Taste Mount Baker 2018
2018-06-09 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mount Baker Community Club, 2811 Mount Rainier Drive S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
A showcase of fine wines, craft beers and foods from great local restaurants held in the historic Mount Baker Community Club.

Whether you want to romp through some red, wet your whistle with white, gargle an ale, or indulge ice cream, chocolate or savory snacks – there is something for everyone.

Price of entry buys you 10 tasting tickets and commemorative glass. There is a cash bar and/or further taste tickets can be bought on the night.

Cost is $30 in advance, $35 on the door (VIP early entry also available). Easily accessible from the Mount Baker Light Rail. Parking in the area too with free soft drinks for designated drivers.

Strictly over 21’s – so book those babysitters. Full details on the web.

Masters of IPA Invitational at Ecliptic Brewing
2018-06-15 16:00 - 21:00 | Ecliptic Brewing, 825 N Cook St, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
On Friday, June 15, from 4-9pm Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing will host the Masters of IPA Invitational, a featured event during Portland Beer Week. This year’s event returns bigger, badder, danker and juicier than ever as the ultimate showdown of the best India Pale Ale.
22 breweries will be pouring over 40 beers outside of Ecliptic Brewing. Most breweries will have their Brewmasters in attendance so come hang out with your heros! Event attendees will get a custom piece of glassware, a full guide to all beers being poured, and 5 tasting tickets with their $10 entry free. Additional drink tickets can be purchased for $2 at the event.
Participating breweries include Reuben’s Brews, Pizza Port Brewing Company, Cloudburst Brewing, Sunriver Brewing Company, Block 15 Brewing Company, Grains of Wrath Brewing, Georgetown Brewing, Fort George Brewery, Barley Brown’s Beer, Boneyard Beer, Great Notion Brewing, Cellarmaker Brewing Company, Three Magnets Brewing Company, Noble Ale Works, Matchless Brewing, Comrade Brewing Company, Bale Breaker Brewing Company, Breakside Brewery, Modern Times Beer, Ecliptic Brewing, Revision Brewing Company, and Beachwood Brewing.
For up to date details on the event, visit the Facebook page here.

Washington Brewers Festival
2018-06-15 16:00 - 2018-06-17 17:30 | King County’s Marymoor Park, 6046 W Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond , WA, United States
Raise a glass with us on Father’s Day weekend as the Washington Beer Commission presents the 13th Annual Washington Brewer’s Festival at King County’s Marymoor Park! The Washington Brewer’s Festival is a unique all-ages beer festival (Sat & Sun) where thousands of beer aficionados can sample more than 500 beers from 100 Washington breweries. In addition, the festival great food trucks, a live music stage, wine/cider and all-ages activities.
2018 BREWERY LIST

