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Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers

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Cheers to Belgian Beers Homebrew Winners
1st. 17-B Duke Geren won category 17 and Best of Show with his flanders red “Flanders Sweetheart Red”

2nd. 18-D Charles “Chuck” Macaluso First Runner up with a Golden Strong Ale+winner of Category 18

3rd. 16-C Michael Burnett Second Runner up with a Saison+winner of Category 16.

Festival Details: Friday April, 19th, 2013 5:30-8:30pm + Saturday April 20th, 2013 Noon-8pm
Metalcraft Fabrication-723 N Tillamook St.-Portland
Admission is free- 21+ only-$15 for five drink tickets and a stemmed tasting glass, which is required to taste.
$20 for ten drink tickets and a stemmed tasting glass which is required to taste.
This year there will be no one yeast strain – breweries will send their best Belgian-style Ale.
Additional tastes are $1 and can be purchased at the festival entrance. Glass sales end at 7pm. Ticket sales end at 7:30pm. Only one sample per person at one time and we will only be doing sample size pours i.e. no full glasses. Some of these beers are very strong so don’t drink on an empty stomach and drink plenty of water. Food is being served by Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies Friday and Saturday and KOI Fusion on Saturday from Noon-6pm. Tents and seating outside. Bike Parking supplied by Bike Racker.

View the Beer list-CTBB Beer List PDF

Brewery Name of Beer A.B.V.
13 Virtues Brewing Co. Ben Franklin’s Flanders Brown 6.5%
Alameda Brewing Co. White Peppercorn Saison 4%
Ambacht Brewing Ginger Farmhouse Ale 6.5%
Breakside Brewery French Fennel Farmhouse 6.2%
BridgePort Brewing Stumptown Tart 7.8%
Buckman Botanical Brewery Apple Beer 8%
Burnside Brewing Co. Barrel Aged International Incident 8%
Caldera Brewing Dubbel 7.5%
Cascade Brewing Chuggit Pucker – the three way 11.5%
Coalition Brewing Sourpuss 3.8%
Deschutes Brewery – PDX Pub Over Here! Beer 8.3%
Double Mountain Brewery White Rider of Conquest 8.7%
Double Mountain Brewery Pale Death 9.3%
Fort George Brewery Forbidden Wonder Fruit Ale 6.7%
Gigantic Brewing The End of Reason 8.3%
Gilgamesh Brewing Cranberry Saison Sour 5.3%
Hopworks Urban Brewery Organic Apple Ale 5.8%
Hopworks Urban Brewery Organic Belgian Pale Ale 6%
Hopworks Urban Brewery Organic Belgian Abbey Ale 8.5%
Humble Brewing Rye Saison 6.5%
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Twisted Trippel 9.3%
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Peche ‘n Brett 10%
Lompoc Brewing Cellar D’or 4.9%
Max’s Fanno Creek Brew Pub St. Fanno 9.4%
McMenamins C. P. R. Brewery Cornelius Pass Farmhouse Ale 5.42%
McMenamins Crystal Brewery Saisons in the Abyss 4.52%
Oakshire Brewing Bier De Mars 6.5%
Occidental Brewing Co. De Keuze 7.5%
Old Market Pub & Brewery The Devin 9.1
Old Town Brewing Co. Goulet 5.3%
Omission Brewing Bier de Table 3.4%
Pelican Brewing Co. Grundy Love 5.8%
pFriem Family Brewers Belgian Strong Dark 10.0%
pFriem Family Brewers Saison 6.5%
Phat Matt’s Brewing Co. Phat and Witty 5%
PINTS Brewing Co. Valyrian 6.5%
Portland Brewing Portland Brewing’s Restoration 8.6%
Portland U-Brew & Pub Tigers Blood 8%
Rock Bottom A Stunning Indictment of the Establishment 5.1%
Rogue Ales Beard Beer 5.6%
Sasquatch Brewing Co. Grand Cru Blond 7.5%
Solera Brewery The Fez 4.2
Stickmen Brewery Meyer-Bay Saison 5.8%
Stickmen Brewery Zuipen 5.3%
The Commons Brewrey Emilie 6%
Track Town Ales Fieldhouse Saison 7.5%
Upright Brewing Bright Moments 5.8%
Widmer Brothers Brewing Entendre Saison 7%
Worthy Brewing Co. Farm Out 7.3%

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Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Wins “People’s Choice” Vote for the Second Consecutive Year at the 2012 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival

PORTLAND, Ore. (April 24, 2012) More than 1,600 beer fans attended the 2012 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival at Metalcraft Fabrication on Saturday, April 21. More than 679 ballots were cast, and fans selected Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales’ Cerasus as the “People’s Choice” champion. As the winner of the 2012 competition, Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales has earned the right to select the yeast strain for next year’s event.

“The event continues to grow, and each year is a greater success,” says Oregon Brewers Guild Executive Director, Brian Butenschoen. “Forty breweries participated this year and contributed some delicious and innovative variations on the Canadian/Belgian Ale and Roeselare Ale Blend yeast strains.”

