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4 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Books, gardening, hiking, hobbies, recreation, personalities, travel & more Enjoy a brew-tiful weekend beerfest Pacifi c Northwest Brew Cup marks 16th year with new venue By DON FRADES FOR COAST WEEKEND storia’s annual Pacifi c Northwest Brew Cup beer and music festival is upon us. Already one of Astoria’s most popular hometown celebrations, it has distin- guished itself in Oregon’s often crowded beerfest scene. The festival will run Friday through Sun- day, Sept. 22 through 24, and features live music, 36 local and Pacifi c Northwest craft beers on tap, some wine and cider, along with three days of live music, food vendors and children’s activities. Admission is free. The year 2017 marks the sixteenth for the festival, and the fi rst year for its new, more open site at Seventh Street and the Riverwalk, adjacent to Buoy Beer, with parking in nearby lots. The Brew Cup is organized and pre- sented by the Astoria Downtown His- toric District Association, with proceeds benefi ting local downtown revitalization efforts. A Beer The Brew Cup features 36 beers, most- ly from Oregon, according to Jack Harris, proprietor at Astoria’s Fort George Brew- ery and an organizer of the Brew Cup. Brad DePuyt of the same establishment coordinated the beer choices this year. “We give breweries a lot of leeway,” Harris said. “We try to get beers that are not mass-packaged or distributed. We’re trying to focus on this event as a learning experi- ence, rather than a drinking experience.” The intent, he said, is to educate people about beer variety and the quality of beers made in the region. In addition, there will be three or four different ciders and wines, as well as a spirits sampling. Continued on Page 15 BEERS More than 40 featured beers and ciders from across the Pacifi c North- west will compete to be the fi rst keg to blow in the “Thar She Blows” contest, as well as for a People’s Choice Award. PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS WHEN Friday: Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE Riverwalk and Seventh streets, Astoria, adjacent to Buoy Beer. Accessible by bus, vehicle or the Asto- ria Riverfront Trolley. The Point Bus from Portland drops off just a few blocks away. COST Free admission. To taste beer, you’ll need to be over 21 and purchase a $12 souvenir mug and a $1 token for each 4-ounce pour. BANDS See a listing of all the bands scheduled on Page 15. Two Towns Ciderhouse Made Marion Astoria Brewing Com- pany DH Kirby Kolsch Boneyard Beer Blood Orange Pale Ale Buoy Beer Company Thy Cupeth has Ryeth Over Burnside Brewing TBD Cascade Lakes Brewing Salted Caramel Porter Cider Riot! In The Pit Coopers Hall Winery Cascade White & Pinot Nior Deschutes Brewery American Wheat Ale Double Mountain Hop Lion IPA Ecliptic Brewing TDB Finn River Cider TDB Fire On The Mountain Pauli Walnuts Vienna Lager Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion IPA Fort George Brewery City of Dreams Georgetown Bodhizafa IPA Gigantic Brewing Ginormous MK2 Goodlife Brewing Co. Secret Stash #004 Hondo’s Chocolate Cream Pie Hopworks Urban Brew- ery Wave Train Amber Ale Lagunitas Brewing 12th of Never Ale McMenamins Tropic Heat Melvin Brewing Heyzues! Mill City Brew Works Spicy Ginger Kolsch Modern Times Beer Fruitlands Nectar Creek Meads Sting North Jetty Brewing Atlantic Wave Ordnance Brewing Citra-Fresh RX Pelican Brewing Marzen pFriem Family Brewers Pumpkin Bier Prodigal Son Brewing Huckleberry Wheat Public Coast Brewing Coconut Brown Ale Reach Break Brewing Evolution of an IPA #4 Riverbend Brewing POG Milkshake Hazy IPA Reveille Cider Works Willonia Farmhouse Rusty Truck Brewing Moonshadow Seaside Brewing Co. TBD Sunriver Brewing Cocoa Cow Milk Stout Walking Man Brewing (2015 Thar She Blows Winner) Cherry Stout Wandering Angus Ciderworks Honeycrisp Single Varietal Wild Ride Brew Co. Nut Crusher Porter Willapa Bay Brewing Double BIT Biacic IPA Worthy Brewing TDB
