One of the most fun beer events each year is the Lucky Labrador Hop Harvest. This communal undertaking is one in which folks can help be a part of the brewery’s annual Mutt Hop beer – a beer consisting of a random mishmash of regionally grown hops. Bring some of your own homegrown bines or just show up and help pluck strobiles while enjoying the Lab’s beer in the back patio of their Hawthorne brewpub. Long sleeves and gloves are encouraged due to the prickly and itchy nature of the plants. Here’s the detail from the Lucky Lab: Read More…

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No rest for the wicked… or for Oregon craft beer lovers for that matter. As we are gearing up for the mother of all craft beer events here in the Pacific Northwest, aka Oregon Brewers Fest, we can look back over the weekend and again amaze ourselves at how many great beer events we’ve run up against. Read More…

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Brewpublic and Portland Beer & Music bring you the first annual BenFest at the Grain & Gristle. This unique event is a celebration of brewers named Ben and their amazing contributions to craft beer. For this Ben-efit, each Ben will unveil a special keg of brew.  In addition, a few brewers have decided to brew beers in honor of the Bens.

Besides the beer, you will be able to enjoy food from Grain & Gristle co-founder and chef, Ben Meyer. Besides the regular menu, the Twofer will be available during BenFest, a meal meant to split with your date, best friend or one of the Bens.

Portland Ben beers: Read More…

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From top to bottom: Jessie Kincaid, Erin DeSemple, Cindy Cummings, Amy Welch, Melissa Volokitin, Elan Walsky, Stephaine Heater, Teresa Culp, Margaret Lut, Lee Hedgmon, Julie Ratcliff, & Amanda Skourtis

July, being craft beer month in Oregon, there are plenty of celebrations happening that showcase brewers’ special one-off beers and brewers themselves. One event even recognizes brewers named Ben! But where are the ladies (besides at BenFest hanging with all the Benjamins) and the kudos for all that women do for Oregon beer? Read More…

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Migration brewer Mike Branes (left) with Lucky Lab brewer Ben Flerchinger

On July 16^th Migration will be hosting a Pig Pickin’ Party as part of craft Oregon Craft Beer Month. Migration co-founder Colin Rath says “We will be host to Lompoc’s Sour wheat beer a 5-beer blend, Uprights latest Monk and Mingus and a special keg of Coffee IPA from Migration.  These amazing beers will be set to pair with a pork centric plate of food supplied by local BBQ cart Robb’s Really Good Food.  Four local bluegrass, guitar pickin’, banjo strummin’ bands will accompany all this great beer and food.”

July 23^rd marks the date for Migration and Amnesia’s first edition of Brewer’s Feud at Migration Brewing. Participants will include: Read More…

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If you haven’t had the opportunity to catch a ride on the Brewvana Portland Brewery Tours Bus, here’s another golden opportunity. We recently caught a ride with Ashley and the gang and let us tell you, it was a ton of fun Sunday’s Brewvana ride is a special one. It’s a connoisseur tour with one of Portland’s best brewers riding along to highlight some of the best beers. Vasilios Gletsos recently accepted a job as Laurelwood’s brewmaster, replacing Chad Kennedy. Still working his last days with NAB (MacTarnahan’s, Pyramid, etc), Gletsos has an impressive resume of brewing gigs under his belt including posts at BJ’s, Rock Bottom, and Astoria Brewing. Get on today’s bus and while seats remain. It is totally gonna be a hoot. Besides, tomorrow is a holiday so you can indulge yourself!

Details: Read More…

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Next week, the North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF) returns for a seventh year, and again will be hosted at one of Portland’s finest outdoor venues, Overlook Park. The June 24-26 festival looks to serve up 50 different beers and ciders from across the continent.

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Join members of LOLA (Ladies of Lagers and Ales) on Tuesday June 7, 2011 starting at 4:30pm for the debut of LOLA Kölsch.  Ben Flerchinger, Lucky Lab Beer Hall brewer will be there to talk about the experience of leading the ladies as well as LOLA members who designed the recipe and brewed the beer.

This brew is a first for the Ladies of Lagers and Ales (LOLA) crew with no less than a dozen women breaking a sweat on a sunny day in April at the Lucky Labrador Beer Hall on NW Quimby. Under the watchful eye of Read More…

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It’s coming back! The 2011 3rd annual Craft Dash is July 9th and is presented this year by Saraveza, Widmer Brothers and The Hop & Vine. Check-in 8am and race begins at 9am and is 21+ with the finish at the Mississippi Street Fair.

The 5K pub run includes: commemorative t-shirt & glass, a beer at each stop, prizes for first, second & third place finishers for men & women and a Costume Contest!

Representing will be Upright Brewing, Lompoc Brewing, Amnesia Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewing, Lucky Lab Brewing, the Bridgetown Beerhouse and the Mississippi Street Fair

Register here: http://thehopandvine.com/2011/04/3rd-annual-craft-dash/ or Saraveza.com for $33 and select your T-Shirt size with proceeds going to Open Meadow. Registration closes on June 20th and remember you must be 21+

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