It’s Thursday and (here in Bend at least) it’s going to be the nicest day of the year so far at sunny and 77 degrees! Here’s the news in Oregon beer to accompany the warm weather, which I’ll be updating throughout the day—so check back often for the latest.

Crux Fermentation Project (Bend) is releasing its second [BANISHED] series beer of the year today, In The Pocket, with a release and tasting event starting at 6pm: “In The Pocket is a rustic imperial saison aged in NW red wine barrels brewed with brettanomyces, lambicus & bruxellensis. Wondering what the inspiration behind this beer is and why it’s so misunderstood? Come to our exclusive tasting experience to find out first hand from one of our brewers. First, our brewer will give you a quick tour, showing you where and how the magic happens. Next, we’ll gather around the table, where you’ll receive a vertical “In the Pocket” tasting flight. (3 – 5oz pours) Our brewer will walk you through the tasting experience while you take notes on the differences you find between the ’19, ’18 and ’17 variations. Enjoy our chef’s complimentary small bite pairings.” Cost is $20 and you can purchase on the page.

Ninkasi Brewing (Eugene) has its Pints for a Cause fundraiser running today at the tasting room all day, benefiting Friends of Trees: “Join us for “Pints for a Cause” in the Eugene Tasting Room! $1 from every pint sold will benefit @friendoftrees. Friends of Trees focus is to inspire people to improve the natural world around them through a simple solution: Planting Trees. Together. For more information about this week’s “Pints for a Cause” non-profit visit https://friendsoftrees.org/eugene/.”

Belmont Station (Portland) is hosting Apple Outlaw out of Jacksonville for a cider tasting today from 5 to 8pm: “Join us in the shop for a tasting of several ciders from Apple Outlaw, a cidery based in southern Oregon: Jefferson Dry, Peruvian Ginger, and Pura Vida Pineapple”

Bailey’s Taproom (Portland) is hosting the Portland chapter of the Pink Boots Society for a release and tasting event of this year’s Pink Boots brews from the area breweries: “Join us, Pink Boots Society Portland, at Bailey’s Taproom as we release our 2019 Pink Boots Brews: collaborations made to honor International Women’s Day. And why should you? Because Bailey’s Taproom is tallying up a donation to the Pink Boots Society on this day only! Every Pink Boots Brew you purchase on Thursday, April 18 helps to fund scholarships for women in craft beer to advance their careers. You can make a difference, just by grabbing a beer with us!” Tap list is posted at the link.

Rock Bottom Brewery (Portland) has a beer release party today that also benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: “FIFTH ALARM BAND is getting our own special edition IPA! And to celebrate, we’re putting on a free show at Rock Bottom Brewery. $3 pints from 5:30pm – 7:00pm, with 100% of the proceeds during that hour and a half benefitting Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). After 7pm, 25c of every pint of our IPA sold until the kegs run dry will go to LLS. Then at 7pm, FIFTH ALARM BAND, who are all firefighters by day, will be starting fires on our dance floor! 🔥 We’ll have a raffle for some fun schwag, all proceeds go to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!”

McMenamins Kennedy School (Portland) has its limited-edition beer tasting tonight from 5 to 7pm, featuring a tasting in the brewery with brewers Brian Riley and Ryan Lund. Looks like the beer will be Springwater Spring Lager, a malty Festbier for the season.

Portland’s Hawthorne Hophouse is hosting a tap takeover with Ecliptic Brewing today from 5 to 9pm: “TAP TAKEOVER | April 18th at 5:00 PM featuring Ecliptic Brewing! Prize Giveaways; Special release beers; Free swag”

Boneyard Beer (Bend) is releasing its latest Sticky Zwickel variant today: “Stop by the pub today for our Sticky Zwickel with Pomegranate & Raspberry beer release! Pair it with this insane Korean Short Rib Bowl made with Sticky Zwickel dark soy, house kimchi, pickled swiss chard, nori, sesame seeds and rice.”

Ruse Brewing (Portland) has a special beer on tap to celebrate the warm weather: “Finally, it is a nice enough day to put this beer on! Turquoise Mountain Sunrise is a beer we originally brewed a couple years back for our ever supporting friends @tinbucketpdx. This barrel aged saison was aged for 10 months and conditioned on a whole lotta pineapple. These kegs are reserved only for special occasions so don’t miss out.”

The Civic Taproom (Portland) welcomes Hillsboro’s Three Mugs Brewing for a tap takeover tonight from 6 to 9pm: “Come down and drink some delicious beer from Three Mugs Brewing Company on April 18th! We’ll be bringing a bunch of our beers, doing giveaways, and playing Bingo! Civic Taproom is located right next to Providence Park in SW Portland! There’s food places nearby that you can order to bring in. We have also created a special beer for this event, brewed with the staff of Civic Taproom! We’ll be doing a cheese pairing with it! Do not miss this event!”

Von Ebert Brewing (Portland) has tapped a new beer this afternoon: “Tropical Wheat is a Passionfruit & Mango Wheat Beer creation by our brewer, Bryan Hochrine. It’s full of tropical fruit flavors and the essence of guava candy. 5.4% ABV • 10 IBU”

Walkabout Brewing (Medford) will be at SpeakEasy Tap Room in Grants Pass for a tap takeover from 6 to 9pm tonight: “Cameron and Ross should be here on Thursday, April 18 to show off their fabulous beers from Walkabout. We will be showcasing all the varieties they currently have and it should be a great time! Come talk with the brewers and learn some stuff, play a game or two and have a pint! We will be having food specials and you may even win some swag!”

Wayfinder Beer (Portland) has a new collaboration beer releasing today: “Epic Collaboration Beer Release Party Alert: Today at 5PM we will be tapping Orgonon with our good friends from Modern Times PDX. This Decocted IPA is dry, yet full bodied with hints of lemon and grapefruit. Citra, Pacific Jade, Mosaic, Simcoe, Southern Cross, Saphir | 3470 Lager Yeast | 6.2% | 40 IBUs”

Cascade Lakes Brewing (Redmond) has a new beer dropping tomorrow: “ON TAP TOMORROW AT BOTH PUBS! #KELLERPILSNER. 100% Pilsner Malt and 100% Czech Saaz hops. A clean doughy malt nose and flavor with elegant spicy and herbal hops notes blended in. Clean and crisp just like spring in the high desert.”