192 Brewing
20 Corners Brewing
210 Brewing Co.
54-40 Brewing
7 Seas Brewing
Anacortes Brewery
Aslan Brewing Co.
At Large Brewing
Bad Jimmys Brewing
Bale Breaker Brewing
Bastion Brewing Co.
Beardslee Public House
Bellevue Brewing Company
Bellwether Brewing Co.
Big Barn Brewing
Big Block Brewing
Black Raven Brewing
Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro
Cairn Brewing
Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen
Counterbalance Brewing Co
Crucible Brewing Company
Diamond Knot Craft Brewing
Dick’s Brewing
Dirty Bucket Brewing
Dog Days Brewing
Dreadnought Brewing
Dru Bru
Elysian Brewing -Georgetown
Farmstrong Brewing Co.
Flying Lion Brewing
Fortside Brewing Company
Four Generals Brewing
Fremont Brewing
Gallaghers Where-U-Brew
Georgetown Brewing
Ghostfish Brewing
Gig Harbor Brewing
Grains of Wrath Brewing
Half Lion Brewing
Heathen Brewing
Hellbent Brewing Company
Hidden Mother Brewery
Icicle Brewing
Illuminati Brewing Company
Iron Goat Brewing
Iron Horse Brewery
Jellyfish Brewing
Lake Stevens Brewing Company
Loowit Brewing
Lucky Envelope Brewing
Mac and Jacks Brewing
Machine House Brewery
Matchless Brewing
McMenamins Anderson School
Mollusk Restaurant & Brewery
Narrows Brewing
No Boat Brewing Company
No-Li Brewhouse
North Jetty Brewing
North Sound Brewing
Odd Otter Brewing
Odin Brewing
Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Optimism Brewing Co.
Pacific Brewing and Malting
Paradise Creek Brewery
Pike Brewing
Postdoc Brewing
Ravenna Brewing Company
Redhook Brewlab
Resonate Brewery & Pizzeria
River City Brewing
Rooftop Brewing
Roslyn Brewing
San Juan Island Brewing Company
Scrappy Punk Brewing
Skagit River Brewery
Skookum Brewery
Slaughter County Brewing
Sno Town Brewery
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing
Sound to Summit Brewing
Standard Brewing
Stones Throw Brewing
Stoup Brewing
Sumerian Brewing
Ten Pin Brewing
Three Bull Brewing (Production Only)
Three Magnets Brewing
Timber Monster Brewing
Top Rung Brewing
Triceratops Brewing Company
Triplehorn Brewing
Two Beers Brewing
Waddells Brewpub & Grille
Walking Man Brewing
Wenatchee Valley Brewing Brew Pub
White Bluffs Brewing
Young Buck Brewing

Portland Beer and Cheese Festival
2018-06-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Culmination Brewing, 2117 NE Oregon St., Portland, OR, 97232, United States
The 7th annual Portland Beer and Cheese Fest produced by Portland Beer Week and Cheese Bar and Chizu owner Steve Jones is the premiere event of it’s kind! This years carefully curated fest will be held Saturday June 16th at The Bindery Annex building, home to Culmination Brewing. This beer and pairing invitational festival features ten creameries paired with ten breweries, plus artisan chocolate, charcuterie and more hand-crafted snacks that pair beautifully with beer. Each ticket gets you all ten hand curated and paired beer and cheese pairings by master Cheesemonger Steve Jones. Complimentary chocolate tasting and charcuterie while supplies last. Get your General Admission or VIP tickets now for this event before it sells out as it does every year!

Portland Beer and Cheese Festival
2018-06-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Culmination Brewing, 2117 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR, 97232, United States
Portland Beer Week presents the Portland Beer and Cheese Festival, a world-class beer and food pairing event that returns to The Bindery Annex building and Culmination Brewing on Saturday, June 16th 2018. Tickets are now on sale for the 7th annual Beer and Cheese Fest with ten masterful pairings by cheesemonger Steve Jones (Cheese Bar, Chizu), complimentary charcuterie and artisan chocolate all included. This is a sell-out event so organizers urge the public to purchase tickets in advance!
Portland Beer Week is presented by PSU’s The Business of Craft Beer, Loyal Legion beer hall and GrowlerWerks. Portland Beer Week is an eleven-day, city-wide celebration of craft beer in the greatest beer city on earth.
The Portland Beer and Cheese Festival is a fine tuned pairing event designed to broaden your palate for how beer and cheese can play off of each other. All the beers are pre-paired ahead of time and are designed in a way to showcase the lightest to the strongest flavors as you make your way through the fest. Tickets include a punch card for all ten pairings and complimentary charcuterie by McKenna Marketing with select meats and artisan chocolate from Xocolatl de David.
BEER/CHEESE PAIRINGS:
Von Ebert Brewing: Pils / TMK Creamery: Fresh Curds
Montavilla Brew Works: Farmhouse Ale / Umapine Creamery: Just Cheese
Ex Novo Brewing: Marionberry Gose / Central Coast Creamery: Ewenique
Culmination Brewing: Barrel Saison / Portland Creamery: Mustard Tarragon Chèvre
pFriem Family Brewers: Flanders Blond / Tillamook: 2013 Vintage Cheddar
Wayfinder Beer: Dark Lager / Mariposa: Peppercorn Chubut
Stormbreaker Brewing: Dry-Hop Red / Cascadia Creamery: Sleeping Beauty
Dirty Pretty Brewing: Barleywine / Willamette Valley Cheese Co. Boerenkaas
Breakside Brewery: Wanderlust IPA / Briar Rose: Feta
Grains of Wrath Brewing: Dark Strong / Twin Sisters Creamery: Whatcom Blue