This is the second time Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales has tasted “People’s Choice” victory; the brewery also took home the coveted prize at the 2011 festival. Other top voter favorites were Block 15 Brewing Company, Occidental Brewing Co., Cascade Brewing Barrel House, The Commons Brewery, Breakside Brewery and Double Mountain Brewery.

The Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival started in 2007 as a celebration of Belgian style beers. Participating breweries were required to produce beers from the same two strains of yeast and add their own creative spin. This year, the 40 participating breweries created 45 unique brews, 39 of which were brewed using the chosen yeast strains.

People’s Choice Award
The top 7 vote getters in no particular order:
Block 15 Restaurant and Brewery
Breakside Brewery
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales
Occidental Brewing Company
The Commons Brewery
The peoples choice award winner will be announced once the winner is contacted.

Homebrewer Competition Winner
Light/Low
1. Jonathan Rabon
2. Ritch Marvin
Dark/Low
1. Ben MacGregor
Light/High
1. Robert Miller
2. Duke Geren
Dark/High
1. Robert Miller
2. Jeff Omundson
The final four.
4. Robert Miller Light/High
3. Ben MacGregor Dark/Low
2. Robert Miller Dark/High – Runner Up
1. Jonathon Rabon Light/Low – Best of Show
All bracket winners will receive a gift certificates from the Oregon Brewers Guild and Lucky Lab Brewing.
The overall winner will work with Hopworks Urban Brewery to brew the winning beer on their pilot system.

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Festival Details
Saturday April 21st, 2012 Noon-9pm
Metalcraft Fabrication-723 N Tillamook St.-Portland
Admission is free-21+ only
$15 for five drink tickets and a stemmed tasting glass, which is required to taste.
$20 for ten drink tickets and a stemmed tasting glass which is required to taste.
Pick up a ballot to vote for People’s Choice when you get your glass.
Additional tastes are $1 and can be purchased at the festival entrance.  Glass sales end at 8pm. Ticket sales end at 8:30pm
Only one sample per person at one time and we will only be doing sample size pours i.e. no full glasses. Some of these beers are very strong so don’t drink on an empty stomach and drink plenty of water.
Food is being served by KOi Fusion PDX and Philadelphia’s Steaks and Hoagies.
Tents and seating outside.
Bike Parking supplied by Bike Racker.
Shuttle Bus Courtesy of Brewvana Brewery Tours
Shuttle bus will run from 5-9pm will stop at the following locations-View the schedule
Oregon Convention Center-777 NE MLK Blvd
Cascade Brewing Barrel House-939 SE Belmont
Salmon Springs Fountain-SW Naito Pkwy & SW Salmon St
Baileys Taproom-213 SW Broadway

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.
Metalcraft makes brewing systems and tanks for Oregon’s craft brewers.
Click on the link for a google map to Metalcraft

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 Brewery
3-4pm
Rick Burkhardt-Columbia River Brewing
Charles Porter-Logsdon Farmhouse Ales
Danny Connors-Buckman Botanical Brewing
Nick Arzner-Block 15 Brewing
David Vohben-Philadelphia’s

Beer List-All Beers made with Wyeast 3864-Canadian/Belgian Ale

Unless otherwise noted – R=Rosalare Blend, U=Unknown, S=Wyeast 3726, M=Magic, B=Blend of Wyeast 3864/1762, A=Wyeast 3522

