Press release:

On Friday March 1, 16 Tons Cafe, the premiere beer destination in South Eugene, presents our 1st annual Farmhouse Ale Fest featuring 40 beers made in the French farmhouse tradition. Including special releases from Oakshire, Block 15, Agrarian Ales, Upright, The Commons, Logsdon, Pfriem, Ale Apothecary and other Oregon breweries. Farmhouse ales were traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed in spring and summer. Once an endangered beer style, a massive revival has recently taken place. Flavors are complex and include earthiness, fruit tartness, and mild spice. Logsdon and Agrarian produce their ales on working farms!

On Friday March 15, Cider Fest takes center stage at 16 Tons Cafe. According to the Northwest Cider Association Cider is the fastest growing segments in craft beverages. Many cideries such as Yakima Valley’s Tieton grow their own apples, truly connecting the farm to the table. Local producers 2 Towns from Corvallis and Anthem from Salem will be on hand to answer questions about their products. Featured Ciders include those aged in Wine Barrels, Bourbon Barrels, infused with Apricots, Cherries, and other fruit. Many of the Ciders are from single orchards. Read More…

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On Saturday & Sunday December 15-16, warm up your Winter at 16 Tons Taphouse, in the heart of Eugene. Located smack dab between the University of Oregon and Downtown. 16 Tons at 13th & High Street will serve up more 70 Craft Beers including: Belgian Strong Ales, Barrel Aged Ales, Spiced Ales, Barley Wines, Imperial Stouts, Imperial Browns, Strong Sour Ales, Traditional Old Ales, and Winter Style IPAs. For the Craft Beer lover, this is a not-to-be-missed event.

The Festival provides a unique opportunity to sample seasonal, one off, and rare beers from renowned brewers from Oregon and beyond. A few of the most coveted beers include Boneyard’s Suge Knite Imperial Stout (Bend, OR) and Block 15′s Barrel Aged Figgy Pudding (Corvallis, OR) which, like many of the beers, are extremely limited in release and very highly regarded. For the novice and the experienced beer enthusiast this event is an incredibly fun opportunity to sample and savor some of the most sought after beers in the world. Bring your friends and share some sips.

Headlining breweries: Read More…

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16 Tons Cafe (The Supreme Bean) is located in Woodfield Station at 2864 Willamette #500.

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16 Tons Cafe (The Supreme Bean) is located in Woodfield Station at 2864 Willamette #500.

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On Friday September 21 our Cafe will host a very unusual beer release. In celebration of the harvest season, Eugene’s own Ninkasi Brewing Company has brewed up a unique pumpkin beer with Seattle’s renowned Elysian Brewing. This is the time of year when hops and pumpkins alike are ready to pick and freshest to enjoy. Why not combine 2 glorious flavors in a seductive thirst quenching ale?

Ninkasi and Elysian will each offer up 6 beers on tap at the event from 6-10pm. Some of the special Ninkasi beers include:

1. Lady of Avalon Munich Style Dark Lager
2. Sasquatch Legacy Wheat Wine
3. Nuptiale

Elysian, well known for their annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival (takes place each October), will feature 5 different pumpkin flavored ales:

1. Hopsquash Pumpkin IPA (Ninkasi Collaboration)
2. Night Owl with nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, ginger and allspice
3. The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale
4. Dark o the Moon Pumpkin Stout
5. Blight Pumpkin Ale with dark brown sugar and fiery Vietnamese cinnamon

Free entry, all ages welcome. The Cafe’s large patio will host local Eugene band My Father’s Ghost.

About 16 Tons Cafe: The Supreme Bean Coffee Company, purchased by 16 Tons in July 2011, is a neighborhood gathering place featuring Water Avenue Coffee, a full food menu, 12 beers on tap, an extensive wine list, Trivia Night and live music. 16 Tons has been consistently voted as having one of the best beer selections in Eugene. The Cafe is located in Woodfield Station at 2864 Willamette #500. Open everyday 7am-10pm

For more info visit www.SixteenTons.biz, or call Mike Coplin at (541) 953-2530

Mike

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It was only a matter of time before someone in the Pacific Northwest came out with a pumpkin IPA. Considering they are the masters of the pumpkin brew, we figured it would be Elysian Brewing of Seattle. Known across the map for their many styles of craft pumpkin beer and for their annual Great Pumpkin Festival, Elysian has teamed up with one of the region’s best known purveyors of hoppy brews, Ninkasi Brewing of Eugene to concoct Hop Squash Pumpkin IPA.