VIP TICKETS available for early entry at 11am and come with a 33 Cheeses tasting notebook from 33 Books!
General Admission tickets are $36 and include all ten beer and cheese pairings.

2nd Annual Snakebite Showdown
2018-06-16 13:00 - 19:00 | Widmer Brothers Beer Garden, 955 N Russell St., Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Portland Cider Co. has announced details for its second annual Snakebite Showdown, the region’s only festival to focus solely on Snakebites, a popular English refreshment that blends equal parts beer and cider. This year’s showdown will take place Saturday, June 16, from 1pm to 7pm at the Widmer Brothers Beer Garden at 955 N Russell St. The showdown is an official Portland Beer Week highlight event.The Snakebite Showdown partners together 14 Northwest breweries with 14 regional ciderhouses to create smooth and fruity beverages that pack a punch. The participants will go head-to-head in an epic showdown to win the title for Best Snakebite. The event is designed to raise awareness of a Snakebite, which is ever-growing in popularity, while emphasizing the collaborative nature of the craft beverage industry in Portland.All 14 snakebites at the festival will be a custom blend crafted by the cider makers and brewers from each company. Highly anticipated collaborations include Portland Cider Co. + Widmer Bros. Brewing, 2 Towns Ciderhouse + Flat Tail Brewing, Cider Riot! + Kells Brewery, Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider + Modern Times Beer, Bauman’s Cider Co. + Culmination Brewing, HUB Cider + Hopworks Urban Brewery, New West Cider + Sasquatch Brewery, Reveille Ciderworks + Reach Break Brewing, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks + Santiam Brewing, Square Mile Cider + Ecliptic Brewing, Swift Cider + Wild Ride Brewing, 12 Bridge Ciderworks + Shattered Oak Brewing, Double Mountain Brewery + Double Mountain Brewery, and Finnriver Farm & Cidery + Ground Breaker Brewing.Advance admission cost $20 ($25 at the gate), which includes a commemorative glass and six drink tickets; additional tasting tickets will be available for $2 each. All snakebite blends will be one ticket per four-ounce sample. Tickets are available now through Mercury Tickets (https://portland.boldtypetickets.com/events/54668185/snakebite-showdown-2018).The 21 and over event, which will have food available for purchase, is a benefit for the Oregon Brewshed Alliance, a coalition of Oregon brewers, brewing community partners, and conservationists who understand the value of clean water and protected forest watersheds. For more information, visit PortlandCider.com/events and follow @PortlandCider on social media.

SNACKDOWN!
2018-06-17 13:00 - 16:00 | The Evergreen, 618 SE Alder St, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Portland Beer Week & Gigantic Brewing present SNACKDOWN! on Sunday June 17th at The Evergreen event space above Loyal Legion. SNACKDOWN! is a fun and entertaining food and beer pairing event where 10 of Portland’s best Chefs and 10 Oregon Brewers are paired into 10 Brewer/Chef teams to make their greatest snack and beer pairing. Guests will choose their favorite pairing and the winners will be awarded the SNACKDOWN Belt!
This event is designed to be more fun and loose than you’re standard beer dinner. Imagine a WWF style Smackdown with brewers and chefs hyping their pairing on the mic – possibly while sporting wrestling themed costume. DJ Rev Shines will be on the decks keeping the party live. $49 includes all 10 small plates and TEN 5oz beer pours + a collectible glass.
Join us for great beer, great food and a real party! SNACKDOWN! Is the official closing event of Portland Beer Week.

