Where to begin? KillerBeerWeek 2011 was the biggest series of events that Brewpublic has put forth in our three years of existence. Eight days at eight venues with more than 95 curated specialty craft beers throughout.

As previously mentioned, it all kicked off for us at Roscoe’s Pub on Sunday October 16, 2011, where Jeremy and Quyen and company hosted our KillerBeerSummit, and helped us to wrangle up sixteen special beers on tap. Read PortlandBeer.org’s write up of the Summit here.

Monday night (October 17, 2011) witnessed one of the best Read More…

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…And on we forge with another big weekend of prosts and toasts in the books. On Saturday October 15, 2011, Saraveza Bottleshop & Pasty Tavern witnessed friends and family alike for a heartwarming salute to the craft beer industry. For this year’s celebration, general manager Jonathan Carmean spoke to an attentive audience about the importance of a genuine public house atmosphere, and how the patrons of the pub have been an integral part of the pubs growth. He also pointed to the interpersonal growth of the staff at owner Sarah Pederson‘s bar over the past year. Carmean said “Our staff is nothing short of exemplary”, adding, “We’ve all seen new life brought into the world and have all adopted Sarah and Ryan’s daughter Roxanna as our own.” The beloved Carmean punctuated the sentiments of the evening by saying “This is more than a job, this is a way of life”, to which he was answered with cheers. Following some thoughtful comments and showing of appreciation, Carmean’s final toast was a Oaxacan adage in light of the forthcoming Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) to which several small snifters of Russian River Consecration were lifted. Then he stated “No estamos aquí por un largo tiempo que estamos aquí por un buen tiempo”, which in English translates to “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time.”

The beer selection on this night was outstanding as would be expected. A three year vertical (2009-2011) of Consecration poured on tap as well as other notables such as Barley Brown’s Awesome Imperial Cascadian Dark Ale, Logsdon Farmhouse Fresh Hop Seizoen, 2010 The Bruery Autumn Maple, and Haandbryggeriet “Odin’s Tipple” Imperial Dark Norse Ale, to name a few. Sugar Pimp’s Lori Clinton Adams, put forth a beautiful Schilitz finger cake with three digits raised. The offering, made with Southern Tier Mocha, was shared and paired with the tart currant-laden Consecration. Several notable brewers and industry folks were in attendance for Saraveza’s big night and it was evident that a great time was had by all.

Brewpublic Kicks off KillerBeerWeek at Roscoe’s

Sunday October 16, 2011 was a struggle. The remnants of abused and tormented livers made it over to Roscoe’s Pub to kickoff Brewpublic’s KillerBeerWeek. Like Saraveza, our craft beer blog celebrates a threepeat this week with an eight day showing of interesting and unique, if not great beers at some of our favorite local haunts. Roscoe’s offered flights, glasses, and pints of a vast variety of brews from near and far. Some highlights included the release of Upright’s 2011 Late Harvest sour ale, Oakshire’s ramped up Very Ill Tempered Gnome, Lompoc’s California Steamin’ Common Ale, the debut of Boneyard’s latest Experimental IPA, and  a mouthwateringly tart gem known as Red Label Scotch from Cascade Brewing. Big thanks to Jeremy, Quyen, and the entire staff at Roscoe’s for getting things kicked off with a bang. We look forward to seeing you throughout the week at our other events that we are confident will be a lot of fun and quite delicious. Cheers!

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Look for twenty bomb-ass beers pouring at Brewpublic’s KILLERBEERFEST 2011. It is he third year of this event and it’s no surprise that the brews to be featured will killer! Look for at least five beers brewed with Rooibos in honor of Brewpublic’s favorite brewer Alexander Legume. More details to come soon.

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Join Saraveza for a special toast to three years of Brewpublic, Portland, Oregon’s most visited craft beer blog. This event is a thank you to all who have helped support the craft beer industry and enjoy great beer. Saraveza is undoubtedly one of the best beer bars on the planet so it made perfect sense to host this fun and tasty event here. Beers featured will be from the following breweries:

• Boneyard Beer
• Upright
• Laurelwood
• Walking Man
• The Commons
• Mt. Tabor
• Lompoc
• Taras Boulba (Smierlap!)
• Roots (vintage keg)

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Join Roscoe’s Pub, one of Portland’s finest craft beer hotspots, as we kick off Brewpublic’s 3rd Brewniversary week/KillerBeerWeek. Look for some mindmelting and asskicking specialty craft brews on this special evening!

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Celebrate our second brewniversary and share in our love for craft beer. Our friends at Saraveza will be pouring brews from some our favorite craft brewers in the area.

• Barley Brown’s Turmoil Cascadian Dark Ale
• Bear Republic Rebellion Pale (dry-hopped with Glaciers)
• Beetje Brewery Farmhouse Red Ale (dry-hopped and with Brettanomyces)
• Block 15 ’09 Super Nebula Imperial Stout (with cocoa nibs and aged in Bourbon barrels)
• Mt. Tabor Almost Amber Ale
• Ninkasi Dry-hopped Tricerahops Imperial IPA
• Prodigal Son IPA
• Pike Auld Acquaintance Holiday Ale (hoppy ale with spices)
• Salmon Creek Imperial Oatmeal Red Ale
• Upright Five (hoppy farmhouse ale)

And we’ve got a few other surprises in the bullpen if any of these beers kick.

This event will feature a special video art installation by Brewpublic’s Matthew DiTullo. We will also be giving away a bunch of craft beer swag. We look forward to sharing our love for beer with you! Cheers!

