Oregon Brewers Festival 2008

Get ready for the be all end all of beer festivals!

Location:
Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
July 24, 25, 26, 27, 2008

Brew Republic's Rating: 5/5

"This is the festival to hit if you only make it to one this year. A ton of great breweries, lots of great beer, and friendly folk to enjoy it with. Judging it based on year's past, this is going to be a great year!"

Tips: Take the MAX to avoid the parking hastle and since the beer will be flowing freely you'll appreciate not having to drive home! Remember you can reuse tokens left over from years past.

Festival Overview | Festival Music | Festival Breweries

Brewers Festival Overview:

July 24th through the 27th you need to be at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Thurs through Sat, taps open Noon to 9pm Sun, taps open Noon to 7pm Several entrances are available, make use of the shortest lines. Main entrance at S.W. Oak Street and Bill Naito Parkway. Token & mug sales cease half hour prior to closing.  OBF is somewhat unique in that it is a non-judging event, designed to instead allow the public to sample and savor brews from some of the nation's finest breweries and draw their own conclusions. Beer is the focus of the event, and both classic and innovative beer styles are represented. There are hoppy pale ales, malty Belgian ales, creamy Scottish Ales, nutty brown ales, potent bocks, rich porters, refreshing pilsners, and charismatic ambers, just to name a few.  Get ready to taste some of the best beer on the planet.  Also take some time to enjoy the rest of the area!

• Entry to the festival is free, but if you wish the enjoy the year plan on paying from a mug($4) and tokens($1 each). Each full beer will be 4-8 tokens, or 1 token for a taste. We suggest you find a pourer that is generous with the taste as there are way to many beers to try them all.
• Celebrating its 21st year in 2008, the Oregon Brewers Festival is regarded as one of the finest craft beer festivals in the world. 73 breweries offer handcrafted brews to more than 60,000 beer lovers during the four-day event.
• Food will be avaialble from local resturants or vendors, but several resturants close by could also satisfy those hunger pains. We suggest grabbing a bite at Kells a large irish bar located just across the street.
• Parking is always a challenge so we highly suggest taking advantage of the light rail system. The light rail stop is within a block of the main entrance to the festival.

Brewers Festival Music:

Brewers Festival Participating Breweries:

