PORTLAND, OR –Brewpublic is pleased to announce our second Microhopic event featuring some of the area’s smallest commercial breweries and even a few we’re sure you have not experienced before. Microhopic 2 is not a nano beer event. We like to think of it more as a pico, femto, atto, zepto, or even yotto brew event. One of Portland’s best craft beer pubs, Bailey’s Taproom will devote more than half of their 20 taplines for the following exclusive breweries:

Big Horse: Hood River, Oregon’s Big Horse Brewing features the beer of imaginative brewmaster Jason Kahler. At this event, folks will get to try the brewery’s first ever Cascadian Dark Ale (aka Black IPA).

Mount Tabor: A relative newcomer to the burgeoning Portland craft beer scene, this small Montavilla neighborhood brewery lead by brewer Eric Surface and owner Brian Maher will bring their Little Bull Stout, a full bodied 7% 100+ IBU hoppy treat.

Blue House: From the hidden westside village of Vernonia, Oregon comes a special Blueberry Wheat Ale made with Oregon blueberries by brewer Brett Costley of Blue House Cafe, a unique and Mediterranean restaurant offering delicious food and artisan beer.

Breakside Brewery: Finally Portland’s long awaited Northside brewery Breakside will be showcasing the craft beers from brewer Ben Edmunds. For this event, look for a special Texas Brown Ale (dark hoppy ale) to quench the thirst of the beer lovers.

Migration: Brewer Mike Branes combines Nuggets, Cascades, and Fuggles with Crystal, Carmel, and Biscuit malts for this flagship offering known as the MPA (Migration Pale Ale). Copper in color with light to medium body. 5.5% ABV 55 IBU.

Buckman Village Brewery: The Green Dragon Pub & Bistro’s own small brewery known as Buckman offers us a glimpse into the early phase of their brewery with their Chamomellow Ale made by brewer John Couchot. This chamomile-infused golden ale weighs in around 6% ABV, 19 IBU. Lots of honey apple notes from the herbal spice.

Rivergate: Deep in North Portland, Rivergate Brewing at the North End Pub offers European-inspired beers brewed by founder Brian Frisch. Frisch, who spent time fine-tuning his brewing skills while in Scotland and the Czech Republic will be pouring a limited keg of his Kölsch-style beer, a style originating in Cologne, Germany.

Coalition: One of Portland’s favorite new breweries, Coalition has been dedicated to being their neighborhood’s brewery. Allowing homebrewers to have a hand in recipe development under brewmaster Bruce MacPhee and assistant brewer/owner Elan Walsky, Coalition will bring a house favorite, their hoppy amber ale known as King Kitty Red. A deliciously balanced red, King Kitty begins with a sweet medium bodied malt profile, with light roasty notes from a german black malt, Carafa II. The sweet caramel notes are balanced with Amarillo and nugget hops in the front, and Willamette in back. A combination of sterling and amarillo hops used in the hop back give the beer its complex nose. 5.75% ABV 59 IBU.

Natian: Portland’s Nation Brewing is the brainchild of Ian McGuinness and Natalia Laird. Brewer McGuinness offers us a distinctly lupulin laden bold IPA known as Big Block IPA. Finishing out at 6.8% ABV, this new IPA has been a favorite of the brewer and he’s confident that you will feel the same.

Beetje Brouwerij: We’re so pleased to debut the beer of Portland’s newest brewery (this could change in a day/week the way they’ve been popping up here). Beetje (pronounced bay-cha) is the Belgian-inspired brewery from Southeast Portland of brewer Mike Wright. For Microhopic 2, Wright offers his Urban Farmhouse Ale, a light, easy drinking beer meant to quench your thirst. 5.25% ABV, 21 IBU’s. Made with Organic pilsner and 2-row malt and a pinch of crystal malt. Hops: Goldings, Hallertauer, and Willamette. Fermented with a Belgian farmhouse ale yeast.

Vertigo Brewing: No micro beer fest is complete without the quenching beers of Hillsboro, Oregon’s Vertigo Brewing. Soon to expand to a 7-bbl brewhouse, Vertigo has produced a mindblowing amount of beer on a 1-bbl brewhouse thus far. For our event at Bailey’s brewers Mike Kinion and Mike Haines bring an amped up version of their flagship Friar Mike’s IPA known as Friar Gone Wild. This Imperial IPA weighs in at about 8.5% ABV and a boisterous 114 IBU’s. Says Haines “We figured it only made sense to bring a macrohopic beer to the microhopic event!”