2018 Taste of Tacoma
2018-06-22 11:00 - 2018-06-24 20:00 | Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St., Tacoma, WA, 98407, United States
Sip and sample some amazing local wines and craft beers at Emerald Queen Casino’s Taste of Tacoma® presented by BECU, June 22 through 24 at Point Defiance Park. The Rose Garden will host the Craft Beer & Wine Tasting, which will give guests a relaxed and beautiful atmosphere to sample some Washington wines & craft beers. Admission to the Taste is free, however, guests must be 21 or older to enter the Craft Beer and Wine Tasting area and to purchase tasting packages.
The Wine Tasting sponsored by The News Tribune, will host several local wineries, including Silver Lake Winery, Samson Estates Winery, Vino Aquino Winery of Tacoma and more. Guests can purchase additional tasting tickets and bottles of which will be available for purchase and consumption onsite, with prices depending on the wine varietal. To experience the best of the Craft Beer and Wine Tasting, you can use your tasting tickets to sample wines and beers at any winery or brewery in the Rose Garden.
In conjunction with the wine tasting, The Rose Garden will also host a Craft Beer Tasting, sponsored by 96.5 JACK FM. Both the Craft Beer Tasting and Wine Tasting package cost $20 and each package includes six pours and a commemorative tasting glass. If you’re looking for a few more tastes, you can purchase additional tasting tickets for $2! Participating breweries include Odd Otter Brewing Company, Gig Harbor Brewing, Chainline Brewing Company, Hellbent Brewing Company and Schooner Exact Brewing Co.
New for 2018! Taste Experience Package including South Sound Bites + Craft Beer & Wine Tasting – includes:

Trip through South Sound Bites – 5 Large Tastes for a great cause in support of Emergency Food Network

VIP Fast-line access to South Sound Bites
Craft Beer & Wine Tasting Package – souvenir tasting glass and six beverage (beer or wine) tickets

COST: $30 online (Retail onsite $37) on sale now at www.tasteoftacoma.com
Back by popular demand, Gig Harbor’s Heritage Distilling Co. (which is the “Most Awarded Distillery in the U.S.” four years in a row) will be the featured spirits provider at the Taste of Tacoma®, and will be serving both Classic and Signature drinks in the Beer Gardens sponsored by Hot 103.7. The Beer Gardens will also feature brews by Budweiser, Bud Light, Shock Top, and 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
There are two great ways to save money at these venues including our Taste Happy Hour from 11am to 2pm each day. Happy Hour gets you $3 off a Craft Beer or Wine Tasting package in the Rose Garden, and $1 off beers and mixed drinks in the beer gardens. BECU Card members can get $5 off Craft Beer and Wine Tasting Packages or free corking on a bottle of wine – a $5 savings, at The Wine Tasting all day, every day of the event, with proof of membership. (Must provide debit card and/or a bank statement; only one discount can be applied at a time & deals cannot be combined.)
Enjoy the relaxing sounds of local smooth jazz artists, R&B and more at The Rose Garden Stage sponsored by 95.7 The Jet, which is located inside the Craft Beer and Wine Tasting area. The featured artists include electric 6-string violinist & local celebrity, Geoffrey Castle and Smooth Jazz guitarist Michael Powers and more.
That’s not all, the Taste also hosts 30+ restaurants and food trucks, specialty and artisan food vendors, 4 music stages with over 80 live bands, South Sound Bites restaurant showcase, The Taste Cooks! demo stage, handcraft vendors, the Funtastic Carnival Rides and more! Plus, guests can take the FREE Taste Express operated by Pierce Transit, courtesy of Xfinity from TCC – free to park & free to ride!
To purchase The Taste Experience South Sound Bites + Craft Beer and Wine Tasting package, or for more information on everything else the Taste of Tacoma® has to offer, please visit www.tasteoftacoma.com.

