This President’s Day weekend, dozens of Oregon breweries and brewpubs will open their doors to visitors for the state’s 2nd 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 13th, 2010 from 11-4 pm
What: Oregon Brewers Guild Brewery Open House.

To download a map of participating Portland breweries click here

Organized by Region

Central Oregon

10 Barrel Brewing Co.
20750 High Desert Lane #107
Bend
541-585-1007
11-4pm
Open for tours and I bet you can meet the brewer as well.

Bend Brewing Co
1019 NW Brooks St
Bend
541-383-1599
11-4pm

Cascade Lakes
2141 SW First Street
Redmond
541-923-3110
11-4pm
Open for tours, brewer on site.

Deschutes Brewery
901 SW Simpson Ave
Bend
11-5pm
541-385-8606
Guided brewery tours from 12 to 5, samples of 2009 Super Jubel+brewer on hand to answer questions.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School Brewery
700 NW Bond St
Bend
541-382-5174
11-4pm
Brewer on site tasting 1000 Mile Journey Baltic Porter, the 1000th batch brewed on site at St. Francis! It is a big porter with sweet undertones and strong body. It is made with a lager yeast which is typical for the Baltic porter style and gives it unique crisp finish. Also available in limited quanities on Saturday is Whiskey Barrel Aged Amber.

Silver Moon Brewing Co.
24 NW Greenwood Ave
Bend, OR 97701
541-388-8331
12-5pm
Brewery tour’s on the hour from noon-5pm along with tastings of a new brown ale and Dagger Dark Lager. Live Music at 9 pm.

Three Creeks Brewing
721 Desperado Ct
Sisters OR 97759
541-549-1963
11:30-4pm
Brewery tours on the hour and the Brewer will be on-site with tastings and beer discussion all day.

EASTERN OREGON

Mt. Emily Ale House
1202 Adams Ave.
La Grande
12-4pm
Free brewery tours and tastings on the hour 12-4 pm

MT. HOOD/THE GORGE

Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
8 Fourth St.
Hood River , OR 97031
541-387-0042
11-4pm

Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub
506 Columbia
Hood River
541-386-2247
11-4pm
Take a tour and sample a pairing of “Collin’s Dark Secret” the newest Brewers Share beer and artisian chocolate, a great Valentine’s weekend treat. Guided Brewery Tours at 12, 1, 2, 3 and 4PM

PORTLAND METRO

Shuttle Bus Loop for Portland

Alameda Brewery
4765 NE Fremont
Portland, OR 97213
503-460-9025
11-4pm
Tours Available, brewer on site.

Ambacht
1055 NE 25th Ave Suite N
Hillsboro
503-828-1400
11-4pm
Open for tours, meet the brewers and samples+Belgian-style pale ale, Ambacht Golden Ale is available at the brewery in 750 ml bottles for purchase by cash/check.

Amnesia Brewing Company
832 N Beech
Portland, OR 97227
503-281-7708

BridgePort Brewing Co.
1313 NW Marshall
Portland
503-241-7179
11-4pm
$2.75 pints between 11-4pm along with brewery tours on the hour

Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub
210 NW 11th Ave
Portland
503-296-4906
11-4pm
For this day only we will be giving 30 minute tours of the brew house between 11am and 4pm.

Full Sail at Riverplace
0307 SW Montgomery
Portland
11-4pm
503-222-5343
Take a tour and sample a pairing of the latest Brewers Share Beer “Collin’s Dark Secret” and artisan chocolate, a great Valentine’s weekend treat. Guided Brewery Tours at 12, 1, 2, 3 and 4PM

Green Dragon
928 SE 9th Ave
Portland
503-516-0660
11-4pm
Tours on the hour.

Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677
11-4pm
Washoes, brewery tours and one fantastic zwickelbier on tap in their cooler.

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery
5115 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland
503-282-0622
11-4pm
Specialty beers paired with house made chocolates

Lompoc Brewing Co. – 5th Quadrant
3901-B N Williams
Portland
503-288-3996
11-5pm
Will have a few special beers availble in the brewery, 2 brewers on hand for tours and questions and fresh zwickel pulls off the bright tanks. Sidebar will also be open with 6 taps pouring and special food available

Lompoc Brewing – New Old Lompoc Brewery
1616 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
503-225-1855
11-5pm
Will have some special beers in the brewery and in the pub. Two brewers will be available for tours and zwickle tastes. The pub will have special food available.

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland
503-517-4352
11-4pm
Tours from 11 to 4.