Microhopic 2.0 takes place on September 8, 2010 at Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway Street) in Portland, Oregon. Event starts at 4PM and lasts until the kegs are emptied.

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Brewpublic announces another special meet the brewers pub crawl. You might remember back on March 20, 2010 when we brought you the first of this kind on SE Division Street in Portland. Now, we’ve got a crawl, also with four craft beer bars, less distance to cover, and even more brewers to meet while you enjoy a plethora of great brews.

What: Meet the brewers pub crawl (aka BrewPubliCrawl). 18 Oregon brewers will be on hand for this exclusive 6 hour event, each with a refreshing and unique offering designed especially for the commencement of July (Oregon Craft Beer Month). Four craft beer loving bars will open their doors as normal, but on this day with a lot more artisan brews to share. We’re really excited to have you check this out!

Where: N. Killingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon.

The crawl starts at the Red Fox bar (5128 North Albina Avenue); moves to Saraveza (1004 N. Killingsworth Street); then Overlook Lucky Lab (1700 N. Killingsworth Street); and ends up at The Hop & Vine (1914 N. Killingsworth Street).

When: Saturday July 31, 2010 Noon until 6pm. Brewers with beers at each stop will be on hand for 1.5 hours at each stop. (Red Fox Noon-1:30PM; Saraveza 1:30-3PM; Overlook Lucky Lab 3-4:30PM; The Hop & Vine 4:30-6PM)

Why: Because we are nutty about Oregon Craft Beer and love our community and the artists who brew great beer here in Oregon. Also, we want to toast another great Oregon Craft Beer Month that is closing out on this day.

Other Details: No tickets are required for this pub crawl. Folks 21+ will be able to purchase beer from the bars like you’d normally expect. The entire pub crawl route from start to finish is just 0.7 miles. Brewers in attendance with their beer pouring include: Alameda, Boneyard Beer, Cascade, Deschutes, Double Mountain, Fort George, Heater Allen, Hopworks, Laurelwood, Lucky Labrador, MacTarnahan’s, Migration, Natian, New Old Lompoc, Ninkasi, Oakshire, Seven Brides, and Vertigo. Also, Bailey’s Taproom’s 3rd anniversary barrel fest is happening on this day and we strongly recommend that you visit them for some of the rarest and most unique beers as well!

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Brewpublic is proud to announce our sponsorship of Saraveza‘s first ever Imperial IPA Fest. IIPA Fest is a five day celebration of one of the more assertive and beloved styles. Running July 14-18, this bonanza of hoppiness will feature more than 30 different IIPAs under one roof! In addition to having all of these beers on tap, featured brewers will be on hand each night to meet with customers and enjoy this event at the heart of Oregon Craft Beer Month. As a special bonus, limited free tickets will be provided to customers good for a free Saraveza 32-ounce jar that can be filled with IIPA at a special discounted price. Get your tickets at Saraveza today (good while supplies last)!

For further details, visit http://saraveza.com or call (503) 206-4252

MEET THE BREWERS, TASTE THEIR IIPAs
Nightly @ 7pm

WED JULY 14:  Beer Valley (Ontario, OR) & Laurelwood (PDX)

THUR JULY 15: WASHINGTON NIGHT! Pike (Seattle) & Lazy Boy (Everett, WA)

FRI JULY 16:  HUB NIGHT!  Hopworks Urban Brewery (PDX)

SAT JULY 17: Seven Brides (Silverton, OR) & Widmer (PDX)

SUN JULY 18: GORGE NIGHT! Walking Man (Stevenson, WA), Double Mountain (Hood River, OR), & Everybody’s Brewing (White Salmon, WA)

Saraveza is located at 1004 North Killingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon.

This event takes place July 14-July 18, 2010. Brewers scheduled to be in attendance each night at 7pm.