The Vera Project Presents Elysian Brewing's Search Party
2018-06-30 14:00 - 22:00 | Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join The Vera Project and Elysian Brewing for a party at the Seattle Center! In addition to loads of great beer, rockin’ music, local food trucks, art from The Vera Project and activities that will be scattered throughout the event, 100% of the proceeds will go to The Vera Project.
3pm SUNDRIES
5pm BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS
7pm DEERHUNTER
9pm YOUNG THE GIANT

Carnaval del Sol
2018-07-07 11:00 - 22:00 | Concord Pacific Place, 88 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R6, Canada
Latincouver, the Latin American Plaza of B.C., is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Carnaval del Sol, the biggest Latin American Festival in the Pacific Northwest, on Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8 at Concord Pacific. Carnaval del Sol is the peak of Latin American Week, which begins on Wednesday, June 27.
The event will have a 600-seat Beer Plaza, featuring LATINA BC, a collaboration beer with Black Kettle Brewing Co.

4th ANNUAL EXPERIENCE WOODINVILLE FOOD, WINE, CRAFT BEER, CIDER & SPIRITS FESTIVAL
2018-07-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Willows Lodge, 14580 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA, 98072, United States
Kick-off the summer season by joining us for an evening of fun showcasing all things Woodinville. From the outstanding wineries, craft breweries, cideries, distilleries and restaurants, this lively evening brings together the best of Woodinville Wine Country.
This year’s event will help benefit Ben’s Fund. Ben’s Fund is helping children with autism reach their full potential. Their mission is to provide grant opportunities to families across Washington State who need financial assistance with requests related specifically to their child’s autism spectrum disorder treatments.
Ben’s Fund was launched in 2012 by Seattle Executive Vice President & General manager, John Schneider and wife Traci in honor of their son Ben who was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old.

Brewkilau 2018
2018-07-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Come fishing for good beer at the 2018 Brewkilau! Enjoy 10 tastes from your favorite 30+ local microbreweries and cideries, plus pub snacks, in the summer sun. At this fun, laid-back event, you can meet the people behind your favorite brews, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and enjoy an afternoon of delicious beverages. Proceeds support the Phinney Neighborhood Association’s nonprofit programs for kids, seniors and community.

Beardfest at Bearded Monkey
2018-07-21 18:00 - 22:00 | Bearded Monkey Cycling, 1802 W Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA, 98902, United States
Celebrate beards, bikes and beverages at the 3rd Annual Beardfest! Featuring local craft beverages, best beard contest, games, food, live music & more.
Music by Vaudeville Etiquette
Craft beer by Hop Nation Brewing Company, Cowiche Creek Brewing Company, Single Hill Brewing Company, Berchman’s Brewing Company & Taproom and Bale Breaker Brewing Company.
Local wine by AntoLin Cellars
Cider by Tieton Cider Works
Mixed drinks from Swede Hill Distilling.
Food Vendors Chow Wagon, Jesse’s Smokken HOT MEATZ, Squeeze Inn Restaurant & Food Truck
And, of course, The Best Beard Competition where prizes will be awarded by our judges for the best beards of the night! Vote for the best local beverages as well and help us crown the people’s choice winner!
$10 Tickets 21+
[a beer expo & tasting event]

