Organic Beer Festival

We went to the North American Organic Brewer's Festival (www.naobf.org) with some friends yesterday (no -- Janel did not drink anything if you were wondering). I am not a huge fan of Organic Beers -- but we really enjoyed this beer festival. The beer was only okay -- but the "other" parts of the festival were great. It was not incredibly cramped like the winter beer festival (which is still my favorite because they have the best beers). It was not dusty like the "big" beer festival on the river-front. There were lots of places to sit and relax, shade, and a good number of little kids running around with their families. It will probably be our best-bet for beer festivals in the future (after kids show up).

My take on Oregon Beer Festivals:

• Holiday Ale Festival -- very cramped (tents on Pioneer Square); best "dark" beer festival (stouts, porters, etc)
• International Beer Festival -- small festival; good variety of beers that you don't usually see
• Oregon Brewer's Festival -- biggest summer beer festival; lots of good IPAs; dusty; not very well setup to relax with friends
• Organic Brewers Festival -- Okay beers and decent variety, great setup for relaxing with friends on a nice summer afternoon
• Spring Beer and Wine Festival -- Indoors; not the best selection -- but you get both beer and wine