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Pipeline is giving away four packages to the upcoming North American Organic Brewers Festival at Overlook Park. Each packages includes two tasting cups and 24 drink tokens. To win, comment on this post why you think you should attend. Winners will be drawn and emailed on Friday, June 24.

Reminder: We send out a weekly email to over 15,000 people in Portland every Thursday afternoon with tons of weekend activities 100s of $$$ in free tickets. Join our email list here and WIN.

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More NAOBF Info: 2011 North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF) | FREE, Music, Food, 50+ Beers, 18,000+ Attendees

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By Nathalie Weinstein
Organic is a word that’s thrown around a lot in this town, but not everyone knows exactly what it means. For Craig Nicholls, founder of the North American Organic Brewers Festival, it means a decade’s worth of work helping create an organic brewing an industry in Oregon and beyond.

Nicholls made his first organic beer in 2001 while working for Alameda Brewing. Back then, there were no organic hops and malts available in the US, Nicholls said, and he had to ship them in from Europe. Despite this hurdle, he found that many people were intrigued by the idea of an organic beer.

“I held a symposium at Lucky Lab asking every brewery to dedicate themselves to one organic beer, Nicholls said. “Seventy-five people Read the rest of this entry »

The 19th Annual Good in the Hood festival kicks off this evening in Northeast Portland at the Kennedy School. The larger parts of the festival occur this weekend with a parade on Saturday and festival on Saturday and Sunday. The Fest is all free and open to the public. The festival grows every year and last year/2010, an estimated 7,500 people attended the festival.

Good In The Neighbor(Hood) Press Release & Schedule of Events: Read the rest of this entry »

From our sponsors at Best of Oregon:
Best of Oregon Food & Wine Festival
Saturday, August 5
6-10 p.m. | $55 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets
www.bestoforegonfoodandwine.com

Millennium Plaza Park
200 1st Street, in Lake Oswego

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50% DISCOUNT: Use coupon code ‘pipeline‘ when you buy tickets to receive 50 percent off! Expires Thursday, August 4.

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Best of Oregon Food & Wine Festival showcases the very best of Oregon’s culinary culture — world class wineries, breweries and food artisans. Its mission is to support and promote Oregon’s local economy.

¬Å“Best of Oregon¬Â maintains its message to support ¬Å“the best¬Â local food, wine, and beer producers. Local restaurants such as EaT: An Oyster Bar, Simpatica and Cupcake Jones will provide samples of their cuisine. Wineries in attendance this year include Stoller Vineyards, Folin Cellars and Noble Pig.

¬Å“Best of Oregon¬Â Food & Wine Festival is proud to partner with The Children's Cancer Association as this year's charity partner. A percentage of ticket sales will benefit Read the rest of this entry »