The Era of the Big Event is Not Over — Plus Free Tickets!
As has become tradition, Black Friday at dawn was the moment tickets went on sale for Festival of Dark Arts. And as has also become tradition, within minutes tickets sold out. The Festival of Barrel Aged Beer, the Firestone Walker Invitational, Barrel and Flow—these events illustrate that people still like a good party. In these dark times, it’s great to see we can still enjoy a day or rare, excellent beer.
Well, de Garde is throwing their own big party in Tillamook on May 3rd for their dozenth anniversary, and they’re swinging for the fences. This is going to be an old-timey, let’s-drink-some-awesome-Belgian-and-Belgian-inspired-beer bacchanal. I will include the full details below, but have a gander at some of these names for starters: Tilquin, De la Senne, 3 Fontaine, Cantillon, De Struise, Fantôme. It also includes some of the big U.S. names (Hill Farmstead, Trillium, Sante Adairius, Bierstadt, Green Cheek), plus a bunch of great locals as well. Plus music, eats, and a crowd of beer nerds who, like you appreciate the funk. It’s fair to say that you won’t find a collection this diverse and interesting until—well, probably until de Garde’s 13th anniversary.
And here’s an especially cool thing: Celebrate Oregon Beer has partnered with de Garde and will be giving out two VIP tickets to one of the people who sign up for our biweekly newsletter in the next two weeks (before 5pm PT, Monday Feb 3). It’s a win-win—the newsletter is packed with great info you will enjoy anyway, and you may end up sipping on a lambic for your troubles. Out-of-staters, jump in here, too—Oregon is gorgeous in May and this would make a memorable vacation.
de Garde’s 12th anniversary celebration: May 3rd, 2025, 12-6pm, Tillamook County Fairgrounds
Event Details:
VIP entry starts at 12:00pm
General Admission entry starts at 1:00pm
The event ends at 6:00pm
Pouring stops at 5:50pm, bottle sales end at 6:00pm, and beer glasses must be empty by 6:00pm. Please plan accordingly.
Ticket prices: $65 for General Admission, $90 for VIP, $25 for Minor & Designated Driver tickets
Tickets Include:
VIP: Early Entry at 12:00pm and 10 Drink Tickets (more tickets available at the event)
General Admission: Entry at 1:00pm and 6 Drink Tickets (more tickets available at the event)
Custom Anniversary Drinkware (to use at the event, and to keep)
Live Music & Access to Food Vendors
More Details:
Drink tickets are good for one pour each. Pour sizes will vary by beer.
Attendees of this festival style celebration will be able to enjoy a broad array of finely crafted beer from de Garde Brewing in addition to 52+ guest breweries, representing some of the friends we've made over the years. We'll be sharing special beers from each of these breweries at the event:
Guest Breweries:
Hill Farmstead-Anchorage-Tilquin-Insight-Ruse-Fort George-De la Senne-Cantillon-Cloudwater-Trillium-3 Fonteinen-Sante Adairius-Holy Mountain-Voodoo-Fox Farm-Fonta Flora-Private Press-Monkish-Side Project-The Veil-Weldwerks-Von Ebert-Brujos-Block 15-Nebuleous-TopplingGoliath-Green Bench-Cellarmaker-Equilibrium-Live Oak-Bierstadt-Metaphore-Het Boerenerf-Yazoo-Fidens-Moksa-Lua-Mortalis-North Park-Green Cheek-Bottle Logic-GOAL.-Podere La Berta-Amalgam-De Struise-Fremont-Fantome-Marlow-Mikerphone-Primitive-Tommie Sjef-Wildflower-And More...
The event will be a celebration of place, as well as of beer. There will be live music performed by regional artists throughout the event, as well as food vendors representing the diverse culinary delights of our area.
Food Vendors:
Garibaldi Portside Bistro
JAndy Oyster Co.
Tillamook Creamery
Country Squire
East on West
Neahkahnie Smoke House
Fort George Brewing
Music:
Spiral XP
Golden Promise
Growing Pains
This is going to be a fun day of amazing beer you won’t otherwise have access to. Beer is supposed to be fun! So buy a ticket or sign up for the Celebrate Oregon Beer newsletter and win two VIP tickets!