FULL IIPA DRAFT LIST ANNOUNCED:

WEDNESDAY, 14th:  Oregon (& More!) Night #1
“Organic Green Mammoth”: Laurelwood, PDX (2010 debut)
“Leafer Madness”: Beer Valley, Ontario, OR
“Black Madness”: Beer Valley, Ontario, OR
“Glen’s Hop Vice”: Oakshire, Eugene, OR
“Mega Monster”: Gilgamesh, Turner, OR (debut)
Wednesday’s Bullpen:
“Hercules”: Great Divide, Denver, CO

Tapped @ 5pm on THURSDAY, 15th:  Washington (& More!) Night
“Pike Double IPA”: Pike, Seattle, WA
“Extra”: Lazy Boy, Everett, WA
“Hop Wallop”: Victory, Downingtown, PA
“Unearthly”: Southern Tier, Lakewood, NY
“Hop Stoopid”: Lagunitas, Petaluma, CA
Thursday’s Bullpen:
“Oaked Unearthly”: Southern Tier, Lakewood, NY
“Racer X”: Bear Republic, Healdsburg, CA

Tapped @ 5pm on FRIDAY, 16th:  H.U.B. (& More!) Night
“Evelyn Sunshine”: Hopworks Urban Brewery (H.U.B.), PDX
“Ace of Spades”: H.U.B., PDX
“Galactic”: H.U.B., PDX
“Maharaja”: Avery, Boulder, CO
“Imperial Wheat”: Cascade, PDX
Friday’s Bullpen:
“Mendocino IIPA”: Mendocino, Ukiah, CA
“Blue Frog DIPA”: Blue Frog, Fairfield, CA
“90 Minute”: Dogfish Head, Gaithersburg, MD

Tapped @ 5pm on SATURDAY, 17th:  Oregon (& More!) Night #2
“Frankenlou’s”: 7 Brides, Silverton, OR
“Deadlift”: Widmer, PDX
“Tricerahops”:  Ninkasi, Eugene, OR
“Yellow Wolf”: Alameda, PDX
“Super-Duper Dog”: Lucky Lab, PDX
“Pliny the Elder”: Russian River, Santa Rosa, CA
Saturday’s Bullpen:
“Hoppe”: Southern Tier, Lakewood, NY
“Double Daddy”: Speakeasy, San Francisco, CA

Tapped @ 5pm on SUNDAY, 18th:  the Gorge (& More!) Night
“Molten Lava”: Double Mountain, Hood River, OR
“Big Phat Homo”: Walking Man, Stevenson, WA
“Big Brother”: Everybody’s, White Salmon, WA (debut)
“I Beat yoU”: Mikkeller, København, DEN
“Lenny’s R.I.P.A.”: He’Brew, New York, NY
Sunday’s Bullpen:
“Gordon”: Oskar Blues, Lyons, CO
“Steelhead DIPA”: Mad River, Blue Lake, CA

More on Imperial IPAs:

Imperial IPAs (also known as Double IPAs) are strong, very hoppy styles of pale ales. These beers, popularized in hop growing regions of the Pacific Northwest have high amounts of malt and hops. IIPAs  typically have alcohol content above 7% by volume and IBUs (International Bittering Units) are in the very high range (60+).

The style is extremely common in Oregon thanks to the great growing conditions conducive to the hop plant.Nowadays, IIPAs are found all over the world from the Northwest to regions like Denmark, Belgium, Scotland, and Norway.

The style is one of the fastest growing styles in the craft beer industry, and a favorite among “hopheads.” This group of people enjoy an array of hop characteristics including boldly bitter to citrusy, piny, flower, dank, and otherwise monstrously aromatic.

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Brewpublic announces a special mini-fest featuring four of Oregon’s best nanobreweries. This event known as Microhopic will be the first to showcase these fine brewers under one roof. In fact, it might be safe to say that most people in the Portland area have never tried most of the beers to be presented at Microhopic.

On hand, will be the beers and the brewers who made them. These breweries will include Big Horse Brewing of Hood River and brewer Jason Kahler; Rivergate Brewing of N. Portland and brewer Brian Frisch; Mt. Tabor Brewing of SE Portland and brewer Eric Surface; and Ambacht Brewing of Hillsboro and brewer Tom Kramer.

We are excited to invite you to come to this event featuring a rare and eclectic assortment of Oregon-brewed beers. This event will take place on Saturday June 19, 2010 at Saraveza, located at 1004 N. Killingsworth Street in Portland, Oregon. For more information or press related inquiries please contact angelo@brewpublic.com or visit http://brewpublic.com/events Cheers!

