Tickets now on sale for this year's Willamette Week's Beer & Cider Pro/Am

Press Release

PORTLAND, ORE. – Tickets​ are on sale now and the teams have been announced for Willamette Week’s​ 6th annual Beer & Cider Pro/Am, happening Sunday, October 14 from Noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Leftbank Annex (101 N Weidler Street). The Pro/Am is Portland’s original home brewer and professional brewer collaboration event, and benefits OregonWild.​Guests meet 30 teams of homebrewers and pro brewer/cider makers, who debut (and pour for themselves) their new beer or cider available for the first time at this event!

Entry allows samples of all beer and cider in the competition, no tokens, no tickets, no huge lines. Guests can also vote for their favorite in the People's Choice competition, and see which beer and cider the esteemed judges (including Jeff Alworth, Ryan Spencer, Kat Martin and others TBA) decide are best. Music by DJLemix.​Food by TamaleBoy​and PDXSliders,​Tickets include commemorative, reusable, recyclable pint glass, made possible by GnomeGrown Gardens.​


General admission tickets ($30) allow entry from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. VIP tickets ($40) allow entry one hour early for an exclusive, line-free tasting opportunity and the chance to win a special beer experience giveaway to be announced soon. A non-drinker / designated driver ticket ($10) is available. 21+ only allowed at this event,


For more information, visit bit.ly/ticketsproam2018 or email Steph Barnhart at beer@wweek.com.

2018 Beer & Cider Teams

Erik Nelson with 54-40 Brewing Co

Kristen Walters with AlamedaBrewing Co.

Jason Jaimie with Ascendant/PINTSBrewing Company

Ezra Johnson-Greenough & Heather Egizio with BaerlicBrewing Co.

Andrew Bisbee with Bianary Brewing

Ritch Marvin with BreaksideBrewery

Jarret Creason & John Moore with CoalitionBrewing

Bill Schneller with CulminationBrewing Company

Felicia Reninger with DirtyPretty

Dean Ehnes with EclipticBrewing

Coyan Corder with EvasionBrewing

Chad Graham with ExNovo Brewing

Dwayne Smallwood with FortGeorge Brewery

Will Minderhout with FunhouseBrews

George Dimeo with GiganticBrewing Company

Stephen Smith with GreatNotion Brewing

Dan Schlegel with TheGreen Dragon Brew Pub

Barry Webb with LeikamBrewing Company

Jack Hall & Gordon Penner with LevelBeer

Dan Trimarco with LompocBrewing

Mike Marsh with McMenaminsEdgefield

Brandon Kilpatrick with SasquatchBrewing Company

Margaret Havlik with SecondProfession Brewing Company

Jeff Roth with ThreeMugs Brewing Company

Parker & John Hall with UprightBrewing

Ashley Rose Salviti with WidmerBrothers Brewing

Craig Vanaken with ZoiglhausBrewing Company

Corrie Heath with AVIDCider Company

Nathan Mock with Bauman'sCider

John Drake with NewWest Cider

Roxanne Kilpatrick with PortlandCider Co.

Jenn & Jeremie McPolanders with SchillingCider

Miranda Karson with SwiftCider