Zwickelmania, an Oregon craft beer celebration, is coming soon. We made a list of ways to enjoy it in Portland.
Published 1:59 pm Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Beer lovers, mark your calendars, as Zwickelmania returns, offering an annual celebration of Oregon craft beers from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.
It’s almost time for mania. Zwickelmania that is.
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Beer lovers, mark your calendars as Zwickelmania returns, offering an annual celebration of Oregon craft beers from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Select Oregon Brewers Guild member breweries across the state are opening their doors on Saturday, Feb. 22 — inviting the public for a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing scene
Named after the “zwickel,” the German word for a sample port on fermentation vessels, Zwickelmania gives attendees the chance to taste some beers directly from the source.
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This celebration brings together more than 50 breweries, inviting people to try new brews, meet the makers and enjoy specialty tastings.
Participants are encouraged to take the free shuttle bus to visit more than a dozen breweries around Northeast and Southeast Portland.
Here’s a list of some ways to celebrate in Portland:
- The Old Market Pub and Brewery, 6959 S.W. Multnomah Blvd., Portland, is offering $2 off flights of beer and $5 16-ounce cans to-go.
- Away Days Brewing Co., 1234 S.E. Cora St., Portland, is offering cask ale gravity pour samples.
- Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, 915 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., is offering brewery tours, with tidbits of its 30-year history.
- Lucky Lab Beer Hall, 1945 N.W. Quimby St., is offering an educational brewery tour.
- Occidental Brewing Co., 6635 N. Baltimore Ave., Suite 102, is having its brewing team teach attendees about its new beer release. They also will be sampling directly from barrels currently aging.
- Ground Breaker Brewing, 2030 S.E. Seventh Ave., serves gluten-free beer, a $5 chili special and designated drivers get a free root beer.
- Woman-owned Leikam Brewing, 5812 E. Burnside St., will have its new beer release paired with a special pickle flight.
- Breakside Slabtown, 1570 N.W. 22nd Ave., will have donuts, pastries and stouts galore.
A full list of participating breweries can be found online at oregoncraftbeer.org/zwickelmania.