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Lager Fest, the all-lager beer festival hosted by Buoy Beer Company in Astoria, returns once again this May. Buoy has teamed up with over a dozen breweries for the event to pour a wide variety of lagers. There will be live music and a tie-in with Astoria’s Run on the … Continue reading
For the last several years (since 2020), Double Mountain Brewery had put its annual anniversary block party on hold, but that ends this week—on Saturday, March 18, Double Mountain is celebrating its sixteenth anniversary with the return of its block party. 4th Street in front of the brewery will be … Continue reading
The Northwest Cider Symposium is taking place in Tacoma, Washington this month, on March 13 and 14, the annual convention and trade show supporting Pacific Northwest cider hosted by the Northwest Cider Association. If you’re interested in the ins and outs of cider and/or the cider industry, it could be … Continue reading
Back in early 2020, the Suttle Lodge hosted its first Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest, and it was one of the last beer events we attended before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After everything locked down in March of that year, we pulled way back and over the past (nearly) three … Continue reading
This Sunday, March 5, the 8th annual SheBrew Beer Festival returns to Portland, showcasing and celebrating female-identifying brewers both professional and amateur. The event will be pouring beers and ciders from over 40 professional brewers as well as 10 homebrewers, with all proceeds donated to the Human Rights Campaign. Tickets … Continue reading
Walla Walla, Washington is largely known for wine (and onions) but the beer scene has been growing over the past decade or so, and these days there’s even a beer festival. The Walla Walla Brewfest is taking place tomorrow, Saturday, February 18, taking over the downtown area to offer a … Continue reading
The Oregon Brewers Festival was canceled this year, but Hillsboro, Oregon’s “Biggest Beer Fest,” the Hillsbrew Fest, is coming up on the final weekend of this month, from February 24–26. It’s the second annual occurrence of this brewfest that will showcase around 40 craft brewers and cidermakers pouring up to … Continue reading
A bit of a last minute announcement, this, but the latest specialty beer festival, Flannel Fest, is taking place in Bend this Saturday, February 4 at the Midtown Yacht Club taphouse and food cart lot. It’s the latest brainchild from Brian Yaeger’s Grand Craft Beer, and besides pouring a variety … Continue reading
San Francisco Beer Week returns for 2023, slated for the second week of February and featuring a full lineup of beer events across the greater Bay Area. There will be five Kick Off celebrations taking place around the region on the 10th and 11th, and the SF Beer Week calendar … Continue reading
Sad news about the Oregon Brewers Festival for 2023, as the team behind the long-running brewfest announced recently that it would not return for this year. I don’t envy the organizers for having to make this decision, but I respect it and after reading the statement, I agree it’s the … Continue reading