
In spite of the minor crowding and the hot weather the festival was a great time. Lines were a little long but some of that may just have been trying to figure out where the end of the line was. Once I discovered that most people were just hanging out under the tent to stay cool, the lines went much faster.

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Rare Beer Line |
Hopworks Urban Brewery - Organic Fruit Cocktail - Portland, OR
Belgian Fruit Beer - ABV: 5.9% IBU:4 B+
Featuring juice from the USDA definition of Fruit Cocktail 40% Peaches, 35% Pears 10% Pineapple , 10% grapes and 5% Cherries. A hazy golden ale with lively carbonation the fruit flavor comes through but its very complex no one fruit really stands out.
Falling Sky Brewing - Marionberry Smoked Ale - Eugene, OR
Fruit and Smoke Beer - ABV: 5.4% IBU: 17 C+
Malt smoked in peach wood gives this beer its smoke character. I found this aroma to be very smokey and not too much of the marionberry came through. I would have probably liked it a little more if the concentrations were reversed. The flavor had a little more berry but still very smokey.
Oakshire Brewing - Oude Bes: Strawberry Balsalmic - Eugene, OR
Flanders Red - ABV: 6.2% IBU: 12 A
Vintage barrels of Flanders Red-style beer aged in Pinot barrels with strawberries and plums that were inoculated with Brett and Lacto. Aged on strawberry puree and a balsamic vinegar reduction.
A hazy amber beer with strong strawberry aroma and flavor. Moderately sour with a slight funk Superb beer probably my favorite.
Elysian Brewing - Seattle, WA - D'Mango Unchained
Pale Ale - ABV: 6% - IBU: 32 B
Light bitterness and mango fruitiness bittered with Centennial an finished with Citra and Mosaic Hops. Four lbs of pureed mango were added to each barrel in the fermenter. Moderate mango aroma nice flavor, nothing really stood out as amazing about this beer but it was definitely enjoyable.
Reverend Nats's Hard Cider - Portland, OR - ¡Sweet Triple Hot Tepache!
Pineapple Wine with Peppers - ABV: 3.2% - IBU: 0 C+
Partially fermented pineapples with Habanero, Aji and Ghost chilies all went into this beer. A cloudy golden ale with a strong pineapple aroma after a few breaths a aroma almost like that of bacon came to me. The taste was sweet with a little residual spice.
Worthy Brewing - Bend, OR - Peachy Keen
Cream Ale Brewed with Peaches - ABV: 5.1% - IBU: 24 B-
Cream Ale Brewed with Peaches - ABV: 5.1% - IBU: 24 B-
Smooth, golden beer brewed with milk sugar (lactose) and peaches. Some nice peach aromatics came off this beer and the lactose gave it a little residual sweetness. The peach aroma in the flavor had more of the peach pit flavor to me, still refreshing and pleasant to drink.

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