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here for pictures and descriptions of one of our brew events Some of the content of this page will be stories of Brewery or Brew Pub visits, local events here in Columbia County Oregon and maybe other events going on in NW Oregon and SW Washington State.
The greatly anticipated new Brew Pub of Christian Ettinger, Hop Works Urban Brewery, is Open! Check out the web site for details. http://hopworksbeer.com/ click on the Blog link for details and pictures.
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The new Fort George Brew Pub in Astoria,( http://fortgeorgebrewery.com/,) has been open since the spring of 2007. This Brewery is a Joint venture between Chris Nemlowill and Jack Harris, formally Head brewer at Bill's Tavern and Brew Pub in Nearby Cannon Beach. See my Pub review page: http://www.deerislandbrewery.com/ftgeorgebrew.htm. They will have a beer or two at the upcoming Pacific NW Brew Cup beer fest, in downtown Astoria. See details below.
EVENTS:
Lucky Lab Barleywine Festival Portland , OR
March 6-7th , 2009
2009
Slurp and Burp
Homebrew Competition
Saturday March 7th. Entry deadline is Feb 27th.
Awards ceremony around 4:30pm
To be held at:
Fearless Brewing CO.
326 S. Broadway
Estacada, Oregon details: http://www.strangebrew.org/Support/SNBInfo2009.htm
Firkinfest at the "Green Dragon" Portland , OR
March 21st , 2009 details: Oregon Beer.org
15th Annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest, Portland, Oregon.
Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the convention Center, Portland, Oregon.
details: http://www.springbeerfest.com/
"National Homebrew Competition 1st Round"
The entry window for the First Round of the 2009 National Homebrew Competition is Wednesday, March 25 through 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
details at: http://www.beertown.org/events/nhc/index.html
Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers Portland, OR
May 1-2nd , 2009 details: OregonBeer.org
AHA's 7th Annual Big Brew
May 2nd 2009 All around the world!
Celebrate National Homebrew Day with the
American Homebrewers Association's Big Brew.
Simultaneous Toast: 12:00 Central Time. Visit www.beertown.org to find out how
you can celebrate
Contact: Gary
Glass
Phone: 303-447-0816
x 121 - 888-U-CAN-BREW X 121
Email: gary@brewersassociation.org
URL: http://beertown.org/events/bigbrew/
More than 10,500 gallons were brewed by almost 4000 participants at 242 sites on six continents worldwide. Sites were registered in 42 states in the US, as well as in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Israel, Kenya, The Netherlands, Russia, and Uruguay.
AHA Big Brew Day At The Deer Island Homebrewery.
Saturday, May 2nd 2009
registered on Beer Town, AHA site number # 17
Deer Island, Oregon
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
A day of simultaneous brewing across the globe in honor of National Homebrew Day, celebrated every year on the first Saturday in May.
We fire up the kettles at 9am and brew till 5pm This brew event is also open to any non-club members who want to see the brewing process, or participate. Send me an Email if you need directions and want to attend.
Note: In order to better defeat the mega tons of spam I get, this email address is not a clickable link. Further more it takes some human figuring to put it together. Here is my contact email address:
my first name: al at deerislandbrewery.com
I'm sure you can figure out how to string it all
together. Leave no spaces, and the "at" is obviously the
email symbol.
thanks......al.
A special thanks to some of our sponsors.
This event is open to anyone who would like to come and see the brewing process in action!
The
27th Annual Heart of the Valley Homebrew Competition,
May 16th 2009 Calapooia Brewing Co.
140 Hill St. NE
Albany, OR 97321
This will be a Homebrew competition, Raffle and swap meet.
Details: http://www.hotv.org
Sasquatch Beer Festival
June , 2009 Located at Broadway Plaza at the corner of Broadway and Willamette in Eugene, Ore. (click for Directions), the Sasquatch Brew Fest started as a tribute to the passing of a friend, active community member, and professional brewer, evolving into one of the premier beer festivals in the Pacific Northwest.
North American Organic Brewers Festival Portland , OR
June 2009. The North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF) returns the last weekend in June, on the 26th, 27th, and 28th, to Overlook Park in Portland, Oregon. The event is Free and open to the public.
details: www.naobf.org/
Oregon Brewers Festival
Downtown Portland, Oregon on the water front.
22nd Annual Oregon Brewers Festival July 23-26 2009
Always the last full weekend in July.
Food vendors, Live musical entertainment is offered throughout the weekend. Free bicycle parking is offered each day, courtesy of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Minors are permitted when accompanied by a parent.
Details: http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/
8th
annual Pacific Northwest Brew Cup in Astoria, Oregon.
Sept. 25, 26 & 27th
The Greatest little Brew Fest in the Northwest!
The festival will be held downtown at Astoria's Public Square on Duane and 12th street. Live music, street dance, food venders, many Pacific NW breweries present. The rumor this year is that there will be a more diverse beer selection on tap for the event.
Hours:
Friday 5 to 10 pm
Saturday noon to 10 pm
Sunday noon
to 5 pm
$
6.00 entrance fee to get in, includes pint glass for samples. $1.00 tokens
for tasters.
details on the Ft George blog site: http://www.fortgeorgebrewery.blogspot.com/
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2008's brew cup was a great event. It was held in the new Astoria Public Square on 12th and Duane street. Click here to see details and pictures: Brew Cup 2008
Alan.
Oregon Fresh Hop Beer Tastivals Hood River , Portland , Eugene , OR October , 2009
details: Oregonbeer.org
Fresh
Hop Ale Fest, Portland, Oregon
10/10/2009
Oregon Bounty
Fresh Hop Beer Tastival
Oaks Amusement Park
7805 SE Oaks Park Way
Noon-9p
Admission is Free
Free Train Rides til 6pm
All other rides closed
$5 for a tasting glass-required to taste.
This event features fresh or wet hop beers that are made only once a year. The hops in these brews are harvested fresh and rushed to the breweries to go into the boil kettle within 24 to 48hours of coming off the vine. These brews typically exhibit unique flavor profiles that are not possible using dried hops.
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Teach A Friend to Homebrew Day, Saturday Nov. 7th
Each year on the first Saturday in November, homebrewers around the world are encouraged to invite non-brewing and brewing friends and family to celebrate Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day and brew a batch of beer together.
Once again we will brew up some beer for this event and encourage anyone who is interested in seeing the brewing process to stop by and check it out.
Saturday, November 7th. We will fire up the burners at
around 9am and brew till 4-5pm?
email for directions and a map: brewday@deerislandbrewery.com
Brew events in the past: Click here for pictures and details.
2009 Fall classic Homebrew Competition by Oregon Brew Crew
Saturday, November 7th. Entries due Oct. 23rd. Judging starts at 9 am. To be held at Roots Organic Brewery in Portland.
see details at: http://www.oregonbrewcrew.com/
2009
Holiday Ale Festival
December 2-6th. Under the big tent, downtown.
Check the web page for details.
(between Yamhill and Morrison Streets) Portland, Oregon
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