Here’s the Oregon beer news roundup for this final week of June; because Homebrew Con is kicking off in Portland this week, and since the Fourth of July holiday lands next Wednesday, I’ll only be posting a single news post each Monday (this and next). I’ll try to make sure I’ve got the full week’s news posted here, and I will be updating periodically throughout the rest of the week that I’m online, so check back in periodically.
Throughout this week, Deschutes Brewery is celebrating its 30th anniversary! All week long leading up to Saturday, Deschutes has events going on, not to mention the release of specialty beers (like the anniversary collaborations I’ve been posting each day). Here’s the rundown of what’s happening this week:
- Monday – Super Locals’ Night at the Bend Pub starting at 4:30pm: “We’re celebrating 30 years of locals’ nights at the Bend Pub with a 1988- Throwback Shindig! Wear your old school Deschutes gear spiced up with some 80’s flare and sip on some of our classic ales.”
- Tuesday is Community Pints at all of the Deschutes locations, with $1 from every pint sold going to a local non-profit. In Bend, the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance is the beneficiary, and in Portland, Children First of Oregon is the beneficiary.
- Wednesday, June 27, is the anniversary of the opening of Deschutes Brewery, and the Bend Public House is throwing its 30th anniversary party in the back alley! “Every year we throw a back-alley Bend Pub Party to celebrate our anniversary. This year is no exception, and we’re turning 30!!! To celebrate, we’re releasing Black Butte XXX… Enjoy sampler flights of Black Butte Anniversary beers from years past, food specials, and live music in the back-alley. We’ll also have our CAKE and eat it too around 7pm with speeches from the team!”
- On Thursday, the Bend Pub will be releasing the latest Black Butte Whiskey starting at 4pm. The tasting will feature one aged in port barrels and one ages in sherry casks.
- Saturday, June 30, is the big day as Deschutes takes over Bend’s Drake Park for the Party in the Park: “In addition to Deschutes favorite’s, we’ll have specialty beers including our anniversary series Black Butte XXX AND… Family tree collaboration beers created with Boneyard Beer, Crux Fermentation Project, Ecliptic Brewing and others being created as we type….. We’re also bringing Street Pub to the park so you can grab a beer at the 400+ ft long bar with all of your friends, there will be tethered hot air balloon rides, community art pieces, and a Silent Disco!” It all starts a noon!
Oregon Cider Week continues all this week and wraps up on Sunday, July 1. Keep up to date on the daily events on the calendar here; I won’t be posted every single event but some of the big ones I’ll note below for the given day. Bottom line: be sure to get out and try some cider!
Monday, 6/25
Belmont Station (Portland): As part of Cider Week on Monday, Belmont Station is hosting SmART Summer Ciderfest from 5 to 8pm: “Join Finnriver and 2 Towns in the bottle shop for a SmART tasting of incredible ARTisan ciders, featuring limited releases, new releases and summer favorites! We also will be pouring a couple of their ciders in the Biercafe!”
Tuesday, 6/26
Worthy Brewing (Bend) is hosting a Brewers Discussion Panel Tuesday from 6 to 8:30pm which sounds interesting: “Join us for this open event as we discuss current trends (Hazy IPAs, Glitter Beer (No really, thats a thing). Do you have to make sours to be relevant? German purity laws vs the use of alternative ingredients like botanicals. Are craft lagers the new IPA?
Panel Discussion: Current Trends and Traditional Styles in Beer
Moderated by Dana Garves, owner of Oregon Brew Lab
Panelist:
Victoria Chaplin (Worthy Brewing Quality Manager)
Curtis Nelson (Goodlife Brewing Cellar and QA/QC Lead)
Matt Van Wyk (Alesong Brewing and Blending Founder and Brewmaster)
Veronica Vega (Deschutes Brewing Brewmaster)
Kevin Shaw (Buoy Beer Company Head Brewer)
We will be offering $3 pints for all beer enthusiast attending.”
Portland Cider Company, as part of Cider Week, is hosting its English Pub Release Party with a chance to meet the makers on Tuesday: “One of Portland Cider Co.’s most beloved taproom exclusive ciders returns! The 2018 release of English Pub Cider is here in honor of Oregon Cider Week. Join us to celebrate the tapping with a special snifter “flight” available for one night only. Portland Cider Co.’s cider makers will be at the Cider House on Hawthorne from 5-7pm too, to talk shop, cider & otherwise. Learn all about the unique cider making process we take for the English Pub Cider.”
