TGIF and happy first day of March! I don’t know about you but I am ready for this week to be over, and could go for a barleywine or two… At any rate, here is the news for this first weekend of March, and I’ll be updating this post throughout the day on Friday with more news as I find it, so check back often.

Friday, Mar. 1

pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River) continues it can rollout and Friday the brewery will have a can release party in Bend at the bar Velvet. “Friends, our pFriem IPA & Pilsner cans are just about ready! We can hardly wait to have these in your hands. Celebrate this monumental occasion with us and be some of the first to taste these beauties! Join Kevin & Lindsay, for some cans and tasty beers on draft.”

Lompoc Brewing (Portland) hosts its 7th annual Black Out Beer Fest from 4 to 10pm at Sidebar: “The event will feature 21 rotating dark beers – including dark lagers, porters, and stouts – from Lompoc and more than 20 guest breweries from around the Northwest. Admission into the event is free; tasting packages are required to taste the beers and cost $20, which includes a NEW souvenir tasting glass and eight beer tickets. Additional beer tickets are available for $1 apiece. All tasting packages and additional tickets are purchased at the door. This event is for ages 21+.”

Belmont Station (Portland) welcomes Migration Brewing for the can release of its Proper Pilsner: “Join us and the good folks from Migration for the release of Proper Pilsner in cans. This beer will be a new addition to their year round lineup, and we are stoked. Migration will be serving up free samples of their beers.” It takes place from 5 to 8pm Friday.

The Thirsty Monk (Portland): The Monk is tapping Brett Brut Rose IPA, a collaboration beer with Colorado’s Crooked Stave Brewing on Friday: “Thirsty Monk head brewer Brian Grace had worked at Crooked Stave as their head brewer for several years and jumped at the chance to work with Crooked Stave owner and founder Chad Yakobson once again. This will be the first of many collaboration beers with Colorado-based Crooked Stave. BBR IPA utilizes German hops rather than the typical IPA hops to impart a wine-like aroma. Hibiscus and rose petals, along with additions of Hallertau Blanc, Huell Melon, Mandarina Bavaria, Centennial and Amarillo give the beer a pink hue and floral, citrus and berry-like aromas. Naturally, any collaboration with Crooked Stave will also include brettanomyces.”

Cascade Brewing (Portland): Sour Fruit Fest continues into the weekend, with the Friday headlining beer being Nectarine Dream. The Barrel House will also feature a live tapping of a barrel of Nectarine Dream at 6pm.

Saturday, Mar. 2

Bend Brewing Company is pairing beer and Girl Scout cookies this Saturday: “We are thrilled to announce the 1st Annual Girl Scout Cookie & Beer Pairing event at BBC on March 2nd. This is an officially sanctioned event with the Girl Scouts! We will have a tasting flight available for purchase where we pair 6 BBC beers with 6 different Girl Scout cookies (Maybe a Stout & Samoa pairing!?) Tasting flights are $12 and a portion from each tasting flight will be donated to a local Girl Scouts Troop. Live music will be going on all day long outside next to our fire pit if weather permits! Local Girl Scout Troops (Junior Troop 11490 & Daisy Troop 48163) will be setup as well selling cookies to go!”

Astoria’s Buoy Beer lands in Bend Saturday with the 2019 release of Love, Lost At Sea Barleywine at Market of Choice from 3 to 6pm.

N.W.I.P.A. (Portland) is holding its Triple IPA Fest on Saturday, featuring a solid lineup of regional triple IPAs—as well as the always-hyped Pliny the Younger. If you’re craving hops be sure to check it out.

The 5th annual Shebrew Brewfest takes place Saturday at the Buckman Coffee Factory from noon to 8pm: “Calling all genders, all ages to show support for female-identified members of our community all while supporting LGBTQ people here in Oregon and across the Nation! Featuring local female craft beer, cider, and mead plus musicians, food, and community partners. Join us for an exciting day while celebrating LGBT equality!” Tickets are $25 and available here.

Great Notion Brewing (Portland) has a can release of its Double Stack and Blueberry Muffin beers on Saturday at its northwest location. “This Saturday, March 2nd from 9 am until about 10:30 am come and get some Blueberry Pancakes! Our first beer will be Double Stack!! This 2018 World Beer Cup Gold Medal Winner is packed to the brim with maple and @clutchcoffee loveliness. You will literally be drinking a pancake breakfast as you bring the can to your lips. We have 200+ cases of this beer. Not sure on limits until morning of depending on line. $22/4-pack. Our second beer will be Blueberry Muffin! This 5.5% tart and whimsical blueberry treat will remind you of your family’s freshly baked blueberry muffins! Come and get it while it’s still…cold! $20/4-pack.”

The headline beer for Cascade Brewing‘s Sour Fruit Fest for Saturday is Honeycot. Plus 45 other beers between the two locations!

The Growler Guys SE Portland location is closing, and on Saturday they are throwing a thank you party. “THANK YOU! After nearly five years of business and our lease set to expire, Kourtney, Brendan, and Bryant are saying goodbye. We are planning a big party on Saturday, March 2nd and we hope all of you can join us in raising a pint or two (or three). Sunday, March 3rd, will be our last day to kick the final kegs and say farewell.”

Sunday, Mar. 3

It’s the final day of Sour Fruit Fest at Cascade Brewing, and Sunday is Collab Day, “featuring Pearpawsterous (Upland Brewing Co.), One Way or Another (Bruery Terreux), Chêne Des Fous (Burial Beer Co.), and a sneak preview of a collaboration with Beachwood Brewing.”

General News

Sunriver Brewing has announced the new limited release of 16 ounce cans of specialty beers: “Sunriver Brewing Co. will be releasing their first 16oz cans on April 6th. The beer is an endless rotating series of Limited Release options, similar to what they have been doing on draft over the years. The can release will be part of Sunriver Brewing’s Grand Opening Party at their new Oakway Pub location in Eugene, Oregon. The series will have very limited quantities for small retail outlets and will consist of rotating most of the beer in Sunriver Brewing’s 2019 IPA Factory series. Other Sunriver Brewing favorites like Cocoa Cow Chocolate Milk Stout will also be available in these 16oz cans.”

Base Camp Brewing (Portland) has a new beer alert out, for Pollinator Pale Ale: “Brewer Lauren’s final contribution to the Base Camp lineup before embarking on her New Zealand adventure and our 2019 @shebrewpdx entry was a group effort with all the women of Base Camp. Brewed with 14lbs of wild blackberry honey from @oldbluerawhoney and Loral, Centennial and Meridian hops, this bright pale ale tastes like spring in a pint glass. ⁣10% of the total sales of Pollinator Pale will be going to @girlsincpnw to help them with their mission of empowering girls across the PNW.”

Spider City Brewing (Bend) has a new beer on tap as well: “We now have our new Kaffir Lime Sea Salt Gose on tap! Come down and try this refreshing, delicious beer!”