Post Valentines Day beer drinking in Hillsdale

Hillsdale Brewery & Public House (1505 SW Sunset Blvd) will host the 15th annual Hillsdale Brew Fest, aka the Battle of the Belt, this Saturday.

From the McMenamins website:

On Saturday, February 16, 2008, the notorious “Battle of the Belt” rages for the fifteenth time at Hillsdale Brewery & Public House. McMenamins’ Hillsdale Brewfest is a day-long event featuring twenty original brews, food specials, revelry, merriment and – most important – a competition for the coveted Belt. The Hillsdale Brewfest is free to attend, begins at 11 a.m. and is open to guests of all ages; those 21 and over may taste the ales.

The winner of the belt earns the right to represent McMenamins at the 2008 Oregon Brewers Festival.

I plan to attend despite the lack of Belgian style beers:

McMenamins Mill Creek presenting… Venom
Brew Style: Vienna
OG: 1050 TG: 1010 ABV: 5.16 %

High Street Brewery presenting… Schneeflocken
Brew Style: Dunkle Weisse
OG: 1057 TG: 1011 ABV: 5.93%

John Barleycorns Brewery presenting… Remembrance
Brew Style: Spruce Ale
OG: 1055 TG: 1009 ABV: 5.93 %

Oak Hills Brewery presenting… My Favorite Things
Brew Style: NW Pale
OG: 1052 TG: 1010 ABV: 5.42%

West Linn Brewery presenting… Don’t Worry Be Hoppy
Brew Style: IPA
OG: 1058 TG: 1011 ABV: 5.93%

Hillsdale Brewery presenting… Madman Jack’s
Brew Style: Insane Pale Ale
OG: 1074 TG: 1010 ABV: 8.26%

Lighthouse Brewery presenting… OR?Ator
Brew Style: Double Ale-Bock
OG: 1072 TG: 1012 ABV: 7.74%

Roseburg Station Brewery presenting… ‘M’
Brew Style: Strong
OG: 1073 TG: 1017 ABV: 7.22%

Crystal Ballroom Brewery presenting… Brimley’s Best
Brew Style: Oatmeal Stout
OG: 1057 TG: 1013 ABV: 5.68%

Thompson Brewery presenting… Lifesource
Brew Style: Chocolate Chili Porter
OG: 1055 TG: 1010 ABV: 5.81 %

McMenamins Queen Anne presenting… Old Chappy’s Palate Cleansing Golden Ale
Brew Style: Golden
OG: 1048 TG: 1010 ABV 5.16%

McMenamins on the Columbia Brewery presenting… Blackwater
Brew Style: Chocolate Wheat
OG: 1048 TG: 1010 ABV: 4.90%

Highland Brewery presenting… Springwater
Brew Style: Pale Ale
OG: 1058 TG: 1012 ABV: 5.93%

Dad Watsons Brewery presenting… Pale Rider
Brew Style: American Pale
OG: 1050 TG: 1010 ABV: 5.16%

Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Brewery presenting… Rose City ‘Til I DiePA
Brew Style: Organic Double IPA
OG: 1080 TG: 1013 ABV: 8.64%

McMenamins on Monroe Brewery presenting… Black Bandit
Brew Style: Porter
OG: 1054 TG: 1011 ABV: 5.55%

Old St. Francis School Brewery presenting… Evolutionator
Brew Style: Double Bock
OG: 1072 TG: 1014 ABV: 7.48%

Fulton Brewery presenting… Old 32
Brew Style: NW Strong Ale
OG: 1077 TG: 1014 ABV: 8.13%

Concordia Brewery presenting… Lights Out
Brew Style: India Black Ale
OG: 1058 TG: 1012 ABV: 5.93%

Edgefield Brewery presenting… Bada Bing
Brew Style: Cherry Porter
OG: 1057 TG: 1012 ABV: 5.81%