Jul
12
2010
Portland Brewers
Author: SamFor anyone who loves the Great NorthWest, and also has a taste for beer, the event of the summer season happens late in July in Portland. The Oregon Brewers Festival is always on the last full weekend, and it’s four whole days of beer. Of course, this is Portland, so it’s not just any ordinary beer, but fine hand-crafted ales, pilsners, and stouts, among many other kinds and varieties. There are usually over 80 vendors from all over the country giving tastes of their best batches, and these can be anything from bigger names in microbrew to the smaller brewers.
It’s a dedication to the craft that was developed by monks from centuries ago, and the dedication brings a rather dedicated following. Visitors looking for bargains in Portland hotel rates might decide that this is one event that’s worth splurging on, although the tickets are really rather reasonable. Excess is neither expected nor encouraged, as the point is, like in a wine tasting, to sample a bit of everything, so that visitors can decide what their next favorite beverage might turn out to be. Portland is a city where the good life has a high value placed on it, and the microbrews are just one example.