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Update: Kriekfest is being rescheduled due to heat advisory concerns and will announce a new date soon. More here. The third annual Kriekfest cherry beer festival returns at the end of this month, on Saturday, July 28, taking place in Hood River Waterfront Park in Hood River. Originating in 2016, … Continue reading
Sessions began bright and early on day two and we were very thankful for the coffee provided in the main lobby. Our local homebrew club was scheduled to pour mid-day in the Social Club (located within the main Expo area, where up to three clubs could pour up to 12 … Continue reading
Jon and I attended the 2018 Homebrew Con a few weeks ago. What a fabulous event to have to bring together beer geeks with industry professionals and other fellow enthusiasts for three days of fun, demonstrations, sessions, parties and of course homemade fermented beverages. After a longer than normal vetting … Continue reading
One of the fixtures of the Oregon beer scene is the annual Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland during the last full weekend in July. This year’s OBF kicks off in two weeks, and there are some (big) changes taking place. First, the OBF has been scaled back to four days, … Continue reading
We attended the Portland International Cider Cup awards last week (which took place during Homebrew Con), the sixth annual awards event hosted by the Northwest Cider Association. The ceremony took place at the Lagunitas Community Room in north Portland, where there were some of the award-winning ciders pouring and appetizers for … Continue reading
Last night we took a break from Homebrew Con to attend the annual Portland International Cider Cup awards ceremony, held at the Lagunitas Community Room in north Portland. Like last year, it was an interesting glimpse into the regional cider scene and a lively evening. I took notes on all … Continue reading
Homebrew Con kicks off in Portland this Thursday, and of course there are quite a number of ancillary events taking place around town to check out if you need a break from the conference. One of the ones that was passed along to me today is from Lompoc Brewing, its … Continue reading
Hard to believe that McMenamins Edgefield, the first and largest of the company’s historic hotel property renovations, did not have its own brewfest along with many of the other properties — until now. The inaugural Edgefield Brewfest is taking place this Saturday, June 30 starting at noon at the Troutdale location. … Continue reading
Are you ready? Have you looked at the schedule of speakers and sessions? Want to know where the exhibitors and sponsors and sponsored demos are? What about meetings, book signings and other info like local events? Most importantly, MAPS?! Do you have the app on your phone or other device … Continue reading
I rarely write about saké even though it’s in a similar category as beer, and I rarely drink it (which seems like something I should remedy). If I were in Portland on Wednesday, June 27, the perfect opportunity for both would present itself with Saké Fest PDX at the Oregon Convention Center … Continue reading