Happy Friday! I hope you’ve got a great weekend lined up but if you’re still looking for (beer) things to do, here’s the roundup of events and news for the state. As usual I will be periodically updating this post with the latest items as I find them, so check back occasionally.

The signature event of Portland Beer Week, the Portland Fruit Beer Festival, kicks off Friday and runs all weekend long! The 8th annual fest returns to Burnside Brewing with another terrific-looking lineup of fruit beers and ciders, for $25 which gets you the glass and 12 drink tickets. “As usual, the Fruit Beer Fest is ALL-AGES and will have some of the best local food vendors, with DJ’s spinning and non-alcoholic drinks and activities available. A glass/cup ticket package grants entrance to any of the three days of the festival, though the Friday evening session will have a smaller lineup of beers due to a limited space. Saturday and Sunday full session includes the full 30+ beer and cider lineup, food vendors, closed street and second lot. This year we add a choice between plastic Govino cup and branded collectible glass. Get a Fruit Beer Fest 16oz govino cup and 12 drink tickets for $20 or a branded 16oz glass and 14 tickets for $25.”

Friday, 6/8

Belmont Station is hosting Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing for the brewery’s F* Cancer fundraiser event from 5 to 8pm on Friday: “We are proud to once again host this amazing fundraiser for the American Cancer Society! We will be pouring Silver Moon’s delicious F*ck Cancer IPA on tap and there will be stacks of the bottles for sale in the bottle shop to take home. This year’s bottle label features the names of cancer fighters! Proceeds from each case and keg go to the American Cancer Society to help find a cure against this terrible disease. This is truly one of our favorite events each year, and we hope you will join us as we raise a glass to all the fighters: those who have survived, those who lost their valiant battle, and all their supporters. Let’s raise a middle finger to cancer and raise some money to find a cure.”

The Mountain Jug (Sunriver) is hosting Left Hand Brewing out of Colorado tonight for a tasting: “The Jug will be having a tasting with Left Hand Brewing Company and Wild Wood Coffee House on Friday, June 8th, from 5:00 until 7:00. Stop by and try some great beer and local treats!”

N.W.I.P.A. (Portland) welcomes Sunriver Brewing for a tap takeover starting at 6pm: “Sunriver Brewing are taking over our taps to kick off Portland Beer Week, with six hazy and dank i.p.a.’s featuring T’Rippin, a hazy version of Rippin with tangerines! Rest of draft pouring will be Pineapple Haze, Parkes and Wreck, Shattered, Emotional Support Peacock and the classic Vicious Mosquito. We’re providing some BBQ for all who attend, cause you don’t want to miss that line up friends.”

Eugene Beer Week continues on with these Friday events:

• Pineapple IPA Release Viking Brewery 520 Commercial St. All Day
• Pineapple IPA Release Viking Southtowne on Willamette All Day
• Beergarden 3rd Anniversary Party Beer Releases All Day
• Funk ‘N Wild Fest At 16 Tons All Day
• Sam Bond’s Filbert Brown Cans Release Party 3-6pm
• Hop Valley Sampling At Market Of Choice On 29th 4-6pm!
• Mckenzie Brewing Can Release, & Free Beer Flights 4-10pm
• Ninkasi Beer Geek Production Facility Tour (RSVP) 5:30pm
• Local Music & Beer At 16 Tons Cafe W/ Buffalo Romeo 6-8pm
• Planktown Brewery & Live Music At Publichouse
• Manifest Brewing Company Tasting At Cornucopia On 17th 6-8pm
• Ninkasi & Oakshire Cornhole Tournament At First National 6-8pm
• Planktown Brewing Sampling At Cornucopia On 5th 6-8pm
• Beer Release at Hop Valley Eugene (check times)
• Tickle The Zwickle Brewery Tour Falling Sky Pub 4pm
• Hazy IPA Fest At 16 Tons Bottleshop (All Week)
• Farmhouse Taste-Off At Tap & Growler (All Week)
• Manifest Beer Company Tours & Beer (All Week)
• Week of Sky at all Falling Sky Locations (All Week)

