Holiday Ale Festival

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  December 3-7 2014 (Wed-Sun) - 11am to 9pm daily except 5pm Sunday
• Portland, OR
  701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, USA 97204

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While eggnog and hot toddies are commonly associated with the holidays, it’s no surprise that in the beer Mecca of the Pacific Northwest, craft ales are the drink of choice: specifically, big, bold ales designed to fend off the cold chill of a long winter night. The 19th annual Holiday Ale Festival gathers together 53 of these winter warmers for a joyous five-day celebration. The beers featured are rich, robust and full of complex flavors.

From Belgians to barleywines, porters to winter warmers, and spiced ales to stouts, these beers have either been crafted or blended specifically for the event or are hard-to-fine vintages. What they all share in common is their rarity – the festival works with every brewery involved to make sure they are sending a beer that has either been made or blended specifically for the event, or is a rare or vintage beer that isn’t commonly tapped in the state – which has solidified the event’s reputation as the premier winter beer tasting venue on the West Coast.

Despite being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year, more than 15,000 festival attendees stay warm and dry over the five-day festival under clear-topped tents that cover the venue. Gas heaters create a cozy ambiance beneath the boughs of the region’s largest decorated Christmas tree. In addition to beer tasting, the festival also features meet the brewer events, a root beer garden, food vendors, beer pairings with cheese, event merchandise and a coat and bag check that raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Association.


Cost: $35 entry
http://www.holidayale.com

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