Today is International Women’s Day, commemorating the movement for women’s rights and celebrated around the world. Equality and inclusion has been a theme in the beer world of late as well, in particular, go read Jeff Alworth’s posts on sexism in beer). Raise a toast today to the women brewers who are brewing some of your favorite beers! Here’s the rest of the news in Oregon beer for this Thursday, March 8; as usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day, so check back in from time to time. And if you have news to share, please contact me and I can get that updated too.

Full Sail Brewing (Hood River): Its March Brewmaster Dinner takes place tonight from 5 to 8pm, and features a menu theme of Pyeongchang-Chow, or Southern American and Korean Fusion. The four course menu being presented is definitely one of the more interesting ones I’ve seen in a while, with Seven-Minute Eggs, Bone Marrow, Chicken Fried Stuffed Quail, and S’mores heading up each course. Cost is $45 and it’s limited seating so call 541-386-2247 for reservations.

Portland’s Belmont Station is teaming up with Base Camp Brewing for the latest can release from Base Camp, hosting the release party from 5 to 8pm tonight: “This is an exciting time for both us and Base Camp as they introduce a brand new Northwest-Style IPA in 12 oz. cans.To get in the spirit of it all, you will have an opportunity to “Bob for Beer” for a chance to win some great Base Camp swag. How it works is simple, buy a can of Base Camp beer to drink in the Biercafe and if the can is marked on the bottom, you win a prize. The Base Camp Crew along with the good folks from Timberline will be raffling off 2 day lift tickets and other great gear. Buy Base Camp Brewing’s cans or a pint of Li’l Grom Hazy Pale Ale and be enter for a chance to win. The drawing will be held at 8 p.m. (must be present to win). Everyone who shows up is eligible to win!”

Three Mugs Brewing (Hillsboro) is seeing double today with a double beer release kicking off at 6pm: “Get ready for double the fun. We’re releasing two beers: Peanut Butter & Jelly Ale – Ale brewed with peanut butter & raspberry puree; and India Pink Ale – IPA brewed with hibiscus flower.”

10 Barrel Brewing (Bend) is commemorating International Women’s Day with specialty beer, guest speakers, and donations: “This Thursday we’re celebrating #internationalwomensday at each of our pubs! We’ll be donating 100% of the proceeds from Pantsuit Sour, a pomegranate Sour crafted by Tonya Cornett, and a portion of all beer sales that day will be donated to local women’s non profits. Each pub will have badass guest speakers, local women owned businesses present, and special National Women’s Day give aways. Head to our Facebook pages for details.”

The Hoppy Brewer (Gresham) is hosting a beer tasting featuring Corvallis’ Block 15 Brewery today from 6:30 to 8:30pm: “Don’t miss our Beer Tasting Event featuring Block 15 Brewing Co. for a mind-bending craft beer with a focus on barrel maturation.”

The BeerMongers (Portland) is welcoming Hood River’s Logsdon Farmhouse Ales for the release of Peche ‘N Brett as well as the Logsdon’s collaboration with Belgium’s De Ryck Brewing: “Join us this Thursday at The BeerMongers for the release of this year’s Peche ‘n Brett. It will be available on draft and bottles for purchase. We will also we releasing our bottle only collab with De Ryck brewing from Belgium called Belame. Dave Logsdon had the opportunity to brew a Dubbel Brown with his good friends at De Ryck a few months ago and the beer has finally arrived. We will be pouring samples of Belame so get there early. Our mixed culture wheat ale aged on Hood River blueberries will also be available to purchase on draft.” The release runs from 5 to 8pm.

Tigard’s Three Mermaids Public House, as part of their second anniversary celebration this week, is hosting the release of a special Buoy Brewing beer with a release party from 5 to 8pm: “Buoy Beer made a special Double IPA for our Second Anniversary. “Children of the Sea” Join us for the Release Party of this Special Double IPA with our Buoy Rep- Katie!”

Portland’s Uptown Market is hosting Old Town Brewing (Uptown/Old Town!) for a tap takeover tonight from 5 to 8pm: “Join us Thursday to enjoy Old Town Brewing’s award winning beers. They’ll be taking us over from 5-8pm and we don’t want you to miss it. Bring your friends, your friend’s friends and whoever else you see on the way. We all know the weekend starts Thursday and we want to party right. See you there!!”

De Garde Brewing (Tillamook) has a new beer dropping today at their taproom: “The Oximandias – This is a spontaneously fermented beer, born from a grist of Northwest malted barley and unmalted wheat. It was boiled for three hours with four year aged Northwest grown hops, then laid into our coolship for natural cooling and inoculation with our native yeast and bacteria. Fermentation began in Sherry puncheon barrel where it further aged into its third year. We have less than four hundred bottles available for sale, and as such will be limiting sales to 1 bottle per person, at a price of $18 per bottle. We have set aside some of the bottles to explore and share in future years in our taproom for those that cannot make it here before the beer is gone.”