Belmont Station is hosting an AleSmith and Cheese Pairing night from 5 to 8pm: “Join Alesmith for an enlightening evening of great beers paired with delicious cheeses, hand-selected from Steve Jones of the Cheese Bar and Chizu! Purchase of a pairing plate includes three beer and cheese pairings, plus two additional cheeses for you to experiment. Supplies are limited, so plan to get here early!”
Wednesday, 6/27
For Oregon Cider Week, Portland’s OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) is hosting OMSI After Dark: Ciderfest from 7 to 11pm: “Drink up as we toast the history, tradition and science that goes into crafting cider. Shoot off water rockets, concoct chemical creations, and explore the wonders of OMSI with no kids in sight! Enjoy a glass of wine while learning about robots, tornados, or fossils. Talk to a brewer about the science behind beer, or sample products from local artisans. All that and more with OMSI After Dark, a night at the museum for the 21-and-over crowd filled with food, drink, and science fun!”
Saké Fest PDX takes place at the Oregon Convention Center Wednesday evening, from 5:30 to 9pm, featuring over 180 different sakes available for those interesting in the rice-brewed beverage. The cost is all-inclusive and you get the glass and the opportunity to taste as many sakes as you like. More details here, including pricing and link to ticket purchases.
Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider in Portland is participating nearly every day of Cider Week, and on Wednesday it’s all about Spanish cider with SIDRA SIDRA SIDRA: “Spanish-made and Spanish-influenced sidras are sour, frequently wild-fermented, and always bringin’ the funk. Ciders featured include Riestra, Fanjul, Angelon, Avalon, and me! Salty finger food to nosh, and mi amigo el experto de sidra Jim Asbel will be on hand for the Escanciar la sidra.”
McMenamins Broadway Pub (Portland) is hosting its monthly limited-edition beer tasting from 5 to 8pm, featuring a special beer from brewer Bryan Delfino of the Highland Pub Brewery. The page doesn’t list what will be pouring but it’s always worth checking out.
Belmont Station is hosting a meet the brewer event pre-Homebrew Con you’ll want to check out: “Meet Heretic Brewing founder Jamil Zainasheff, chat with him, and enjoy several of his beers on tap!” Zainasheff will be presenting at Homebrew Con on Friday.
Bend’s Broken Top Bottle Shop is hosting Bellevue Brewing for a beer tasting on Wednesday: “Bellevue Brewing Company’s Electric Citrus IPA and WTA Tangerine Pale Ale will be on tap from 5-7pm!”
Ecliptic Brewing (Portland): UltraViolet Blackberry Sour Ale is back and being released on Wednesday: “Everyone’s favorite summer sour is back! Join us for the release of our UltraViolet Blackberry Sour Ale on June 27th. Both draft and 22oz bottles to-go will be available in the pub at 11AM. UltraViolet is brewed with Oregon Blackberries and soured in the brewhouse. The result is a tart and crisp sour ale, with ripe blackberry flavors radiating throughout it like cosmic rays traversing the universe. 7.5%”
Bailey’s Taproom (Portland) is dealing with a Brewnami as “Astoria Takes Bailey’s” Wednesday from 6 to 9pm: “Homebrew Con is coming to Portland and we have a special event to kick things off… Prepare yourselves for a Brewnami!!! A wave of beer is coming in from the coast and three breweries from Astoria, OR are joining forces for a 3-way tap takeover. Featuring Fort George, Buoy, & Reach Break!”
ABV Public House (Hillsboro) is hosting a Homebrew Con Pre-Funk with Oakshire, Sunriver and Ruse Brewing starting at 6pm: “Hey, did you guys know we’re an offshoot of Mainbrew Homebrew Supplies? Well, Homebrewers of America are descending on PDX for Homebrew Con, and what better way to kick things off than with some tasty new beer?! Our friends at Oakshire/Sunriver/Ruse brewed up a tasty Hazy IIPA called Green Noise, and we got our hands on one of the few kegs in PDX. Let’s party and talk homebrew!”
Thursday, 6/28
Homebrew Con in Portland starts!
For Oregon Cider Week, McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop in Portland is hosting Tumalo Cider Company for a tasting from 6 to 8pm: “Come on in for a fun-filled night featuring Bend’s Tumalo Cider Company. Their Raspberry Farmhouse Cider is a Bottle Shop favorite. See what this fantastic cidery has to offer.”
