Learn about brewing with fresh hops, and then taste the best IPA for the past decade in this week's round-up of local food and drink events.
What: Students are back in school, including those in the wine studies program at Chemeketa Community College. This week, with the opening of a new tasting room, they welcome the general public to go back to school with them. Wines produced under the Chemeketa Cellars label all represent the work of students, the products from the eight acre on-campus vineyard. The tasting room will be staffed and tours will be offered by students as well.
When: Wednesday, September 19 at 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
What: Heads up, home brewers and beer fans! In this next installment of Craft Beer 101, Ryan Holt, Salem Ale Works' resident professor, is teaching a class on using fresh hops. Class will cover the history of this style of brewing illustrated by a comparison tasting of several samples. Age 21+ only.
When: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $25 per person (includes 1 half pint of S.A.W. beer and fresh hop beer samples) available through Eventbrite.
What: A fundraiser for the Powerland Heritage Park, Hops & Vines is a tasting event that will welcome 16 Oregon wineries, breweries and distilleries to pour in its heritage museums. Sip spirits accompanied by the ghosts of late 1800's through mid- 20th century means of transportation.
When: Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
What: A classic tap takeover featuring five beers from Lincoln City's Rusty Truck Brewing and a raffle every 30 minutes for Rusty Truck swag.
When: Wednesday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
What: Pliny the Elder is a cult favorite beer from Russian River Brewing Company that, for eight years, topped the list of Best Beers in America, only to be unseated to second place for the past two. A double IPA, it's piney and citrusy, featuring fresh aromas of Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops. According to The Gallon House in Silverton, they are the only place in all of Marion county to have Pliny on draft. From 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. the bar will be open to ticket-holders only (tickets $7 each), and it's available to the general public after 3:00 p.m.
When: Saturday, September 22 at 1:00 p.m.