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BrewPubliCrawl / Meet the Brewers

Brewpublic.com is pleased to present the first in a series of killer pub crawls where you can meet the brewers making the fine beer.

Mark your calendars for Saturday March 20, 2010 Noon-6PM

This event will feature the brewers and beers of Double Mountain, Walking Man, Hopworks, Barley Brown’s, Beer Valley, New Old Lompoc, Fort George, and Full Sail.

Not to be missed by any beer geek! This killer SE Division Street (Portland, Oregon) Crawl starts at noon at Victory Bar (3652 SE Division St. @ 37th).

Other pubs sponsoring this event include Lompoc’s Hedge House, Bar Avignon, and The BeerMongers. For more information, email info (at) brewpublic (dot) com. Prost!

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Brewpublic.com and Saraveza Presents: MY BEERY VALENTINE
A Benefit for Haiti Relief Efforts

In pursuit of interesting and imaginative beer styles, Brewpublic and Saraveza have once again coordinated a one-of-a-kind line-up of specialty brews perfect for Valentines/Zwickelmania Weekend. This event will showcase some never before experienced draughts of chocolate and fruit beers. MY BEERY VALENTINE expresses the love and passion for dynamic brews and is designed for true beer geeks. The event is also a benefit for Mercy Corps’ Haiti Relief Efforts. Local organic chocolates from Equal Exchange as well as handmade treats will be available to pair with these mouthwatering beers.

Highlights from this event will include the following beers:

Upright Four Play: a tempting tart cherry wheat Saison aged in Pinot Noir casks.

Cascade Raspberry/Noyeau blend: a confluence of barrel-aged rarities matured in brandy liqueur casks employing hand-pitted apricot kernels.

Block-15 Love Potion No. 9: a chocolate raspberry stout conditioned with fresh roasted cocoa nibs and locally grown Oregon raspberries.

New Old Lompoc Bourbon Barrel fermented Cherry Stout: a big and bold one-off beer meshing deep, roasted chocolaty malts with sweet cherries. Barrel-fermentation provides a distinct complexity.

Vertigo Razz Wheat: an unfiltered American wheat ale eschews syrup for over twelve pounds of real raspberries per barrel — yielding a beer with a delightful blend of light, refreshing flavors.

Other specialty beers will be present from Oregon craft breweries such as Double Mountain, Fort George, Widmer Brothers, Oakshire, and more…

When: Saturday and Sunday February 13 and 14, 2010

Where: Saraveza Bottle Shop & Pasty Tavern, 1004 N. Killingsworth, Portland, Oregon

Details: Admission is free, proceeds benefit Mercy Corps Haitian relief efforts.

For more information: http://brewpublic.com  http://saraveza.com http://www.mercycorps.org/haiti

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Brewpublic and Victory Bar Presents:

Portland Brewers Gose Tasting

Come try four different Gose beers brewed locally in Portland, Oregon. These include one-off seasonals never on tap at once together.

Meet Upright and Cascade Brewers and try their special German-style Goses.
Enjoy Victory Bar‘s handmade pretzels and mustard.
Be the first to experience the Pacific Northwest’s Gose revival beers.

This special Gose tasting will include three of Cascade’s seasonal interpretations of the style. The Lipschmacker Summer Gose, the Autumn Gose and the new Winter Holiday Gose, a potpourri of citrus, tart, and salty flavor profiles. Dark ruby colored, the Winter Holiday Gose is brewed with many of the ingredient as the others but now with additional orange peel, cinnamon, hibiscus flower, coriander, nutmeg, and cranberries.

Also on tap will be Upright Brewing’s Gose. Brewer Alex Ganum states it “uses the typical coriander and salt in what we think is a balanced manner along with a blend of roughly half pilsner malt and half malted wheat. We decided to use the house French saison strain because it has a bit of tartness to it naturally but also employed a sour mash like we do on the Four and added a pinch of lactic acid to acidify the water a bit further. It ended up quite dry and hit 5.2% ABV. I think the mix of dryness, acidity and saltiness makes it easy and enjoyable to drink plenty of – our kind of beer.”

