Weekend In Beer – Beginning August 24, 2023

With just one weekend until Labor Day Weekend, summer appears to be fading away. But along with this comes hop harvest and fresh hop season. These unique beers are beginning to hit tap lists across the state of Oregon. On Friday, Hopworks Brewery taps this season’s Fresh Hop Abominable. This is just one of many that are hitting tap lists across the region.

This evening the Hillsboro Hops host the team’s final Craft Beer Night for the 2023 season. Prior to the first pitch at 7:05 the Hops will host local breweries for a free tasting when gates open at 6:00pm. Participating breweries include Breakside Brewery, Fort George Brewery, Pelican Brewing, Portland Cider, Time Travelers Brewing, Oak Union Brewing, Backwoods Brewing, Laurelwood Brewing, Binary Brewing, Full Sail Brewing, Slowdrift Brewing, Ancestry Brewing and Public Coast Brewing. Sounds like a perfect evening to catch the Hops in action against the Eugene Emeralds.

If baseball is not your thing, we’ve compiled a list of events taking place over the next week from Portland to the Oregon Coast to Bend and more!

STEELPORT Knife SharpForever Party
Thursday, August 24 – 4:30-6:30pm
Come celebrate National Knife Day at the STEELPORT Knife Co. Factory. At the party, STEELPORT will be launching their new “SharpForever” free sharpening for life service, leading behind-the-scenes factory tours, and enjoying some delicious locally crafted food from Sebastiano’s and Masala Lab, and drinks from Westward Whiskey, Straightaway, and Wilderton to cheers to the end of summer.

This party is free and open to the public to attend, and current customers are invited to bring their STEELPORT knives in for live sharpening during the party!

STEELPORT Knife Co. Factory – 3602 NE Sandy Blvd – Portland, OR

pFriem Tap Spotlight
Thursday, August 24 – 6:00-8:00pm
Hood River’s pFriem Family Brewers will be in the spotlight at Final Draft Taphouse. Come explore the Land of pFriem where patrons can try the newly released pFriem West Coast IPA alongside other seasonal beers and swag from pFriem!

Final Draft Taphouse – 11504 SE Mill Plain Blvd Suite C – Vancouver, WA

Fresh Hop Abominable Release
Friday, August 25 – Noon-10:00pm
It’s the time of year for fresh hops as Hopworks Brewery will be tapping its Fresh Hop Abominable on Friday!

Come try out this fun spin on a fan-favorite! Fresh Hop Abominable stays true to its namesake with fresh Centennial hops that add juicy notes of pine for a perfect PNW fresh hop ale. Hopworks will be pouring pints all day and raffling off door prizes throughout.

Hopworks Brewery – 2944 SE Powell Blvd – Portland, OR

Keller Night at P. Nut in August
Friday, August 25 – 5:00pm 
Keller Night continues at the Chuckanut P. Nut Beer Hall to close out the final Friday of the month. Each Keller night includes beer straight from the cellar, unfiltered and packaged into small gravity kegs. These special kegs do not have CO2 injected into them but are tapped and fill glasses by gravity.

For August, the gravity kegs will be filled with Fest Bier 2023 and Bavarian IPA, brewed with new world German hops!

Chuckanut P. Nut Beer Hall – 920 SE Caruthers St – Portland, OR

Mayfly Taproom Kölsch Fest
Friday, August 25 – Saturday, August 26
Now in its third year, Mayfly Taroom and Bottle Shop is set to host its annual Mayfly Kölsch Fest. The North Portland taproom will feature Kölsch style beers from a dozen local breweries in a competition where patrons will vote on their favorite beer. The weekend long event will also feature live music, food vendors, and more!

The Mayfly Kölsch Fest competition is a bit different as it will not be one that will be won by brewery name recognition as the breweries will be battling it out through a blind-tasting competition that is judged by Mayfly’s guests. With the entire event being a blind tasting, not even the breweries or distribution reps will know which beer is theirs.

