Portland Farmhouse & Wild Ale Festival Coming 3/31

1/24/2017 Portland, OR –

March 31st – April 2nd, 2017 will see the kickoff of the Inaugural Portland Farmhouse Weekend organized around the 5th annual Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival at Saraveza and co-presented by Point Blank Distributing. Oregon’s farmhouse brewers will come together to promote and celebrate the unique culture around U.S. farmhouse brewing that has taken off in Oregon and other regions across the country with events all weekend long including Upright Brewing’s 8th Anniversary on April 1st and a weekend brewer meet-and-greet and tap takeover at The Commons on 3/31. Watch the website calendar at http://portlandfarmhousefest.com for more event announcements.

Returning for it’s 5th year and larger than ever, the Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival will increase it’s footprint both in outdoor tented space as well as a new Friday evening VIP session from 4-9pm. One of the annual festival exclusives, the 5th annual official fest beer is a single barrel spontaneously fermented wild ale from Logsdon Farmhouse Ales. Bottles will be available at the festival each day in limited amounts at opening. Over fifty different farmhouse ales will be

Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival and the inaugural Farmhouse Weekend celebrate the rustic, working-class, yeast-driven beers that originated in France and Belgium but have had a new renaissance in the United States. Oregon being home to many great farmhouse brewers like Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, The Ale Apothecary, Alesong Brewing & Blending, The Commons Brewery, Upright Brewing, pFriem Family Brewers, Agrarian Ales, De Garde, Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery, Ruse Brewing, Great Notion Brewing, Culmination Brewing, Yachats Brewing, Reach Break Brewing, all who will be participating in this years festivities.

The beer and brewery lineup is not simply limited to local beers though, expect beers and brewers from: Perennial Artisan Ales (St. Louis, MO) Wander Brewing (Bellingham, WA), Engine House No. 9 (Tacoma, WA), Urban Family Brewing (Seattle, WA), Three Magnets Brewing (Olympia, WA), Matchless Brewing (Olympia, WA), Propolis Brewing (Port Townsend, WA), Almanac (SF, CA), Crooked Stave Artisan (Denver, CO), The Buery (Placentia, CA), Blackberry Farms (Walland, TN), Against the Grain Brewing (Louisville, KY), Stillwater Artisan Ales,  and many more to be announced.

Tickets are on sale now for Festival General Admission Sat. April 1st 11am – 9pm and Sun. April 2nd 11am – 6pm and the Friday, March 31stVIP Session 4pm – 9pm at http://www.merctickets.com/events/40844884/portland-farmhouse-and-wild-ale-festival

The Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival is looking for volunteers to pour beers, work operations and security over the three days.  Volunteers receive festival entry, a meal and a Saraveza gift certificate.  Any interested parties, please contact: [email protected]

For more info follow the Festival on Facebook at @PortlandFarmhouseandWildAleFestival or the new website at http://portlandfarmhousefest.com

WHEN: Sat. April 1st 11am – 9pm and Sun. April 2nd 11am – 6pm, VIP Session Friday, March 31st VIP Session 4pm – 9pm

WHERE: Saraveza, The Bad Habit Room and along N. Michigan street at 1004 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217

COST: $25 General Admission ticket for a branded glass and 10 drink tickets, additional tickets $1, 4oz pours 1-4 tickets. VIP Session $35 for same glass and ticket combo.

TICKETS: http://www.merctickets.com/events/40844884/portland-farmhouse-and-wild-ale-festival