UPDATE: This takes place Friday, March 25th, beginning at 4pm. This post didn’t mention that originally, but like all events, this is also in our events calendar.

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Hoppy beers are some of our favorites here in the Pacific Northwest, and this is quite understandable considering we are the top growers of bittering lupulin cones. Roscoe’s Pub, a favorite amongst craft beer hunting puddlejumpers in Portland, is rekindling our enthusiasm for boldly bitter and zestfully aromatic brews. In line with their monthly themed beer events, referred to as “summits,” Roscoe’s breaks out an impressive lineup of India Pale Ales and their imperial brethren.

Featured at this year’s IPA Summit, owners Quyen Li and Jeremy Lewis have compiled a noteworthy array including Read More…

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This Friday, we’re releasing our 2011 Spring Gose, a NW sour beer that is a re-creation of a historic German wheat beer style that was nearly lost to time.  This light, slightly soured beer is spiced with sea salt, wild chamomile, lemon peel and culinary lavender.  Soft wheat and spice greet you on the nose, while a light spice bite and hint of lemon crosses the palate.  It finishes off with a soft lingering sour bite and just a slight dusty floral note.

Cascade Brewing still have five case left of the 2008 Apricot, one of the best Apricot blends we have done to date.  Vintage bottles sell for $18 apiece, limit 2 per person.  Vintage bottles are sold ONLY at Cascade Brewing Barrel House – we do not ship or hold on reserve any of these bottles.    Future vintage release dates: Sunday, March 27 for 2008 Sang Royal, and Sunday, April 10 for 2008 The Vine.

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Sample Cascade Brewing’s delicious spring seasonal, the Sping IPAnox from a Firkin at Bailey’s Taproom. Tapping at 4PM!

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The beer lineup for this year’s SE Division Street Meet the Brewer BrewPubliCrawl includes 27  killer beers from 21 Oregon breweries. Brewers from most of these breweries will also be at the crawl. You can also download this list on our Event Guide (pdf file). Find more event details on our events page. We hope to see you crawling with us this Saturday!

2011 BrewPubliCrawl Beer Lineup:

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Friday, Cascade Brewing with the help of  Green Bottling bottled up their Portland Ale, our tribute to Portland Timbers mascot Timber Jim. Cascade was originally going to release the 22 ounce bottles on March 19 in honor of the MLS season opener in Colorado.  But since it was already bottled, they figured it made more sense to release it now.  So, Portland Ale will now go on sale at 11 am this Monday, March 7 at both the Cascade Brewing Barrel House and the Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub.  This gives you enough time to figure out how to transport it to Colorado!

Cases sell for $48, single bottles cost $4.25. $1 per case will be donated to Harper’s Playground – Timber Jim’s charity – by Cascade Brewing in the name of the Timbers Army 107ists.

The combination of German Pilsner and Noble aromatic hops makes this light bodied, straw colored pale ale a perfect choice for the pitch! Come get your bottles while they last, and raise them in a toast to Timber Jim and a Portland State of Mind!

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Another spectacular time to be alive and celebrating craft beer in Portland, Oregon. Spring is right around the corner and it looks like much of the colder and drearier days are behind us. Either way, we can smile knowing that Read More…

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