In addition to pumpkins, Hop Squash IPA is brewed with copious amounts of Japanese Sorachi Ace and New Zealand Motueka hops. Be one of the first to try it at a special event at Sixteen Tons’ Supreme Bean Cafe in Eugene that will feature a number of specialty releases from both breweries, including multiple pumpkin brews from Elysian. Here’s the details from our friend Mike Coplin at Sixteen Tons: Read More…

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In less than a week, Eugene, Oregon’s 2nd Annual Beer Week will be underway. Featuring more than 35 events, this seven day celebration of the city’s rich craft beer culture has begun to really take shape. Here’s a look at some of the events that will take place from May 7-13, 2012: Read More…

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Since 2010, 16 Tons Beer & Wine of Eugene, Oregon has greatly added to the city’s craft beer culture with a number of killer events, tastings, and simply by offering a wonderful selection of artisan brews to the community.To celebrate this achievement, founder Mike Coplin and his team of craft beverage lovers will throw a week-long party dubbed “Week of Wild” that will showcase an impressive array of wild/sour ales from near and far. One particular highlight to be featured will be a special wild blend composed by Upright Brewing of Portland named “El Coloquio de Cervantes”, a barrel-aged dark rye saison with raspberries. All this is taking place April 23-29, 2012. Here’s more details from Coplin and 16 Tons:

We will be pouring ales ranging from Farmhouse to Funky, from Tart to Tooth-Achingly-Acidic. Rustic, Sour, Barrel Aged, Spontaneously Fermented, and simply Wild ales. Beer is created when Yeast is introduced to the sweet, malty liquid known as wort. Traditionally this yeast did not come from labs and was not studied and separated under a microscope. It was introduced naturally, wildy, spontaneously. Wild Ales have had a huge resurgence in popularity in the last few years.

The “Wild Yeast” that is used is now cultivated in labs, but the labs endeavor to duplicate the Wild Yeast blends that have occurred naturally in the great beer regions south of Brussels, Belgium and in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Week of Wild (4/23-29) will culminate Saturday & Sunday with a festival featuring 70 wild ales. No entry fee, cash only, $1-$3 for tasters. The Festival also marks our 2nd anniversary, 16 Taphouse opened its doors the last weekend in April in 2010.

Featured Breweries:

Oregon: Block 15, Cascade, Deschutes, Hair of the Dog, Upright, Oakshire, Flat Tail, Commons, Logsdon, Belgium: Boon, Cantillon, De Dolle, De Proef, Dupont, Hanssens, Lindemans, 3 Fonteinen, Orval, Oud Beersel, Rodenbach, Strubbe, Verhaeghe,

Others: Haandbryggeriet, Mikkeller, The Bruery, Jolly Pumpkin, New Belgium, Ommegang, Russian River, Green Flash

About 16 Tons:

With 18 taps at the Taphouse, 16 Tons offers Eugene’s largest selection of fresh craft beer on tap. All of our delicious beers are available to go or by the pint. Over 500 bottles of beer, wine, cider, sake, and mead are on the shelves.

16 Tons’ Taphouse located at 265 E 13th on the corner of 13th & High. Open Su, M, T, W 12pm-10pm Th, F, Sa 12pm-12am

About 16 Tons’ Cafe:

The Supreme Bean Coffee Company, purchased by 16 Tons in July 2011, is a neighborhood gathering place featuring Water Avenue Coffee, a full food menu, 12 beers on tap, an extensive wine list, Trivia Night and live music. The Cafe is located in Woodfield Station at 2864 Willamette #500. Open everyday 7am-10pm

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Since 2010, 16 Tons Beer & Wine of Eugene, Oregon has greatly added to the city’s craft beer culture with a number of killer events, tastings, and simply by offering a wonderful selection of artisan brews to the community.To celebrate this achievement, founder Mike Coplin and his team of craft beverage lovers will throw a week-long party dubbed “Week of Wild” that will showcase an impressive array of wild/sour ales from near and far. One particular highlight to be featured will be a special wild blend composed by Upright Brewing of Portland named “El Coloquio de Cervantes”, a barrel-aged dark rye saison with raspberries. All this is taking place April 23-29, 2012. Here’s more details from Coplin and 16 Tons:

We will be pouring ales ranging from Farmhouse to Funky, from Tart to Tooth-Achingly-Acidic. Rustic, Sour, Barrel Aged, Spontaneously Fermented, and simply Wild ales. Beer is created when Yeast is introduced to the sweet, malty liquid known as wort. Traditionally this yeast did not come from labs and was not studied and separated under a microscope. It was introduced naturally, wildy, spontaneously. Wild Ales have had a huge resurgence in popularity in the last few years.

