North American Organic Brewers Festival 2009

This past weekend was the North American Organic Brewers Festival
NAOBF in Overlook Park right off the MAX Yellow Line in Portland, OR.

The North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF) returns the last weekend in June, 2009. The event is Free and open to the public. Participation in beer tasting is $5 for a reusable, yet compostable, cornstarch tasting glass and samples are $1 a ticket. A full glass is 4 tickets. Strong beers (over 8% alcohol by volume) and certain imported beers will cost more. Children are welcome with guardians. Sorry, no pets allowed. Beer sales are restricted to people 21 years and older with valid ID. Discount of $1 off of tasting glass with validated MAX ticket or three cans of food (preferably organic) for the Oregon Food Bank. No Parking is provided for this event, making Tri-Met’s MAX Yellow line the easiest way to attend.

I attended the festival on Sunday with my friend Melanie from work and her husband John. The festival had approximately 40 different micro-brews from several different breweries. If only I had the fortitude and liver to sample them all.

The event was free to get in and you could either pay $1 per ticket and $5 for the tasting glass (which, as stated above, was made out of corn to fit with the green theme), or pay $20 for the glass and 15 drink tickets which is the option I chose.

Even with the 95 degree heat (and some sunburn) the event was fun and a great opportunity to sample a variety of new beers. Thanks to Melanie for picking me up and taking me over and back!