image courtesy Pacific Northwest Brew Cup
Competition is heating up as brewers and cidermakers from Washington and Oregon are flexing their creativity and readying limited-edition offerings for the Pacific Northwest Brew Cup. On a quest to win the People’s Choice Award, they’re infusing pilsners, IPAs, sours, stouts, ciders and meads with flavors like cherry, lemon, pineapple, passionfruit, citrus − and even Douglas fir tips. In all, 36 offerings will be on tap from over 30 brands including Astoria Brewing Company, Bale Breaker, Boneyard, Buoy Beer Company, Caldera, Ecliptic, Everybody’s Brewing, Finnriver Farm, Fort George, Gigantic, Goodlife, Great Notion, Georgetown, Hondo’s, Matchless, Melvin, Mill City, Modern Times, North Jetty, Level, Modern Times, Mount Olympus, pFriem, Public Coast, Prodigal Son, Reveille, Reach Break, Swift, Sunriver, Culmination and Trap Door, Wild Ride and Walking Man Brewing.
Festival goers can fill a growler for only $10 on Growler Sunday, a crowd favorite.
A full list of beers being served is being updated and is available here or at: http://pacificnorthwestbrewcup.com/beer-lineup
Admission is free; souvenir mug costs $12 and $1 tokens are required for tasting
Live music will be showcased throughout the weekend featuring:
Friday
Sharon Hartley Band alongside Mike Coykendall (M. Ward, Bright Eyes)
Freak Mountain Ramblers
Saturday
KMUN's Troll Radio Review
The Horsenecks
Hearts of Oak
Matt Hopper and the Roman Candles
The Desert Kind
Michael Hurley
Giants in the Trees (featuring Krist Noveselic on bass and accordion)
Sunday
Wanderlodge
The Brownsmead Flats
Enjoy bites from several local food trucks including Sasquatch Sandwich, The Good Bowl, Monte Alban Mexican, and The Hot Box BBQ. Soft pretzels will also be available.
A corn hole tournament on Sunday will bring out the competitive streak in festival goers, with prizes given to first, second and third place winners. Additionally, kids can create one-of-a-kind fish-print shirts with help from the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s education staff.
There are many ways to access this river front festival. You can ride the trolley from your downtown hotel, take a stroll along the Astoria Riverwalk, take a local taxi, rent a bike, or park on the east side of the parking lot near the Barbey Maritime Center.
Presented by Toyota, the Pacific Northwest Brew Cup is an annual fundraiser for the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, whose mission is to encourage community involvement and investment in preserving the character of historic downtown Astoria while promoting its health and future.