The “Wild Yeast” that is used is now cultivated in labs, but the labs endeavor to duplicate the Wild Yeast blends that have occurred naturally in the great beer regions south of Brussels, Belgium and in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Week of Wild (4/23-29) will culminate Saturday & Sunday with a festival featuring 70 wild ales. No entry fee, cash only, $1-$3 for tasters. The Festival also marks our 2nd anniversary, 16 Taphouse opened its doors the last weekend in April in 2010.

Featured Breweries:

Oregon: Block 15, Cascade, Deschutes, Hair of the Dog, Upright, Oakshire, Flat Tail, Commons, Logsdon, Belgium: Boon, Cantillon, De Dolle, De Proef, Dupont, Hanssens, Lindemans, 3 Fonteinen, Orval, Oud Beersel, Rodenbach, Strubbe, Verhaeghe,

Others: Haandbryggeriet, Mikkeller, The Bruery, Jolly Pumpkin, New Belgium, Ommegang, Russian River, Green Flash

About 16 Tons:

With 18 taps at the Taphouse, 16 Tons offers Eugene’s largest selection of fresh craft beer on tap. All of our delicious beers are available to go or by the pint. Over 500 bottles of beer, wine, cider, sake, and mead are on the shelves.

16 Tons’ Taphouse located at 265 E 13th on the corner of 13th & High. Open Su, M, T, W 12pm-10pm Th, F, Sa 12pm-12am

About 16 Tons’ Cafe:

The Supreme Bean Coffee Company, purchased by 16 Tons in July 2011, is a neighborhood gathering place featuring Water Avenue Coffee, a full food menu, 12 beers on tap, an extensive wine list, Trivia Night and live music. The Cafe is located in Woodfield Station at 2864 Willamette #500. Open everyday 7am-10pm

Posted under beer events, events, Oregon beer, places to drink beer

Since 2010, 16 Tons Beer & Wine of Eugene, Oregon has greatly added to the city’s craft beer culture with a number of killer events, tastings, and simply by offering a wonderful selection of artisan brews to the community.To celebrate this achievement, founder Mike Coplin and his team of craft beverage lovers will throw a week-long party dubbed “Week of Wild” that will showcase an impressive array of wild/sour ales from near and far. One particular highlight to be featured will be a special wild blend composed by Upright Brewing of Portland named “El Coloquio de Cervantes”, a barrel-aged dark rye saison with raspberries. All this is taking place April 23-29, 2012. Here’s more details from Coplin and 16 Tons:

We will be pouring ales ranging from Farmhouse to Funky, from Tart to Tooth-Achingly-Acidic. Rustic, Sour, Barrel Aged, Spontaneously Fermented, and simply Wild ales. Beer is created when Yeast is introduced to the sweet, malty liquid known as wort. Traditionally this yeast did not come from labs and was not studied and separated under a microscope. It was introduced naturally, wildy, spontaneously. Wild Ales have had a huge resurgence in popularity in the last few years.

The “Wild Yeast” that is used is now cultivated in labs, but the labs endeavor to duplicate the Wild Yeast blends that have occurred naturally in the great beer regions south of Brussels, Belgium and in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Week of Wild (4/23-29) will culminate Saturday & Sunday with a festival featuring 70 wild ales. No entry fee, cash only, $1-$3 for tasters. The Festival also marks our 2nd anniversary, 16 Taphouse opened its doors the last weekend in April in 2010.

Featured Breweries:

Oregon: Block 15, Cascade, Deschutes, Hair of the Dog, Upright, Oakshire, Flat Tail, Commons, Logsdon, Belgium: Boon, Cantillon, De Dolle, De Proef, Dupont, Hanssens, Lindemans, 3 Fonteinen, Orval, Oud Beersel, Rodenbach, Strubbe, Verhaeghe,

Others: Haandbryggeriet, Mikkeller, The Bruery, Jolly Pumpkin, New Belgium, Ommegang, Russian River, Green Flash

About 16 Tons:

With 18 taps at the Taphouse, 16 Tons offers Eugene’s largest selection of fresh craft beer on tap. All of our delicious beers are available to go or by the pint. Over 500 bottles of beer, wine, cider, sake, and mead are on the shelves.

16 Tons’ Taphouse located at 265 E 13th on the corner of 13th & High. Open Su, M, T, W 12pm-10pm Th, F, Sa 12pm-12am

About 16 Tons’ Cafe:

The Supreme Bean Coffee Company, purchased by 16 Tons in July 2011, is a neighborhood gathering place featuring Water Avenue Coffee, a full food menu, 12 beers on tap, an extensive wine list, Trivia Night and live music. The Cafe is located in Woodfield Station at 2864 Willamette #500. Open everyday 7am-10pm

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