“We’re really excited for this celebration.  All the participating breweries jumped on board quickly and the fact that it coincides with Portland’s Pride parade should be a lot of fun,” says Colin Rath, Migration’s Pub Operations Director, and Co-Founder. “We’ve always enjoyed hosting a large annual Pride party and it only made sense to see if we could make it bigger.  So far, the response has been extremely positive and we look forward to hopefully making the PDX Craft Beer Pride Week an annual event,” states Rath.  

“Migration IPA is a celebration of everything that our company stands for; bringing together the culmination of 13 years of brewing experience, commitment to quality, and a passion for great beer” says Mike Branes, Co-Founder and Brew Master. “We’ve curated some of the region’s most sought-after ingredients and have challenged our beer team to develop a next generation IPA.  I think this new beer will really be enjoyed by both brewers and craft beer fans,” states Branes.

“We’ve always enjoyed the Silver City team and the amazing hop forward beers they’ve put out over the years. It was a fun opportunity for our brewers to work together with some newer advanced hop products like Incognito and Salvo in a 7.7% abv IPA,” said Mike Branes, Co-Founder and Head Brewer at Migration Brewing.

Migration’s brewers have leaned into innovative recipe techniques to create a full-flavored IPA in a beer that is 4.8% abv.  Inspired by the West Coast IPA, Hello Again has a lean grain bill driven by 2 Row, Vienna malts and flaked oats.  The beer is bursting with hop flavor and punchy aromatics.  Showcasing plentiful Idaho 7, Mosaic and Azacca hops the beer exudes tropical tones of mango and sweet tangerine coupled with a crisp finish.

The project is part Migration’s pop-up program that focuses on fun, versatile craft beer experiences.  “We’re really excited to be working with Saturday Market again at one of the most quintessential Portland experiences,” explains company CEO, McKean Banzer-Lausberg.  “The partnership has gotten stronger every year and we look forward to a successful 2023,” states Banzer-Lausberg.

“We were super stoked to work with Glenna Farms on this project.  They produce some of the finest organic syrup in Wisconsin and the bourbon barrels are exceptional,” said Mike Branes, Co-Founder and Head Brewer at Migration Brewing. “We’ve been pushing the brewery team to work with a wide variety of ingredients and this beer really came together over a ton of excitement to approach a classic American barley wine differently,” notes Branes.

Migration Brewing is celebrating 13 years of great craft beer this February 17th & 18th across all three pub locations. The party starts at 4pm on Friday 2.17 at the North Williams pub with rare specialty beer firkins being tapped by honorary guest Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI). The official anniversary beer Liven Up! IPA will also be available in limited 16oz/4-packs. Visitors will have plenty of fun food specials and music throughout the evening.