A Good Firkin Time Had by All

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PORTLAND, OR, April 23, 2010 – On Saturday, April 17, Rogue hosted the 3rd Annual Firkin Festival at the Green Dragon in SE Portland.   The event showcased 17 cask-style beers from 17 Oregon breweries, including Brewers Union, Pelican, Block 15, Bridgeport, Deschutes, Rogue, Double Mountain, Eugene City Brewery, Hopworks, Laurelwood, Oakshire, Upright, Lucky Lab, Ninkasi, Lompoc, The Green Dragon and Beer Valley.  Gourmet food from Kobe USA, Vosges Haut Chocolates and Steve’s Cheese Bar was also provided.

To be eligible for the festival, beers had to be unpasteurized, unfiltered, naturally carbonated in the cask and served at cellar temperature of 55 degrees.  The Green Dragon tapped all 17 Firkins at midnight the night before the Festival.  This allowed the beers to settle for nearly 12 hours prior to the event.  Oregon Brewer’s Guild Executive Director, Brian Butenschoen was on hand to perform the ceremonial first-pour.

Profits will be donated to Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School, a neighborhood school that enhances the intellectual, social and academic development of its students through music, art, theater and creative movement.  The Buckman School is located less than a mile from the Green Dragon.

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