Portland Timbers and Thorns score official beers for 2021 MLS Season

Major League Soccer is coming back strong as evidenced by two sanctioned beers being released to celebrate the Portland Timbers men’s team and the Portland Thorns FC women’s team. IPA ‘Til I Die is a West Coast-style IPA from Widmer Brothers Brewing out now in 16oz cans for the Timbers season opener on April 18th. Slide Tackle Hazy IPA from Pelican Brewing drops this week in time for the Thorns season opener on April 9th.

IPA ‘Til I Die

Widmer Brothers Brewing and the Portland Timbers are the longest standing craft beer partnership in the MLS, and the release of IPA ‘Til I Die keeps the tradition alive. 

"With fans returning to the stadium, we loved the idea of a Timbers beer that can be enjoyed watching the match at Providence Park or at home," said Portland Timbers President of Business Mike Golub. “It’s a great beer with a name inspired by the RCTID (Rose City Til I Die) chant,” he added.

IPA ‘Til I Die is a classic West Coast-style IPA. This clean, bright 6% ABV and 60 IBU IPA is brewed with bold and citrusy Millenium, Galaxy, Citra and Chinook hops is available now in four-packs of 16-ounce cans. Fans can find those cans -- designed in iconic Timbers green and gold hues, an homage to the players’ jerseys -- at stores throughout the Pacific Northwest during the Portland Timbers’ season.

To launch the beer in grand fashion, the Portland Timbers and Widmer Brothers are teaming up to give away deluxe at-home Timbers-Widmer watch kits to 11 lucky fans. Over the first two weeks of April, Widmer Brothers will post details to their social media channels for fans to enter to win one of the 11 at-home watch kits, and one lucky winner will get a grand prize delivered to their home by none other than Timber Joey.

Slide Tackle Hazy IPA

Pelican Brewing’s Thorns tribute beer Slide Tackle is available in the stadium at Providence Park at all Portland Thorns and Timbers home games, 12 oz. six-packs, Pelican’s three coastal brewpubs, and local watering holes.

“Slide Tackle marks an important milestone in our multi-year partnership with the Portland Thorns and commitment to supporting women’s sports,” says Jim Prinzing, CEO of Pelican Brewing Company. “Together, we created the perfect well-balanced hazy that is deserving of this world-class women’s sports franchise, fans, and our special partnership.” 

ABV: 6.5% | IBU: 65 | PLATO: 15.5º

Averaging over 20,000 fans per match in 2019, Thorns FC is the top-attended women’s professional sports franchise in the world. Established in 2012, the team began to play in 2013 in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Thorns FC won the first-ever NWSL championship in their inaugural season while winning an NWSL Shield in 2016 and a second NWSL Championship in 2017. 

“Our entire team and staff are thrilled to welcome fans back to Providence Park this 2021 season and to be able to celebrate our team’s successes in the stadium or at home with a Pelican Brewing Slide Tackle in hand,” says Mike Golub, president of business.   

Fellow fanatics of both Pelican Brewing company and the Portland Thorns can enjoy this seasonal can throughout the Thorns 2021 season in-stadium or from their local Portland-area grocery store. Like all Pelican beers, Slide Tackle is born at the beach by a team of award-winning craft beer makers known for brewing styles of beer that they love to drink. Cheers!