Held under the city’s holiday tree in Pioneer Courthouse Square, the five-day Holiday Ale Festival features more than 50 of the Pacific Northwest’s best seasonal suds, all bracing winter ales designed to fend off the cold chill of a long winter’s night. Tickets include adult-only access to the festive display and samples from local breweries. For two nights every November, BrewLights takes over the zoo. Since 2017, the annual holiday ZooLights display at the Oregon Zoo has gotten a grown-up spinoff. ![]() November/December Beer Festivals in Portland BrewLights The party also features live music, Willamette Valley wine, arts and crafts from local makers and a family-friendly play area. Sample seasonal specials by Hood River locals like Double Mountain, Full Sail, and pFriem Family Brewers. The biggest event of its kind in the state - if not the world - the Hood River Hops Fest features more than 60 fresh hop beers from dozens of Northwest breweries. Portland revels in its proximity to hop heaven with Portland Fresh Hops Fest, an annual celebration of more than 25 bright, earthy, pleasantly bitter brews at Oaks Amusement Park. But at least 75 of Oregon’s breweries lie within 100 miles of hop fields, making the state the epicenter of “fresh hop” beer production. “Fresh hop” beers – made with hops picked in the previous 24 hours – are difficult or impossible to make for breweries in drier climates. Hops in Portland October Beer Festival in Portland Portland Fresh Hops Fest The city’s most prominent German bar, Prost, celebrates with the annual Prost! Oktoberfest, as well as the Oaks Park Oktoberfest. Angel Oktoberfest, where thousands have been celebrating since 1966, there is plenty of German beer-fair fun in Portland. Though Oregon’s largest celebration is about an hour south of the city at Mt. It almost goes without saying that “Munich on the Willamette” celebrates Oktoberfest with gusto. September Beer Festivals in Portland Oktoberfest Soak up the sun while sampling beer, cider, spirits, and finger-licking-good BBQ. This three-day-long celebration brings together delicious local food, drinks and live music to Monroe Field outside Revolution Hall in southeast Portland. Commemorate that iconic pairing at Portland BBQ & Brews. August Beer Festival in Portland Portland BBQ & Brewsīarbeque and summer go hand in hand. It attracts scores of award-winning beers, live music, food vendors, beer memorabilia, and homebrewing demonstrations every year. One of the country’s longest-running and best-loved craft beer festivals, the event is situated in downtown Waterfront Park, on the banks of the Willamette River. Held in the last full weekend of July for more than 25 years, the Oregon Brewers Festival brings more than 80 craft brews to Portland for a four-day Brewfest, the largest gathering of its kind in North America. The selection is hardly limited with 70 breweries (and counting) in Portland. July Beer Festivals in Portland Portland Craft Beer Festivalĭebuting in 2015, the Portland Craft Beer Festival rounds out the summer’s plentiful beer fest offerings by restricting its tap list to only beers brewed in the city. Highlights include SNACKDOWN! a fun food and beer event where some of Portland’s best chefs and brewers are paired into teams to make their greatest snack and beer combination. Portland Beer WeekĪ celebration of the local craft brewing scene, the 11-day Portland Beer Week (because seven days cannot contain Portland beer) is packed full of tastings, festivals, parties and educational events all over town. Also known as the “Battle for the Belt,” this annual competition pits the pros from across McMenamins’ empire against one another - and lets fans taste offerings from all 22 McMenamins breweries in one spot. ![]() McMenamins Hillsdale Brewery and Public House (Portland’s original brewpub, brewing since 1985) hosts the Hillsdale Brewfest. June Beer Festivals in Portland Hillsdale Brewfest The fest draws dozens of breweries pouring over 50 beers and is located inside the Glendoveer Golf Course pavilion in Northeast Portland. The Pacific Northwest’s largest festival dedicated to these funky, tart beers, the Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival, has been going strong since 2013. (Don’t worry about May showers - the event is held undercover in the barn.) Portland Farmhouse & Wild Ale Festival Held at the picturesque Rossi Farms in Northeast Portland, the Sip of Spring celebrates spring beers and ciders from more than a dozen local brewers. ![]() May Beer Festival in Portland Sip of Spring The City of Roses doesn’t have a monopoly on amazing ales! Several nearby towns are home to their own fabulous brewpubs and breweries.
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