My Beery Valentine 3
Saraveza
1004 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR

Well, Brewpublic is at it again, this time with their third installment of the popular My Beery Valentine event. Let’s face it, you love beer and beer loves you right back. Why not celebrate that love by letting Brewpublic serve you up some great, mostly one-off beers. Here you’ll find beers brewed with delicious ingredients like: chocolate, cherry wood, vanilla, cocoa, black raspberries, coffee, cherries, apricot skins, Noncino, and other exotic treats. This is a no ticket event: just show up after 6pm and grab beers by the sampler tray!

The Official Beer List:

• Breakside “Lavender Fudge Stout” – “A sweeter version of our dry stout conditioned on cacao nibs and lavender.”
• Coalition  “Sweet Kiss Goodnight Double Porter” – Sweet Kiss Goodnight is a strong porter, coming in at 8.2% ABV, 31 IBU. Chilean caramel malt, munich malt, and honey malt add sweetness, with a hint of roastiness from carafa. After fermentation, this beer was aged on cherry wood and vanilla bean to add to its alluring complexity.
• Upright “Blend Edmunds” – A barrel aged wheaten Four with tart cherry / barrel aged Six with dark sweet cherry
• Mt Tabor “Valencino’s Dirty Nutz” – “Valentine’s Day is a time for secrets and sweets. Surprise your taste buds with our Dirty Nutz, a stout infused with Nocino, a sweet Italian walnut liqueur. Take your time, as Dirty Nutz is built to last and some say tastes even better when warm (don’t worry, our Dirty Nutz don’t sweat). So get in the mood, grab your sweetheart and wrap your lips around our Dirty Nutz.”
• Vertigo “Raspberry Blast” – “We took our Arctic Blast Vanilla Porter and pulled out a half-barrel to which we added 6 pounds of raspberries.”
• Fort George “Mexican Chocolate Stout” –  “What does a revolution taste like? Smooth, creamy, and with a kick of cinnamon! Our Mexican chocolate stout starts off with a smooth chocolate taste and balanced body. The different chocolate malts give off not only a creamy dark roasted chocolate flavor, but also a bit of bitterness to help prepare you for the wonderful spices that come at the end. With cinnamon, vanilla, and almond spices blended in the chocolate that we put in the kettle and the bright tank, this potent brew is great to enjoy before or after the revolution. Enjoy this sweet yet spicy new stout from the Fort George and celebrate the revolution that is Stout Month. Viva La Stout!” 7.6% ABV
• Cascade  “Live From the Barrel: Bourbon Apricot” “This NW-style sour ale is a special one. Apricot nectar was barrel aged for four months then blended with spiced Bourbon Quad and Noyaux shells. Apricot skins, brandy and charred notes from the Bourbon barrel greet you in the nose. Tart rich notes of apricot flesh and oak on the palate lead to a complex finish of apricots, cherry pits, oak and vanillin. Servus!” 7.14% ABV
• Laurelwood “Hugh Heifer Milk Stout” “Made with British Maris Otter, Brown, chocolate malts and Roast Barley, Domestic Crystal 60 and 150 as well as oats and Black Prinz Malt, Lactose, Northern Brewer Hops and finished with Cacao Nibs and Coffee. This beer is a luxurious an velvety stout with a with a mature, rich and complex body. The nose is dominated by layers of Chocolate, Coffee, and lightly roasted Coco Puffs. The body is voluptuous. ’nuff said?” 5.2% ABV
• Alameda “My Bloody Valentine” – “This is the second incarnation of this farmhouse style Saison. It is dry, citric, tart, spritzy, and incredibly drinkable. The orange essence comes from the use of dried orange peels and blood orange juice.”
• The Commons “Brotherly Love” – A Belgian Dark Strong Ale aged in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel. Red tart cherry and roasted Peruvian cocoa nibs were added to the barrel and allowed meld with the beer. 8.7% ABV
• Block 15 “Love Potion #9” – Sweet stout conditioned with locally grown black Raspberries from Stahlbush Island Farms and matured on house roasted Fair Trade cocoa nibs. Developed by Gypsies & guaranteed to help you find love. 6.3%ABV, 30 IBU.

Bottles
5015 NE Fremont St.
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Brewpublic’s Killer Beer Week rolls on with Killer Beers of Southern Oregon at Bottles tonight: “Bottles has quickly asserted itself as one of the best places for great beer in not only the Beaumont Neighborhood, but also in Portland. Oregon is a big-ass state so we’ve decided to head south and wrangle up a nice assortment of craft beers from Southern Oregon breweries such as SOB, Caldera, Wild River, Klamath Basin, Standing Stone, Draper, and more.”

