To commemorate the recent legal victory that now permits out-of-state breweries to self-distribute throughout Oregon, Saraveza is hosting a celebration for the victors to kick off Portland Beer Week on Friday, June 16th.
Saraveza event “For the Win: Washington Breweries Celebrate Oregon Distribution Victory,” where the North Portland bar will take over its taps with offerings from Fortside Brewing, Mirage Beer, Garden Path Fermentation, and Dwinell Country Ales – the Washington breweries that challenged Oregon last summer with a lawsuit alleging that state law discriminated against out-of-state breweries in violation of the U.S. Constitution
After eight months of litigation, in April, the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission agreed to a settlement. As a result, Oregon now allows out-of-state breweries the ability to self-distribute beer to Oregon retail establishments and ship beer directly to Oregon consumers.
The tap takeover-style event will run from 5 to 8 pm and feature a Q&A session about the lawsuit at 5:30 pm in the Bad Habit Room. Michael Dempster (Mirage), Justin Leigh (Dwinell), and attorney Judith Parker of J.A. Parker Law Firm, who served as local counsel in the lawsuit, will be in attendance to discuss the underlying lawsuit. A celebratory toast will be held at 7:00 pm.
EVENT BEER LIST:
Dwinell - Almira - A wild-fermented, French-style cider made from a blend of Muscadet de Lense, Domaines, Marie Menard, and Yarlington Mill apples. 7.3%
Dwinell - Ashfall - A classic Czech-style dark lager brewed with Sterling hops. 4.6%
Dwinell - Disco Nap - A blended, oak-fermented spontaneous spelt ale re-fermented on crushed Zinfandel grapes. 5.1%
Fortside - Hop Grinder - Using our proprietary dry-hopping system, The HoptomizerTM*, we got to work brewing this delicious and absolutely gooey IPA. Hop Grinder unleashes a profundity of hop notes including melon, grapefruit, diesel, and mango before wrapping up in a crisp, bright, pilsner malt finish. 6.8%
Fortside - Sunshine Dreamin’ - Sunshine Dreamin’ throws big juicy aromas of ripe mango, bright citrus, smooth strawberry, and tart kiwi from a bounty of dry hops- Citra, Galaxy, El Dorado and Mosaic. This heady juice bomb presents ultra soft and creamy with next to no bitterness. 7.1%
Fortside - Rice Crispies - A bright and clean lager at heart, this beer starts with a solid foundation of rice and a nicely tempered fermentation for unctious creaminess and absolute refreshment. We layered Motueka and Citra hops in the whirlpool for a pint that sings with childlike glee. 5.7%
MIRAGE - Birds of America - Began as a spontaneously-fermented beer brewed in the méthode traditionelle, fermented in oak, and re-conditioned over raspberries from Sidhu Farms in Puyallup. Before packaging, this beer was blended 2:1 with saison conditioned in oak with hardy Ananasnya "kiwi" berries from Red Cedar Farm in Poulsbo. 5.5%
MIRAGE - A Wide-Ranging Conversation with…MIRAGE + Lowercase - A collaboration with our friends at Lowercase Brewing that began (4 years ago!) as a blend of gin barrel-fermented wild ales conditioned in oak with tart Montmorency cherries, sweet Lapin cherries, and Robada apricots. 6.2%
Garden Path - The Local Harvest: Cider Apple & Hops - Cider made from a blend of traditional varietal cider apples grown at the WSU orchaed and dry-hopped with Willamette hops from Hop Skagit. 6.9%
Garden Path - The Fruitful Barrel Blueberries & Fir Tips - A foudre-aged solera blend of native-yeast ale refermented with fresh blueberries from Silva Farms and finished with foraged fir tips. 7.5%