The beer list for this year’s Oregon Brewers Festival has been posted, and it’s pretty impressive! There are all the usual suspects, of course, but there are a few standouts that caught my eye:

• Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale from Boulevard Brewing
• Hibiscus Ginger Beer from Caldera Brewing
• Dogfish Head (TBA)
• Exit 4 from Flying Fish Brewing
• Sofie from Goose Island
• Le Freak from Green Flash Brewing
• Strawberry Cream Ale from Laht Neppur Brewing
• Coconut Porter from Maui Brewing
• 7 Grain Saison from The Bruery
• Reggae Junkie Gruit from Upright Brewing

Seems like a lot of new appearances in this group, and it’s always nice to see far-reaching breweries making an appearance at the Brewfest.

There’s a nice showing of some of the (relative) Oregon newcomers as well: Hop Valley, Mt. Emily Ale House, Natian Brewery, Seven Brides Brewing, Southern Oregon, Upright, and Vertigo. (Did I miss anybody?)

All in all, based on the list in place so far, looks like it’s shaping up to be a great ‘Fest this year.

Update: PDX Pipeline is giving away a $50 package to the OBF here. (The OBF is going on as I write this update; the PDX Pipeline blog asked if I would include a link from this page, and it sounded like a good deal.)