[pdx] Oregon Brewers Festival

Strawberry rhubarb gose sounds interesting, as do some of the berliners.

Jalepeno tripel? Hmm...

Definitely not going to trust OMP to do a decent kriek.

 

I'll be going for a quick look on Wednesday and a longer session on Thursday. Here are a few I'm really looking forward to:

Caldera Toasted Coconut Chocolate Porter
Cigar City Mangosteen Florida Weisse
Gigantic Who Ate All The Pies? (great name, btw)
Payette Blood Orange IPA

And all saisons.

 

If you don't want to hear people whine about obnoxious drunks, don't start a thread about Oregon's biggest frat party

I haven't been in about 5 years, but the addition of Wednesday and an unusually good looking taplist will probably draw me out this year. Having said that, I'll probably only make it on Wednesday, and will probably be gone by 3 or 4. Still, I'm pretty dang stoked about the Sixpoint BA 3Beans and the Cigar City Florida Weisse (not really my style, but these guys consistently impress me). There are a bunch of other brews that sound intriguing from breweries I've never had anything from (The Dudes, Nimbus, Fitgers, Boundary Bay). And Golden Valley is bringing a Kellerbier, which is a style I love and am happy to see making a resurgence. Plus the return of the specialty tent.

 

Really glad someone posted this thread because I was about to post something.

I actually booked a trip a few months back to Portland for this festival so I hope the locals can give me some pointers on when to go and what to check out along with the events that may be taking place in the surrounding breweries and bars. From what I heard so far from people I met at FWIBF that going on Wednesday is the best since you avoid all the crowd . However we don't land until 10am Thursday.

We will have a car so transportation wouldn't be a problem but we will try to use public transport as much as possible.

Thanks All!

Charlie.

P.s. I will be packing some RR and Sara beers with me to Portland

 

To make things even easier, there's a Streetcar stop right in front of Upright. And if you're at Upright, you're a short walk from Ex Novo.

 

Going wednesday for SURE! Helps that I work across the street

Taplist looks great this year. My coworker who isnt even that in to beer says the Caldera Coconut porter is awesome. Logsdon Staffe Dreiling, Cigar City, Green Flash Citra session, Deschutes Farmhouse.

Wednesday and Thursday are definitely the best time to go.

no more buzz tent though....damn

 

I typically go on Saturday every year, and in my experience it's usually pretty relaxed until 2pm, but by that point I've tried the things I wanted to check out and can escape before the lines get ridiculous.

Also, I think they've solved the issue of Sunday being bad by allocating a certain number of kegs for each day. The trade off is that things start kicking by 6-7pm on Friday and Saturday, but if you're willing to brave that time period you're probably not too concerned with what you're drinking.

 

Will be in attendance Friday and Saturday this year. Got a buddy flying in from SLC, so this is my first year attending during the weekend, we will see how it goes. Regardless I will be excited to try the Cigar City/Gilgamesh/Gigantic/Sixpoint/Sprecher offerings.

If you spot a Seth Rogan look-a-like wearing a Double Mountain hat, say hello - lets have a beer.

 

Thanks everyone for the help. I just have a few more questions.How do one go about getting the beers? Do we pay at each brewers booth or do we buy a ticket at the door and go through that way. Secondly are there any events going on at the local breweries with special tapping ?

Cheers ,

Charlie

 

Thanks man we will definitely do this

 

visiting a friend in portland tomorrow for a week and will be hitting this up!!

 

On the topic of dining and the OBF I thought I'd mention two of my favorite places to eat near the fest...
Tabor Food Cart (Czech) http://schnitzelwich.com/
Karam (Lebanese) http://www.karamsrestaurant.com/
Both are an easy walk, delicious, and affordable.
Tabor makes some top-notch beer food and you can carry it into the fest.

 

Worth mentioning a bevy of other PDX beer events going on this week if/when you get tired of OBF.

Wed:
Rare No-Li @ Beermongers [https://www.facebook.com/events/634172446690242 ]
21st Amendment Meet the Brewers @ Saraveza [https://www.facebook.com/events/308504865986187 ]
Elysian Pinball Social @ Shanghai Tunnel [https://www.facebook.com/events/271635653027408 ]

Thurs:
Drake's Takeover/MTB @ Beermongers [https://www.facebook.com/events/317731391715850 ]

Fri-Sun:
All-Oregon Craft Summit @Roscoe's [https://www.facebook.com/events/1494859484064869 ]

Sat-Sun:
Fire & Brimstone @ Hop & Vine and Saraveza [https://www.facebook.com/events/679254508817181 ]

Sat:
Coalition opens their new in-brewery taproom [https://www.facebook.com/events/1455933111331638 ]
Mole & Ciderfest @ Bushwhacker https://www.facebook.com/events/724711097588963 ]

 

From the 2014 OBF Program:
THE RETURN OF THE SPECIALTY TENT
In addition to the 88 main taps, we offer a Specialty Tent featuring über-geek beers, cellared specialties,
one-offs, and other brews you might never see again. These beers are highly prized, very expensive, and
the selection is very limited in quantity. There is no separate ticket to get into the Specialty Tent, but only
tasters are served and all beers are double tokens.
The Specialty Tent is located just south of the glass/tokens sales tent, tucked back under the trees. Look
for the “Where Do You Come From” map, and you’ve found the spot. It will be operating from Wednesday
through Saturday (sorry, not running on Sunday) of the festival from Noon to 8pm. The European beers
will be served exclusively for the first two hours of each day, and will continue to pour until 8pm. At 2pm
each day, we will begin serving beers from the festival’s main participants; these will also run until 8pm.
(Schedule subject to change.) There will be various Meet the Brewer opportunities as well.
As these beers are provided in various keg sizes, we have no way of knowing how long they will last, so
the best way to know what’s pouring at any given time is to follow OBFLTDTent on Twitter, or just stop
by – we can promise you whatever’s on tap will be amazing!