Brewery	City	State	Web Site	Beer	Style
21st Amendment Brewery	San Francisco	CA		Hell or High Watermelon	Wheat Beer with fruit
Alameda Brewhouse	Portland	OR		East Village Amber	Amber/Alt
Alaskan Brewing Co	Juneau	AK		Alaskan Summer Ale	Kolsch
Allagash Brewing Co	Portland	ME		Allagash White	Belgian Wheat Beer
Amnesia Brewing Co	Portland	OR	N/A	Copacetic IPA	IPA
Anderson Valley Brewing Co	Boonville	CA		Poleeko Gold Pale Ale	Pale Ale
Bayern Brewing	Missoula	MT		Bayern Pilsener	German Pilsener Lager
Bell's Brewery	Comstock	MI		Bell's Porter	Porter
Bison Brewing	Berkeley	CA		Organic Chocolate Stout	Dry Foreign Style Stout
Blue Frog Grog & Grill	Fairfield	CA		Blonde Frog Ale	Strong Pale Ale
Boulder Beer	Boulder	CO		Hazed & Infused	Amber Ale
Boulevard Brewing Co	Kansas City	MO		Lunar Ale	Belgian Style Ale
Boundary Bay Brewery	Bellingham	WA		Dry Hopped Crystal Pale Ale	Pale Ale
BridgePort Brewing Co	Portland	OR		BridgePort Hop Czar	Imperial IPA
Caldera Brewing Co	Ashland	OR		Caldera Ginger Ale	Summer ale brewed w/organic ginger
Cascade Brewing Co	Portland	OR		Raspberry Wheat	Fruit Beer
Deshutes Brewery	Bend	OR		20th Anniversary Wit	Wit
Dick's Brewing Co	Centrailia	WA		Dick's IPA	IPA
Eel River Brewing Co	Scotia	CA		Organic IPA	IPA
Electric Brewing	Bisbee	AZ		Electric Beer	American Lager
Eugene City Brewery	Eugene	OR	N/A	100 Meter Ale	Red Ale
Fearless Brewing Co	Estacada	OR		Clackamas Cream Ale	Cream Ale
Fifty Fifty Brewing Co	Truckee	CA		Foggy Goggle White	Belgian Style Wit
Flying Fish Brewing Co	Cherry Hill	NJ		Love Fish Abbey Dubbel	Dubbel
Four + Brewing	Salt Lake City	UT		Rype	Wheat beer infused with orange peel and coriander
Full Sail Brewing Co	Hood River	OR		LTD	Bock
Golden Valley Brewery	McMinnville	OR		Cote D'Or	Belgian Style Golden Ale
Goose Island Beer Co	Chicago	IL		Matilda	Belgian Style Ale
Grand Teton Brewing Co	Victory	ID		Bitch Creek ESB	ESB
Great Divide Brewing Co	Denver	CO		Titan IPA	IPA
Green Flash Brewing Co	Vista	CA		Hop Head Red	American Red Ale
Hales Ales Brewery & Pub	Seattle	WA		Hale's Kolsch	Kolsch
Hazel Dell Brewpub	Vancouver	WA	N/A	Vancouver IPA	IPA
Hopworks Urban Brewery	Portland	OR		Hub Lager	Czech Pilsner
Iron Horse Brewery	Ellensburg	WA		Quilter's Irish Death	Imperial Sweet Stout
Kona Brewery	Kailua-Kona	HI		Lavaman Red Ale	American Red Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Co	Petaluma	CA		Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid	Imperial IPA
Lang Creek Brewery	Marion	MT		Mandarin Orange Hefeweizen	American Hefeweizen with fruit
Laughing Dog Brewing	Ponderay	ID		Rocket Dog	Red Rye IPA
Laurelwood Brewing Co	Portland	OR		Workhorse IPA	IPA
Lompoc Brewing Co	Portland	OR		Lompac Extra Special Pale	ESP
Lost Coast Brewery	Eureka	CA		Great White	Belgian Style Wit
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co	Portland	OR		Solar Flare Ale	Solar Powered Light Ale
MacTarnahan's Brewing Co	Portland	OR		MacTarnahan's Sling Shot Extra Pale Ale	Extra Pale Ale
Mad River Brewing Co	Blue Lake	CA		Jamaica Red Ale	Amber
McMenamins	Portland	OR		Madman Jacks Insane Pale Ale	Double IPA
Michigan Brewing Co	Webberville	MI		Celis White	Belgian Wit
New Belgium Brewing Co	Fort Collins	CO		Mighty Arrow Pale Ale	Pale Ale
New Holland Brewing Co	Holland	MI		Dragon's Milk	Oak Aged Ale
Ninkasi Brewing Co	Eugene	OR		Total Domination IPA	IPA
Oakshire Brewing	Eugene	OR		Oakshire Brewing Amber	American Amber
Old Market Pub & Brewery	Portland	OR		HopCask Triple Tripel Organic	Overly hopped Belgian Tripel
Pelican Pub & Brewery	Pacific City	OR		Surfer's Summer Ale	English Style Summer Ale
Pyramid Breweries	Seattle	WA		Pyramid Crystal Wheat Ale	Wheat Ale
Redhook Ale Brewery	Woodinville	WA		Late Harvest Autumn Ale	Autumn Ale
Rock Bottom Brewery	Portland	OR		Congo Queen Golden Ale	Belgian Style Golden Spiced Sorghum Ale
Rogue Ales	Newport	OR		Glen	Strong Ale
Roots Organic Brewing Co	Portland	OR		Roots Calypso	Wheat beer with apricot and scottch bonnet peppers
Russian River Brewing Co	Santa Rosa	CA		Pliny the Elder	Double IPA
Sacramento Brewing Co	Sacramento	CA		Red Horse Ale	American Strong Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co	Chico	CA		Summerfest	Pilsner Style Lager
Sprecher Brewing Co	Glendale	WI		Mai Bock	Spring Bock
Standing Stone Brewing Co	Ashland	OR		Standing Stone Almond Brown Ale	Northern English Brown Ale
Steelhead Brewing Co	Eugene	OR		Bulldog Pale Ale	NW Pale Ale
Stone Brewing Co	Escondido	CA		Stone Levitation Ale	Dry-Hopped Amber
Summit Brewing Co	St Paul	MN		Extra Pale Ale	British Style Ale
Surly Brewing Co	Brooklyn Center	MN		Coffee Bender	Coffee Flavored Beer
Terminal Gravity	Enterprise	OR		Terminal Gravity IPA	IPA
Trumer Brauerei	Berkeley	CA		Trumer Pils	German Style Pilsner
Widmer Bros. Brewing Co	Portland	OR		Full Nelson IPA	IPA
Wild River Brewing	Grants Pass	OR		Harbor Lights	Kolin Style Kolsch
Wildfire Brewing Co	Bend	OR	N/A	Wildfire Summer Ale	Summer Ale

Check out the official website at: http://www.oregonbrewfest.com