
Portland
Noon-9pm
$15 gets you a footed stemware glass and 5 drink tickets. Glass purchase is required to taste.
Sample over 40 different Belgian-style ales all made with the same yeast. Free Admission
www.oregonbeer.org/pctbb
Located 2 blocks south of the first yellow line Max stop north of the Rose Garden.
Parking available on the street north towards Russell St. and SE towards Broadway or take the Max.
Metalcraft makes brewing systems and tanks for Oregon’s craft brewers.
Brewer’s Memorial Ale Fest
5/20–5/22
Rogue Ales
2320 OSU Dr
Newport
Friday/4-10pm
Saturday/12-10pm
Sun 12-4pm
$10-21+ only
$10 admission fee gets you 4 taster tickets.
Deschutes Brewery Barrel Aged Tasting
06/18/11
Bend and in the Bend Pub and Portland Pub
Deschutes Brewery 23rd Anniversary Celebration
06/25/11
Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House
1044 NW Bond Street
Bend
541-382-9242
2-9pm
The pub will have U-Snap photo booth, live music by Exit Straegies, The Scott Fox Band and The State of Jefferson. Black Butte XXIII Imperial Porter with orange zest, cocoa nibs from Theo’s Chocolate & Pasilla Negra Chilis as well as a Hibiscus Ginger infused Cream Ale and Twilight Summer Ale.
Special anniversary food menu will feature:
Grilled Draper Valley Chicken leg & thigh rubbed in a Jamaican jerk seasoning served over rice
Teriyaki marinated flank steak on a stick served over rice
Kailua pulled pork slider served on house made Kaiser slider buns topped with pinapple relish
Sides include Potato Mac salad and grilled corn on the cob
14th Annual Barley Cup
6/25/11
McMenamins Thompson Brewery & Public House
3575 Liberty Rd S
Salem
503-371-2945
Brewer: Jen Kent
11am-close
The Barley Cup is a contest for brewers where a random drawing determines the brew style to be crafted. For the patrons and judges, this ensures a full range of beers from which to choose. In keeping with tradition, the Capital City Homebrewers Club determine the overall winner of the Barley Cup trophy. The proud winner goes on to represent McMenamins at the Holiday Ale Festival in downtown Portland in December. Brewers are on hand to answer questions, give tours of the brewery and plead their cases for their own brews.
The Thompson house itself was built in 1905 by Spanish American War veteran Fred Thompson for his father Franklin, a Civil War veteran, and his mother Maria. It is rumored that some of the long-passed Thompsons still hang around, so keep an eye on your beer.
North American Organic Brewers Festival
06/24/11 – 06/26/11
Overlook Park
Portland
Sun-Noon-5pm
Admission into the event is free. The purchase of a $6 reusable, compostable cornstarch glass is required for tasting beer, as are tokens, which sell for $1 apiece. A full glass of beer costs four tokens (more for select beers), and a four-ounce taste costs one token. Patrons receive a $1 discount toward the tasting glass with a validated MAX ticket, a ticket from the onsite bike corral, or three cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank.
Alameda Brewhouse El Torero Organic IPA, (American IPA)
Ambacht Brewing Ambacht Golden Spiced Ale, (Belgian Specialty), Golden Rye Farmhouse Ale, (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
Beetje Brewery Summer Tonic, (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
Deschutes Brewery Green Lakes Organic Ale, (Amber)
Fort George Brewery+Public House Spruce Ale,(Tree Beer)+Quick Wit(Belgian Style Wheat)
Hopworks Urban Brewery Rise Up Red,(NW Style Red), Galactic Imperial Red(Imperial Red Ale)
Laurelwood Brewing Co., Organic Pale Ale, (Pale Ale), Organic Green Elephant IPA, (IPA)
Lompoc Brewing Co., Notorious, (IPA)
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co., No Pity Pale Ale, (Pale Ale), Rose City Red, (Red Ale)
McMenamins Concordia Brewery, Oopsopsadilly IPA, (Organic IPA)
McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, Build a Bonfire Red, (Organic Red Ale)
McMenamins Crystal Brewery, Organic Hipster Ale, (Organic Altbier)
McMenamins Oak Hills Brewpub, Kerfuffle Kolsch, (Organic Kolschbier)
Natian Brewery CoDA, (Cascadian Organic Dark Ale), Makeshift Golden Ale, (Golden Ale)
Oakshire Brewing, Organic Subtext PNW Red, (Red Ale),
Rock Bottom Brewery, Vandeventer, (Cascadian Dark Ale)
Terminal Gravity, TG Organic Pale Ale, (Pale Ale)
Upright Brewing Co., Reggae Junkie Gruit, (Farmhouse Style Gruit)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Crunchy Dude (Pale Ale with Oats and Granola)
In 2011 we celebrate the sixth Oregon Craft Beer Month (OCBM) which gets off to a beery start on Friday, July 1, 2011 with an official kick-off party at JELD-WEN Field, 1844 SW Morrison St in Portland.
5pm-9pm with a kick off toast to Oregon Craft Beer Month at 6pm
$50 / $40 for SNOB’s
You get twelve tasting tickets, a stemmed tasting glass, program, and BBQ buffet from Center Plate Catering.
Expect two dozen fresh, local, seasonal and one off beers for this 21+ event.
Tickets must be purchased in advance by using the shopping cart here.
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You can enter the event on the Key Bank Plaza on 18th and Morrison in front of the adidas Timbers store.
Beer List 06/29/11
Amnesia Cream of the Crop Cream Ale
Breakside Brewery Summer Gruit
BridgePort Brewing Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
Buckman Brewery Black Saison
Coalition Brewing Wheat the People
Deschutes Brewery Chainbreaker IPA
Double Mountain Brewery Clusterf@&k
Fort George Brewery 1811 Lager
Full Sail Brewing Co. Jimvar Bohemian Pilsner
Hopworks Urban Brewery Evelyn Sunshine Imperial IPA
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Green Elephan
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Seizoen
Lompoc Brewing Co. Pilzipa
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co. Super Dog
MacTarnahans Brewing Co. Whiskey Barrel Aged Humbug’r
McMenamins Build a Bonfire Red
Migration Brewing Lucsious Lupulin
Ninkasi Brewing Co. Maiden the Shade
Oakshire Brewing Co. Bruine Van Brugge
Old Market Brewery Hop On
Rock Bottom Brewery Diobock
Rogue Ales Single Malt Ale 2011
Tracktown Ales 200 Meter Ale
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. TimBrrr
Brewer DJ schedule will be:
Ben Love: 5-6pm
Van Havig: 6-7pm
Doug Rehberg: 7-8pm
Ben Love: 8-close