What is the Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival?
Portlands Cheers to Belgian Beers started three years ago to help introduce Oregonians to the breadth of style and flavors of beers brewed in Belgium. The first year had 10 brewers pouring 10 beers at the Rock Bottom Brewery on April 10th, 2007. In 2008, 18 Brewers made 20 different beers for an event held on April 5th, 2008 at Roots Organic Brewing Co. in Portland. In 2009, on May1st and May 2nd, 23 breweries made 25 different beers that were poured at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall. Portlands Cheers to Belgian Beers is much like your standard beer festival, but all the beers are brewed by Oregon breweries in a Belgian inspired manner. In the past two years, all of the breweries were from the Portland Metropolitan area. In 2009, the Festival will be open to all Oregon Brewers Guild Members. How is Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Different? One Yeast Strain During the past two years, almost all brewers have used the same Wyeast yeast strain, to emphasize the educational opportunities for t