For Medford Beer Week, here are the Friday happenings:

• Walkabout’s “Bestie Bash” @ Walkabout Brewing: 7pm – 9pm
• Schooners of Brew – Beer and Seafood @ Wild River Pizza: All Day
• Buttercloud After Hours @ Buttercloud Bakery & Cafe: 3pm – 6pm
• Char and Chug @ Opposition Brewing: 4pm – 9pm
• Game Night @ Osmo’s Brewing: 5pm+
• Bellevue Brewing Tap Takeover @ The Rogue Growler: 5pm – 8pm
• Apple and Cider Pairing with 2 Towns Cider @ Beerworks Medford: 5pm – 9pm
• Server Olympics with Flat Tail Brewing @ Beerworks Jacksonville: 5pm – 9pm
• Summer Music Series with The Growler King @ RoxyAnn Winery: 6pm – 9pm
• Laugh and Lager Open Mic Comedy Night @ Tap City Beverage: 6pm – 10pm

And of course Portland Beer Week events:

• Loyal Legion pFriem Rare/Barrel Aged Beer Showcase @ Loyal Legion, June 7-10
• (All Week) Loyal Legion Specials All 11 Days of PDX Beer Week- along with Beer & Whiskey pairing
• (All Week) Rosenstadt Showcase @ Pizzeria Otto
• (All Week) Block 15 Brewing Showcase @ Side Street
• (All Week) Pacific Northwest is Best Tour @ Growler Guys SE
• Second Annual Night of Self Distribution @ Hoplandia Tap House and Bottle Shop
• Skyline Showcase – Breakside @ Skyline Tavern, June 8-13
• Haunted Pub Tour – Ghosts, Beer + The Shanghai Tunnels @ Kells Irish Restaurant + Pub
• Anderson Valley Ice Cream Social @ McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop
• Hop in the ‘Pool Summer Launch Party @ Base Camp Brewing
• Fruit Beer Fest (see above)

Saturday, 6/9

McMenamins Thompson Brewery (Salem) is hosting the 21st annual Barley Cup Brewfest all day on Saturday: “This brewfest began 21 years ago when brewer Chris Oslin formulated the idea based on his love of hockey; a passion shared by the late Mark Gunz, Oslin’s Brewery Manager at the time. They wanted to hold the Stanley Cup of brewfests! They would pit all of the beers against one another and the winner would receive the trophy, which would gain height every year just like the coveted professional hockey cup; but the winner would only hold it temporarily before it returned to its home at the Thompson, just like the Stanley Cup. This event turned into quite the community affair, as a local Salem Brew Club would do the judging. We think it’s still a matter of public interest as the voting is now done by you! We’ll be serving twenty different products, including beer and cider from McMenamins and some of our favorite guests! Enjoy our brewfest food specials (Phil’s Fries, Hammerhead Cheesesteak) while you make your favorite selections.” Brewfest Glass + 10 tokens: $17. Tokens: $1.50 each. Brewfest Glass: $4. One token: 4-oz. Taste, 4 tokens: Pint.

In Bend, Humm Kombucha‘s 4th annual Hummfest is taking all day Saturday, an all-ages fest featuring Humm’s newly-renovated taproom as well as the collaboration kombucha radler with Deschutes Brewery, Humm Zinger. “Come check out our new 22 tap system, play fun family friendly games, listen to live music, grab yummy food from the food carts and score some awesome giveaway items! ALL DAY Kombucha Specials at the Taproom include $5 growler fills, $3 Growlette fills, $2 Kombucha Floats and pints. Enjoy Kombucha Cocktails, local beer and the newly released Humm Zinger, a Humm and Deschutes Brewery collaboration beer on tap!”

