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  1. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
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    Just thought I would drop a thread for any OBF nuggets people run across over the next few days. Best beers, beers to AVOID, food at the fest, and any other thoughts and musings/

    Printed out the beer list today. Looks heavy on the berliner weisse (not my favorite style) but otherwise the list looks much better than last years. I can say there are at least 25 beers I will want to have.

    As usual Im going tomorrow and avoiding the weekend at all costs. Going to be 90 degrees Thursday and Friday :slight_frown:
     
    #1 derftron, Jul 26, 2016
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  2. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    I hear Shiga Kogen beers will be there? I've been really impressed with their offerings in Japan, so I'd say check them out.
     
    #2 distantmantra, Jul 26, 2016
  3. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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    #3 JouerAvecLeFeu, Jul 26, 2016
  4. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
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    looks like they left the international beers off the list. but otherwise thats pretty cool
     
    #4 derftron, Jul 26, 2016
  5. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Last night I was commenting to my wife about all the goses/berliner weisses/session IPAs in the list. After further review, we easily found a couple dozen beers we want to try. We'll be there tomorrow night.
     
    #5 vurt, Jul 27, 2016
  6. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Me too. Circled all the "must try" beers on the list, and sure enuogh, there was close to 30 of them. Like vurt, I'll be stopping by to sample the victuals right after work tomorrow.
     
    #6 John_M, Jul 27, 2016
  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Just went by the fest during my afternoon run. Good size crowd for a Wednesday, though waits in line didn't look too bad. Still, this is easily the largest afternoon crowd I've ever seen for a Wednesday.
     
    #7 John_M, Jul 27, 2016
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  8. LockeNess33

    LockeNess33 Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2016 Oregon

    I've never been, but I just can't talk myself into going after hearing all of the stories about how crowded it always is. Maybe a good time for me to visit some other spots that are typically very busy that might be a bit calmer due to the fest going on.
     
    #8 LockeNess33, Jul 27, 2016
  9. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    It's really not that bad on a week night. I usually go on Thursdays and have never waited in a line.
     
    #9 dphi, Jul 28, 2016
  10. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    The Festival was surprisingly crowded last night when I got there around 7:00, but the crowds subsided a lot by 8:00.

    High Desert Diesel from Sunriver was my favorite of the half dozen beers I tried last night. Gigantic's Le Petit Bâtard Abeille was also good.

    Licensed to Kill IPA from Rusty Truck was not good.

    I'm going back tonight to volunteer at the Brews for New Avenues tent between 8:00 and 9:00. If you're at the Festival, stop by and say Hey.
     
    #10 vurt, Jul 28, 2016
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  11. PortlandAlePatrol

    PortlandAlePatrol Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Oregon

    Here's what we tasted yesterday & liked, also brunch was not bad.

    Pulp Fusion Blood Orange IPA
    by Boulder Beer Co.

    New Holand Brewing
    Dragon Milk Reserve:
    Mexican Spice Cake

    Ninkasi Grapefruit Sour

    Breakside
    Pomengrante Gose

    Laurelwood Gose

    pFreim
    Mango Sour

    Melvin
    2x4 DIPA

    Stone Brewing
    Gose Gose Gadget
     
    #11 PortlandAlePatrol, Jul 28, 2016
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Only tried beers from trailers on the right (as you're facing the fest from Naito), and will focus on the left side tonight.

    Anyway, the beers that impressed me the most, were:

    Buoy's Dragonweisse
    Good Life Road to Helles (great mouthfeel)
    New Hollands Dragon Milk Reserve (Mexican spice cake)
    Iwate Kura Beer
    Old Market Weizen it Cloudy (one of the better weizens I've had in some time)

    I also thought the beers from Kogan were pretty decent, and I really liked the weizenbock and DIPA they brought. Also, the hefeweizen from August Schell was surprisingly decent as well (I confess I generally have pretty low expectations from the makers of Grain Belt).

    Biggest lines appeared to be for New Holland, Drake's Foraging Racoon, the Nadia Kali, Kermit the hop, and the pulp fusion blood orange IPA. In general, there seemed to be fairly long lines for the IPA's and DIPA's. That being said, line fluctuation was common. There were only 3 or 4 people in line when I got my taste of New Holland stout, but 15 or 20 minutes later the line had swelled to nearly 50. Initially, there were more than 20 people in line to try the foraging raccoon, but a half hour later there was no one at all in line. Also, there were times when the line to use the water rinse station was close to 20 long, but if you simply walked over to the station farther south, there would be no one in line. Go figure.

    Despite the sizeable crowd, as usual, I had a very good time. Everyone seemed to be in a good mood, and I saw virtually no drunken behavior. Can't wait to stop by again tonight.
     
    #12 John_M, Jul 28, 2016
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  13. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Are y'all on the west side seeing New Holland beer in stores, or is it special to the OBF?
     
    #13 sharpski, Jul 28, 2016
  14. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    What's going on at the bfna tent?
     
    #14 crusian, Jul 28, 2016
  15. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
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    went last night. A few lines for New Holland Dragons Milk Mexican Spice cake and Melvin 2x4. worth the wait, both of those were excellent.

    I liked the international tent selection as well.

    Temp was perfect, no d-bag behavior, and I was able to try 15-20 beers that were all very good. not sure if I will go back again given the crowd size will surely ramp up over the next few days and it is going to be hot as hell
     
    #15 derftron, Jul 28, 2016
  16. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Both of those were gone by the time I got there.
     
    #16 vurt, Jul 28, 2016
  17. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    • Promoting New Avenues for Youth
    • BfNA general admission ticket sales
    • Corn hole contest w/prizes!
     
    #17 vurt, Jul 28, 2016
  18. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    Special for the fest, I believe. Never seen New Holland here before.
     
    #18 jason_nwx, Jul 28, 2016
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  19. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    In the past it seemed Wednesday was busier than Thursday, I think a lot of people want to be there on day 1, could be my imagination though. Appreciate all the reviews so far, going tonight.
     
    #19 dphi, Jul 28, 2016
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  20. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    They only received 20 kegs of 2x4, so they're running 4-5/day in order to have it available each day. Yesterday they ran out at around 4:30 or so.
     
    #20 maltmaster420, Jul 28, 2016
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