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Hello lovely. Oregon Craft Beer Month is in full swing and there are five days of events both in Oregon and Washington to help keep you going and Sunday is Gorge night! There may not be are no better places to have an IPA (IIPA) than in the beautiful Gorge cities of Hood River & White Salmon. Nice.

If you can't leave Portland, there are events here both Wednesday (Laurelwood) and Friday (Hopworks) at 7PM. And of course, next weekend is the highly attended and celebrated Oregon Brewers Festival at Waterfront Park.

From Brewpublic Press Release:
Saraveza to host five day Imperial IPA Festival

Brewpublic is proud to announce our sponsorship of Saraveza's first ever Imperial IPA Fest. IIPA Fest is a five day celebration of one of Oregon's most assertive and beloved beer styles. Running July 14-18, this bonanza of hoppiness will feature more than 30 different IIPAs under one roof! In addition to having all of these beers on tap, featured brewers will be on hand each night to meet with customers and enjoy this event at the heart of Oregon Craft Beer Month.

As a special bonus, limited free tickets will be provided to customers good for a free Saraveza 32-ounce jar that can be filled with IIPA to go at a special discounted price. Get your ticket at Saraveza today!

MEET THE BREWERS, TASTE THEIR IIPAs
Nightly @ 7pm

• WED JULY 14:  Beer Valley (Ontario, OR) & Laurelwood (PDX)
• THUR JULY 15: WASHINGTON NIGHT! Pike (Seattle) & Lazy Boy (Everett, WA)
• FRI JULY 16:  HUB NIGHT!  Hopworks Urban Brewery (PDX)
• SAT JULY 17: Seven Brides (Silverton, OR) & Widmer (PDX)
• SUN JULY 18: GORGE NIGHT! Walking Man (Stevenson, WA), Double Mountain (Hood River, OR), & Everybody's Brewing (White Salmon, WA)

Saraveza is located at 1004 North Killingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon.
For further details, visit http://saraveza.com or call (503) 206-4252

This event takes place July 14-July 18, 2010. Brewers scheduled to be in attendance each night at 7pm.

More on Imperial IPAs:

Imperial IPAs (also known as Double IPAs) are strong, very hoppy styles of pale ales. These beers, popularized in hop growing regions of the Pacific Northwest have high amounts of malt and hops. IIPAs  typically have alcohol content above 7% by volume and IBUs (International Bittering Units) are in the very high range (60+).

The style is extremely common in Oregon thanks to the great growing conditions conducive to the hop plant.Nowadays, IIPAs are found all over the world from the Northwest to regions like Denmark, Belgium, Scotland, and Norway.

The style is one of the fastest growing styles in the craft beer industry, and a favorite among "hopheads." This group of people enjoy an array of hop characteristics including boldly bitter to citrusy, piny, flower, dank, and otherwise monstrously aromatic.

For more specific details on this according to BJCP guidelines, click here.