Archive for the 'Upcoming Beer Events' Category

4th Annual Widmer Oktoberfest, Sept 6th at the brewery

3-11:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 6th, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., 929 N. Russell St. The Widmer brothers revived their Oktoberfest three years ago and it was an immediate success, thanks to excellent live music, traditional German food, brilliant September weather and…

Taste Rock Bottom’s Hop Harvest Thursday, Sept. 4th

Rock Bottom brewers Van Havig and Vasilio Gletsos will tap their 2008 Hop Harvest fresh-hop ale at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Rock Bottom Brewery, 206 S.W. Morrison St. The beer is hopped with fresh Tettnang hops from John Annen’s Mt. Angel…

Oh Boy! Full Sail’s Lupulin Ale on the way, Wed. Sept. 10th

Full Sail Brewing is releasing the 2008 batch of Lupulin Fresh Hop Ale as part of their Brewmaster Reserve series. Brewing a fresh hop ale to celebrate the hop harvest is an annual tradition at Full Sail. Every year,…

The EastBurn: Heckuva Deal on Tuesdays.

The Current Unpleasantness has made most of us a little more circumspect while wearing one’s chancellor of the exchecquer hat…a little more thrifty. And beer prices have been going up for any number of good supply-and-demand reasons, although some of…

Rogue pours at Portland Pirate Fest Sept 20th, 21st.

…and here’s the list: Double Dead Guy Shakespeare Stout 200 Meter IPA Juniper Pale Ale Hazelnut Brown Nectar Honey Orange Wheat Also: Rogue’s grog, made with Rogue Rum and dedicated to Black Beard… The third annual Portland Pirate Festival…

7th annual Pacific Northwest Brewcup in Astoria, Sept. 26th-28th

Summer may be ending, but things are just heating up on the coast! You’ll have a chance to taste some of the best craft beers the region has to offer in Astoria at the 7th annual Pacific Northwest Brewcup…

Great American Beer Festival: now greater thanks to Oregon fresh hop beers

The Great American Beer Festival happens October 9th-11th, 2008, in Denver and for the first time, the Brewers Association will have a guilds’ pavillion on the floor of the festival. brewers guild director Brian Butenschoen and Lisa Morrison championing the…

Hop Harvest Release Party, Fri. Sept. 12th

BridgePort Brewery is releasing this season’s Hop Harvest, the 22-ounce beer that kicked off the Big Brew series a year ago. the release party is hosting a release party on 5 – 8 p.m., Fri., Sept. 12th, BridgePort brewpub +…

Boiler Room Bar opens in McMs Kennedy Scchool Sept. 5th

4 p.m. Friday Sept. 5, at, McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. Brownsville Station had a hit with “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” way back when; In early September, the McMenamins will undoubtedly have a hit with drinking…

More fresh-hop bounty: Deschutes Hop Trip on the way

Deschutes Brewery’s 2008 Hop Trip now made with Salmon-Safe Certified Fresh Hops… Hop Trip returns to the Bond Street Series line-up this October for its fourth season. This is a much-awaited return for the Deschutes team, as the arrival of…