For this first day of Pride Month, Portland’s Migration Brewing announced the creation of a pride committee that will work to support LGBTQ+ issues and initiatives year round. The first effort in this direction is the release of the brewery’s new dry-hopped hefeweizen, Colors of Love, with fundraiser events at each of its pubs throughout the month.

Press release:

The committee is dedicated to making the brewery’s support of LGBTQ+ issues and organizations a year round initiative

Migration Brewing today announced the upcoming release of Colors of Love, a dry hopped American Hefeweizen that supports LGBTQ+ organizations in the Pacific Northwest, in limited edition 12oz cans and draft. The beer will be on tap beginning tomorrow, June 2, at all Migration pubs. As part of its first major initiative, Migration’s pride committee organized a series of fundraisers and parties for the beer at each of the brewery’s three pubs: June 9 at the Gresham brewery, June 12 at the Williams pub, and June 16 at the Glisan brewpub.

Colors of Love is a hazy, golden beer with a clean bready malt profile that gives way to a massive bouquet of cantaloupe, overripe mango and pineapple from dry hop additions of El Dorado hops from Crosby Hop Farm in Woodburn and Azacca hops from Yakima Chief. Migration has canned 100 cases of the beer and will sell them exclusively through its pubs. The beer will also be available on draft at Portland bars and restaurants in June.

The label was designed by Migration’s bartender and pride committee member, Lily Merrill. Each can within a 6-pack is affixed with the same label but with six different colors from the rainbow. Merrill has included a hidden pattern with roses, fists, and floral elements inspired by the flower crown worn in an iconic photo of the black transgender activist, Marsha P. Johnson.

Carrying on the efforts of the brewery’s previous work with LGBTQ organizations, Migration’s Pride Committee was formed earlier this year by Toni Perez, the Assistant General Manager of the brewery’s pub in Gresham, and some of Migration’s longest tenured employees — Head Chef Casey Gipson and Whitney Patterson, General Manager at the Glisan brewpub. Made of team members from each of Migration’s three pubs, the committee will organize year-round support for organizations and initiatives, and has already helped Migration update its internal cultural mission, values, and inclusivity statements.

“We’re excited that this year’s Colors of Love campaign is really a jumping off point for more LGBTQ+ community outreach, fundraising, and celebrating the diversity of Migration’s staff,” said Perez. “We’ve partnered with a number of organizations in the past, and now we’re stepping up our commitment so that we are always actively engaged in supporting people who create safe community spaces and opportunities for everyone.”

The Migration pride committee is throwing three beer release parties including live DJs and special food and drinks. Migration will send 10% of sales during the events to organizations and initiatives selected by the committee: BikePOC PNW, Feel Good Surf Club, Open Slopes PDX, PDX Climbers of Color, Queer Skate PDX, QT BIPOC Climbers, and Warpaint Magazine

June 9 | 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Migration Brewing Gresham – 18188 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR 97230

• Special brewery tours beginning at 5pm
• Live music to be announced
• Food specials: Rainbow donuts, rainbow pizza
• Drink specials: Sake sunrise, sangria
• Join the Facebook Event

June 12 | 11:00amm – 3:00pm
Migration Williams Pub – 3947 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227

• Live music by DJ Troubled Youth
• Brunch Specials: McMuffin-ish, breakfast burger, vegan breakfast quesadilla, Hawaiian French toast sticks
• Drink specials: Curated by lGBTQ owned and operated Shine Distilliery
• Join the Facebook Event

June 16 | 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Migration Brewing Glisan Brewpub – 2828 NE Glisan St., Portland, OR

• Live music by DJ Troubled Youth
• Food Specials: F**k Filet crispy chicken sandwiches, steamed mussels, tomato and peach salad, fried twinkies
• Drink specials: Curated by LGBTQ owned and operated Shine Distillery
• Join the Facebook Event

More information about Migration Brewing’s Pride events and initiatives can be found at migrationbrewing.com/pride.