Where: Victory Bar on 3652 SE Division St.
When: Monday, December 21st, 2009, 6 PM – 9 PM

About Gose biers:

The Gose style dates back to the early 18th Century in the town of Goslar, Germany, in the Lower Saxony in the northwest slopes of the Harz Mountains. Brewed with at least 50% malted wheat in the grain bill, Gose beer fell outside of the Reinheitsgebot due to the use of salt and coriander spice. However, the beer was allowed special exception due to it being considered a regional specialty. Goses became so popular in Leipzig, a city now consisting of more than half a million people, that several regional breweries started brewing Goses themselves. By the end of the 19th Century, it was considered to be the local style of Leipzig and there were countless Gosenschänke in the city.

Gose beer is characteristically sour due to the presence of lactobacillus bacteria after the boil. Traditionally brewed Goses often fall within the 4-5% ABV range and give off a distinct lemon herbal zest and quenching saltiness initially derived from the hard water where it originated, but since then, salt is added.

12-21-09:  Cascade Brewers Ron Gansberg, Curtis Bain and Upright Brewers Alex Ganum and Gerritt Ill will be on hand to discuss the Gose bier style…

BREWPUBLIC presents The Cocoa Hop – an event

pairing Northwest craft beer and chocolate.

The Cocoa Hop is a benefit for KZME Radio and will celebrate the love for local music and the marriage of Northwest craft beer with mouthwatering chocolate….music will be provided by the soulful sounds of DJ Miracle Miles.

It will take place on November 14th from 6:30 pm until 9:30PM pm at the Old Lompoc Side Bar in Portland.

Chocolate will be provided by Dagoba and Equal Exchange.

Beer will include Oakshire Espresso Stout, Lazy Boy Mistletoe Bliss, Trade Route Ginger Pale, Cascade Porter, New  Old Lompoc Bourbon Barrel Fermented Dark Side Porter and Condor Pale. There will also be limited bottled specialties and more.

Tickets are $25.00 each and include beer and chocolate tastings. This is a great value and for a great cause.

BUY YOUR TICKET TODAY!

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Thanks to everyone who came to brewpublic’s one year anniversary events!

We had a great time – read our recap of Friday night and Saturday night.

In celebration of our first Brewniversary, Brewpublic is pleased to announce two events featuring one-of-a-kind craft beers, art and giveaways. These two special events were planned with you the reader in mind. Please come join the Brewpublic team and fellow Beervana Brewpublicans in a toast to fine craft beer, yeast, malt, and the pursuit of hoppiness.

Brewpublic One Year Anniversary Party

Friday October 9, 2009

Saraveza (1004 N. Killingsworth, PDX)

Brewpublic kicks off a spectacular weekend at Saraveza with a special hand selected one-of-a-kind brew from Lagunita’s cellars as well as other unique pours. There will also be a raffle, and giveaways.

Featured pours include:

*Lagunita’s Hairy Eyeball (Lagunita’s Brewing, Petaluma, California)

*Caldera Ginger Pale Ale (Caldera Brewing/Ashland, Oregon)

*Re Ale Extra (Birra Del Borgo, Borgorose, Italy)

*Deschutes King Cone Fresh Hop Pale Ale (Deschutes Brewery, Portland/Bend, Oregon)

*Sierra Nevada Chico Estate Harvest Ale (Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, California)

*Urthel Hop-It Belgian IPA (De Leyerth Brouwerijen, Ruiselede, Belgium

*Lucky Labrador Pavlov Russian Imperial Stout (Lucky Lab, Portland, Oregon)

*Schneider Hopfen-Weisse Weizenbock (Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH, Kelheim, Germany w/Brooklyn Brewing, Brooklyn, New York)

*Upright Turkey on Rye Chili Brew (Upright Brewing, Portland, Oregon)

*Fort George XVI Chapel (Fort George Brewery & Public House, Astoria, Oregon)

…and more!

This special event will also feature a video art installation dedicated to craft beer by Matthew DiTullo.

Brewpublic Killer Beer Fest

Saturday October 10, 2009

Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway, PDX) 4PM-Midnight

On this special night during Portland’s Fresh Hop weekend, Brewpublic has curated a line-up of never tasted before beers from the Pacific Northwest. Barrel-aged brews, Belgian-style specialties, and other one of a kind and one-off brews. Most of these beers will not be available again. Bailey’s provides a great environment for tasting these beers and they will be offered in 10 oz and 20 oz imperial pints, as well as sample trays.

