There are two upcoming beer events from Grand Craft Beer to check out, taking place in Bend and Portland. The first is The World On Tap, which celebrates “worldwide beer styles” on Saturday, April 6 at the On Tap food cart lot and taphouse in Bend; look for beer styles … Continue reading
This Presidents’ Day weekend, the ilani BrewFest returns to the ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield, Washington. While the core of the event is a beer festival, it’s also built around food and celebrity chefs and features additional dinners and tasting events throughout the weekend. Tying in to the local brewing … Continue reading
The annual High Gravity Brewfest returns this Saturday, January 13, to McMenamins Old St. Francis School in Bend. This year marks the eleventh edition of this event, featuring bold, strong beers and ciders that are perfect for the winter weather. It takes place from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the … Continue reading
The annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Festival is returning next month, bringing the outdoor fest to the pines and cabins of the forest next to Suttle Lake in Central Oregon. Slated for the final weekend in February, the event runs Friday the 23rd through Sunday the 25th, with more than … Continue reading
This Saturday, October 28, Beers From the Dead 2 takes place at On Tap in Bend, a Halloween-themed revival of “classic Oregon microbrews” that are, thematically, back from the dead for this special event (zombie beers, if you will). The event features a lineup of 11 beers and a cider, … Continue reading
The Diff’rent Smokes brewfest returns to Bend this Saturday, October 14, taking place this time around at GoodLife Brewing and featuring a variety of smoked beer styles. There will be 20 beers pouring at the fest, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association; tickets are available online for $20 … Continue reading
This Saturday, April 22, Crux Fermentation Project presents its springtime saison festival — Saisons on the Lawn! Featuring a lineup of nine saisons from Crux and other breweries pouring from noon until 8pm, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Brewers Guild. Here are details from the event page: The mighty saison! … Continue reading
Arbor Day is not a holiday you would ordinarily associate with beer, but the inaugural Tree Beer Festival is aiming to change that. The Ale Apothecary is the centerpiece of this new fest, which focuses on beers created with tree- and forest-inspired ingredients. This new fest takes place on Saturday, … Continue reading
The Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer and Doughnut Fest is back! For its seventh occurrence, the fest is taking place at John’s Marketplace on SE Powell in Portland, and features 13 specially brewed beers incorporating coffee from different local roasters, paired up with doughnuts from an equal number of bakeries. The … 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