Belmont Station has a cider tasting with Golden State Cider on Thursday from 5 to 8pm: “Golden State will be sampling Brut, Mighty Dry & Ginger ciders, plus we will have one of their ciders on draft!”
Friday, 6/29
Silver Moon Brewing (Bend) has an F* Cancer bottle release party at North 45 Pub in Portland on Friday, starting at 5pm: “Join Silver Moon Brewing and North 45 for a charity event and bottle release party to benefit the local Portland chapter of the American Cancer Society and their Relay For Life team. This release party will feature Silver Moons F*Cancer IPA available on draft and 22oz bottles with proceeds going to the local Relay For Life efforts. $2 from every bottle and $50 from every keg will be donated to our local ASC chapter. The American Cancer Society will be on site selling F*Cancer gear with all proceeds going to benefit their programs and efforts as well. Come join the fight and help us say F*Cancer!”
Belmont Station is offering Beyond the Pale: An Evening with Ken Grossman, Friday from 5 to 8pm which I’m sure will be a packed house: “Meet the founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing, join us for a Q & A, book sales and signing and more. Wear your most classic Sierra Nevada t-shirt for a Sierra giveaway! Very special Sierra Nevada draft on tap!” Grossman is in town for Homebrew Con.
Bend’s Newport Avenue Market is holding its fourth annual Canapalooza on Friday and Saturday, celebrating canned craft beer: “Canapalooza is just around the corner, friends! Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 marks our Fourth Annual Canapalooza–an in-store celebration of craft beer and cider. At least 30 local and regional breweries and cider makers will be pouring FREE tastes. Mark your calendars. Set a reminder. Write a sticky note. Do whatever, just get in here, from 2pm to 6pm both days!”
Cider Summit PDX kicks off Friday in Portland at Fields Neighborhood Park, featuring “209 hard ciders from 62 producers, including more than 100 ciders from Oregon, and 75 percent from the Northwest; half of the ciders have never been poured at the festival.” Price, which includes the souvenir tasting glass and 12 tasting tickets, is $30 if you purchase before the 29th (see the site for where to purchase), or $35 at the door. It’s taking place both Friday and Saturday. It’s simply one of the largest cider fests around and worth checking out if you enjoy cider!
Rev Nat’s is hosting Revival Night for Cider Week on Friday starting at 4pm: “I love my flagship cider, Revival Hard Apple. I love it on a beach and I love it on top of a mountain. I love it in my backyard and I love it on the moon. I also love blending Revival with other flavors. Join me for this special evening featuring Revival six ways including Revival vs Brawndo, Revival Dry, and Irish Break-Fast Revival.”
Roscoe’s in Portland is kicking off its Stone Fruit Summit on Friday and runs through Saturday: “It will be a celebration of Stone Fruit in many different styles of beers! There will be great Stone Fruit beers on tap all weekend, but the best selection will be available on Friday. Some of the beers will include: OBA gold medal winning Logsdon Zuur Pruim, World Beer Cup gold medal winning pFriem Nectarine Golden, Block 15 Apricot Canary, Modern Times Nectarnomicon with Apricot Coconut and Vanilla, Vintage Double Mountain Kriek, Laurelwood Peach Millshake IPA, and many more!”
Silver Moon Brewing, back in Bend, has a new patio and on Friday from 5 to 7pm the brewery is throwing a $1 Pint Patio Party! “Come help us break in our new patio by enjoying $1 pints this Friday, June 29th from 5-7pm! We’re looking for your feedback & patience while we work out the kinks of service on our brand new patio before the official grand opening! F Bomb Burritos will be here slanging food! $1 pints are available at our PATIO BAR & from 5-7pm sharp. Kombucha & Cider not included in this special. Well behaved regular & Furry Children are welcome!”
The Upper Lip above Bailey’s Taproom is hosting Lagunitas Brewing for SOUR Rangers beginning at… wait for it… 4:20 on Friday: “GO! GO! SOUR RANGERS! Lagunitas & The Upper Lip bring you a special event for Homebrew Con 2018… Lagunitas has long been known for their hop-forward beers so we decided to showcase a taplist of their Mighty sour ales.”