Check out the full list of events during Killer Beer Week, including Brewpublic’s 3rd Anniversary Party at Saraveza, KillerBeerFest at Bailey’s Taproom, and a Recovery Brunch at the Hop and Vine! Brewpublic throws one hell of a party and this one’s lasting all week.

Elii and I were at Roscoe’s with Angelo to kick off Killer Beer Week that featured an amazing beer list. In fact, there were so many great beers I had to go back the following night to pick up where I left off! My favorites included Red Label Scotch Sour (Cascade Brewing), Coche de Media Noche (Elesian Brewing), Red Tide Imperial Red Ale (Ft. George), Nitro Old Rasputin (North Coast), and Experimental IPA (Boneyard Brewing). Elii was partial to Upright Brewing’s Late Harvest Sour (“An extremely cloudy and bold brew, with tons of fruity flavor”) and Oakshire Brewing’s Very Ill Tempered Gnome. Roscoe’s is still pouring leftovers, so you haven’t missed your chance to try some of these.

Full disclosure: while we fully support Angelo and Brewpublic, this whole article was written so that we could include our favorite icon of Angelo at the top!

Brewpublic’s annual Killer Beer Week is back, and it kicks off in just two days!  Jeck out the awesome events coming up next week in the official press release:

It’s official, KillerBeerWeek is back and this time Brewpublic has gone bigger than ever before. Starting on Sunday October 16 and lasting until Sunday October 23, KillerBeerWeek aims to deliver some of the best and most interesting beers the region has to offer at some of the best pubs in the Portland area.

Here’s the lineup of events scheduled for KillerBeerWeek 2011:

KillerBeerSummit @ Roscoe’s 8105 SE Stark St.
Sunday October 16 4PM-close
Montavilla’s best craft beer spot serves up special kegs and some of our favorites of the year for this badass night of craft brew quaffing. Roscoe’s knows how to get a party started so don’t miss this KBW kickoff celebration. Look for a range of styles and many brews you will love.

KillerPumpkinFest @ Green Dragon 928 SE 9^th Ave.
Monday October 17 5PM-close
A devastating lineup of killer brew graces the taps at this inner SE PDX brewtopia. On this evening more than 15 gourd-eous pumpkin brews will fill the taps including a Hopworks and Breakside hollowed out pumpkin “casks.” This ultimate pumpkin blowout will also feature multiple food items such as pumpkin pie, toasted pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin cookies.

Killer Beers of Southern Oregon @ Bottles 5015 NE Fremont St.
Tuesday October 18 5PM-close
Bottles has quickly asserted itself as one of the best places for great beer in not only the Beaumont Neighborhood, but also in Portland. Oregon is a big-ass state so we’ve decided to head south and wrangle up a nice assortment of craft beers from Southern Oregon breweries such as SOB, Caldera, Wild River, Klamath Basin, Standing Stone, Draper, and more.

Killer Beers of Central Oregon @ The BeerMongers 1125 SE Division St.
Wednesday October 19 5PM-close
Our third installment of this event featuring craft breweries from Bend and Beyond. Mouthwatering goodies from Bend Brewing, Cascade Lakes, Deschutes, Boneyard Beer, GoodLife, Below Grade, 10 Barrel, and Three Creeks. Yee haw!

Killer Beers of Washington State @ By The Bottle 104. West Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA
Thursday October 20 5PM-close
By The Bottle is undoubtedly Southwest Washington’s best place to find an array of craft brews.  For the second year Brewpublic loads up the taps here with Washington pours unavailable in Oregon. Look for specialties and one-offs from Naked City, Silver City, Fremont, Ice Harbor, Black Raven, Chuckanut, Boundary Bay, and more!

Brewpublic’s 3^rd Brewniversary Party! @ Saraveza 1004 N. Killingsworth
Friday October 21 6PM-close
Saraveza is our home away from home. The staff is our family. The beer is utterly killer every day of the year. On this night we toast our friends, family, and loved ones who make this place Beervana. Look for phenomenal offerings from Upright, Boneyard, Laurelwood, The Commons, Walking Man, New Old Lompoc, Mt. Tabor, De La Senne, and Roots. Smeirlap!