Eugene Beer Week‘s Saturday events (not counting the all week ones listed above) include:

• Funk ‘N Wild Fest At 16 Tons All Day
• Viking Braggot Tasting At Cornucopia On 17th 6-8pm
• Beer Floats with Coconut Bliss at The Bier Stein! 2-5pm
• Coldfire & Live Music With Breakers Yard At Publichouse
• Tye Dye party and Planko at Hop Valley Eugene 2-5pm
• 2nd Saturday Trivia Viking Brewery 520 Commercial St. 7-9pm

Portland Beer Week Saturday events:

• Sessionable‘s 1-year Anniversary
• Loyal Legion World Gin Day – event and pairing
• Coffee, Beer and Donuts Experience @ Growler Guys SE
• Kolsch Fest @ Prost!
• The Weird Beer Bonanza @ Imperial Bottle Shop (Alberta)
• Historic Brewery Tour @ Rock Bottom Brewery
• Beers and Barrels, beer and whiskey pairing @ Growler Guys SE

And Medford Beer Week:

• MBW Block Party with Moxley Media @ Opposition Brewing: 4pm – 9pm
• Schooners of Brew – Beer and Seafood @ Wild River Pizza: All Day
• Crowler-palooza @ Quality Market: All Day
• One Handed Triathlon @ Walkabout Brewing: 2pm – 6pm
• South Park Night with pFriem Family Brewing Tap Takeover @ Beerworks Jacksonville: 3pm – 9pm
• Kickball Tournament with Deschutes Brewing @ The Schoolhaus Brewhaus: 3pm
• Drunken Pictionary with Hop Valley Brewing @ Mr. Smith’s: 4pm – 7pm
• 3rd Annual Grateful Dead Night @ Osmo’s: 5pm+
• “The Dankening” with Modern Times Brewing @ Beerworks Medford: 5pm – 9pm
• 2 Towns Ciderhouse Tap Takeover and Timbers Game @ The Rogue Growler: 5pm – 9pm+
• Flip Flops and Beer Beach Party @ Tap City Beverage: 5pm – 10pm

Sunday, 6/10

Wayfinder Beer (Portland) is celebrating its one-year anniversary party with a pig roast on the patio on Sunday: “Wayinder celebrates PDX Beer Week! Wayfinder partner and pitmaster Rodney Muirhead is rolling out the big rig — a massive double-barreled Texas smoker — for a pig party par excellence in honor of Kevin Davey’s first mash-in on Wayfinder’s house system a year ago. Muirhead and crew will burn the midnight oil, smoking four whole hogs The special menu will include pulled pork plates, sandwiches and picnic sides for your porcine pleasure. Good ’til it’s gone! Admission is free, all ages welcome.”

Sunday (and the final day) of Eugene Beer Week features:

• Alesong‘s Anniversary Celebration All Day
• Oysters & Ales at Hop Valley Eugene All Day
• Sour Summer Sundays At Our Outdoor Bar In The Beergarden 12pm
• Great Notion on tap with Trivia by Ty Conner at PublicHouse 6pm
• Brewer’s Brunch Pairing at Falling Sky Pub 10am-3pm

Medford Beer Week events for Sunday:

• Pints and Pretzels @ Wild River Brewing: All Day
• All Day Happy Hour @ Beerworks Jacksonville: All Day
• Kegs and Eggs VII with Buttercloud Bakery and Café @ Beerworks Medford: 10am – 2pm
• Beer Brunch with Opposition Brewing @ Downtown Market Company: 9am – 2pm
• Beer Release Party @ Opposition Brewing: 12pm – 7pm
• Beer Release Party @ Walkabout Brewing: 12pm – 8pm
• Beer Release @ The Growler King Hwy 99: 12pm – 8pm
• Mimosas, Wine, and Beer @ Tap City Beverage: 12pm – 9pm
• Dungeon Crawl @ Osmo’s Brewing: 2:30pm
• Sunday Fun Day Potluck @ The Rogue Growler: 3pm – 7pm
• Special Tap Sunday @ Beerworks Medford: 3pm – 9pm

And for Portland Beer Week, Sunday has these events going on (in addition to multi-day events listed earlier):

• Loyal Legion World Gin Day events (continued)
• Second annual Beer Week Brew’au @ Lightning Will
• Historic Brewery Tour @ Rock Bottom Brewery
• Haunted Pub Tour – Ghosts, Beer + The Shanghai Tunnels @ Kells Irish Restaurant + Pub