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Review: North American Organic Brewers Festival 2011

June 26, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

This guest post is by Rick from Beerdrinker.org – follow him on Twitter too: @m8ryx. I had to miss my first NAOBF ever, but Rick graciously offered to share his reviews and recommendations with me, and Dave Knows readers!

North American Organic Brewers FestivalA gorgeous Portland early summer day made Overlook Park the place to be in Portland Friday, with a great selection of organic beers at the 2011 North American Organic Brewers Festival. Unsurprisingly, the selection was mostly ales, with one or two lagers available and a cider. There seemed to be fewer brewers in attendance this year, with the international section notably absent, as well as a dedicated space for ciders. There seemed to be more fruit/adjunct beers, which is where I chose to focus my tasting. Arriving before 2, it felt a little early in the day to have my face melted off by a mega-hopped IPA, and I’d already had a number of what was available.

I holed up at my preferred spot, a table near the tree, fairly distant from the beer and stage, but a quick jaunt to the port-o-lets. The music was generally good, not too loud, leaning towards coffee house earlier in the day, and getting a bit more rock towards the evening. The crowds never became a factor in my beer selection, as lines had not formed by the time my tokens ran out sometime between five and six. In the past I would switch to the 2-token selections when lines grew, but fortunately they didn’t since I couldn’t find any 2-token beers.

Some of Rick’s reviews and recommendations:

  • Alone, the Alpenfire cider was a bit sweet, but it was fantastic as a chaser for the dry Elliot Bay Black Ops.
  • Ambacht Rye Farmhouse ale: Interesting.
  • Eel River acai wheat is delicious.
  • Fort George spruce ale is super drinkable. Less sprucey than some, a little sweet.
  • Lahr Neppur Brewing’s peach hefeweizen is more peach than hef. Nice on this warm day.
  • Uncommon Brewing Siamese Twin Dubbel with some smoked chicken. Pretty good pairing.
  • I love upright brewing Enjoying their funky reggae junkie gruit whatever that means.
  • Bison’s honey basil. Nice, light, and refreshing.

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