Here is the Oregon beer news for Tuesday, the 4th of February. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news. And if you have news to share, please contact me and I can get that posted as well.

Belmont Station (Portland) is holding a release party for Alaska’s Midnight Sun Brewing‘s Arctic Devil Barleywine tonight from 5 to 8pm: “Midnight Sun Brewing has been making awesome beer in the great state of Alaska for nearly 20 years. And now’s the time for the highly anticipated Arctic Devil to be unleashed upon the world! In the biercafe, we will be pouring the Arctic Devil Barley Wine, plus we will have a sneak preview of their new PleasureTown IPA and a rare keg of BonFire, their winter warmer brewed with anise, chicory and cherries. In the bottle shop, we will hold a tasting of several Midnight Sun beers in cans, plus Arctic Devil in bottles will be for sale in the beer store.”

Cascade Brewing (Portland): Tonight’s Tap It Tuesday at the Barrel House at 6pm is featuring “Live” Bourbon-Chocolate-Red: “a NW style sour red ale aged in Bourbon barrels for 16 months before additionally aging on dark chocolate fruit. Cherries, Bourbon and dark Belgian chocolate permeate the nose. Sweet cherries and rich Bourbon mingle on the palate and lead to a finish of rich dark fruits, cherries and a lingering Bourbon note.”

The Green Dragon (Portland) has a meet the brewer event tonight, starting at 5pm, featuring Seattle’s Schooner Exact Brewing. In addition to the brewer on hand to answer questions the Green Dragon will have a selection of their beers pouring as well.

The Bier Stein (Eugene) has a special beer tapping at 5pm today: “Tripp Sommer– you may have heard him say his own name, interview some persons of interest, or tell you the weather and time. The KLCC program director and recent recipient of the Leo C. Lee award for commitment to public radio journalism also happens to be a homebrewer! Last year he took a trip to San Francisco and brewed “Tripp’s Hop Adventure,” at 21st Amendment Brewery; we tapped a keg here shortly after opening our new location. Well folks, he’s done it again, and the event will kick off our week of events leading up to the [most excellent] KLCC Microbrew Fest & Homebrew Competition.”

Worthy Brewing (Bend) is kicking off their first anniversary week today with a special tapping and toast of GTX, their Go Time Pale Ale, at 5pm: “Going Back to What Brung Us. A Worthy Toast to Year One with the tapping of our inaugural brew, the Go Time Pale (GTX). Cheap pints of GTX. And a happy birthday to our loopy Founder, the Bull Goose Looney.”

And speaking of anniversaries, today is Bend’s Broken Top Bottle Shop‘s second! Today they are offering up “Super-Secret Special Deals” to celebrate. Wanna know what they are? You have to stop by!

Stickmen Brewery & Skewery (Lake Oswego) has a new beer released today: “One Rye Bitch. 4 different types of rye malt come together with Simcoe hops and over 3 months of barrel-ageing to create this American Barleywine. A good mix of hop bitterness, residual sweetness and oak make this a balanced and approachable example of the style. 11.6% | 126 IBU’s”