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Have you made plans for St. Patrick’s Day weekend? Well our friends in Hood River at Double Mountain Brewery will be hosting their 7th Anniversary Party on Saturday, March 15th. And for those in Portland, Double Mountain will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party at Green Dragon on Monday the 17th.

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On Sunday, March 9th, Growlers Hawthorne will host a special evening with Breakside Brewery and Salt & Straw ice cream from 4 to 6pm. If you are looking for one location to find both Salted Caramel Stout and Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel Ribbons, Growlers Hawthorne is the place to be on Sunday.

Collaborators from both, Breakside Brewery and Salt & Straw, will in attendance on Sunday to discuss this collaboration the began last year and returned this year with the addition of 22oz bottles of Salted Caramel Stout. Read More…

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The Portland Timbers kick off their 2014 MLS season on Saturday evening at the revolving name stadium on the city’s westside. Along with this new season comes another Timbers themed beer from Widmer Brothers Brewing. Returning once again this season is Green & Gold Kölsch, a beer that resulted from the 2012 Timbers Army Homebrew Competition.

Green & Gold Kölsch first appeared last season during the 2013 Timbers campaign and proved popular enough to return for a second straight season. Fellow Craft Brew Alliance member Redhook Brewery has also been brewing a beer for their local team, the Seattle Sounders. Read More…

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PRESS RELEASE:

(March, 6, 2014) Tempe, AZ -  As a long-time fan of craft beer, Angela Muñiz took up homebrewing two years ago. She quickly found that making beer is no tidy task. When Muñiz founded her new business GFA aprons last year, one of her first priorities was to design an apron specifically for the needs of home and commercial brewers. This month, GFA aprons debuts The Beer Maker Apron just in time for beer weeks and festivals around the country.

“Brewing is wonderfully messy – dusty, wet and sticky,” says Muñiz. “But when you look for an brewing apron the most common ‘uniform’ is a bowling shirt. These look good on guys but not always on women. They also don’t have the pockets or towel loops you really need to keep your tools at hand.” Read More…

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For those of you anticipating the next Mirror Mirror release from Deschutes Brewery, your day has come. Today both Deschutes Pubs in Portland and Bend will be selling this highly sought after barley wine beginning at 11am.

Previously released in 2005 & 2009, the 2014 Mirror Mirror will be a great addition to your beer cellar. Read More…

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Join TriMet for an interactive discussion on the future of efares and mobile ticketing within the Portland region upstairs at the Widmer Brothers Brewery and Pub tonight from 5:00 to 7:00pm.

TriMet riders have embraced Mobile Ticketing, downloading our new ticketing app more than 60,000 times. Read More…

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Piston Pale Ale, the second in Laurelwood Brewing’s new “Pub Series”, is set to hit store shelves in 22oz bottles in the coming weeks. Piston Pale will also be available on draft at Laurelwood and better beer bars.

This beer was brewed in honor of Laurelwood Co-Founder Mike De Kalb, as it was one of his favorite beers and for Laurelwood’s 13th anniversary on March 21st.  Piston Pale Ale is a light, crisp, hoppy northwest interpretation of a classic British style. There is a nice citrus aroma from Cascade hop additions in the boil, hop back and in fermentation. Read More…

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Even though spring is still a few weeks away, the weather ins Portland feel as if it’s beginning to break in the positive direction. This coupled with the clocks springing forward on Sunday calls for longer days and soon more daylight will be the norm. And since it’s daylight savings time, Bazi Bierbrasserie will now be back open once again on Sundays. This upcoming change will now make it seven days a week for this fantastic Belgian beer bar to be welcoming in their guests.

To kick off their re-opening of Sundays, Bazi will be hosting their 2nd Annual Sasion Greetings. This farmhouse ale tap take over that will feature both imported and domestic Belgian inspired beers on Sunday, March 9th from 4:00 to 9:00pm. Read More…

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On Thursday, March 6th, Alberta Street Pub will be hosting a Sierra Nevada tap takeover that will feature over 10 taps of this delicious nectar from Chico. A few of these beers are new to hit the Portland market. The festivities kick off at the  at 5:00pm.

In addition to the beer, Alberta Street Pub will also be pairing charcuterie and cheese with each of the Sierra Nevada beers. Read More…

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