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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