The City of Roses Loves Beer
Nothing motivates Portlanders more than beer and the environment. It takes a genius to come up with an organic beer festival complete with compostable cornstarch mugs and a special discount for public transportation riders. Thank you North American Organic Brewers Festival!
This weekend, June 26 to June 28, at Overlook Park on 1301 North Fremont Street in Portland, Oregon, the organic beer festival kicks off. Friday and Saturday beer tasting is open from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday fun day starts at 12:00 p.m. and lasts until 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Reusable and compostable tasting glasses are $6. Max riders with a validated ticket are rewarded with a $1 discount! If you don’t feel like going public with the Max, you can bring in 3 cans of food and get a $1 discount too. Don’t worry; the canned food is not ingested by the hungry, boozed up volunteers. All food will be donated to the Oregon Food Bank. For more information about the festival visit them on the web at: http://www.naobf.org
Parking will be tricky. The best way to arrive is either walking or the Max. For easy Max directions visit their trip planner: http://trimet.org. Biking is always my favorite option, but in this case, be wary. Bike parking is extremely limited. If you insist on biking, make sure to bring your thinking cap and be creative with your bike lock. For the safest bike route, check out: http://bycycle.org
No matter which way you arrive, make sure that you do. The North American Organic Beer Festival will be the green social event of the season, beer tasting included.
