9th Annual Brewfest at The Oregon Garden – Biggest LineUp of Beers To Date!
By Chris Crabb
The Oregon Garden Brewfest has released the lineup for its 9th annual event, taking place April 26 through 28 at The Oregon Garden’s Grand Hall. A record 62 breweries will be presenting their products, for a total of 125 beers, ciders and mead. Event hours are Noon to 11 pm Friday & Saturday, and Noon to 6 pm Sunday. Located in the historic town of Silverton, just an hour’s drive from the Portland metropolitan area, the Oregon Garden Brewfest also features live music from 22 area bands, food, tasting lessons by Women Enjoying Beer and a homebrew competition presented by Capitol Brewers.Advance admission includes a one-day pass for $15 that features a tasting glass, seven tasting tickets, and express entry; a three-day pass for $30 that includes a tasting glass, 15 tasting tickets, and express entry; and a VIP pass for $50 that includes a tasting glass, 45 tasting tickets, a T shirt and a food voucher. Advance sales are available at http://ogbf2013.blogspot.
And without further ado, the tap list!
10 Barrel Brewing Co | Apocalypse IPA & Wheat IPA
2 Towns Ciderhouse | The Incider & The Bad Apple
21st Amendment | Bitter American & Hell or High WaterMelon Wheat
Alameda Brewing Co | Black Bear XX Stout & Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA
Base Camp Brewing Co | Ripstop Rye Pils & In-Tents India Pale Lager
Batch 19 | Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager
Blue Dog Mead | Green Collar Mead & Yellow Collar Mead
Blue Moon Brewing Co | Belgian Style White Ale & Valencia Grove Amber Ale
Brew Werks Brewing | Neurotic Blonde & Rabble Rouser Red
BridgePort Brewing Co | Smooth Ryed & Hop Czar
Calapooia Brewing Co | Chili Beer & Big Aft Pale Ale
Cascade Brewing | Razberry Wheat & Oblique Coffee Black & White Stout
Cascade Lakes Brewing | Blonde Bombshell & Cyclops IPA
Crispin & Fox Barrel Cidery | Original Apple Cider & Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear Cider
Crux Fermentation Project | On the Fence Pale & Outcast IPA
Double Mountain Brewery | Vaporizer Dry Hopped Pale & India Red Ale
Eel River Brewing Co | Acai Berry Wheat & California Blonde
Elysian Brewing | Super Fuzz Blood Orange Pale, LOSER Pale Ale & Savant IPA
Falling Sky Brewing | Dark Heart & Retrograde NW Red
Firestone Walker | Solace Wheat & Union Jack IPA
Fish Brewing Co | Spire Mountain Dark & Dry Cider & Reel Ales Swordfish Black IPA
Flat Tail Brewing | Tailgater Kölsch & Black Hand Maple Nut Porter
Fort George Brewery and Public House | Divinity Fruit Beer & Tender Loving Empire NW Pale Ale
Full Sail Brewing Co | Lager Series LTD 5 & Pub Series ESB
Gigantic Brewing | Dark Meddle Vienna Lager & Gigantic IPA
Gilgamesh Brewing | Ridgeway IPA & Hopscotch Strong Ale
Golden Valley Brewery | Red Thistle Ale & Bald Peak IPA
GoodLife Brewing Co | Sweet As Pacific Ale & Descender IPA
Goose Island Beer Co | Honker’s Ale & India Pale Ale
Hop Valley Brewery | Alphadelic IPA & Double ‘D’ Blonde
Hopworks Urban Brewery | Organic HUB Lager & Organic Hopworks IPA
Kona Brewing Co | Big Wave Golden & Koko Brown
Lagunitas Brewing Co | a little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ & Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale
Laurelwood Brewing Co | Organic Free Range Red & Workhorse IPA
Leinenkugal’s Brewing Co | Summer Shandy & Big Eddy Imperial IPA
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales | Seizoen & Seizoen Bretta
Lompoc Brewing | Kick Axe Pale Ale & C-Note Imperial Pale Ale
McMenamins Thompson Brewery & Public House | TBD
Nectar Creek Honeywine | Wildflower Session Mead & Ginger Session Mead
New Belgium Brewing | Dig Pale Ale, Rampant IPA, The Lost Abbey & Peach Porch Lounger
Ninkasi Brewing Co | Total Domination IPA & Believer Double Red
Oakshire Brewing | Line Dry Rye & Watershed IPA
Old Town Brewing Co | OTB Pilsner & Boysenberry Black Ale
Pale Horse Brewing | Hillbilly Blonde & Hopyard Dog
Pelican Pub & Brewery | Winema Wit & Silverspot IPA
Ram Restaurant & Brewery | Oregon Blonde Ale & Big Red IPA
Rat Hole Brewing | Fencepost Porter & Rotation Red
Redhook Brewery | Audible Pale Ale & Wise Cracker Wit
Rusty Truck Brewing Co | Moonlight Ride Blackberry Ale & Stupiphany Imperial Red Ale
Santiam Brewing | Spitfire ESB & Pirate Stout
Sasquatch Brewery | Oregon Session Ale & Woodboy IPA
Seven Brides Brewing | Paige’s Purple Haze Blueberry Wheat & Abiqua Black IPA
Shock Top Brewing Co | Belgian White & Raspberry Wheat
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Pale Ale & Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale
Standing Stone Brewing Co | Noble Stout & I ? Oregon Ale
Stella Artois Brewery | Stella Artois
Stone Brewing Co | Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale & 2012 Double Bastard Ale
Tieton Ciderworks | Apricot Cider & Dry Hopped Cider
Vermont Hard Cider | Woodchuck Amber & Woodchuck Granny Smith
Vertigo Brewing | Razz Wheat & Friar Mikes IPA
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks | Anthem Cherry & Anthem Hops
Widmer Brothers Brewing | Alchemy Pale Ale & Hopside Down IPL
Play it smart and play it safe: The Oregon Garden Resort is offering two room packages | the Brewer’s Dinner Package for $219 is available on April 25 and includes accommodations, two tickets to the Brewer’s Dinner, breakfast for two the next morning, and two one-day tickets to the Brewfest on April 26. The Brewfest Package for $189 is available April 25 through April 28 and includes accommodations,
Sponsors of the event include Venti’s Café & Basement Bar, Pepsi, Wave Broadband, The Ulven Companies, Lucky Eagle Casino and Raen Brew. For more information about the event, visit http://ogbf2013.
The Oregon Garden Brewfest (#ogbf) will take place April 26th from noon-11pm, April 27th from noon-11pm and April 28th from noon-6pm at the beautiful Oregon Garden in Silverton.
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