Brewers Beer Style/Info Color ABV
10 Barrel Brewing Strawberry Blonde Belgian Blonde Light 6.5%
Alameda Brewing Bend La Rulles Belgian Strong Pale Light 6.0%
Ambacht Brewing G++ Belgian Strong Golden Light 8.3%
Block 15 Brewing Hellion Dry Hopped Golden Strong Light 12.5%
Breakside Brewery Heet Blond Pineapple/Chile Blonde Ale Light 6.0%
Buckman Botanical Brewery Le Petit Mort Black Saison Dark 5.0%
Burnside Brewing Co. Fruity Monk Belgian Style Light 5.9%
Cascade Brewing Chugit Pucker(the Deuce) |U| Light 11.5%
Coalition Brewing Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em Smoked Dunkelweizen Dark 5.0%
Columbia River Brewing Tripel Vision Belgian Tripel Light 10.0%
Deschutes – Bend Pub Ale d’Ort Fort Belgian Golden Strong Ale Light 9.9%
Deschutes – Portland Pub Epice Wit Spice Beer Light 4.4%
Double Mountain Brewery Formidable |B| Belgian Imperial Stout Dark 11.9%
F.O.T.M. Brewing James Bruin Belgian Table Brown Dark 5.8%
Falling Sky Brewing Summer Sprinkle Belgian Dinkel Beer Light 3.5%
Flat Tail Brewing 8 Belgian Dark Strong Ale Dark 9.0%
Fort George A.B.C.D.A. Belgian Cascadian Dark Ale Dark 8.4%
Gigantic Brewing The City Never Sleeps Imperial Black Saison Dark 7.6%
Green Dragon Digression Belgian Strong Ale Dark 8.6%
Hair of the Dog Brewery Michael |R| Flanders Red Dark 6.0%
Hopworks Urban Brewery Canadian Tuxedo Belgian Style Abbey Ale Dark 6.5%
Larelwood Brewing Cascara Obscura Dubbel Dark 7.0%
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Cerasus |R| Flanders Style Red Ale with Cherries Dark 8.5%
Lompoc 5th Quadrant Ryeteous Badger Belgian Rye Dark 5.3%
Lompoc / Pints Brewing Legalize Wit Belgian Style Witbier Light 4.9%
Lucky Lab Beer Hall Yadda! Yadda! Yadda! Belgian Strong Dark Ale Dark 7.5%
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Bière des Bohémiens Belgian Bohemian Hybrid Light 7.8%
Max’s Fanno Creek Brewpub St. Fanno |A| Belgian Trippel Light 9.6%
McMenamins Crystal Le Fruit Defendu Light Fruit beer Light 4.3%
McMenamins Fulton Murmuration Abbey Belgian Abbey Dark 8.3%
Migration Brewing Prism Belgian Tripel Light 8.8%
Occidental Brewing Voorjaar Tripel Light 9.0%
Oakshire Brewing Zwarte Nacht Belgian Black Ale with Orange Zest Dark 8.5%
Old Market Brewery Rodenwit Belgian Style Red Wit Red 4.2%
Philadelphias Vaderland Belgian Red Red 6.0%
Portland U-Brew Tiger Blood Belgian Specialty Ale Dark 8.8%
Rock Bottom Dimwit Dark Belgian White Ale Dark 5.1%
Rogue Ales Donker Kong Belgian Strong Dark Ale Dark 7.3%
Silver Moon Snoegaarden Wit Belgian Style Witbier Light 5.0%
Solera Brewery Pretzel Logic |S| Sour table beer Light 4.0%
The Commons Brewery Eleanor |M| Golden Sour Light 7.2%
Track Town Ales Swarm! Belgian Dark Strong Spiced Dark 9.6%
Upright Brewing Monk and Mingus Coffee Stout Dark 7.5%
Vertigo Brewing Saison de Vertige Saison Light 5.5%
Widmer Brothers Brewing Cloyster Stout Oyster Stout Dark 8.0%
Brewers Beer Style/Info Color ABV

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Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers Homebrew Competition

Entry is closed for 2012. in one of Four Categories based on color and alcoholic strength either light or dark and high or low for alcoholic strength where 6% Alcohol by Volume is the divider.
Enter your beer labeled as Light/Low, Dark/Low, Light/High, Dark/High you can use the BJCP bottle ID form download the form here
Usee the Category Entered to say Light or Dark and Subcategory Entered to say Low or High. Drop off 3-12oz beers or 2-22oz beers

Judging will be 04/18/2012 at the Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby in NW Portland. Beers will be divided into the 4 categories and tasted such that we have a semi-finalist from each of the 4 brackets.  After that we will go to a mini Best of Show competition were the winner will win prizes yet to be determined.
The $15 entry fee will get you admission to Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at Metalworks Fabrication. Checks are preferred and can be made payable to Oregon Brewer’s Guild.  Winners will be announced at 3pm on Saturday, April 21st.

Yeast Strain for 2012-Chosen by Hopworks Urban Brewery
WYEAST YEAST STRAIN: 3864 | PC Canadian/Belgian Ale Yeast
Beer Styles: Belgian Dubbel/Tripel, Belgian Golden Strong, Biere de Garde, Witbier
Profile: This alcohol tolerant strain produces complex and well-balanced Belgian Abbey style ales. Banana and fruit esters are complemented nicely with mild levels of phenolics and hints of acidity. Ester levels may be elevated by increasing gravity and fermentation temperatures. Alc. Tolerance 12% ABV | Flocculation: medium | Attenuation:75-79% | Temp. Range: 65-80°F

Dart Throw Results for 2012 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers

Company Color Strength
Astoria Brewing Co. dark high
Big Horse Brewing dark high
Bull Ridge Brewpub dark high
Double Mountain Brewery dark high
Flat Tail Brewing dark high
Fort George Brewery dark high
Gigantic Brewing dark high
Green Dragon dark high
Hopworks Urban Brewery dark high
Laurelwood Brewing Co. dark high
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales dark high
Lompoc 5th Quadrant Brewery dark high
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall dark high
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub dark high
McMenamins Fulton Brewery dark high
Mt. Emily Brewing Co. dark high
Natian Brewery dark high
Oakshire Brewing dark high
Portland U-Brew and Pub dark high
Rogue Ales dark high
The Commons dark high
Upright Brewing dark high
Coalition Brewing dark low
Fire on the Mountain dark low
Ninkasi Brewing Co. dark low
Old Market Pub & Brewery dark low
Philadelphias dark low
Silver Moon Brewing dark high
Solera Brewing dark high
Track Town Ales dark high
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. dark high
Hair of the Dog Brewing dark low
10 Barrel Brewing light high
Alameda Brewhouse light high
Ambacht Brewing light high
Block 15 Brewing light high
Breakside Brewery light high
Buckman Village Brewery light high
Cascade Brewing Co. light high
Columbia River Brewing light high
Deschutes Brewery – Bend Pub light high
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. light high
Max’s Fanno Creek light high
Migration Brewing light high
Rock Bottom Brewery light high
Burnside Brewing light low
Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub light low
Falling Sky Brewing light low
Lompoc – New Old Lompoc Brewery light low
McMenamins Crystal Brewery light low
Three Creeks Brewing light low
Occidental Brewing Co light high
Vertigo Brewing light low

Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers Homebrew Competition

Entry is closed for 2012. in one of Four Categories based on color and alcoholic strength either light or dark and high or low for alcoholic strength where 6% Alcohol by Volume is the divider.
Enter your beer labeled as Light/Low, Dark/Low, Light/High, Dark/High you can use the BJCP bottle ID form download the form here. Use the Category Entered to say Light or Dark and Subcategory Entered to say Low or High. Drop off 3-12oz beers or 2-22oz beers

Judging will be 04/18/2012 at the Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby in NW Portland. Beers will be divided into the 4 categories and tasted such that we have a semi-finalist from each of the 4 brackets. After that we will go to a mini Best of Show competition were the winner will win prizes yet to be determined. The $15 entry fee will get you admission to Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at Metalworks Fabrication. Checks are preferred and can be made payable to Oregon Brewer’s Guild. Winners will be announced at 3pm on Saturday, April 21st.

Yeast Strain(s) for 2012

Hopworks Urban Brewery
WYEAST YEAST STRAIN: 3864 | PC Canadian/Belgian Ale Yeast
Beer Styles: Belgian Dubbel/Tripel, Belgian Golden Strong, Biere de Garde, Witbier
Profile: This alcohol tolerant strain produces complex and well-balanced Belgian Abbey style ales. Banana and fruit esters are complemented nicely with mild levels of phenolics and hints of acidity. Ester levels may be elevated by increasing gravity and fermentation temperatures. Alc. Tolerance 12% ABV | Flocculation: medium | Attenuation:75-79% | Temp. Range: 65-80°F

Logsdon Farmhouse Ales
WYEAST YEAST STRAIN: 3763 | Roeselare Ale Blend
A blend of lambic cultures produce beer with a complex, earthy profile and a distinctive sourness. Aging up to 18 months is required for a full flavor profile and acidity to develop. Specific proportions of a Belgian style ale strain, a sherry strain, two Brettanomyces strains, a Lactobacillus culture, and a Pediococcus culture. Propagation of this culture is not recommended and will result in a change of the proportions of the individual components. This blend will produce a very dry beer due to the super-attenuative nature of the mixed cultures.

Hopworks Urban Brewery & Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Win “People’s Choice” Vote at 2011 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers

More than 1,500 beer fans attended the 2011 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival at Metalcraft Fabrication on Saturday, April 30 and they selected Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Muscles from Brussels and Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales’ Seizoen Bretta as the People’s Choice champions. As the winners of the 2011 competition, Hopworks Urban Brewery and Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales earn the right to select the yeast strain for the 2012 event.

“This is the first year we’ve had a tie in the People’s Choice voting,” says Oregon Brewers Guild Executive Director, Brian Butenschoen. “It’s incredible to see how this festival has grown as public appreciation for Belgian styles and flavor profiles increases.”

The 2011 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival marked the world debut of Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales.
This is the second time Hopworks Urban Brewery has tasted the People’s Choice victory, the brewery also took home the coveted prize at the 2009 festival. The top five spots (including two ties) in the voting went to: Ambacht Brewing Honey Triple, Big Horse Brew Pub Bear’s Choice, Block 15 Brewing Co. St. Macarius, Breakside Brewery Brewers Bramble, Cascade Brewing Co. Chuggeté Pucker, Hopworks Urban Brewery Muscles from Brussels and Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Seizoen Bretta.

The Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival started in 2007 as a celebration of Belgian style beers, with participating breweries producing beers from the same strain of yeast. This year 40 participating breweries created 43 unique brews, 39 of which were brewed using the Wyeast Laboratories Trappist High Gravity yeast strain.

Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Homebrew Competition 2011

Homebrew Competition Award Winner
Grand Prize-Rick Strauss

Bracket Winners
Dark/High-Rick Strauss
Dark/Low-Andrew Self
Light/High-Rik Hall+Ben Parsons
Light/Low-Mike Marsh

Saturday April 30th
Noon-9pm
Metalcraft Fabrication-Metalcraft makes brewing systems+tanks for Oregon’s brewers.
723 N Tillamook St.
Portland
Admission is free
21+ only
$15 for five drink tickets and a stemmed tasting glass, which is required to taste.
Additional tastes are $1 and can be purchased at the festival entrance.
Glass sales end at 8pm
Ticket sales end at 8:30pm.

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.
Metalcraft makes brewing systems and tanks for Oregon’s craft brewers.

