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Another idea for the future is to make
Pouring at the Coast a two-day tasting
festival, which could affect the reappear-
ance of the Brewer’s Dinner.
“All those things are on the table,”
Owen said.
The Home Brew Competition also
will be absent this year. Because Pouring
at the Coast overlaps with the first round
of judging for the National Homebrew
Competition, organizers knew it would
be difficult to find an adequate number
of certified judges to adjudicate the
event correctly.
“If we couldn’t do it right, we didn’t
want to do it,” Griffin said.
However, many homebrew compet-
itors in the past did not actually attend
the event, but rather sent in or dropped
of their submissions.
“They weren’t necessarily active
within the event itself,” Owen said, add-
ing the lack of the competition — which
was conducted upstairs, behind closed
doors — should not affect the experience
for those who attend the festival.
Like the Brewer’s Dinner, the Home-
brew Competition may return to future
events. Regardless, the organizers are
optimistic about what Pouring at the
Coast is and can continue to offer locals
and tourists alike.
“With the additional growth oppor-
tunities we’re looking,” such as adding
a second tasting day or changing the
dinner, Own said, “we’ll continue this
event to be a wonderful asset for Seaside
and for our visiting population.”
As Griffin puts it, “Everyone is
looking for an excuse to go to the coast.
You throw 40 breweries on top of that,
and it makes it really hard for people to
say ‘no.’”
The River Inn at Seaside, the official
Pouring at the Coast hotel, also is a
sponsor for the event. Attendees can get
15 percent reduced rates by mentioning
“Pouring at the Coast” while booking
rooms.
Concession-style pub fare from
Oregon Fine Foods will be available
for purchase at the event. Tickets at the
door are $20, which includes a souvenir
pouring glass and five tastings. Addition-
al tastings are available for $1 each.
For more information, visit pourin-
gatthecoast.com or call 503-738-6391.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Try tastes from Astoria’s Buoy Beer Co. during Pouring at the Coast.
Attendees get to keep their Pouring at the Coast
commemorative glass.
Participants can travel among the breweries, sampling what catches their eye
and discussing the drinks.
Fort George Brewery of Astoria will be at the festi-
val, with brewers and beer-knowledgeable repre-
sentatives to pour tastes for attendees.
Enoy live music as you taste different brews from Northwest breweries.