Events for August 12, 2010

Deschutes Brewery Street Fare

Deschutes Brewery & Public House, 210 NW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Benefit for Morrison Child & Family Services.

Some of Portland’s finest food cart vendors will gather on the street in front of Deschutes Brewery’s Pub for this fundraiser event. The perfect way to spend a summer evening, each vendor will prepare a special dish to pair with one of Deschutes Brewery’s craft beers. The festive atmosphere will also include some of the city’s eclectic street performers, along with great live music by Sally Ford and the Sound Outside!

This is a family-friendly event. Kids can get homemade root beer pairings.

List of vendor carts:
· Potato Champion

· Wiffies Fried Pies

· Grilled Cheese Grill

· Ali Baba

· Mum’s Kitchen

· Slow & Low

· Garden State

· Oregon Ice Works

$5 at the entrance gets you one food and beer pairing; more pairings or beers can be purchased inside for $4 each. All proceeds go to Morrison Child and Family Services.

CONTACT: http://morrisonkids.org/events/; 503-258-4218

Belmont Station Meet the Brewer -- Astoria Brewing

Belmont Station & Biercafe, 4500 SE Stark St., Portland

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

John Dalgren of Astoria Brewing will be here to debut his Blueberry Lambic on draft. We’ll also have John’s West Coast Lager and Bitter Bitch Imperial IPA on tap. Bitter Bitch! Bitter Bitch! It’s won more People’s Choice awards at the Spring Beer & Wine Fest than any other beer!

Beer Belly Dinner -- Vertigo Brewing

East Burn, 2 SE 18th St. (18th & E. Burnside), Portland

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Join us Thursday, August 12th from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
(Beer Belly Is ALWAYS the Second Thursday!)
On the Patio and in the Annex at The EastBurn benefitting RideOnPortland.org
1800 SE Burnside, Portland OR 97214 Tel. 503.236.2876 info@theEastBurn.com

This month we are welcoming Vertigo Brewing with
Brewer/Owners Mike Haines and Mike Kinion
& East Burn Chefs Jeff Pagel & Joe Dougherty

Menu & Beverage Pairings:

Starter: Maine Lobster Crepes with Champagne Beurre Blanc
Served with Schwindel Alt

Appetizer: Fried Halibut Cheeks dusted in Chickpea Flour
Served with T. B. D. Blonde
&
Pan-Seared Macadamia Nut encrusted Sea Scallops
Served with Apricot Cream Ale

Entrée: Salt Dough Wrapped Wild Salmon with Vanilla Porter Risotto
and Local Harvest Vegetable
Served with Arctic Blast Vanilla Porter

Dessert: White Chocolate Mousse topped with Hazelnuts
Served with Razz Wheat

Cost is $35 per person, which includes 5-courses of beer and food.
All proceeds are donated to Ride On, Portland’s Safe Ride Program.
Tickets available in advance via PayPal or by stopping in to the East Burn.