Beer List – 41 of 41 Beers – Updated 04/27

Alameda Brewing Co. “Say What?” Dark 8.2% Belgian-Style Strong Dark
Ambacht Brewing Honey Triple Light 9.0% Belgian-Style Triple
Beetje Brewery Eleanor Light 8.0% Belgian-Style Tripel-sort of
Big Horse Bear’s Choice Dark 7.8% Oak Aged Sour
Block 15 Brewing Co. St. Macarius Dark 5.9% Belgian-Style Dark Chocolate
Buckman Village Brewery La Petite Mort Dark 5.0% Saison
Burnside Brewing Co. Le Bas et Lumiere Light 4.7% Belgian-Style Table Beer w/oats
Breakside Brewery Brewers Bramble Dark 5.1% Barrel-Aged Cocktail Beer w/Botanicals
Cascade Brewing Chuggete Pucker 8.0% NW Sour Style Barrel Blend
Coalition Brewing Trifecta Dark 9.5% Soured with Brett
Columbia River Brewing Co. Silent Monk Dark 8.0% Belgian-Style Dubbel
Deschutes – Bend Pub Mathilda’s Ring Light 6.0%
Deschutes – Portland Pub Daddy Issues Light 6.5% Belgian Specialty Ale
Double Mountain Brewery Wooden Nipel Light 9.0% Belgian-Style Tripel Aged on Oak
Flat Tail Brewing White Heat Wit Light 5.0% Belgian-Style Wit w/Pink+White Peppercorns
Fort George Hellcat Pepper Pale Light 8.6% Belgian-Style pale w/4 types of peppers
Full Sail Brewing Co. Sanctuary Dark 7.6% Belgian-Style Dubbel
Green Dragon Shank of the Night Dark 7.0%
Hopworks Urban Brewery Muscles from Brussels Dark 8.1% Belgian-Style Strong Dark
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Seizoen Bretta Dark 8.0% Farmhouse Ale with Brett
Lompoc Brewing – 5Q Living Proof Ale Dark 7.6% Belgian-Style US Colonial Ale
Lompoc Brewing – New Old Lompoc Alpha Blonde Light 6.7% Belgian-Style Golden Ale
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Biere Au Printemps Light 4.7% Saison
Lucky Labrador Brewing - Beer Hall Petit Baiser Light 3.2% Belgian-Style Norse-American Table Beer
Lucky Labrador Brewing - Brewpub Belgian Canine Style Triple Light 7.7% Abbey Style Triple
Max’s Fanno Creek Nit Wit Light 5.2% Belgian-Style Witbier
McMenamins Crystal Le Bruxelles Bombadier Dark 8.4%
McMenamins John Barleycorn Low & Slow Dark 5.0% Oud Bruin
Migration Brewing Charlemagne Dark 5.1%
Oakshire Brewing Mountain Rose Gruit Dark 7.0% Belgian-Style Gruit w/9 botanicals
Old Market Pub & Brewery Trappist Le Blonde Inlenet Light 8.2% Belgian-Style Golden
Philadelphias Flemish Amber Amber 4.7% Flemish Barrel Fermented Amber
Pyramid Breweries Still Life with Horse and Cheese Light 8.5% Belgian/American-Style IPA
Rock Bottom Darqhammer Dark 6.9%
Rogue Ales Tripoli Tripel Light 8.8% Belgian-Style Tripel
Silver Moon Andre’ le Geant Light 9.4% Belgian-Style Tripel
Track Town Ales Dubbel Date Light 6.0% Belgian-Style Dubbel
Upright Brewing Monk and Mingus Light 5.8% Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Widmer Brothers  Collaborator Trubbel Dark 8.6% Belgian-Style Strong Dubbel with Coriander
Widmer Brothers Brewing Dubbel Cross Dark 5.5% Belgian-Style Dubbel w/Figs+Italian Plum Puree

Meet the Brewer

12-1pm
Zach Beckwith-Lompoc Brewing-New Old Lompoc
Mike Wright-Beetje Brewery
1-2pm
Ben Flerchinger-Alex Stiles/Lucky Labrador Brewing
Carston Haney-Alameda Brewhouse
2-3pm
Ben Edmunds/Breakside Brewery
Charlie Hutchins-Bolton Ministor/Rock Bottom Brewery
Vasilios Gletsos/Pyramid Breweries
3-4pm
Michael Branes/Migration Brewing Co.
Tom Kramer/Ambacht Brewery
4-5pm
Ben Love/Hopworks Urban Brewery
Jason McAdam/Burnside Brewing
Alex Ganum/Upright Brewing
5-6pm
Curtis Bain/Cascade Brewing
Spencer Gotter-Jack Harris/Fort George Brewery
6-7pm
David Fleming/Lompoc Brewing-5Q
Elan Walsky/Coalition Brewing
7-8pm
Charlie Devereux/Double Mountain Brewery
TBD/Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.

Brewer DJ

Noon Ben Love-Hopworks Urban Brewery

1pm: Gerritt Ill-Upright Brewing

2pm: Ben Dobler & Doug Rehberg-Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.

3pm: Van Havig

4pm: Matt Swihart-Double Mountain Brewery

5pm: Charlie Devereux-Double Mountain Brewery

6pm: John Harris-Full Sail Brewing Co.

