The 2011 North American Organic Brewers Festival: Photo Recap

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The early bird beer herd .

The best idea since sliced bread.

The BREWCYCLEPORTLAND mastermind.

Jocelyn and her squeeze from the Homebrew Exchange using
solar power to whip up a batch of delicious beer.

Metrofiets Beer+Bike; an engineering marvel.

The traveling tap room.

Our very nice neighbor recycling beer caps into
high quality ear rings.  Email BEER RINGS now!

My favorite organic beer lover!

Saturday's bathroom line was a sight. 

Shitter's full!

Love a good tee!

Best dressed!

Beer festival or Dead show?

Best dog we met:  Chewbacca

Another sweet shirt!

The gals at Foody Blues BBQ done brought it!

One happy customer at a time.

Winner of  the "Best Purse" award.

The last band and the best band of the fest.  Of course
I can't recall their name.

Feel the love!

Drummers rule!

Lame Ass Misses The 1st Annual Fruit Beer Festival

This is a long overdue post that has been patiently waiting for me in my ‘My Documents’ folder.  Sorry my loyal (7) followers.  My simple life is just slightly more important than this blog. So without further delay, I leave you with this:

Well, I did not make it to the 1^st annual Fruit Beer Festival at Burnside Brewing.  I actually rode by it on my bike on Sunday after stopping at the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race to see my friend’s wife kick some booty on the Willamette.  It was my first time ever going to see a Dragon Boat race and I was impressed. I think there were about 90+ teams racing for glory.  All the teams deserve a round of praise, as it takes a lot of dedication and practice to do what they do.  I could actually feel my arms becoming weaker and weaker as I watched them paddle an intense sprint from the Marquam to the Hawthorne bridge.

Lame ass that did not go to the Fruit Beer Festival
(Shown here at the Dragon Boat Races)

Okay, so why am I writing about crap that is not beer related?  Well it is beer related.  I think most of the recreational things I do correlate with beer in some respect.  I did at least ride by the Fruit Beer Festival, right.  I was going to head in, but I was beer-ed out from the past (2) nights.  Occasionally it does happen to the best of us. 

Here is a brief recap of  those (2) nights.  AKA, my lame excuse for not going to the Fruit Beer Festival:

Friday was spent a few blocks from my house with friends at the new Hopworks Bike Bar and Old Lompoc’s Side Bar.  A nice combo by the way.  The Side Bar was a welcomed change after the hustle and bustle of HUB.  The Side Bar is a quiet and warm space to enjoy fine beers and conversation.  It reminds me of a wine bar, but with beer. Saturday, I was out in the Montavilla neighborhood at Thatchers watching the Timbers play.  Thatchers is not a brew pub, but it does have some good taps, plus it has that great neighborhood tavern feel.  According to my friend, they make a great burger as well. So on Sunday I was not game for more beer.  I was a little worried about myself, as this seldom occurs.  I guess my ass is getting old.  Anyway…from what I read, the Fruit Beer Festival was a huge success. I am looking forward to being in attendance next year.

Hot damn! The North American Organic Brewers Festival is almost here!

We are super excited to be at this year's 2011 North American Organic Brewers Festival.  The festival  is taking place at Overlook Park in N. Portland in less than week and we can not wait! This will be our first year participating as a vendor.  I have been to the event in the past and it is always well hosted with plenty going on.  This is taken directly from the NAOBF’s webpage:

“Two of Portland's beloved industries - organic beer and sustainability - come together in an annual celebration designed to raise awareness about organic beer and sustainable living. We serve up organic beers and ciders from around the world, accompanied by live music, organic food, sustainability-oriented vendors, non-profits and a children's area - all in a beautiful tree lined setting that overlooks downtown Portland. Come visit the North American Organic Brewers Festival and see why we're Portland's best kept secret of beer fests!”  

There is no parking provided for this event.  Festival attendees are encouraged to use the MAX, walk, or bike to Overlook Park to help minimize their carbon-impact. If you pedal to the park, The Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition has kindly volunteered their time to watch over your wheels while you sample the many fine beers that will be available. 

Below, is a list of the amazing beers for your mouth to ponder until June 24th reveals itself.

