The 21St Annual Oregon Brewers Festival!
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Welcome . 2 Proclamations . 3 Gratitude . 4 Respecting Beer, Respecting Youth . 5 Oregon Brewers Festival Supports Diversity & Inclusion . 6 Blogging Beer . .8 Obscure Goes Mainstream with the Collaborator Project . 11 Festival Restaurants & Vendors . .12 Do You Know Bob Farrell? . 14 Entertainment Line-Up . .16 Broadly Defined Beer Styles . 18 Get Schooled in the World of Beer . 20 The Buzz Beer . .23 Beers By Style . 24 Brewery Features Key & Beer Color Key . .27 Breweries and Their Brews . 28 Beer-O-Meter . 69 WELCOME TO THE 21ST ANNUAL OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL! The Good Old Days Are Back Again The Roaring Twenties: The phrase evokes colorful images of an era of flappers, jazz clubs and art deco . But one of the darker aspects looming throughout that decade was the 18th Amendment, better known as Prohibition, which made illegal the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages . It wasn’t until Dec . 5, 1933, that the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, officially repealing the 18th Amendment . President Roosevelt signed the proclamation ending Prohibition on December 5, 1933 at 7 pm EST (4 pm PST) . Millions of gallons of beer began to flow as society celebrated the end of more than a decade of repression . As the Oregon Brewers Festival (OBF) turns 21 this year, the event fondly toasts to the history of the 21st Amendment, and encourages all attendees to raise their mugs each day at 4 pm and do the same . The OBF is one of the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious craft beer festivals . Situated on the west bank of the Willamette River, with towering Mt . Hood as a backdrop, it is the premier venue for anyone who loves craft beer . With a laid back attitude and scores of award-winning beers, the OBF captures the essence of Portland, and is the keystone event of Oregon Craft Beer Month . The OBF exists to provide an opportunity to sample and learn about a variety of craft beer styles from across the country . Styles range from ambers, Belgians, reds, pilsners and bocks to browns, pales, porters, stouts and wheat beers . This year’s lineup offers a superior balance of styles, with something for just about every taste . Nearly one-third of the breweries showcased at this year’s event were medal winners at the 2007 Great American Beer Festival . The festival’s focus is craft beer, but there’s more than sampling involved . Attendees can enjoy an eclectic display of beer memorabilia, meet beer writers, sign up to become a SNOB, or learn how to homebrew with the Oregon Brew Crew . The Portland Tribune Stage showcases some of the best high-energy talent the Northwest has to offer (see a complete schedule inside) . There’s lots of delicious food, and a root beer garden where minors and designated drivers can enjoy complimentary cups of Crater Lake handcrafted soda . After all these years, we’ve finally come “of age .” Thanks to all of you for helping us celebrate the 21st annual Oregon Brewers Festival . Cheers! 2 The Governor’s Proclamation The Mayor’s Proclamation 3 We’d like to share our appreciation of the many people who work to make this event happen: Grand Marshal Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Portland Mayor Tom Potter Kurt Widmer, Rob Widmer, Nancy Deibert, David Volke, Mindy Green, Trent Tokos & Site Managers the Brewers Art Larrance, Teddy Peetz Oregon Brew Crew Assistant Site Managers President Jeremie Landers, Festival Mike Akin, Bob Gale Coordinator Abe Goldman-Armstrong, Noel Blake, and all the faithful Oregon Brew Crew Beer Engineers supervisors and volunteers Mel Ancheta, Andy Andrews, Bryan Buckwalter, Dave Farah, Pat Herbert, Oregon Hop Growers Association Steve Katrina, Joe Keller, Les Kellum, Michelle Palacios, for the generous donation and Teddy Peetz of beautiful hops from the Willamette Valley Event Services Production Manager In Kind/Sponsors “Carpenter Carl” Hansen Crater Lake Soda Company, Draft Magazine, KXL, Oregon Live, Oregon Lottery, Portland Bar Supervisor Tribune, Sierra Springs Water Preston Weesner And… Volunteer Coordinator Brian Butenschoen, Ron Gansberg, Curt Chris Irwin Governeur, Jessica La Brie, Alissa Larrance, Mary Zelda McCarthy, RJ Moore, Yarley Program Nystrom, Jim Pitkin, Paula Pitkin, Gary Schartz, Chris Crabb, Writer Eric Schiewe, Leeann Stewart, Kate Stigdon, Gary Corbin, Beer Descriptions Alex Tyler, Andrea Tyler, Oregon Brewers Guild, Mark Reber, Program Publisher PGE Park, Portland International Raceway, Holly O’Leary, Program Art Director Portland Parks & Recreation, Rogue Ales, all Brian Gurney, Festival Artwork of the media outlets who cover this event, our Beer Ambassadors, and all of our restaurants, OBF Web Site vendors, brewers, musicians, and volunteers David Parker, Webmaster who return year after year with great enthusiasm! 