In my last post, I mentioned that Oakshire is brewing a collaboration ale for the upcoming KLCC Microbrew Festival. This got me thinking. I did a quick check of my previous posts and sure enough, I have yet to write anything about the upcoming festival.
KLCC is a public radio station here in Eugene. The Microbrew Festival is the station’s largest fundraising event of the year. In addition to beers from 50+ breweries, the festival also features live music, a homebrew competition and a cd/record sale. This year’s festival takes place February 12th and 13th from 5-11pm at the Lane Events Center Exhibit Hall. Admission to the event is $12.00, which includes a 6oz. souvenir glass. Tickets are $1.00 each and good for a 3oz. sample.
The breweries and beers confirmed so far are:
21st Amendment, San Francisco CA
Hell or High Watermelon Wheat
Brew Free! or Die IPA
Abita, Abita LA
Turbodog
Restoration Pale Ale
Anderson Valley, Boonville CA
Hop Otten India Pale Ale
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
Ayinger, Aying Germany
Celebrator Doppelbock
Baron – Three Skulls, Seattle WA
Hop the Plank IPA
Baron Pilsner
Block 15, Corvallis OR
Aboriginale
Love Potion #9
Six Hop Wonder
Blue Moon, Golden CO
Belgian White
TBA
Boston Beer, Boston MA
Samuel Adams Noble Pilsner
Samuel Adams Imperial Stout
Brewers Union Local 180, Oakridge OR
Frost on the Bumpkin
Because We Can (Collaboration Brew)
Bridgeport, Portland OR
Hop Czar
Highland Ambush
Calapooia, Albany OR
Chili Beer
Simcoe Springs IPA
Cascade Lakes, Redmond OR
Skookum Creek Ale
Imperial Stout
Crispin Cider, Colfax CA
Original Hard Apple Cider
Deschutes, Bend OR
Hop Henge Experimental IPA
Red Chair NW Style Pale
Eel River, Fortuna CA
Acai Berry Wheat
IPA
Eugene City, Eugene OR
200 Meter IPA
Triple Jump Pale Ale
Track Town Brown
Fish, Olympia WA
Fish Tale Organic IPA
Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen
Spire Mountain Dark & Dry Apple Cider
Full Sail, Hood River OR
Slilpknot Imperial IPA
LTD Lager Recipe #1
Grand Teton, Victor ID
Bitch Creek ESB
Black Cauldron Imperial Stout
Green Mountain Cidery, Middlebury VT
Woodchuck Amber Draft Cider
Strongbow Cider
Wyder’s Pear Cider
High Street, Eugene OR
Bell Ringer Red Ale
Mocha Porter
Dark Cascadian Ale (Collaboration Brew)
Hoegaarden, Village of Hoegaarden Belgium
Hoegaarden
Hop Valley, Springfield OR
Vanilla Porter
Alpha Centauri Binary IPA
Natty Red
Hopworks Urban, Portland OR
Organic Surival “7-Grain” Stout
Organic Secession CDA
Kona, Kona HI
Long Board Lager
Pipeline Porter
Lagunitas, Petaluma CA
New Dogtown Pale Ale
Olde Gnarly Wine
Laughing Dog, Ponderay ID
Dogzilla
Cold Nose Winter Warmer
Laurelwood, Portland OR
Workhorse IPA
Vanilla Porter
Leffe, Belgium
Leffe, a Belgium Abbey Ale
Lindemans, Vlezenbeck Belgium
Framboise
Lost Coast, Eureka CA
Tangerine Wheat
Great White
MacTarnahan’s, Portland OR
Amber Ale
Slingshot Extra Pale Ale, Spring Seasonal
Mad River, Blue Lake CA
Jamaica Red Ale
Steelhead Double IPA
New Belgium, Fort Collins CO
Ranger IPA
Dark Heather Saison
Ninkasi, Eugene OR
Dry Hopped Tricerahops
Unconventionale
Collaboration Brew
North Coast, Fort Bragg CA
Acme IPA
Rasputin Imperial Stout
Oakshire, Eugene OR
Watershed IPA
Overcast Espresso Stout
Ill-Tempered Gnome
Oregon Trail, Corvallis OR
Smoke Signal
Wit
Pelican, Pacific City OR
MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale
Kiwanda Cream Ale
India Pelican Ale
Angler’s Amber Ale
Pike, Seattle WA
Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Style Ale
Pike IPA
Pyramid, Portland OR
Haywire Hefeweizen
Fling Pale Ale – Spring Seasonal
Redhook, Woodinville WA
Mudslinger Spring Ale
Copperhook Copper Ale
Rogue Ales, Newport OR
Chatoe Dirtoir
Chocolate Stout
Kells Irish Lager
Samuel Smith’s, Tadcaster England
Winter Welcome Ale
Sierra Nevada, Chico CA
Pale Ale
Glissade Golden Bock
Southern Oregon, Medford OR
Woodshed Red
Nice Rack IPA
Porter
Steelhead, Eugene OR
Heat Miser
Wiley Rye P A
Stella Artois, Village of Leuven Belgium
Stella Artois
Stone, North County San Diego CA
Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard Ale
Stone Ruination IPA
Trumer Braurei, Berkeley CA
Trumer Pils
Wakonda, Florence OR
Timberbeast IPA
Firthur Pale Ale
Widmer, Portland OR
Drifter Pale Ale
Deadlift Imperial IPA
W’10 Pitch Black IPA
Wolaver’s Organic Ales
Pat Leavy’s Organic Ale
Organic Oatmeal Stout
So, not the most exciting list, especially considering the samples are an ounce shy of what you get at most other fests. It looks like a lot of standard brews and a smattering of new releases and current seasonals. Still, it will be my first chance to try a few new beers including Hopworks’ Secession CDA and Widmer’s Deadlift IIPA.
I am also looking forward to the Collaboration Ale. All Eugene area breweries and several others are bringing their Belgian Style Cascadian Dark Rye Ale interpretation, although only Ninkasi, High Street and Brewer’s Union Local 180 have it listed.
Additional information on the KLCC Microbrew Festival can be found HERE on the station’s website. They are still looking for volunteers for the late shift Saturday night; the sign-up form is also on their site.
Cheers!
Kevin
So, not the most exciting list,…
Really? I’m pretty excited by it. For one thing, it looks to be the debut of Widmer’s double IPA. Also, for someone in the North Willamette Valley, there’s lots of stuff I haven’t tried. Sadly, I’ll be out of town that weekend. You must do double duty on the tasting end.
By “not the most exciting list,” I meant that most of the brews are either year-round or season-long offering and most are availble at a bottle shop or market. ECB’s Track Town Brown and Ninkasi’s Unconventional were the only two that jumped out at me that may not be available again.
Don’t get wrong, I plan on having a great time at the fest and I’ll be sure to drink enough for the both of us.
Deadlift definitely has me excited, assuming it is brewed in time and it wasn’t put on the list before the power outage. And I can see your point about the lineup being more attractive to Portlanders who may not have ready access to some of the mid-valley brews.
Cheers!
Kevin