Saturday, 6/30
The fifth annual Eastern Oregon Beer Festival returns to the Union County Fairgrounds in La Grande this Saturday, featuring breweries of Eastern Oregon as well as farther abroad. It takes place from noon to 7pm (and there’s an after party from 7 to 9pm) and: “Proceeds from this event will go towards community and business development, community events, and beautification projects. It is the goal of the La Grande Main Street Downtown to make this the signature event of Eastern Oregon.” Tickets are $25 in advance at $30 at the gate; this gets you admission, the tasting mug, and eight tokens.
The inaugural Edgefield Brewfest takes place on Saturday at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale—with more than 100(!) breweries and cideries pouring! It takes place from noon to 8pm and costs $30, which gets you the glass and 10 drink tokens. I posted details including the beer list here. It’s going to be big!
Viking Braggot Company (Eugene) is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a party on Saturday! “Can you believe it has been 5 years?! We are celebrating our 5yr anniversary and saying thank you to all our amazing fans with a blowout party! Live music on the patio (TBA), outside bar, special food releases, as well as our commemorative brew and matching, limited glassware! Should be an awesome time! SKOL to 5 wonderful, challenging, rewarding and incredible years!” The party starts at 2pm so if you’re around be sure to stop by and show them some love.
The Bier Stein (Eugene) welcome Silver Moon Brewing for the Eugene F* Cancer fundraiser party starting at 5pm Saturday: “Join The Bier Stein & Silver Moon Brewing in saying F*Cancer! June 30th from 5-8pm we will be featuring Silver Moon’s F*Cancer IPA. $2 from every bottle and $50 from every keg sold goes to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society and their Relay For Life teams. ACS will be on site selling F*Cancer Gear with all proceeds going to the cause. Please join us in this fight.”
Don’t forget, Newport Avenue Market’s Canapalooza is still going on, as is Cider Summit PDX and Roscoe’s Stone Fruit Summit!
Reverend Nat’s, for Cider Week, is hosting its Midsummer Night Market starting at 4pm: “My Oregon Cider Week premier event! My Midsummer Night Market showcases the many artist and and craftspeople friends I have in our great city, all against a backdrop of delicious cider. Raise money for charity by throwing balls at Nat perched over a dunk tank full of cider. Get a selfie with Rojo the Llama from 4-6pm!”
Eugene’s WildCraft Cider Works, for Cider Week, is releasing its Pommeau Apple Brandy and offering cidery tours on Saturday, starting at 4pm: “For the first time, Saturday June 30th we will be releasing our Pommeau. Apple brandy aged for 3 years in neutral oak barrels, gently lowering proof each year with juice from traditional apples. The result is a fruit forward dessert cider clocking in @ 19.5% ABV. The first of our fortified cider line and certainly a special one. Come in for a tour to learn about our cidery, a chance to taste what is happening inside the barrels in the barrel room and taste the Pommeau in its various stages of aging. Tour starts @ 4pm — At WildCraft Cider WorksTasting Room — $5”
Xylem Cider Works (Salem) is hosting a bottle release party on Saturday starting at 2pm: “Come join us on the final day of Oregon Cider Week for our bottle release party! We are releasing 6 ciders for purchase and our subscription club members get a complimentary pork belly taco bar with their pick-up.”
Rogue Ales Eastside Pub in Portland, post-Homebrew Con, is hosting an afterparty and the beer release of Charlie 2018 — with Charlie Papazian himself! “Join us as we raise a pint to our friend, Charlie Papazian with a limited release beer in his honor. Dubbed Charlie 2018, this commemorative beer was brewed by John Maier in celebration of Charlie’s last HomeBrew Con & his many contributions to professional and home brewers alike. Charlie 2018 will be released in limited edition 22oz bottles and on draft at select Rogue Pubs. To conclude the Portland HomeBrew Con we invite the public to join us for a special patio party as we tap the Charlie 2018 & raise a glass to his incredible career in brewing. Charlie and John will begin signing the limited release, Charlie 2018 bottles from 6 to 6:30pm, so get yours early.”
Sunday, July 1
Oregon Cider Week wraps up on Sunday; remember to hit the online calendar for the day’s events, but one I’ll highlight here is Portland Cider Company’s Cider + Donuts event which could be a good hangover option for a week full of cider: “What’s a better way to spend a Sunday than with cider and donuts? In celebration of Oregon Cider Week, local bakeries have partnered up with Oregon cideries for an all-day Cider + Donuts pairing event at Portland Cider House on Hawthorne! Find donuts from amazing bakeries, paired up with NW ciders for an ultimately delicious Sunday treat.” Buy tickets online ahead of time.
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