The Oregon Garden Brewfest has released the lineup for its 9th annual event, taking place April 26 through 28 at The Oregon Garden’s Grand Hall. A record 62 breweries will be presenting their products, for a total of 125 beers, ciders and mead. Event hours are Noon to 11 pm Friday & Saturday, and Noon to 6 pm Sunday. Located in the historic town of Silverton, just an hour’s drive from the Portland metropolitan area, the Oregon Garden Brewfest also features live music from 22 area bands, food, tasting lessons by Women Enjoying Beer and a homebrew competition presented by Capitol Brewers.
 
 Advance admission includes a one-day pass for $15 that features a tasting glass, seven tasting tickets, and express entry; a three-day pass for $30 that includes a tasting glass, 15 tasting tickets, and express entry; and a VIP pass for $50 that includes a tasting glass, 45 tasting tickets, a T shirt and a food voucher. Advance sales are available at http://ogbf2013.blogspot.com. Tickets at the door are $15 for one-day entry and increase to $20 after 5pm, and include five tasting tickets. Three-day entry at the door is $30 and includes 10 tasting tickets and no express entry, and VIP entry is $50 and includes 35 tickets and no express entry. Designated drivers pay a cover charge of $5 and receive a bottled water. Once inside, a full glass of beer costs four tickets, and a taster costs one ticket. Additional tasting tickets may be purchased for $1 apiece. The event is cash only, with an ATM on-site. Parking at The Oregon Garden is $5 per car; free shuttles will be available to various locations in town. The Oregon Garden Brewfest is for ages 21 and over on Friday and Saturday; minors are welcome all hours on Sunday.
And without further ado, the tap list!
 10 Barrel Brewing Co  |  Apocalypse IPA & Wheat IPA
 2 Towns Ciderhouse  |  The Incider & The Bad Apple
 21st Amendment  |  Bitter American & Hell or High WaterMelon Wheat
 Alameda Brewing Co  |  Black Bear XX Stout & Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA
 Base Camp Brewing Co  |  Ripstop Rye Pils & In-Tents India Pale Lager
 Batch 19  |  Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager
 Blue Dog Mead  |  Green Collar Mead & Yellow Collar Mead
 Blue Moon Brewing Co  |  Belgian Style White Ale & Valencia Grove Amber Ale
 Brew Werks Brewing  |  Neurotic Blonde & Rabble Rouser Red
 BridgePort Brewing Co  |  Smooth Ryed & Hop Czar
 Calapooia Brewing Co  |  Chili Beer & Big Aft Pale Ale
 Cascade Brewing  |  Razberry Wheat & Oblique Coffee Black & White Stout
 Cascade Lakes Brewing  |  Blonde Bombshell & Cyclops IPA
 Crispin & Fox Barrel Cidery  |  Original Apple Cider & Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear Cider
 Crux Fermentation Project  |  On the Fence Pale & Outcast IPA
 Double Mountain Brewery  |  Vaporizer Dry Hopped Pale & India Red Ale
 Eel River Brewing Co  |  Acai Berry Wheat & California Blonde
 Elysian Brewing  |  Super Fuzz Blood Orange Pale, LOSER Pale Ale & Savant IPA
 Falling Sky Brewing  |  Dark Heart & Retrograde NW Red
 Firestone Walker  |  Solace Wheat & Union Jack IPA
 Fish Brewing Co  |  Spire Mountain Dark & Dry Cider & Reel Ales Swordfish Black IPA
 Flat Tail Brewing  |  Tailgater Kölsch & Black Hand Maple Nut Porter
 Fort George Brewery and Public House  |  Divinity Fruit Beer & Tender Loving Empire NW Pale Ale
