Skamania Lodge to Host Its 5th Annual Celebration of Beer

Crowd at Skamania Celebration of Beer

Just on the horizon is Skamania Lodge’s 5th Annual Celebration of Beer taking place in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Yes, the premiere beer event on the Washington side of the Columbia River will return this year on Saturday, October 5th.

This relaxed setting makes the Celebration of Beer on event to seek out. Located only 45 minutes from Portland, OR, the Skamania Lodge is highly recommended with great sweeping views of the Columbia River Gorge. The event itself is held outside on the Cascade Lawn from Noon – 5:00pm.

Participating Breweries include:

Big Horse
Lompoc
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Walking Man
Backwoods
Amnesia
Acadian Farms
Double Mountain
Full Sail
Deschutes

Entry is $25 per person and this entitles the festival goer a very nice Skamania Lodge 20th Anniversary Commemorative Mug and 5 beer tokens. After the Celebration of Beer concludes, Skamania Lodge is hosting a Full Sail Brewmaster’s Dinner that runs $55 per person.

You can read Brewpublic’s take on the 2010 event here and the 2012 event here. More details on this years event can be found in the press release found below.

Jason Kahler (Solera) & Josh Pfriem

PRESS RELEASE:

STEVENSON, WA (September 16)–On October 5, 2013, Skamania Lodge is gathering some of the Northwest’s best breweries for the all-season resort’s 5th Annual Celebration of Beer.

Breweries representing the Columbia River Gorge will be pouring their wares, as will some other notable breweries around the Pacific Northwest; the breweries confirmed for the event are: Double Mountain, Full Sail, Walking Man, Acadian Farms, Backwoods, Amnesia, Big Horse, Lompoc, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Deschutes, and more.

The event takes place on the Cascade Lawn, which showcases Skamania Lodge’s signature view of the Columbia River Gorge. The Celebration of Beer is a quintessentially Northwest beer festival, with the full beauty of the region’s natural environment surrounding the event.

Please join the Lodge on October 5 on the Cascade Lawn from 12pm – 5pm. The cost to attend is $25/person, which includes entrance, a commemorative glass mug, and five tokens. Live music will be playing and food will be available for purchase.

Reserve rooms now for Saturday night, or the entire weekend, with accompanying events taking place on Friday and Sunday. On Friday night, the Lodge is hosting a Brewmaster’s Dinner with Full Sail; the entire four-course dinner with beer pairings and brewmaster commentary is $55/person. And those who stay Saturday night will have a chance to experience the Lodge’s famous Sunday Brunch.

For more information, please visit www.skamania.com, or call (800) 221-7117.

About Skamania Lodge

Surrounded by the waterfalls, peaks, forests and canyons of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania Lodge is an all-season mountain resort and conference center situated on 175 acres, 45 minutes east of Portland, Ore., in Stevenson, Wash. Skamania Lodge boasts the Waterleaf Spa, indoor swimming pool and hot tubs, a fitness center, onsite hiking, an 18-hole par-70 golf course, the Cascade Room, River Rock and the U.S. Forest Service Information Center located in the lobby. Skamania Lodge is centered in a Pacific Northwest playground with hiking, biking and Sternwheeler cruises along the Columbia River in the summer; skiing and snowshoeing in the winter; and golfing, fishing and whitewater rafting all year long for outdoor enthusiasts. The Lodge has received numerous awards and recognitions including: Best of the West by Meeting Focus West magazine; the National Choice Award by Smart Meetings magazine; Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator; and the Gold Tier Green Star award from IACC. For more information about this one-of-a-kind property visit: www.skamania.com.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts

Destination Hotels & Resorts is the country’s fourth largest hospitality management company with a portfolio of extraordinary resorts and hotels that span the nation, from exhilarating alpine adventures to stunning beachfronts to vibrant urban destinations. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2013, Destination manages 40 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, each offering authentic, enriching experiences for the discerning traveler. The company’s award-winning collection features 113 unique restaurants, lounges and bars, 18 golf courses, 17 full-service spas and six IACC certified conference centers. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in premier locales in metropolitan and resort markets including Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Maui, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Aspen, Vail, Lake Tahoe, Seattle, Denver and San Diego. Headquartered in Colorado, the privately owned company is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises and the Lowe Hospitality Group.  For more information on Destination Hotels & Resorts, visit www.destinationhotels.com. Follow us on Twitter: @Destination. Like us on Facebook: /DestinationHotels.