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The First Annual Cocktail Camp is this weekend at New Deal distillery. Unfortunately, Cocktail Camp sold out of tickets/space around the middle of March. However, we do have a pair of tickets to give away to this cool event & they are probably the only two in left in town.

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• We will draw & email winners on Friday @ noon.

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From Cocktail Camp site:

CocktailCamp is an informal, interactive conference for people who enjoy making, drinking, and discussing cocktails.

The first annual CocktailCamp Portland is taking place on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at New Deal Distillery in SE Portland. Our goal is to make sure our attendees have a good time, learn a few things, and meet some interesting people.

Tickets are sold out.

Itinerary

This day-long event will consist of presentations by various people in the cocktail world, including some of Portland's best bartenders, local craft distillers, and creative hobbyists, a discussion panel, and plenty of opportunities to meet and talk with people who share your interests.

Schedule after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

From our partners at East Burn

This Thursday…

Beer Belly Dinner!
With 7 Brides Brewing
Thursday, April 8th 6:30pm
EastBurn year-round patio

$35.00 per person includes 5 fantastic beers with 5 courses of Chef Jeff Pagel and Joe Dougherty's delicious cooking. All proceeds go to RideOn! Get your tickets soon, there are only 12 seats left!

Tickets can be purchased at EastBurn, or online at www.theeastburn.com

Related from Pipeline: A Perfect Affair For Portlanders: East Burn's Beer Belly Dinner

I had a media tour of Upright Brewing a few days ago and took this fantastic picture with my iPhone. I have it at the top of the post and not the beautiful label created by Ezra/Samurai Artist and modeled by Kir Jensen of The Sugar Cube because some Puritans out there might find it offensive and I wouldn't want anyone getting fired from their job over this post. So, NSFW beer label below. Go back now if it too much for your work or innocent eyes.

From Press Release:
Upright Brewing Celebrates 1st Anniversary with Four Play

Upright Brewing is an artisan farmhouse style production brewery specializing in french/belgian ales brewed with a NW twist. The brewery is releasing their most anticipated beer Four Play for their anniversary party with special treats from The Sugar Cube infamous dessert and cupcake cart.

Four Play is a Belgian-style sour beer that has been aged since March of 09 in Pinot Noir barrels with an addition of cherry puree, lactobacillus and brettanomyces to sour and dry out the beer. It is very tart, dry and complex like a wine with notes of oak, pinot, wheat and terroir. The beer is very limited with only 5 kegs being produced and 80 cases of 750ml bottles.

The sexy label artwork by Samurai Artist adds to the beers appeal and collectible quality by almost guaranteeing it will only be available at the brewery tasting room .

Kir Jensen who is the owner of great dessert/cupcake cart The Sugar Cube on Mississippi is the model the label was based on and she will be at the release party with some of her tasty treats to be paired with Upright's beers.

Release party info and NSFW beer label after the break… Read the rest of this entry »