3rd Annual Kriekfest
2018-07-28 11:00 - 19:00 | Hood River Waterfront Park, 650 Portway Ave, Hood River, OR, 97031, United States
Kriekfest returns for its third annual inception, harvesting an even bigger basket of cherry beers (and ciders and a sparkling cherry wine) and moving to a new home in Hood River. Hood Valley’s abundance of cherry orchards served as the inspiration for this event. The largest celebration devoted exclusively to barrel-aged cherry beverages (each only available in four-ounce pours) will take place at Waterfront Park directly on the Columbia River. Kriekfest 2018 tickets are now available at merctickets.com/go/Kriekfest.
Admission purchased by June 30 is $40 and includes 24 drink tickets, while admission purchased after July 1 will come with 20 tickets. If the event does not sell out in advance gate admission will be $45 and will come with 18 tickets. All paid attendees will receive a commemorative stemmed glass. The festival this year takes place Saturday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Kriek, Flemish for cherry, is a four-centuries-old style of spontaneously-fermented, lambic ales aged on cherries (pits and all). This year’s lineup features an even larger collection of world-class examples imported from Belgium for Kriekfest including Brasserie Cantillon, Brouwerij Drei Fonteinen, Brouwerij Boon, Brouwerij Brasserie De Ranke, and Hanssens Artisanaal. Cherry-growing regions are natural for such beers so it’s no surprise the Hood River Valley’s Belgian-inspired breweries make excellent krieks. The breweries in the Gorge featured at the fest include pFriem Family Brewers, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Solera Brewery, and Double Mountain Brewing . New Oregon breweries to Kriekfest include small and exceptional wild ale brewers Ale Apothecary and Wolf Tree, both of which created sour cherry beers designed specifically for this event. Combined with the fertile Willamette Valley, Oregon cherry farmers harvest over 13,000 acres of cherries.
The celebration of cherry-laced libations is family-friendly and features a Cherry Marketplace and other delicious food from Hood River caterers including special cherry gelatos created by Cicci Gelato. Follow updates on Facebook at facebook.com/Kriekfest, Instagram at @Kriekfest, or Twitter at @Kriekfest. For more information visit Kriekfest.com
Breweries featured at Kriekfest*:
Ale Apothecary, Bend, OR
Block 15, Corvallis, OR
Boon, Belgium
The Bruery, Placentia, CA
Cantillon, Belgium
Cascade, Portland, OR
Double Mountain, Hood River, OR
De Ranke, Belgium
Drei Fonteinen, Belgium
Firestone Walker, Paso Robles, CA
Great Notion, Portland, OR
Hanssens, Belgium
Jester King, Austin, TX
Lindemans, Belgium
Little Beast, Beaverton, OR
Logsdon Farmhouse, Hood River, OR
Modern Times, Portland, OR
New Belgium, Ft. Collins, CO
pFriem, Hood River, OR
Scratch Brewery, Ava, IL
Solera, Parkdale, OR
Telegraph, Santa Barbara, CA
Upright, Portland, OR
Wolf Tree, Seal Rock, OR
Wolves & People, Newberg, OR
Cideries/wineries at Kriekfest*:
Frederiksdal Cherry Wine, Denmark
Rack & Cloth, Mosier, OR
Reverend Nat’s, Portland, OR
Wildcraft, Eugene, OR
*Subject to change.

Bend Brewfest
2018-08-16 12:00 - 2018-08-18 23:00 | Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Bend Brewfest, Central Oregon’s annual celebration of all things craft beer, will once again transform the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon’s Old Mill District on August 16-18, 2018. Over the three-day event, visitors will enjoy an inspired lineup of brews from more than 70 breweries, along with creations from regional cideries and wineries.
Breweries from across Oregon and the region, including new participants from as far away as Michigan, will share their craft brews with the 2018 festival’s thousands of patrons. A list of breweries and tentative beer lineup can be explored here: https://bendbrewfest.com/brews.html
Admission is free. For beer tasting, purchase a 2018 Brewfest tasting mug for $20, which includes five tasting tokens. Limited edition Deluxe mugs are available for $30 and include 10 tokens. Additional tokens are $5 each sold in packs of four.
Each year, the event offers over 200 craft beers and ciders from around the country raising money for local charities. Founded in 2002, the Bend Brewfest has raised over $70,000 dollars for charity since its inception. Money raised in 2018 will serve the following four nonprofit organizations: Deschutes River Conservancy, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon; Neighbor Impact; and Bend Fire Department’s Community Assistance Program.
Bend Brewfest features booths from well-known breweries all the way to small-batch nano-breweries. Local food vendors and a festive atmosphere round out the well-loved annual event. For more information and details, visit www.bendbrewfest.com.