Confirmed beers include:

Cascade Brewing 5 Barrel Thread: a one-only blend of five amazing beers: Bourbon Barrel Aged Quad, White Port Aged Raspberry, Barrel Aged Triple, Apricot and Sour Pie Kriek. The blend may sound a bit odd, but brewers Ron Gansberg and Curtis Bain say you’ll be surprised by the “lift and color found in the final result.”

Barley Brown’s Baker City Wild Wet-Hopped American Strong Pale Ale: Employing country roadside hops from Baker City, Oregon, this beer is a kind one of kind. Brewer Shawn Kelso says “It’s pretty hoppy and at 7.25% ABV you may want to just call it an I.P.A. It was brewed with fresh hand picked unknown hops that grow wild on the side of a road here in Baker City. I put 36 pounds in a 3bbl batch. It’s pretty damn tasty!”

Caldera Rose Pedal Imperial Golden Ale: Made with 11 pounds of rose pedals and two liters of Bulgarian rose water, brewer Jim Mills says “this beers tastes like a party at Grandma’s house.” This is the only keg of this taproom exclusive beer to reach Portland and is dangerously delicious!

Vertigo Midnight Harvest Fresh-hop Ale: Hand crafted especially for this season, start-up Hillsboro brewers Mike Haines and Mike Kinion handpicked fresh Willamette and Cascade hops through the night for this gem of a brew.

Standing Stone Wet-Hop Amber Ale: Snagged from brewer Adam Benson on our last Southern Oregon trip, this piquant red ale is floral, fruity and bright with crispy, chewy notes exhibiting a fiercely drinkable presence. From one of Oregon’s most sustainably-minded brewery’s, here is a beer we are truly honored to serve at this event.

Block15 Bourbon Barrel-aged Fat Monk Dubbel: Still aging as we speak, this beer is near ready. This brew is sure to wow the palate and the mind. Aged in one Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old bourbon cask. This will only produce 3.5 kegs. Count on Bailey’s and Brewpublic to tap one of them sonofaguns!

Hopworks Oregon Oak Aged Diablito: Brewer Ben Love set us up with a special rendition of HUB’s effervescent Belgian singel ale. This bubbly quaffer is nicely spiced and according to love the bright Oregon oak adds additional peppery spice to the equation.

Seven Brides Imperial Marzenfest: Deep chestnut-brown bodied with enough belly-warming bite to last throughout the winter, this distinctly hardly sipper hails from Silverton, Oregon in the heart of harvest country. This weekend is sure to take care of the hop heads and this beer is reppin’ for the malt heads as well.

Oakshire Collaborative Evil Belgian-inspired Strong Pale: One of three kegs see make its way to the Portland. The other was tapped over the summer at Belmont Station and the other at Saraveza for Brewpublic’s 1st Year Brewniversary.

BJ’s Enfant Terrible: One of the last kegs of this brew whose began life as an unblended base beer from the brewery’s 2007 OBF entry which was racked into clean whiskey barrels and fermented with a Lambic yeast/bacteria blend. It’s well attenuated and has become quite funky over the last couple of years.

Walkabout Jabberwocky Strong Ale: Not found around Portland, the beers of Central Point, Oregon’s Walkabout are undeniably full-bodied. Brewer Ross Litton has an affinity for bold ingredient-laden brews and this is perhaps his finest example. Jabberwocky is dark and hoppy and with a smooth creeping palatability that has been known to “knock a dick in the dirt.”

Hop Valley Vanilla Porter: Rarely seen in Portland (except at joints like Bailey’s Taproom), this dessertif features fresh organic vanilla beans in the conditioning tank. Brewer Trevor Howard is no stranger to bold beer. Opened in Springfield, Oregon in 2009, here’s a great new brew to celebrate a wonderful year of Beaver State craft brews.

Beer Valley Gone Fishin’: Here’s a mild ale with a low hop level to refresh you after a hard fest o’drinkin’. Beer Valley Brewing in Ontario is Oregon’s easternmost brewery and the furthest in the state of Portland. Here’s a first time on tap in Portland brew to enjoy with mild candy notes and a crisp malt underpinning. Thanks to brewer Pete Ricks for hookin’ this one up and helpin’ reel ‘er in.

