Who needs the sun? The Spring Beer and Wine Festival is a good excuse for indoor imbibing.
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Who needs the sun? The Spring Beer and Wine Festival is a good excuse for indoor imbibing.
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Bridgeport’s Hop Czar proved a popular pour with hop enthusiasts.
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Bridgeport’s Hop Czar proved a popular pour with hop enthusiasts.
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The organic ale was flowing courtesy of Hopworks Urban Brewery.
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The organic ale was flowing courtesy of Hopworks Urban Brewery.
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Souvenirs were plentiful for those wishing a memento of their drinking experience.
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Souvenirs were plentiful for those wishing a memento of their drinking experience.
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Spring Reign from Ninkasi was a hit with reporter and photographer alike.
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Spring Reign from Ninkasi was a hit with reporter and photographer alike.
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The good people from Canby Asparagus Farm had all manner of filling foodstuffs for sale.
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The good people from Canby Asparagus Farm had all manner of filling foodstuffs for sale.
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Still feeling peckish? A delicious two-bite snack from the Pie Spot is good for what ails you.
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Still feeling peckish? A delicious two-bite snack from the Pie Spot is good for what ails you.
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Widmer Brothers Brewing is a powerful company that’s never lost its zeal for promoting beers from aspiring brewers, thanks to the Collaborator program.
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Widmer Brothers Brewing is a powerful company that’s never lost its zeal for promoting beers from aspiring brewers, thanks to the Collaborator program.
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The offerings from Gllgamesh Brewing exemplify craft beer at its craftiest.
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The offerings from Gllgamesh Brewing exemplify craft beer at its craftiest.
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Ladies and gentlemen, a man who needs no introduction—Fred Eckhardt. He’s a rock star in the beer community.
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Ladies and gentlemen, a man who needs no introduction—Fred Eckhardt. He’s a rock star in the beer community.
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For tipplers in need of a palate cleanser, Portland’s New Deal Vodka was serving up samples.
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For tipplers in need of a palate cleanser, Portland’s New Deal Vodka was serving up samples.
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On the way out, a quick huff on the breathalyzer was useful for deciding on your method of transportation home.
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On the way out, a quick huff on the breathalyzer was useful for deciding on your method of transportation home.
No two ways about it, the annual Spring Beer and Wine Fest is a horse of a different color. It’s held indoors within the cavernous confines of the Convention Center, and instead of the bronzed brew believers milling about in sunglasses and cargo shorts that characterize summer’s Oregon Brewers Festival, there is an altogether more furtive air that pervades the spring gathering. After all, my skulking brethren and I had com…