4 Respecting Beer, Respecting Youth Here at the Oregon Brewers Festival, we love beer . We also respect beer . The OBF promotes responsible drinking, and as a result, we have responsible attendees who come together to celebrate our local culture . This is why we have a long-standing history of being a family-friendly event . We will always strive to allow minors into our event when accompanied by a parent . We also believe in educating minors and parents about the potential dangers of underage drinking . As such, we are pleased to have with us members of the Wallowa Valley Together Project, including high-school students of TADA (Teens Against Drugs & Alcohol), promoting their “0b421” campaign . Located in the tiny town of Enterprise, Oregon, the Wallowa Valley Together Project exists to support efforts that promote healthy communities . Its purpose is to provide citizens with the necessary tools to create lasting, effective change within families, schools, neighborhoods, and communities . Needing to find a way to provide information and increase awareness locally to multiple target populations about the potential dangers, risks, and unhealthy community norms associated with underage drinking, WVTP developed the “none before 21” campaign . Local high school and elementary students helped with designing a single logo that would quickly communicate the message, look appealing, and be applicable to all audiences . Under the direction of Andrea Tyler, the campaign has been hugely successful, and has spawned an online store carrying a complete line of “0b421” items, from mouse pads to java jackets and car magnets to dog tags . “We are confident that together we can make tremendous strides in reducing underage drinking and the damage it causes youth, families, schools, and communities,” says Tyler . You can learn more about the WVTP and view some of its cool “0b421” items at the Root Beer Garden in the North end of the park . For more information, visit www .wvtp .org . 5 Oregon Brewers Festival Supports Diversity & Inclusion Each year, the Oregon Brewers Festival selects a deserving organization for which to make a contribution . This year, the Festival is pleased to pledge a donation of $10,000 to the Oregon Business Leadership Network (OBLN), a Portland-based organization that works to teach diversity and inclusion . The OBLN is an employer-led organization that seeks to improve employment prospects and consumer choices for people with disabilities by raising employer awareness about the positive benefits to business for actively including qualified people with disabilities in the workforce and as consumers . Whether it be because of the shrinking size of traditional labor pools, the need to comply with legislation, the recognition of the importance of minority customer bases, or the awareness that good talent comes in all kinds of different packages, most forward-thinking companies are investing in efforts to diversify their workforces - to find effective ways to include and accommodate people from non-traditional sources of talent . While women and visible minorities were some of the first groups to benefit from these more inclusionary hiring practices, many other groups, including people with disabilities, are adding new colors to the diversity spectrum . The OBLN provides Oregon businesses with networking opportunities, education, and resources to effectively increase understanding and awareness of disability issues in the workplace . The organization offers workshops, trainings, tools and resources to make it easier for employers to support current employees with disabilities as well as those who become diagnosed with a disability during their working years . The OBLN can also help recruit qualified candidates with disabilities and provide a comfortable and supportive workplace for everyone . To learn more about the OBLN, call 503-281-1424 or visit http://www.obln.org/ . 6 7 Blogging Beer With so many craft breweries in the U .S ., tastings, brewer meetups, beer dinners and pairings can happen at the drop of a hop cone . Even the most diligent of beer aficionados can barely keep up . So how does a beer fan keep in the know? Enter the beer blog . Blogs can range from very personal diaries to community discourses and event announcements, depending on the subject matter and author . There are literally hundreds of blogs in the Internet with a focus on craft beer . The subject matter on these blogs can range from notations on new beer releases to what happened to the pub down the street . Most allow comments from readers so that lively discussion is encouraged, creating an environment in which new information spews forth more vociferously than an uncapped bottle of shaken beer – and all you need to