New Old Lompoc Barrel Fermented Centennial IPA: 100% fermented in a vintage white English oak barrel. Brewed with crystal malts that give it a rich golden color. Brewer Bryan Kielty says “There is a floral nose, sharp bitter finish, and a slight tough of oak.”

Roots Organic Oak-aged Island Red: From Oregon’s first all-organic certified brewery cometh this bourbon oak aged brew. Aged a well over a month in Pappy Von Winkle bourbon casks, this beer promises to be bready, full-bodied, and warming. The brewery describes it as “deep crimson creamy body with a tight elegant head.”

Double Mountain Abbey Hoffman Belgian Brown Ale: Only available at the Hood River tasting room, here is another glowing example of DM’s eclectic abilities. Spicy and mouth wateringly robust. The 7.5% ABV is well masked with rows of piquant yeastiness and delectable almond notes. Count on a great beer every time from one of Oregon’s finest craft breweries. Steal this beer!

Upright Fresh Hop of Bel-Air: Brewer and friend Alex Ganum say “This firkin of the Fresh Hop of Bel Air is filled with a saison made with fresh liberty hops from Annen brothers farm in Mt. Angel and was then dry-hopped with more liberty hops (dried) from the same farm. 6.2%” Perfect beer for maxin’ and relaxin.’

Full Sail Vesuvius: This hybridization of a Belgian golden ale holds a dryness without being phlegmatic. Fruity esters imparted by the yeast meld with a fortuitous alcoholic girth to deliver a wallop of a wake-up call to the senses. The use of Saaz and Sterian hops tweak the beer to give it an Imperial Pilsner-esque attitude that is tucked behind the imposing yeastiness.This brew is a part of Full Sail’s Brewmaster Reserve Series and only a dozen kegs of it will be released this year.

Lucky Lab Bourbon Barrel-aged Irish Red Ale: Lucky Lab brewer Ben Flerchinger delivers a one-of-a-kind keg of this sufficiently boozy, creamy, and nutty Irish-styled red ale. Here’s another beer you won’t find anywhere else around and it promised to be as delicious as any other specialty brews from LL’s beer geek repertoire.

Fort George CoHoperative Fresh Hop Ale: Fresh sticky hops brought in by the brewing community (much like Lucky Lab’s Mutt Hop Ale). This pale amber beer should provide a piny, floral presence. Says Beervana’s Jeff Alworth “I got a candy-sweet aroma with the tiniest bit of hop, slightly citrus, slightly spicy. It was what I’d call a “normal” hop aroma–nothing funky or unidentifiably herbal. On the palate, the hops come through sharply, and in a standard citrus-bitter spectrum I recognized.”

Big Horse Mac Stallion Scotch Ale: As described by the brewery: “A deep walnut colored ale with hints of smoke, dried fruit and alcohol. Low on hops, high on malts.” This beer is a rare treat for Portlanders who would normally have to trek out to  the Columbia Gorge to experience a brew from this wonderful brewery. Barely big enough to meet the demand of Hood River, brewer Jason Kahler is one of Oregon’s finest in the craft. We find this nice amber-copper bodied beer with a medium white head to possess just the right balance of sweet, peaty malty, mildly nutty flavor. Well balanced and true to style. Yee haw!

Deschutes Hop Henge #6: This hophead-focused IPA is the latest in Deschutes’ lupulin lovin’ repertoire. According to Deschutes: “The new formulation is the epitome of the brewery’s experimental style and commitment to innovation, while gratifying their unquenchable thirst for beautifully balanced hoppy beers. The newest incarnation of Hop Henge uses several new hop processes and techniques to create a truly unique and unexpected beer.” Deschutes Brewmaster Larry Sidor says “When people taste Hop Henge, I want them to stop and realize – ‘Wow, this is what hops are supposed to do. I am interested in creating hop perfection, and for Hop Henge that means producing a great aroma and a juicy hop experience.”  8.75% ABV, 95 IBU.

We’ve got a few other brews up our sleeve like a Lagunita’s Saison and some that haven’t been confirmed yet it will be awesome and definitely killer!

See you there!

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