Meet the Brewers

Today is July 1, the kick-off for "Oregon Craft Beer Month." I'll do my best to keep you up to speed on the major events that tickle my fancy, but keep in mind that almost every brewery in the state is participating with release parties, special events, mini-fests, brewing dinners, meet-the-brewer events, and so on. Click the logo at right for a full listing.

For the kick-off, there is a special event at the Horse Brass about which I am attempting to learn more. The brief description reads thus:

Come and meet the Brewers of the Oregon Brewers Guild at the Kick Off Party for Oregon Craft Beer Month.

I'll try to track down which brewers and pass that along. There's also another meet-the-brewers event at the Green Dragon, where Eric Wathen and Max Skewes will be showcasing their Alameda Brewhouse beers. I've included the details of these events in my right-hand column, and I'll update that with selected events as the month progresses. Enjoy!

[Update, noon]

Still no word on the brewers who will be at the event, but here is a list of rare and special beers that will be on tap for the event.

• Bridgeport, 2007 Hop Harvest IPA
• Deschutes, Oak Aged Jubel and Black Butte Porter XX
• Double Mountain, Molten Lava Double IPA
• Eugene City, Track Town IPA
• Full Sail, 2007 Vesuvius
• Hopworks, Washoe Weizen
• Laurelwood, Belgian NW Red Infrared
• Lompoc, 2007 C-Son’s Greetings and Flower of the Gods Imperial IPA
• Mia & Pia’s, Irrigator Doppelbock and Ra Ale
• Mt. Hood, Wee Heavy (cask)
  
• Ninkasi, dry-hopped Tricerahops (cask) and vanilla-infused Oatis Stout
• Rock Bottom, Kolsch 55 and Simcoe-dry hopped IPA
• Rogue Ales, Imperial YSB and Imperial Porter
• Terminal Gravity, Tripel
• Widmer, Doppelbock