7pm: Matt Speckenbach-Hopworks Urban Brewery

SPONSORS

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Metalcraft Fabrication

Sponsor:

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Boelter Companies

Results from the Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Dart Throw

Company Strength Color
Alameda Brewhouse High Dark
Ambacht Brewing High Light
Amnesia Brewing Company Low Dark
Astoria Brewing Co. High Light
Beetje Brewery High Light
Big Horse Brewing High dark
Block 15 Brewing Low Dark
Breakside Brewery Low Dark
Buckman Village Brewery Low Dark
Burnside Brewing Low Light
Cascade Brewing Co. Low Dark
Coalition Brewing High Dark
Columbia River Brewing High Dark
Deschutes Brewery – Bend Pub Low Light
Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub High Light
Double Mountain Brewery High Dark
Eugene City Brewery Low Dark
Fanno Creek High Dark
Fort George Brewery High Light
Green Dragon Low Dark
Hopworks Urban Brewery Low Light
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Low Light
Lompoc – New Old Lompoc Brewery Low Dark
Lompoc 5th Quadrant Brewery High Dark
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall High Light
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub Low Light
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. High Light
McMenamins Crystal Brewery High Dark
McMenamins John Barleycorns Low Dark
Migration Brewing Low Dark
Natian Brewery High Light
Ninkasi Brewing Co. Low Dark
Oakshire Brewing High Dark
Old Market Pub & Brewery High Light
Pelican Pub & Brewery High Dark
Philadelphias Low Dark
Rock Bottom Brewery High Dark
Rogue Ales High Light
Silver Moon Brewing High Light
Three Creeks Brewing High DARK
Upright Brewing Low Light
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Low Dark

2011 Portland’s Cheers To Belgian Beers Yeast Strain
Nick Arzner from Block 15, the 2010 PCTBBs People’s Choice Award Winner has selected: Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity

A classic strain selection for brewing Belgian dubbel or Belgian tripel. This Abbey strain produces a nice balance of complex fruity esters and phenolics, making it desirable for use in other Belgian style ales as well. A flocculent, true top cropping yeast (additional headspace is recommended), that will work over a broad temperature range. 
Flocculation: Medium 
Attenuation: 74-78% 
Temperature Range: 64-78F, 18-25C 
Alcohol Tolerance: 11 to 12% ABV or higher

People’s Choice Award Winners

The 4th Annual Portlands Cheer’s to Belgian Beers was held Saturday May 1st, 2010 from Noon-9pm at Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, Oregon.

Portlands Cheers to Belgian Beers started three years ago to help introduce Oregonians to the breadth of style and flavors of beers brewed in Belgium.

Portlands Cheers to Belgian Beers is much like your standard beer festival, however it is different in three ways.
1. Peoples Choice Award
2. Brewers eligible for People’s Choice Award use one Yeast Strain.  In 2010, the Wyeast Laboratories 3726-Farmhouse yeast strain was used.
3. Profits from the event Go to a Charity-Profits from the 2010 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers will go to Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon.

The winner of the 2010 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers People’s Choice Award is: Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery La Ferme’ de Demons.

In 2010, 553 votes were cast – the top 6 vote getters in no particular order were:

Block 15 Brewery La Ferme’ de Demons
Cascade Brewing Frite Galois
Green Dragon King Ghidorah
Hopworks Urban Brewery DiaBlato
Oakshire Brewing La Ferme
Upright Brewing Mingus and Monk

Attendance Figures and money raised for the Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon will be released later this week.

Download a pdf of beer list here! 2010 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer List

BREWERY BEER Plato ABV IBU YEAST
Ambacht Brewing Co. Ambacht Black Gold 15.2 6.8 25 Y
Amnesia Brewing Co. Dilemma 17.3 7.9 70 N
Big Horse Brewpub Cuvee de Ferme - 6.3 - Y
Block 15 Brewery La Ferme’ de Demons 19 8.8 31 Y
BridgePort Brewing Co. Fallen Friar Firkin - 8.2 - N
Cascade Brewing Frite Galois 14 4.6 13 Y
Deschutes Brewery – Bend Pub Tropisch Bruin 12.5 4.8 35 Y
Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub Sinfully Delicious DSA 19 9.2 17 Y
Double Mountain Brewery Bonne Idee 17.2 8.4 50 Y
Double Mountain Brewery Bonne Idee Kriek - 8 48 Y
Eugene City Brewery Bannister Belgian Strong 18 8.8 25 Y
Fanno Creek Brewpub Reverands Daughter 16 5.4 20 N
Fort George Brewery Magnifera Indica Belgae 19 7.9 15 Y
Green Dragon King Ghidorah 20 9.2 25 Y
Hopworks Urban Brewery DiaBlato 23 11 20 Y
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Infared 17 7.5 65 Y
Lompoc 5Q Saison The Beach - 5.5 - Y
Lucky Labrador BeerHall Doggie Kong 17.3 6.4 0 Y
Lucky Labrador Brewpub Malt Bomb V 16.2 5.4 25 Y
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. Lip Stinger 13.5 4.8 32 N
McMenamins Crystal Brewery The Big Worm 21 9.3 10 Y
McMenamins Kennedy School The Life of Riley Honey Wheat 13.3 5.7 20 Y
New Old Lompoc Norman Invasion - 5.6 - Y
Oakshire Brewing La Ferme 15.8 7.8 15 Y
Old Market Pub & Brewery Red Headed Step Child 14 6 10 Y
Pelican Pub & Brewery Le Pelican d’OR 18.1 8.4 45 Y
Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies Philly’s Belgian IPA 19.5 8 88 Y
Rock Bottom Brewery Floreal IV 13 5.9 35 Y
Rogue Ales John’s Dark & Scary 18.8 9 35 Y
Roots Organic Brewing Co. Brune “O” 17 6.6 28 Y
Silver Moon Brewing Saison de Moon 13.3 5.9 24 Y
Upright Brewing Mingus and Monk 16.8 7.2 22 Y
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Biere De Table 8 3.7 26 Y

2009-05-02 Portland's Cheers to Belgian Beers

What’s with a dart toss to chose a beer style?
Due to concerns about any particular yeast strain driving most of the beers towards one beer style, we decided to hold an event to slightly randomize what people are brewing. This event gives us an opportunity to promote Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers well in advance.

