The 4th Annual Portland's Cheers to Belgian Beer will be be held at Hopworks Urban Brewery tomorrow Saturday May 1, 2010. I was able to make it to last year's event for the first time and loved it!
Here is the details for this year's event:
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Upper Parking Lot
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland
503-232-4677
Noon-9pm
Admission is Free.
$5 for tasting goblet which is required to taste.
$1 for tastes.
This year's featured Belgian yeast strain is Wyeast 3726 Farmhouse Ale.
From Wyeast' website:
This strain produces complex esters balanced with earthy/spicy notes. Slightly tart and dry with a peppery finish. A perfect strain for farmhouse ales and saisons.
Attenuation 74-79%
Alc. Tolerance 12%
Flocculation variable
Temperature Range 70-95°F (21-35°C)
I have had some experience with this yeast in homebrewing and really like it.
And here is a list of the beers:
2010 Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Beer List
| BREWERY | BEER | Plato | ABV | IBU | YEAST |
| Ambacht Brewing Co. | Ambacht Black Gold | 15.2 | 6.8 | 25 | Y |
| Amnesia Brewing Co. | Dilemma | 17.3 | 7.9 | 70 | N |
| Big Horse Brewpub | Cuvee de Ferme | - | 6.3 | - | Y |
| Block 15 Brewery | La Ferme’ de Demons | 19 | 8.8 | 31 | Y |
| BridgePort Brewing Co. | Fallen Friar Firkin | - | 8.2 | - | N |
| Cascade Brewing | Frite Galois | 14 | 4.6 | 13 | Y |
| Deschutes Brewery – Bend Pub | Tropisch Bruin | 12.5 | 4.8 | 35 | Y |
| Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub | Sinfully Delicious DSA | 19 | 9.2 | 17 | Y |
| Double Mountain Brewery | Bonne Idee | 17.2 | 8.4 | 50 | Y |
| Double Mountain Brewery | Bonne Idee Kriek | - | 8 | 48 | Y |
| Eugene City Brewery | Bannister Belgian Strong | 18 | 8.8 | 25 | Y |
| Fanno Creek Brewpub | Reverands Daughter | 16 | 5.4 | 20 | N |
| Fort George Brewery | Magnifera Indica Belgae | 19 | 7.9 | 15 | Y |
| Green Dragon | King Ghidorah | 20 | 9.2 | 25 | Y |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | DiaBlato | 23 | 11 | 20 | Y |
| Laurelwood Brewing Co. | Infared | 17 | 7.5 | 65 | Y |
| Lompoc 5Q | Saison The Beach | - | 5.5 | - | Y |
| Lucky Labrador BeerHall | Doggie Kong | 17.3 | 6.4 | 0 | Y |
| Lucky Labrador Brewpub | Malt Bomb V | 16.2 | 5.4 | 25 | Y |
| MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. | Lip Stinger | 13.5 | 4.8 | 32 | N |
| McMenamins Crystal Brewery | The Big Worm | 21 | 9.3 | 10 | Y |
| McMenamins Kennedy School | The Life of Riley Honey Wheat | 13.3 | 5.7 | 20 | Y |
| New Old Lompoc | Norman Invasion | - | 5.6 | - | Y |
| Oakshire Brewing | La Ferme | 15.8 | 7.8 | 15 | Y |
| Old Market Pub & Brewery | Red Headed Step Child | 14 | 6 | 10 | Y |
| Pelican Pub & Brewery | Le Pelican d’OR | 18.1 | 8.4 | 45 | Y |
| Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies | Philly’s Belgian IPA | 19.5 | 8 | 88 | Y |
| Rock Bottom Brewery | Floreal IV | 13 | 5.9 | 35 | Y |
| Rogue Ales | John’s Dark & Scary | 18.8 | 9 | 35 | Y |
| Roots Organic Brewing Co. | Brune “O” | 17 | 6.6 | 28 | Y |
| Silver Moon Brewing | Saison de Moon | 13.3 | 5.9 | 24 | Y |
| Upright Brewing | Mingus and Monk | 16.8 | 7.2 | 22 | Y |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. | Biere De Table | 8 | 3.7 | 26 | Y |
I've been fortunate enough to have tried a few of these beers already and look forward to trying them all (or as many as I possible)!
For further informaton on the festival check out these fine blogs:The New School Brew Blog
Brewpublic
Portland Beer.org
And Jeff at Beervana has posted a great primer for the event.
I hope to see you there!
(BTW- I apologize for the poor formatting of this post! I suck at formatting. Hope to get better at it with practice...)