(The following is from the NAOBF's webpage)

Brewery	Beer Name, (Style)
Alameda Brewhouse Portland, Oregon	El Torero Organic IPA, (American IPA)
Alpenfire Cider Port Townsend, Washington	Pirates Plank, (Bone Dry)
Ambacht Brewing Hillsboro, Oregon	Ambacht Golden Spiced Ale, (Belgian Specialty)
	Golden Rye Farmhouse Ale, (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
American Brewing Co Edmonds, Washington	Hop, Skip & Go Natural, (American Pale Ale)
Beetje Brewery Portland, Oregon	Summer Tonic, (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
Bison Organic Beers Berkeley, California	Organic Honey Basil, (Fruit/Spice beer)
	Chocolate Stout, (Dry Foreign Style Stout)
Captured by Porches Brewing Co St Helens, Oregon	Invasive Species IPA, (IPA)
	Doppelganger, (Doppel Dunkelweizen)
Deschutes Brewery Bend, Oregon	Green Lakes Organic Ale, (Amber)
Eel River Brewing Co Fortuna, California	Organic Acai Berry Wheat, (Fruit infused American Crystal Wheat Ale)
	Organic IPA, (English Style IPA)
Elliott Bay Brewing Co Burien, Washington	Black Ops IPA, (Cascadian Dark Ale)
	Organic Demolition Ale, (Strong Pale Ale)
Fish Brewing Co Olympia, Washington	Fish Tale Organic IPA, (American IPA)
	Fish Tale Organic Blonde Ale, (American Style Blonde)
Fort George Brewery & Public House Astoria, Oregon	Spruce Ale, (Tree Beer)
	Quick Wit, (Belgian Style Wheat)
Hopworks Urban Brewery Portland, Oregon	Rise Up Red, (NW Style Red)
	Galactic Imperial Red, (Imperial Red Ale)
Laht Neppur Brewing Co Waitsburg, Washington	Strawberry Cream Ale, (Organic Fruit Beer)
	Peach Hefeweizen, (American Hefeweizen with Fruit)
Laurelwood Brewing Co Portland, Oregon	Organic Pale Ale, (Pale Ale)
	Organic Green Elephant IPA, (IPA)
Lompoc Brewing Co Portland, Oregon	Notorious, (IPA)
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub Portland, Oregon	No Pity Pale Ale, (Pale Ale)
	Rose City Red, (Red Ale)
Mateveza Ukiah, California	Organic Black Lager, (Black Lager)
	Organic Yerba Mate IPA, (IPA)
McMenamins Concordia Brewery Portland, Oregon	Oopsopsadilly IPA, (Organic IPA)
McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Hillsboro, Oregon	Build a Bonfire Red, (Organic Red Ale)
McMenamins Crystal Brewery Portland, Oregon	Organic Hipster Ale, (Organic Altbier)
McMenamins Oak Hills Brewpub Portland, Oregon	Kerfuffle Kolsch, (Organic Kolschbier)
Natian Brewery Portland, Oregon	CoDA, (Cascadian Organic Dark Ale)
	Makeshift Golden Ale, (Golden Ale)
New Belgium Brewing Co Fort Collins, Colorado	Mothership Wit, (Belgian Style Wit)
Oakshire Brewing Eugene, Oregon	Organic Subtext PNW Red, (Red Ale)
	TBD
Pike Brewing Co Seattle, Washington	Pike Dry Wit, (Belgian White)
	Pike Monk's Uncle, (Tripel Belgian)
Rock Bottom Brewery Portland, Oregon	Vandeventer, (Cascadian Dark Ale)
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery Santa Cruz, California	Horse Tale Ale, (California Common)
	People's Porter, (Coffee Porter)
Terminal Gravity Enterprise, Oregon	TG Organic Pale Ale, (Pale Ale)
Uncommon Brewers Santa Cruz, California	Siamese Twin Ale, (Dubbel)
	Golden State Ale, (Golden Ale)
Upright Brewing Co Portland, Oregon	Reggae Junkie Gruit, (Farmhouse Style Gruit)
Widmer Bros Brewing Co Portland, Oregon	Dude, (Granola Golden)