KillerBeerFest !!! @ Bailey’s Taproom 213 SW Broadway
Saturday October 22 4PM-close
This is our salute to the brewers who blow our minds and have won our hearts. Not just great brewers, but friends and those who are insane about craft beer the way we are. For this, the climax of our KillerBeer festivities, we have curated an eclectic lineup of some hard to find one-offs to share. This year’s KillerBeerFest will also feature a handful of beers brewed with Rooibos dedicated to our favorite brewer Alex Ganum of Upright Brewing.

KBW RecoveryBrunch @ The Hop & Vine 1914 N Killingsworth
Sunday October 23 11AM
On Sunday, October 23 at 11:00pm – October 24 at 1:30am, The Hop & Vine (1914 N. Killingsworth Street) celebrate the END of Killer Beer Week with a special four-course brunch featuring four of our favorite breweries and their brewmasters. Chef Sam Reed has prepared a wonderful menu to pair with some mighty fine local breweries. Brunch will start at 11:00 in the morning, tickets are available through paypal @ thehopandvine.com for $35 with limited seating available.

Brews & Grub (note: there will also be a vegan alternative menu available)

• Laurelwood Belgian IPA, Torched grapefruit & beet salad, Brewmaster Thomas Bleigh
• Oakshire Bottoms Up Pilsner, Chantrelle Crepe with aged cheddar, Brewmaster Matt Van Wyk
• MacTarnhans Old Tom Gin Barrel-Aged Spine Tingler, Potato Rosti, stuffed with mustard greens & shallots, Brewmaster Thomas Bleigh
• Upright Big Bottom Barrel- Aged Count of Monte Fisto, HangTown Fritatta, Brewmaster Alex Ganum

Get your ticket while you can. Seats are extremely limited.

For addition information, contact The Hop & Vine

Join us in honoring the Bens of brewing at the first annual Benfest!

Brewpublic and Portland Beer & Music bring you the first annual BenFest to be held at Grain & Gristle on Monday July 25, 2011. It is a celebration of brewers named Ben and their amazing contributions to craft beer. The original inspiration for the event was a photo taken by Angelo De Ieso of Brewpublic at the Cheers to Belgian Beers dart throw. The photo later known as, “The Stack of Bens,” aided in the realization of how many brewers named Ben are in and around Portland. One Ben has even joined the club since that photo was taken. Each Ben brewer has either brewed a special beer for Ben Fest or will be debuting a beer. A few brewers have decided to brew beers in the Bens’ honor.

Besides the beer, you will be able to enjoy food from Grain & Gristle co-founder and chef, Ben Meyer. Besides the regular menu, the Twofer will be available during BenFest, a meal meant to split with your date, best friend or one of the Bens.

Portland Benbeers:

• Ben Engler of Occidental Brewing: Ben-Alt-imate, a German style Alt bier
• Ben Dobler of Widmer Bros. Brewing: Friends with Benefits, Aged Russian Imperial Stout with black Benberries
• Ben Edmunds of Breakside Brewing: Peach HefeweissBen, unfiltered wheat beer with peaches
• Ben Flerchinger of Lucky Lab Beer Hall: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cold Cream Ale, in collaboration with Jerry Fechter, Lompoc Brewing Owner,
• Ben Love of Hopworks Urban Brewery: BourBen De Ieso Spades, Bourbon barrel aged Ace of Spades
• Bens of Alaskan: TBA
• Ben Johnson of Midnight Sun Brewing and Ben Millstein of Kodiak Island Brewing:  Midnight Benshine, Black Imperial Steam Beer, aged on oak with bretanomyces.

Celebrating Bens beer:

• Alex Ganum of Upright Brewing and Shawn Kelso of Barley Brown’s Brewery: Ben Lime, a blend of Barley Brown’s Hot Blonde chili beer and Upright Four with lime and coriander
• Vasilios Gletos of Laurelwood: Pyramid/MacTarnahan’s: Blackwatch Has Ben, whiskey barrel aged Humbug’r

PORTLAND, ORE. — SAT & SUN, July 16-17th, 1-10pm: With over 20 rotating IIPAs on draft including fest special brews and a tapping of our staff’s first beer, team Saraveza and Brewpublic present to you our 2nd Annual IIPA Festival! Join us July 16th & 17th for lots of hops, housemade B.B.L.T.s (yes, that’s Bacon Bacon) and live music. Look for your “free jar” tickets the week before the festival.