What is the Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival?
Portlands Cheers to Belgian Beers started three years ago to help introduce Oregonians to the breadth of style and flavors of beers brewed in Belgium. The first year had 10 brewers pouring 10 beers at the Rock Bottom Brewery on April 10th, 2007. In 2008, 18 Brewers made 20 different beers for an event held on April 5th, 2008 at Roots Organic Brewing Co. in Portland. In 2009, on May1st and May 2nd, 23 breweries made 25 different beers that were poured at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall.

Portlands Cheers to Belgian Beers is much like your standard beer festival, but all the beers are brewed by Oregon breweries in a Belgian inspired manner. In the past two years, all of the breweries were from the Portland Metropolitan area. In 2009, the Festival will be open to all Oregon Brewers Guild Members.


How is Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Different?

One Yeast Strain
During the past two years, almost all brewers have used the same Wyeast yeast strain,
to emphasize the educational opportunities for the consumer.
In year one, Wyeast 1762 the Rochefort yeast strain was used.
In year two, Wyeast 3522 the Aredennes yeast was used.
In year three, the Wyeast 3822, Ingelmunster yeast strain was used.
In year four, the Wyest 3726, Farmhouse Ale was used.

Peoples Choice Award with Benefits

The People’s Choice Award Winner gets a number of benefits:
Picking next years yeast strain.

Profits from the event Go to a Charity
Money was raised for Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 2008. $8,000 was raised for the Oregon Humane Society in 2009.

Portland’s Cheers To Belgian Beers 2010: Home Brew Competition

Grand Prize “Best of Show” winner gets to formulate+brew a beer with Hopworks Urban Brewery

The Yeast

All beers must be brewed with this years Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers yeast:

Wyeast 3726 Farmhouse Ale

This strain produces complex esters balanced with earthy/spicy notes including isoamyl acetate (banana), acetaldehyde (green apple), and 4-vinyl guaiacol (clove). Produces slight amount of acidity giving the beer a subtle tartness. A perfect strain for farmhouse ales and saisons.
Attenuation: 74-79%
Alc. Tolerance: 12%
Flocculation: medium
Temperature Range: 65-75°F (21-35°C)

Wyeast is making a special run of Activator Smack Packs for this event that will be available in January

Categories & Prizes

Beers will be judged according to the following two BJCP style categories:

Category 16: Belgian and French Ale
• 16A Witbier
• 16B Belgian Pale Ale
• 16C Saison
• 16D Biere de Garde
• 16E Belgian Specialty Ale (Belgian IPA, Stout, Barleywine, Whatever!) Includes sours, note bjcp style
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale
• 18A Belgian Blond Ale
• 18B Belgian Dubbel
• 18C Belgian Tripel
• 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale
• 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Prizes will be awarded at the Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival to the top three finishers in each category and to a Grand Prize “Best Of Show” winner, who will design and brew a beer with Hopworks Urban Brewery.

Entry & Judging

The entry fee is $10 per beer. Entries must include a BJCP “Entry/Recipe” form (available at www.bjcp.org ) and 3 bottles of the entered beer. All entrants will receive a complimentary tasting glass and 5 tasting tickets at the Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival ($10 value). Winners will be announced at the PCTBB festival at 1:00pm

Beers must be received at Hopworks Urban Brewery by Friday, April 23
Shipping address is 2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202
Questions? Contact Ben Love, ben@hopworksbeer.com

Sponsored by: Wyeast Laboratories, Oregon Brewers Guild, F.H. Steinbarts, Belmont Station, and Hopworks Urban Brewery

Photos from the event here:

