2015 Portland Beer Events and Festivals

MAD SONS

Feb. 25-March 2

Tart Fruit Fest

Cascade Brewing's limited releases poured at the barrelhouse. cascadebrewingbarrelhouse.com.


Feb. 28

Malt Ball

Bands and brews. themaltball.com.


March 6-7

Pouring at the Coast

Homebrew competition and beer in Seaside. pouringatthecoast.com.


March 14

Hellshire Day

Barrel-aged beers at Oakshire in Corvallis. oakbrew.com.


March 28-29

Farmhouse & Wild Ale Fest

Funky brews at Saraveza.


April 3-4

Spring Beer & Wine Fest

Beer, wine, food and live music at the Oregon Convention Center. springbeerfest.com.


April 14-17

Craft Brewers Conference

The biggest industry event in craft beer comes to the Oregon Convention Center. craftbrewersconference.com.


May 8-9

Cheers to Belgian Beers

Local breweries experiment with Belgian yeast strains. oregoncraftbeer.org/events/ctbb. 


June 12-14

Portland Fruit Beer Fest

Fruit in beer!  fruitbeerfest.com. 

June 11-21

PDX Beer Week

An array of beer seminars and tastings all over town. pdxbeerweek.com.


June 19-21

Oregon Garden Brewfest

Live music, food and beer tasting at the lush Oregon Garden in Silverton. oregongarden.org.


June 19-21

Beer & Cheese Festival

Fermented milk and grain. Portlandbeerandcheesefest.com


June 26-28

Portland International Beerfest

A worldly assortment of over 200 beers at Holladay Park. portland-beerfest.com. 


July 3-5

Portland Craft Beer Festival

A Portland-only brewfest, which means we are limited to a mere 60 or so breweries. portlandcraftbeerfestival.com


July

Puckerfest

Belmont Station's annual sour-beer extravaganza. belmont-station.com. 


July 

Lagerfest

Craft lagers at White Owl Social Club. lagerfest.com. 


July 22-26

Oregon Brewers Festival

The state's largest and most distinguished beer festival is held at Waterfront Park. oregonbrewfest.com


Aug. 13-16 

North American Organic Brewers Festival

Organic beers from around the world at North Portland's Overlook Park. naobf.org


Aug. 13-15

Bend Brewfest

Central Oregon's largest festival features three full days of beer and music. bendbrewfest.com 


Aug. 14

Nano Beer Fest

Tiny breweries pour at Max's Fanno Creek Brewpub in Tigard. oregoncraftbeer.org. 


Sept. 12

Oktoberfest

Munich-style brews, German grub and music at Widmer Brewery. widmerbrothers.com. 


Sept. 17-20

Mount Angel Oktoberfest

This proudly Germanic town in the heart of hop country has nuns, sauerkraut and beer. oktoberfest.org


September

Independence Hop & Heritage Festival

Fresh hop beers near where they're grown. www.hopfestival.org. 


October

Killer Pumpkin Festival

Pumpkin bowling, smashing and tasting. Lots of tasting. brewpublic.com. 


October

Peche Fest

Peaches for me, not for free.


Dec. 2-6

Holiday Ale Festival

One of the largest holiday beer festivals in the world takes place at Pioneer Courthouse Square. holidayale.com.


February 2016

Festival of Dark Arts

Tattooing, fire dancing, tarot, cigars and stouts in Astoria. fortgeorgebrewery.com.

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