This event kicks off Friday October 22, 2010 at 5pm at Saraveza, located at 1004 N. Killingsworth Street in Portland, Oregon.

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Sunday October 24
Beer Geek Brunch
@ The Hop & Vine
1914 N. Killingsworth
Portland, OR

11:30AM

In celebration of Brewpublic’s Two Years of service to the Northwest Beer Community, the Hop & Vine will help cure your hangover after several days of imbibing during KillerBeerWeek. On Sunday, we will fill your belly with three courses of tasty brunch bites paired with some West Coast brews, as a treat we will be opening some special bottles to be passed around the table. Cost is $25 & space is limited, so call to reserve your spot today 503-954-3322.

Grub & Brews

• Double Mountain Kolsch with Sautéed Greens & House Cured Bacon
• the Bruery Hottenroth Berliner Weisse with Smoked Trout & Roasted Poblano Peppers
• Laurelwood Tree Hugger Porter with Raspberry Preserve & Nutella Whip Tort

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Friday October 22
BREWPUBLIC Brewniversary Party!
@ Saraveza Bottleshop & Pasty Tavern
1004 N. Killingsworth
Portland, OR
5PM
Celebrate Brewpublic’s 2nd Birthday with some Killer brews and some giveaways! There will also be a special beer-art video installation by Matthew DiTullo.
Special kegs from:

• Barley Brown’s
• Bear Republic
• Beetje Brewery
• Block 15
• Mt. Tabor
  
• Ninkasi
• Prodigal Son
• Oakshire
• Pike
• Southern Tier
• Upright

and more!

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Here’s the info, lineup and descriptions for the Killer Beers of Bend event that is the kickoff of  Brewpublic’s KillerBeerWeek:

Killer Beers of Bend
Wednesday October 20, 2010
5PM
@ The BeerMongers
1125 SE Division Street,
Portland, Oregon 97202
(503) 234-6012

10 Barrel
Double Woody Cabernet

A deep amber brown colored brew that is spicy and complex. Not as much fruitiness as the Belgian Strong Dark Ale but with some dark fruit aromas and flavors. Mild hop bitterness from Sterling and Saaz additions but with no lingering hop flavors.  Featuring 2-Row Pale, Aromatic, Munich, Cara-Pils, Biscuit, Caravienne, Special B, and Black malts as well as Demerara Sugar. For extra complexity this beer was aged in Leonetti Cabernet Barrels for 8 months.  If you’re looking for a very unique and complex beer, give it a run. Served appropriately in a snifter. 7.7% ABV, 26 IBU.

Bend Brewing
Oktoberfest
From one of Oregon’s most acclaimed brewers, Tonya Cornett, comes this seasonal special seasonal brew. Reddish brown in color with an inviting toasty aroma with notes of caramel, nuts and some fruitiness. This crisp and malty lager features Pils, Dark Munich, and Munich malts and is spiced with Perle and Liberty hops. 5.8% ABV, 30 IBU.

Boneyard Beer
Diablo Rojo

This tasty devil is an American-style red ale with a welcoming amber hue. Balance of malt complexity with American hop varietals. Liberally spiced with Perle, Chinook, and Cascades without overpowering a malt underpinning constituted of Crystal, Pale, Munich malts with the addition of Roasted malt for color. 6% ABV, 47 IBU.

Deschutes
Benderweiss

Willkommen! The first traditional Berlinerweisse brewed at Deschutes Brewery is a real mind-bender: Three fermentations (weiss yeast, lactobacillus, and wild yeast) produce a light & sour refreshing beverage! 5% ABV, 18 IBU.

Silver Moon
Bridge Creek Pilsner

The Bridge Creek Pilsner is a crisp Czech Style lager brewed cold. Using European hops and traditional yeast and malts, this Pilsner is light, pleasing and plentiful. Bronze medal winner in the Bohemian-style Pilsner category at 2010 Great American Beer Festival. Prost! 4.7% ABV, 9.5 IBU

If you would like further information, please contact Angelo@Brewpublic.com (503) 449-4522. Cheers!

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Walkabout Brewing located in Central Point, Oregon, just north of Medford and Ashland is a beer that rarely makes its way to Portland. In fact, it was some years back that kegs would occasionally be available in the Northwestern corner of the state at places like the Horse Brass Pub. More recently, we at Brewpublic brought a few kegs north for our 1st Brewniversary/KillerBeerFest last October. The heartily hopped Red Back IPA quickly emptied at Saraveza while the Jabberwocky Strong Ale was a hit at Bailey’s Taproom.

This elusive microbrewery run by Australian native Ross Litton, a friendly man with a big passion for bold beer recipes, recently put its Worker’s Pale Ale in 22 ounce bottles. Assisted by Green Bottling, a Portland-based contract mobile bottling company based in Portland, 240 cases of the Pale are now in bottles. However, it is not likely that Portlanders will have the beer brought north since the small brewery is focusing on their local beer market nearly 300 miles to the south. The good news is, travelers and passersby will have access to smaller quantities of this dialed brewery’s beers without having to commit to a whole keg. We think we’ll have to make another road trip to Southern Oregon soon.

(l to r): Caldera founder Jim Mills, Walkabout founder Ross Litton, and Caldera brewmaster Trevor Kemp.

Reviewing our tasting notes of Walkabout’s Worker’s Pale, we found the amber bodied brew to possess a thick white head and a lot of citrus hops character indicative of the Pacific Northwest and with enough caramel malt presence to balance. If you get a chance, don’t miss out.

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