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Sat 3/13/2010: 4th annual ExBEERience
Sat 3/13/2010: DOUBLE MOUNTAIN 3rd ANNIVERSARY PARTY!!!
Sat 3/13/2010: Hopworks Beer Dinner at Restaurant Beck
Tue 3/16/2010: Pyramid Curveball Release (Seattle)
Wed 3/17/2010: St. Patrick's Day Beer Blast
Fri 3/19/2010: Roots Turns The Big 5!
Fri 3/19/2010: Pyramid Curve Ball Release
Sat 3/20/2010: Hard Liver Barleywine Festival
Sat 3/20/2010: Foggy Noggin Brewing Grand Opening
Sun 3/21/2010: Happy Anniversary Mario and Natalie!
Wed 3/24/2010: Try Five of Washington's Newest Breweries
Wed 3/24/2010: Hopworks 2nd Anniversary
Sat 3/27/2010: Deschutes Brewery 3rd Annual Chocolate Beer Dinner
Thu 4/1/2010: Stone El Camino (un)Real Collaboration Release
Fri 4/23/2010: Hop Scotch Spring Beer and Scotch Festival

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Fresh Hop Shortage

Portland, OR–Hop heads not arriving in the first few hours and willing to tolerate long lines in a cramped venue experienced little bounty. Hopefully in the future, better planning will accommodate beer enthusiasts unable to arrive at at the very beginning of a nine hour festival. We arrived midway through the festival, not expecting every beer to still be available, but certainly hoping for a semblance of selection. A better option for those wanting a more comfortable, affordable, and bountiful experience would be to visit places like Belmont Station, Bailey’s Taproom, or the HorseBrass Pub. Many local brewpubs still have their fresh hop offerings available.

2008 Fresh Hop Tastival Guide

Midway through the cramped festival, not much left aside from Hopworks and Laurelwood beers

Midway through the cramped festival, not much left aside from Hopworks, Lompoc, and Laurelwood beers

Line-up of Beers for Hop Festivals

Fresh hops ripe for the picking

One Hop Festival (Hood River Hop Fest) down, and two to go. October 18 at Hopworks, 2944 SE Powell Blvd., and October 25 at Ninkasi, 272 Van Buren St. in Eugene. Admission to the events is free; glasses/mugs cost $5, and are required for tasting beer. Tastes of the individual beers are $1 each. Hours are Noon to 9 p.m.

Thanks to Chris Crabb, here is the lineup of the freshest beers on tap that will be available at both events. These two festivals will be the only place where hopheads can find all these beers in one location!