The Rose Bowl of craft beer events heads into its 28th year when the Oregon Brewers Festival returns this summer. This year the beer will be flowing from July 22 through July 26 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
There is one aspect of the fest that I wish that L.A. Beer Week would incorporate into their opening gala (remember, it is in June this year!). That is foreign breweries. Heck I would consider, New York or Chicago breweries representing a coup.
Yes, it is a blatant steal from OBF and their International flair this year.
The Oregon Brewers Festival has New Zealand breweries pouring at the event! “The Kiwi contingent includes Tuatara, Yeastie Boys, Garage Project, Panhead and ParrotDog. Select styles from these breweries will be featured in the festival’s International Tent along with daily meet-the-brewer sessions. The International Tent encourages a long-term cultural exchange with brewers around the world as part of a collective celebration of great craft beer.”
It would be great if there could be a Japanese brewery tent or British brewery event to augment our local scene. It is all well and good to promote our local beer but I also believe that it needs to stand up with the best of the rest (of the world).