 Full Sail Brewing Co  |  Lager Series LTD 5 & Pub Series ESB
 Gigantic Brewing  |  Dark Meddle Vienna Lager & Gigantic IPA
 Gilgamesh Brewing  |  Ridgeway IPA & Hopscotch Strong Ale
 Golden Valley Brewery  |  Red Thistle Ale & Bald Peak IPA
 GoodLife Brewing Co  |  Sweet As Pacific Ale & Descender IPA
 Goose Island Beer Co  |  Honker’s Ale & India Pale Ale
 Hop Valley Brewery  |  Alphadelic IPA & Double ‘D’ Blonde
 Hopworks Urban Brewery  |  Organic HUB Lager & Organic Hopworks IPA
 Kona Brewing Co  |  Big Wave Golden & Koko Brown
 Lagunitas Brewing Co  |  a little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ & Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale
 Laurelwood Brewing Co  |  Organic Free Range Red & Workhorse IPA
 Leinenkugal’s Brewing Co  |  Summer Shandy & Big Eddy Imperial IPA
 Logsdon Farmhouse Ales  |  Seizoen & Seizoen Bretta
 Lompoc Brewing  |  Kick Axe Pale Ale & C-Note Imperial Pale Ale
 McMenamins Thompson Brewery & Public House  |  TBD
 Nectar Creek Honeywine  |  Wildflower Session Mead & Ginger Session Mead
 New Belgium Brewing  |  Dig Pale Ale, Rampant IPA, The Lost Abbey & Peach Porch Lounger
 Ninkasi Brewing Co  |  Total Domination IPA & Believer Double Red
 Oakshire Brewing  |  Line Dry Rye & Watershed IPA
 Old Town Brewing Co  |  OTB Pilsner & Boysenberry Black Ale
 Pale Horse Brewing  |  Hillbilly Blonde & Hopyard Dog
 Pelican Pub & Brewery  |  Winema Wit & Silverspot IPA
 Ram Restaurant & Brewery  |  Oregon Blonde Ale & Big Red IPA
 Rat Hole Brewing  |  Fencepost Porter & Rotation Red
 Redhook Brewery  |  Audible Pale Ale & Wise Cracker Wit
 Rusty Truck Brewing Co  |  Moonlight Ride Blackberry Ale & Stupiphany Imperial Red Ale
 Santiam Brewing  |  Spitfire ESB & Pirate Stout
 Sasquatch Brewery  |  Oregon Session Ale & Woodboy IPA
 Seven Brides Brewing  |  Paige’s Purple Haze Blueberry Wheat & Abiqua Black IPA
 Shock Top Brewing Co  |  Belgian White & Raspberry Wheat
 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co  |  Pale Ale & Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale
 Standing Stone Brewing Co  |  Noble Stout & I ♥ Oregon Ale
 Stella Artois Brewery  |  Stella Artois
 Stone Brewing Co  |  Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale & 2012 Double Bastard Ale
 Tieton Ciderworks  |  Apricot Cider & Dry Hopped Cider
 Vermont Hard Cider  |  Woodchuck Amber & Woodchuck Granny Smith
 Vertigo Brewing  |  Razz Wheat & Friar Mikes IPA
 Wandering Aengus Ciderworks  |  Anthem Cherry & Anthem Hops
 Widmer Brothers Brewing  |  Alchemy Pale Ale & Hopside Down IPL
Play it smart and play it safe: The Oregon Garden Resort is offering two room packages | the Brewer’s Dinner Package for $219 is available on April 25 and includes accommodations, two tickets to the Brewer’s Dinner, breakfast for two the next morning, and two one-day tickets to the Brewfest on April 26. The Brewfest Package for $189 is available April 25 through April 28 and includes accommodations, breakfast for two, two one-day tickets to the Brewfest and two food booth vouchers. Reservations are available at http://oregongardenresort.com/Packages.htm or call 503-874-2500.
Sponsors of the event include Venti’s Café & Basement Bar, Pepsi, Wave Broadband, The Ulven Companies, Lucky Eagle Casino and Raen Brew. For more information about the event, visit http://ogbf2013.blogspot.com. If you have questions, let me know – cheers!