2010-01-05 Dart Throw for Portland's Cheers to Belgian Beers

Dart Throw for Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Results

Company Color Strength Dart Thrower
Alameda Brewhouse dark high Carsten Haney
Ambacht Brewing any any Brandy Grobart
Amnesia Brewing Company dark high Brandy Grobart
Astoria Brewing Co. light high Brandy Grobart
Big Horse Brewing light high Charlie Devereux
Block 15 Brewing dark high Van Havig
Cascade Brewing Co. light low Alex Ganum
Deschutes Brewery – Bend Pub dark low Cam O’Connor
Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub dark high Cam O’Connor
Double Mountain Brewery any any Charlie Devereux
Fort George Brewery light high Brett Joyce
Green Dragon light high Brett Joyce
Hopworks Urban Brewery light high Christian Ettinger
Laurelwood Brewing Co. dark high Ben Love
Laurelwood Pizza Co. dark high Christian Ettinger
Lompoc – New Old Lompoc Brewery dark low Zack Beckwith
Lompoc 5th Quadrant Brewery dark low Brandon Schwarz
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall light high Ben Flerchinger
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub dark high Ben Flerchinger
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. light low Nick Kupetz
Max’s Fanno Creek light high Nick Kupetz
McMenamins light low Jeff Cooley
McMenamins Crystal Brewery light high Jeff Cooley
Ninkasi Brewing Co. light high Daruss Paul
Oakshire Brewing light high Daruss Paul
Old Market Pub & Brewery dark low Shaun Kalis
Pelican Pub & Brewery light high Ben Love
Philadelphias light high Patrick Watkins
Pyramid Breweries light high Nick Kupetz
Rock Bottom Brewery light low Van Havig
Rogue Ales dark high Brett Joyce
Roots Organic Brewing any thing Chip Conlon
Silver Moon Brewing dark high Sam Orlansky
Three Creeks Brewing light low Sam Orlansky
Upright Brewing dark strong Alex Ganum
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. light low Doug Rehberg
BREWERY BEER Plato ABV IBU YEAST STYLE
Ambacht Brewing Co. Ambacht Black Gold 15.2 6.8 25 Y Porter
Amnesia Brewing Co. Dilemma 17.3 7.9 70 N Belgian IPA
Big Horse Brewpub Cuvee de Ferme – 6.3 – Y Blend of 3 Beers: Rye Saison, Sour Mash Wheat, 2 yr old Golden with Pedio & Lacto
Block 15 Brewery La Ferme’ de Demons 19 8.8 31 Y Black Saison: Aged in Pinot, Oregon Oak & Bourbon Barrels, Oregon Tart Cherry
BridgePort Brewing Co. Fallen Friar Firkin – 8.2 – N Belgian Triple: 5 mo. in Pinot Barrel, Year in Firkin
Cascade Brewing Frite Galois 14 4.6 13 Y Ur-Biere de Neuve: Warm Conditioned, Barrel Aged Sour
Deschutes Brewery – Bend Pub Tropisch Bruin 12.5 4.8 35 Y Belgian Brown Ale w/ Tamarind Fruit
Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub Sinfully Delicious DSA 19 9.2 17 Y Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Double Mountain Brewery Bonne Idee 17.2 8.4 50 Y Oregon Farmhouse Ale
Double Mountain Brewery Bonne Idee Kriek – 8 48 Y Oregon Farmhouse Ale: Blended with Devils Kriek 2010
Eugene City Brewery Bannister Belgian Strong 18 8.8 25 Y Belgian Golden Strong
Fanno Creek Brewpub Reverands Daughter 16 5.4 20 N Belgian Golden Strong
Fort George Brewery Magnifera Indica Belgae 19 7.9 15 Y Strong Belgian Fruit Ale (Mango)
Green Dragon King Ghidorah 20 9.2 25 Y Biere DeGarde: 87% Rogue Whiskey Barrel Fermented, 13% Stainless Fermented
Hopworks Urban Brewery DiaBlato 23 11 20 Y STRONG Belgian Golden
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Infared 17 7.5 65 Y Belgian NW Red Ale
Lompoc 5Q Saison The Beach – 5.5 – Y Saison w/ Candied ginger, Peppercorns
Lucky Labrador BeerHall Doggie Kong 17.3 6.4 0 Y Dog House
Lucky Labrador Brewpub Malt Bomb V 16.2 5.4 25 Y BIG
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. Lip Stinger 13.5 4.8 32 N Farmhouse Ale w/ Peppercorn
McMenamins Crystal Brewery The Big Worm 21 9.3 10 Y Belgian Special Ale
McMenamins Kennedy School The Life of Riley Honey Wheat 13.3 5.7 20 Y Wheat Ale w/ Honey, Bitter & Sweet Orange Peel, Coriander
New Old Lompoc Norman Invasion – 5.6 – Y Biere DeGarde
Oakshire Brewing La Ferme 15.8 7.8 15 Y Farmhouse w/ Rosehips, Lemon & Grapefruit Peel, Grains of Paradise
Old Market Pub & Brewery Red Headed Step Child 14 6 10 Y Belgian Amber: Brett Pinot Barrel Aging
Pelican Pub & Brewery Le Pelican d’OR 18.1 8.4 45 Y Belgian Golden Strong
Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies Philly’s Belgian IPA 19.5 8 88 Y Belgian IPA
Rock Bottom Brewery Floreal IV 13 5.9 35 Y Who Wants To Know?
Rogue Ales John’s Dark & Scary 18.8 9 35 Y Belgian Dark Strong
Roots Organic Brewing Co. Brune “O” 17 6.6 28 Y Belgian Brown Ale
Silver Moon Brewing Saison de Moon 13.3 5.9 24 Y Farmhouse Saison
Upright Brewing Mingus and Monk 16.8 7.2 22 Y Farmhouse Brown: Partially Barrel Aged with Currants Soaked in 2 Fortified Wines
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Biere De Table 8 3.7 26 Y Farmhouse Table Beer