This year’s event reveals some one-of-a-kind Imperial IPAs exclusive to this festival, as well as many rare and sought after specialties.
Here’s the list so far:

• Amnesia “Dopeacetic”*
• Upright “Alphaphylactic Hop”*
• Fort George “the Resistance”*
• Ninkasi special version of “Tricerahops”*
• Coalition “Double Dog Dare”*
• Breakside “Saison De Roxana” Belgo-IIPA (Saraveza Staff Collaboration!)
• H.U.B. “Evelyn Sunshine”
• Burnside “Alter Ego”
• Alameda “Yellow Wolf”
• Oakshire “Glen’s Hop Vice”
• Flat Tail “Some Like It Hop”
• Coalition “Double Dog Dare”
• Boneyard “Notorious” TRIPA
• Migration “Double Dry-Hopped Luscious Lupulin”
• Hop Valley/The Bier Stein Collaboration “6th Element”
• Block 15 “the Late Gift”
• Full Sail “Elevation”
• Lompoc Dry-Hopped “Peregrine”
• Widmer “Nelson”
• Beer Valley “Leafer Madness”
• Deschutes “Imperial Hop In the Dark”
• Walking Man “Iron Man”
• Hale’s “Aftermath”
• Pike “Double IPA”
• Lazy Boy “Anniversary”
• Pizza Port “Cho Saikou”#
• Pizza Port “Poor Man’s”#
• Russian River “Pliny the Elder”
• Southern Tier “Oaked Unearthly”
• Dogfish Head “90 Minute”
• Sierra Nevada “Hoptimum”
• Lagunitas “Hop Stoopid”
• Nogne O “#500″
• Avery “Maharaja”
• Stone “Ruination”
• Great Divide “16th Anniv.” Wood Aged
• Great Divide “17th Anniv.” Wood Aged
• Bear Republic “RyeValry” Belgo-IIPA
• Bear Republic “Cafe 15″
• Flying Dog “Raging Bitch” Belgo-IIPA
• Lenny’s “R.I.P.A.”
• Firestone Walker “Double Jack”
• Victory “Hop Wallop”

…and more!
* denotes exclusive IIPA Fest release
# denotes special one-time in Oregon release

Saraveza, one of Beervana’s top destinations for craft beer, is located at 1004 N. Killingsworth St. in sunny Portland, Oregon.

Here’s the newest upcoming event put on by Brewpublic:

BREWPUBLIC is pleased to announce our next event. MICROHOPIC is a series showcasing new and interesting breweries and beer styles from around Oregon. In our third installment of MICROHOPIC, our friends at Migration Brewing Company will host and participate in this unique tasting experience. In addition to Migration’s fine house brews, we will also be showcasing newer releases from Amnesia Brewing, Beetje Brewery, Breakside Brewery, and Burnside Brewing. These five Portland craft microbreweries encapsulate the spirit of innovation in brewing amongst Portland’s many distinct artisans. Plus, they are a younger, fresher face to the community that we are eager for you to experience first hand, therefor, brewers and brewery representatives will be on hand to discuss their work with folks. Here are the details of the event:

When: April 23, 2011  6PM-midnight
Where: Migration Brewing 2828 NE Glisan Street, Portland, Oregon (click here for map)
Why: Because we are crazy about craft beer.

PORTLAND, OR –Brewpublic is pleased to announce our second Microhopic event featuring some of the area’s smallest commercial breweries and even a few we’re sure you have not experienced before. Microhopic 2 is not a nano beer event. We like to think of it more as a pico, femto, atto, zepto, or even yotto brew event. One of Portland’s best craft beer pubs, Bailey’s Taproom will devote more than half of their 20 taplines for the following exclusive breweries:

• Big Horse: Hood River, Oregon’s Big Horse Brewing features the beer of imaginative brewmaster Jason Kahler. At this event, folks will get to try the brewery’s Pale Rider IPA (6.7% ABV) featuring CTZ hops.
• Mount Tabor: A relative newcomer to the burgeoning Portland craft beer scene, this small Montavilla neighborhood brewery lead by brewer Eric Surface and owner Brian Maher will bring their Little Bull Stout, a full bodied 7% 100+ IBU hoppy treat.
• Blue House: From the hidden westside village of Vernonia, Oregon comes a special Blueberry Wheat Ale made with Oregon blueberries by brewer Brett Costley of Blue House Cafe, a unique and Mediterranean restaurant offering delicious food and artisan beer.
• Breakside Brewery: Finally Portland’s long awaited Northside brewery Breakside will be showcasing the craft beers from brewer Ben Edmunds. For this event, look for a special Texas Brown Ale (dark hoppy ale) to quench the thirst of the beer lovers.
• Migration: Brewer Mike Branes combines Nuggets, Cascades, and Fuggles with Crystal, Carmel, and Biscuit malts for this flagship offering known as the MPA (Migration Pale Ale). Copper in color with light to medium body. 5.5% ABV 55 IBU.
• Buckman Village Brewery: The Green Dragon Pub & Bistro’s own small brewery known as Buckman offers us a glimpse into the early phase of their brewery with their Chamomellow Ale made by brewer John Couchot. This chamomile-infused golden ale weighs in around 6% ABV, 19 IBU. Lots of honey apple notes from the herbal spice.
• Rivergate: Deep in North Portland, Rivergate Brewing at the North End Pub offers European-inspired beers brewed by founder Brian Frisch. Frisch, who spent time fine-tuning his brewing skills while in Scotland and the Czech Republic will be pouring a limited keg of his Kölsch-style beer, a style originating in Cologne, Germany.
• Coalition: One of Portland’s favorite new breweries, Coalition has been dedicated to being their neighborhood’s brewery. Allowing homebrewers to have a hand in recipe development under brewmaster Bruce MacPhee and assistant brewer/owner Elan Walsky, Coalition will bring a house favorite, their hoppy amber ale known as King Kitty Red. A deliciously balanced red, King Kitty begins with a sweet medium bodied malt profile, with light roasty notes from a german black malt, Carafa II. The sweet caramel notes are balanced with Amarillo and nugget hops in the front, and Willamette in back. A combination of Sterling and Amarillo hops used in the hop back give the beer its complex nose. 5.75% ABV 59 IBU.
• Natian: Portland’s Nation Brewing is the brainchild of Ian McGuinness and Natalia Laird. Brewer McGuinness offers us a distinctly lupulin laden bold IPA known as Big Block IPA. Finishing out at 6.8% ABV, this new IPA has been a favorite of the brewer and he’s confident that you will feel the same.
• Beetje Brouwerij: We’re so pleased to debut the beer of Portland’s newest brewery (this could change in a day/week the way they’ve been popping up here). Beetje (pronounced bay-cha) is the Belgian-inspired brewery from Southeast Portland of brewer Mike Wright. For Microhopic 2, Wright offers his Urban Farmhouse Ale, a light, easy drinking beer meant to quench your thirst. 5.25% ABV, 21 IBU’s. Made with Organic pilsner and 2-row malt and a pinch of crystal malt. Hops: Goldings, Hallertauer, and Willamette. Fermented with a Belgian farmhouse ale yeast.
• Vertigo Brewing: No micro beer fest is complete without the quenching beers of Hillsboro, Oregon’s Vertigo Brewing. Soon to expand to a 7-bbl brewhouse, Vertigo has produced a mindblowing amount of beer on a 1-bbl brewhouse thus far. For our event at Bailey’s brewers Mike Kinion and Mike Haines bring an amped up version of their flagship Friar Mike’s IPA known as Friar Gone Wild. This Imperial IPA weighs in at about 8.5% ABV and a boisterous 114 IBU’s. Says Haines “We figured it only made sense to bring a macrohopic beer to the microhopic event!”

Microhopic 2.0 takes place on September 8, 2010 at Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway Street) in Portland, Oregon. Event starts at 4PM and lasts until the kegs are emptied.

Highlights from this event will include the following beers:

• Upright Four Play: a tempting tart cherry wheat Saison aged in Pinot Noir casks.
• Cascade Raspberry/Noyeau blend: a confluence of barrel-aged rarities matured in brandy liqueur casks employing hand-pitted apricot kernels.
• Block-15 Love Potion No. 9: a chocolate raspberry oatmeal stout conditioned with fresh roasted cocoa nibs and locally grown Oregon raspberries.
• New Old Lompoc Bourbon Barrel fermented Cherry Stout: a big and bold one-off beer meshing deep, roasted chocolaty malts with sweet cherries. Barrel-fermentation provides a distinct complexity.
• Vertigo Razz Wheat: an unfiltered American wheat ale eschews syrup for over twelve pounds of real raspberries per barrel — yielding a beer with a delightful blend of light, refreshing flavors.

Other specialty beers will be present from Oregon craft breweries such as Double Mountain, Fort George, Widmer Bros, Oakshire, and more…

When: Saturday and Sunday February 13 and 14, 2010
Where: Saraveza Bottle Shop & Pasty Tavern, 1004 N. Killingsworth, Portland, Oregon
Other Details: Admission is free, proceeds benefit Mercy Corps Haitian relief efforts.
For more information:
http://brewpublic.com http://saraveza.com http://www.mercycorps.org/haiti