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| Courtesy of the Holiday Ale Festival |
WHERE
Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave, Portland
WHEN
Dec. 2 through Dec. 6
11am to 10pm Wednesday through Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday
DETAILS
Despite
being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year,
nearly 14,000 festival attendees stay warm and dry over the five-day
festival under clear-topped tents that cover the venue. Gas heaters
create a cozy ambiance beneath the boughs of the region's largest
decorated Christmas tree. In addition to beer tasting, the festival also
features meet the brewer events, a root beer garden, food vendors,
self-guided beer pairings with cheese, event merchandise and a coat/bag
check and raffle that raises funds for the Children’s Cancer
Association. The event is for ages 21+.
What
makes this festival standout from other events is the beer selection:
the festival works with every brewery involved to make sure they send a
beer that has either been made or blended specifically for the event, or
is a rare or vintage beer that isn’t commonly tapped in the state. More
than 50 beers and ciders will be in main lineup; a list of breweries
and beer descriptions is available at www.holidayale.com.
COST
To
enter and consume beer, the purchase of an entry package is required.
Advance general admission packages cost $35 and include the 2015 tasting
glass and 14 taster tickets, plus expedited entry all five days.
General admission at the door is the same price, but includes only 12
tickets and no expedited entry. Advance VIP packages cost $100 and
include the tasting glass, 30 taster tickets, special VIP beer lines
with little to no waiting, exclusive VIP only vintage beers, bottled
water, and express entry all five days. Advance tickets may be purchased
at http://holidayale.com/
Once
inside the festival, a full beer costs four taster tickets, and a
taster costs one ticket. Certain limited release and special
tappings may not be available in full pours, or may cost double tickets.
Additional beer tickets can be purchased for $1 apiece. Previous
years’ mugs will not be filled. Express re-entry requires a wristband
and the 2015 tasting glass, and is subject to the festival’s capacity.
Designated
drivers in a party of two or more may purchase a designated driver
wristband for $15, which includes Crater Lake Root Beer or bottled water
for the duration of the stay; the festival will match all Designated
Driver tickets sold as well as root beer sales and donate all the
proceeds to the Children’s Cancer Association.
CONTACT
www.holidayale.com, @HolidayAleFest on Facebook and Instagram and @HolidayAle on Twitter
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