Guests will have the opportunity to purchase a tasting package to take part in the festivities. Each package includes two different rounds of six 3-oz. tasters. Guests will then choose their favorite two beers from each round and receive a final tray with their top four choices to determine their favorite overall Kölsch. Once the tasting is complete, they will receive a full pour of their top Kölsch in a custom 2023 Mayfly Kölsch Fest Glass that they can keep.

At the end of the weekend, all votes will be tabulated to determine which Kölsch received the most top votes to become the 2023 Mayfly Kölsch Fest Champ.

Every tasting package includes the entire Kölsch tasting, the custom 2023 .3L Mayfly Kölsch Fest glass to be filled with the guest’s #1 Kölsch pick, and a Dos Hermanos Bakery soft pretzel with mustard. Each guest will also have the opportunity to guess which Kölsch they chose as their top beer and if correct, they’ll receive a $10 Mayfly Gift Card!

Features Breweries: 

• 54°40′ Brewing Co.
• Chuckanut Brewery 2021 Mayfly Kölsch Fest Champions
• Double Mountain Brewery
• E9 Brewing Co.
• Living Haus Beer Co.
• Obelisk Beer Co.
• Occidental Brewing Co.
• Rosenstadt Brewery
• StormBreaker Brewing
• Van Henion Brewing Company 2022 Mayfly Kölsch Fest Champions
• VIA Beer
• Zoiglhaus Brewing Company

To learn more about Mayfly Taproom and Bottle Shop, visit mayflypdx.com.

Mayfly Taproom and Bottle Shop – 8350 N Fenwick Ave – Portland, OR

Dogs & Lagers Fest
Friday, August 25 – Saturday, August 26 – Noon-5:00pm
Dogs and beer come together at Crux Fermentation Project this weekend for two  days of Dogs & Lagers Fest. The Crux lawn will be full of very good dogs, crisp lagers, chill live music and lots of fun to support various non-profit dog organizations!

Crux Fermentation Project – 50 SW Division St – Bend, OR

Beaverton Lagerfest
Saturday, August 26 – 2:00-6:00pm
Lagers will be the beer of choice in downtown Beaverton as the Beaverton Downtown Association hosts Beaverton Lagerfest. With 18 lagers on tap, Beaverton Lagerfest will be a strong draw to the region’s lager fans.

With a paid ticket, guests receive a souvenir glass and ten, 3 oz. pours from local breweries. To complement the beers, Beaverton Lagerfest will feature an array of curated food pairings for additional purchase from several downtown restaurants such as Hapa Pizza, SeeSee Motor Coffee Co and MegaBites, the restaurant inside Binary Brewing.

New to this event this year: A special kids section with snacks for sale, free arts and crafts, obstacle courses hosted by THPRD and more.

Participating Breweries:

• Away Days
• Binary Brewing Co.
• Breakside Brewing
• Coin Toss
• Cooper Mountain
• Creekside
• Fracture
• Integrity
• Gigantic
• Great Notion
• Heater Allen
• Level
• Lift
• pFriem
• Ridgewalker
• Steeplejack
• Threshold
• Von Ebert

Tickets to Beaverton Lagerfest are now on sale at $30.00 ($33.85 after fees) in advance. Day of tickets will increase to $40.00. Additional drink tickets can be purchased for $3.00 at the festival. Tickets can be purchased here.

Beaverton Lagerfest – SW Broadway and SW Hall – Beaverton, OR

Benedictine Brewery 5th Anniversary
Saturday, August 26 – 2:00-4:00pm
Benedictine Brewery celebrates its 5th anniversary on Saturday with plenty of fun for the entire family. The brewery will be selling some high quality giclee prints of Br. Isaiah Vargas’s painting of the monastery cloister garden, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪, that will be available for purchase. This painting was featured in our newest video, Portraits of Benedictine Peace & Community. Each print has been signed by Br. Isaiah and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

There will also be an ice cream cart, cornhole, live music, and of course, your favorite Benedictine Brewery beer! The brewery will be open its normal Saturday hours from 1:00-8:00pm.

