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5th Annual Widmer Brothers Oktoberfest – Saturday, September, 12‏

5th annual Widmer Brothers Oktoberfest will take place Saturday, September 12th at Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland. Last year’s event drew over 4,000 people and even more are expected in 2009.

Event Details:
Where:
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
829 North Russell Street
Portland, Oregon 87227
Admission is free into the venue – must be 21 to attend
Gates open 3:00 PM
Cash only [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Brother’s day 2009 – Join Widmer in the celebration

It’s another year and brother’s day is approaching fast. Get ready to celebrate and thank your brother on August 11th. Widmer Brothers Brewing Company needs your help.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!
BROTHER’S DAY: BREWS, BROS AND BEER-NEVOLENCE

Widmer Brothers Brewing Raises Funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Celebration of Annual Holiday

PORTLAND, Ore. – [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Beer WARS, Beer Summit and ACBF 2009

BEER WARS – THE MOVIE    *****    ONE TIME VIEWING – ONLY
We are planning on going to the cinema in Burlington, MA. Stop by and say hello.
link to movie trailer
What’s it about?

In America, size matters. The bigger you are, the more power you have, especially in the business world.
Director Anat Baron takes you on [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Top 50 breweries in 2008

The Brewers Association will be releasing their complete analysis of statistics next week in Boston, but here’s a sneak peak at the top Craft Breweries and top Overall Breweries for 2008.
New England was represented by the following …
Top Craft:
1 Boston Beer Co.
10 Magic Hat Brewing Co.
12 Harpoon Brewery
16 Shipyard [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Drifting your way from Widmer

SUMMIT HOPS BRING REFRESHING CITRUS TWIST TO NEW PALE ALE FROM WIDMER BROTHERS BREWING
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 29, 2008 – Kurt and Rob Widmer, innovators of American-style Hefeweizen, may be laid back guys but they are serious about brewing great beer. Their latest creation, Drifter Pale Ale, is no exception. Brewed with Summit [...]

Posted by: Ian on Friday, January 16th, 2009

Widmer Brothers Brewing Warms Up Winter With A Cold One

WIDMER BROTHERS BREWING WARMS UP WINTER WITH A COLD ONE
“Brrr” Red Ale is First New Winter Seasonal Brew in Four Years

PORTLAND, Ore — October 9, 2008 — Widmer Brothers Brewing says “Baby its cold outside!” with its first new winter ale in four years: Brrr. The highly anticipated brew, perfect for winter, is a [...]

Posted by: Ian on Monday, October 20th, 2008

Celebrate Brother’s Day – August 11th

From Widmer…

There’s a day to celebrate moms, dads, grandparents, and even Irishness, but what about brothers?
Brothers are a proud clan. They flush each others’ G.I. Joe’s down the toilet, they sucker punch each other and run away claiming self defense, and when they “grow up” they drink lots of great craft beer. Kurt and Rob [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, July 24th, 2008

National News from the Brewers Association

Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries List
Boulder, Colo. • April 7, 2008 – The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data, announced its annual list of the top fifty brewing companies. Released are both a Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies¹ list and a list of the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Statistics are based on [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Redhook, Widmer merge, brew new business

Redhook, Widmer merge, brew new business
By Melissa Allison
Seattle Times business reporter

Redhook Ale Brewery of Woodinville plans to merge with Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland to form a new company called Craft Brewers Alliance. It will be headquartered in Portland with management offices in both cities, officials said.
Existing breweries will remain, including Widmer’s breweries in Portland [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Monday, December 17th, 2007

On the alert for Craft Beer imposters!!

This article reminds me why the 2Beerguys and Family is a very important asset to our beer drinking friends. Selecting a beer can be really confusing and over whelming when going to a sports event, concert, or a local store. So many choices and different beers to purchase, the tension can lead to a bad [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007