The Oregon Brewers Festival is just over a month away and this year is a milestone year for the event: 25 years of the OBF! As part of the celebration leading up to the OBF this year, the Oregon Brewers Guild is presenting a special documentary movie, “My First Oregon Brewers Festival”, which will air on July 5 at McMenamins Mission Theater.

This 60-minute documentary features interviews with brewers, beer drinkers and others during the 2011 Oregon Brewers Festival.

We’ll also feature a panel that will include Kurt and Rob Widmer, Art Larrance and others. Ask them questions about the early days of the Oregon Brewers Festival! McMenamins will also feature guest taps that night from Widmer, Cascade and BridgePort.

The full panel lineup will includes (besides Larrance and the Widmers) Karl Ockert and Fred Eckhardt and be moderation by Lisa Morrison.

Full time and place details:

The event will take place on Thursday, July 5 at McMenamins Mission Theater, 1624 Northwest Glisan St in Portland. Doors open at 6 pm. Panel begins at 7 pm. Movie begins at 7:45 pm. This is a 21+ only event and there is no cover charge. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 300 people.

And, as a bonus, here’s the trailer: