Cancer Sucks IPA Tap Takeover Weekend at Plew's Brews

Next weekend on Friday, Febuary 10^th and Saturday, Febuary 11^th please make it a point to stop by Plew’s Brews in St. Johns for a Cancer Fundraiser for Steve Occhi, a member of the homebrew club, NoPo Brews. There will be an IPA tap takeover, some rare bottled beers, great live music and a raffle with some generous prizes. You know if it’s going down at Plew’s it’s going to be a good time.

Address:  8409 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203

Here’s the 411 from the source:

“Nopobrews is hosting a Cancer Fundraiser, Cancer Sucks IPA Tap Takeover Weekend, Feb 10th -Feb 11th @ Plew’s Brews to help out Steve Occhi, a fellow Nopobrews member, in his time of need.  He was diagnosed with lung cancer and just completed 2 rounds of chemotherapy. The good news is the cancer is responding well, but he will have more chemotherapy treatments coming up.  For a living, Steve is a self- employed contractor.  The chemo has put him unexpectedly out of work, and to top it off, the state’s Health Care plan has limits to its coverage.  To help with the crazy bills that are stacking up, Nopobrews and Plew’s Brews are coming together to put on a “hopping” good time.  The fundraiser will start off with an IPA tap take over Feb 10th.  8 epic selections of IPA will be on for everyone’s enjoyment starting at 7pm.  The list includes: Lucky Lab’s Superdog, Alameda’s Yellow Wolf, 7 Brides Frankenlou, Fort George Vortex, Stone’s IPA, Oakshire’s Watershed IPA, Ninkasi’s Tricerahops, and Boneyard’s Notorius which will be a 10 ounce pour. On the side, Nopobrews will have a tasting flight consisting of 6 -different single hop IPAs that were brewed by club members in the fall.  The experience shows you just how much one ingredient can change the flavor of the beer!  At 8pm, the music will start rocking with Michael Manning and the Carolina Pumphouse.  The Chancers, a local Irish Band, will follow with a rowdy set. Between songs and bands there will be a donation bucket passed around and winners of the raffle items will be announced.  You can win even if you are not present. Some of the prizes include a private party with appetizers for 25 people at Uptown Billiards, an upright bike made from St. John’s bike-builder, Neal Fegan, a signed copy of Lisa Morrison’s book, “ Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest”!  We’ll also have some VERY rare bottles from Hair of the Dog, Deschutes, etc.  Raffle tickets will be on sale for $1/piece before the event at Plew’s Brews.  Please check www.nopobrews.com for a complete list. Cheers!”

Steve rockin' some grains and representin' our Blazers.