Benedictine Brewery – 400 Humpert Lane NE – Mount Angel, OR

HAYDAY! 40 Oregon Beers, 1 Epic Beer Fest
Saturday, August 26 – 3:00-7:00pm
Now in its fourth edition, Public Coast Brewing Co. is excited to once again host its HAYDAY! 40 Oregon Beers, 1 Epic Beer Fest in scenic Cannon Beach, Oregon.

HAYDAY! will feature 40 Oregon craft beers – including selections from coastal breweries and beyond – as a celebration of another incredible year in Oregon beer. Plus there will be live music from Nervous Jenny, and fantastic eats from the Public Coast Culinary team.

General Admission tickets are $40 each and includes a commemorative glass and samples of more than 40 beer and beverage options. To purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.tickettomato.com/event/8201.

Public Coast Brewing – 264 E 3rd Street – Cannon Beach, OR

Labor Day Pub Beer BBQ
Wednesday, August 30 – 4:00-8:00pm 
Get ready for Labor Day weekend as 10 Barrel Brewing will host the grand finale of the Pub Beer Cook-Off—an outdoor grilling party at 10 Barrel’s Westside Pub in Bend, Oregon! Chef Tony will be grilling up his Cheap fun burger and Pub Beer burnt ends paired with a frosty 16oz Pub Beer for just $15. Show up hungry, leave happy. Nothing tastes better than cheap fun!

10 Barrel Brewing West Side Bend – 1135 NW Galveston Ave – Bend, OR

Ecliptic + Maui Brewing Bay Breeze Pineapple IPA Release Party
Wednesday, August 30 – 5:00-8:00pm
The latest Cosmic Collaboration beer will make its Portland debut on Wednesday as the new Ecliptic + Maui Brewing Bay Breeze Pineapple IPA will be tapped and available in cans. The release party will begin at 5:00pm at the Ecliptic Brewing Moon Room and then will move over to Belmont Station at 6:30pm.

Bay Breeze Pineapple IPA hits like a warm solar wind after a long day spent in a cold space suit. With loads of pineapple puree balanced against a fruit-forward and subtly piney blend of Sabro, El Dorado and Chinook hops, we rounded things out with a bit of coconut for an extra layer of tropical bliss.

Since this beer was brewed in collaboration with Maui Brewing, Ecliptic Brewing is making this beer a fundraiser for the relief efforts for the devastating wildfires that went through a portion of Maui Island. Ecliptic will be donating $1 from every pint of Bay Breeze Pineapple IPA sold through its pubs to Legacy of Aloha, supporting Maui Brewing employees who have lost their homes or been temporarily displaced.

This $1 per pint donation will include all pints of the collaboration sold at Belmont Station during the event, and will be matched by Belmont Station.

Direct link to donate: https://tinyurl.com/yj2fzev3

Ecliptic Brewing Moon Room – 930 SE Oak St – Portland, OR
Belmont Station – 4500 SE Stark – Portland, OR

Zapiekanka Night at Culmination Brewing
Wednesday, August 30 – 5:00-9:00pm
Come visit Culmination Brewing as the Portland brewer partners with its fellow brewers at Threshold Brewing & Blending for Zapiekanka Night!

Zapiekanka (Zap-eeye-KAHN-ka) is said to be a beloved Polish street foot. Threshold’s version of Zapiekanka is a 12″ open-faced, toasted Fressen Artisan Bakery.baguette layered with sliced mushrooms, Polish cheese, and a drizzle of their house made Zapi Sauce! Optional toppings include Polish Kielbasa and/or house-brined cucumbers.

In addition to Threshold’s Zapiekanka, Culmination will also be serving up Threshold’s latest hazy IPA, Infinite Realms: Phantasm Edition.

Culmination Brewing – 2117 NE Oregon St – Portland, OR