McMenamins Crystal Brewery
1332 W. Burnside St.
2nd Floor
Portland
503-225-0047
11-4pm

Pyramid Breweries
Mac Tarnahan’s Taproom
2730 NW 31st Ave
Portland
503-228-5269
1-4pm
Beer Samples, Scheduled brewery tours and Meet the Brewers

Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies
6410 SE Milwaukee Ave
Portland
503-239-8544
11-4pm
Free samples of beer all day with brewery tours.

Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub
7424 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Portland
503-296-0110
11-4pma
Sampling beer from the Zwickel+three different barrels of Northwest Sour beers. Apricot and Sang Rouge available as well.

Rock Bottom Brewery
206 SW Morrison
Portland
503-796-2739
11-4pm
Brewery open house with beer tastings and a zwickel tasting of the beer in FV1.

Rogue Distillery+Public House
1339 NW Flanders St
Portland
11-4pm
Tours hourly, bathroom tours all Day, mass swearing in to the Rogue Nation at 4 p.m.

Upright Brewing Co.
240 N Broadway
Portland
503-735-5337
11-6pm

Vertigo Brewing
21420 NW Nicholas Ct. Suite D-7
Hillsboro
503-645-6644
11-4pm

Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
924 N. Russell St
Portland
11-4pm
503-281-2437
11-4pm
Widmer Brothers Brewing will have free tours of their state-of-the-art brewing facility, offering complimentary tastings and appetizers paired with the beers. They will offer special release beers not available anywhere else along with their standard beers. Kurt and Rob and their brewing staff will be on site giving tours. They will have t-shirts, pint glasses, and other gear for sale.

Suggested Itineraries

North Portland
From Lompoc Brewing-5th Quadrant to MacTarnahan’s Taproom
Lompoc Brewing Co. – 5th Quadrant, 3901-B N Williams
Amnesia Brewing Company, 832 N Beech
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., 924 N. Russell St
Upright Brewing Co. 240 N Broadway
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

SW Portland
Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace to MacTarnahan’s Taproom
Full Sail at Riverplace, 0307 SW Montgomery
Rock Bottom Brewery, 206 SW Morrison
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

SE Portland
Green Dragon, 928 SE 9th Ave
Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd
Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies, 6410 SE Milwaukee Ave

SOUTHERN OREGON

Southern Oregon Brewing Co.
1922 United Way
Medford
541-776-9898
3-5pm-pub is open till 9pm
Tour and complimentary flight of tasters for people who take the tour at 4 pm.

Caldera Brewing
540 Clover Lane
Ashland
541-482-1104
11-4pm
Case specials at $20, shirts and hats $15 each and Hoodies $35 each-Cash only

THE COAST

Fort George Brewery + Public House
1483 Duane St.
Astoria
11-4pm
Open to the public for tours all day. 8 stouts on tap that you can order up individually or by tasters trays of 8. Stout and possibly IPA out of the Zwickel.

Pelican Pub and Brewery
33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr.
Pacific City
11-4pm
503-965-7007
Meet 3 brewers who will be offering brewery tours and beer samples from the fermenter.

Rogue Ales
Brewer’s on the Bay
2320 OSU Drive
Newport
541-867-3664
11-4pm
Brewery tours hourly, bathroom tours all day, mass swearing in to the Rogue Nation at 4 p.m.

WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Shuttle Bus Stops
Park your car and ride the bus:
The bus is free and runs on a loop:

Eugene City Brewery
844 Olive St.
Eugene
11-4pm
541-345-4155
Tours hourly from 11-4 pm, Bathroom Tours all day, mass swearing in to the Rogue Nation at 4 p.m.

Heater|Allen Brewing
905 NE 10th Ave
McMinnville
503-472-4898
12-5pm
Release of Hugo Bock, free tastes of Smokey Bob out of the lagering tank and $1 tastes of everything else.

Hop Valley Brewing
980 Kruse Way
Springfield
541-744-3330
11-4pm

Ninkasi Brewing Co
272 Van Buren St.
Eugene
541-344-BREW
11-4pm
Will be open to the public and be doing tours of the plant, our new tasting room and will have some hard to find beers to taste.

McMenamins High Street Brewery
1243 High Street
Eugene
541-345-4905
11a-4p
Brewery open to public. Brewer on site with tastings.

Oakshire Brewing
1055 Madera St.
Eugene, OR 97401
541-688-4555
11-4pm
Tours on the hour and 10, that’s right, TEN different beers on tap! Devour will be on hand selling their grilled sandwhiches, soup and tater tots.

Chad Kennedy from Laurelwood Brewing Co. answers the question -
What is a zwickel?