This Saturday, July 14th is the inaugural Summer Strawberry Beer Fest at Saraveza and the Bad Habit Room from noon to 10pm with 17 strawberry beers and ciders and a special food and dessert menu. Organizers have carefully curated a list of rare strawberry beers and ciders from the past year and brought them together into one delicious showcase.

Strawberry FOOD Specials:

BEER & CIDER List:

The Ale Apothecary: Garden Strawberrythe strawberry was 1st bred in France from North American and Chilean plants. Garden Strawberry is a blend of 15+ ales with 60 lbs of fresh strawberries in one of the breweries original barrels. Naturally carbonated and bottle fermented with Oregon honey. 7% ABV.Almanac Brewing: Strawberry MelonSour farmhouse ale with fresh strawberries and honeydew melon. 7.1% ABV.Beachwood Blendery: Strawberry ProvenceLambic-inspired ale with Strawberries and Herbs de Provence. 6.9% ABVBlackberry Farm Brewery: Buckwheat StrawberryA rustic farmhouse ale brewed with Buckwheat and Strawberries and fermented with a wild strain of native yeast harvested from our 9,200 acre farm. 6.3% ABV.Block 15 Brewing: Strawberry FieldsThis wild golden farmhouse is a harvest celebration of fresh strawberries from one of the finest strawberry-growing regions in the world—our own Willamette Valley. Initially fermented with a farmhouse strain in our open fermenter, it was then matured in pinot noir barrels, taking on added complexity from our wild cellar's house flora and resident micro-organisms in the barrels. Upon blending, we added perfectly ripe, locally-grown strawberries to our favorite barrels.  7% ABV.Little Beast Brewing: Dream StateAged for over 6 months in our Cabernet Sauvignon foeder and with 7 distinct microflora, Dream State contains 100 pounds of fresh whole Oregon strawberries per barrel. Full of lush fruit flavor, soft acidity and a complex depth of character.7% ABV / 13 IBUGreat Notion Brewing: BA Strawberry ShortcakeLast Summer we filled Pinot Noir barrels with our Strawberry Berliner Weisse, 100 lbs of strawberries, and our house sour culture. 9 months later, we have this bright Sour Ale with balance, complexity and plenty of Strawberry!Hopworks Urban Brewery: Strawberry Milkshake IPAThe sun is heating up the streets and we’re getting thirsty! This milkshake IPA gets its foundation from Hazy IPAs. It’s fluffy and velvety in character from generous amounts of what and oats. We added huge amounts of berry-forward Galaxy and Vic Secret hops for flavor and aroma, and we fermented the beer with strawberries. Lactose was added for additional sweetness and creamier mouthfeel. 7% ABV.Matchless Brewing: Double Barrel StrawberryFor Double Barrel Strawberry, we took some of our favorite white wine yeast fermented sour beers and matured it along with 100lb of organic strawberries per oak barrel. The fruit came from our long time friends at Helsing Junction Farm! Look for intense notes fresh strawberry candy on the nose and rich strawberry and peach blossoms on the tongue. ABV 7% New Belgium Brewing: Strawberry Lemon AleA delightful combination of strawberry and lemon purees fill the senses with an enticing balance of sweet and sour fruit. 4.2% ABV.pFriem Family Brewers: FraiseFraise is created by blending our barrel-aged, lambic-inspired ale with extraordinarily fresh, hood strawberries. With crimson hues akin to a fire sunset, aromas of rose, raspberries and lemonade, with tart notes of berries, and kiwi, Fraise is memorable indeed! 6.4% ABV 7 IBU.Propolis Brewing: PiSyrah Barrel-Aged Golden Ale with strawberries and Rhubarb GABF bronze medal 2016 - Wood and barrel aged sour ale with Fruit. 7.5% ABV.Ruse Brewing: Barrel-Aged PatchworkThis year we took our patchwork recipe and conditioned it in Pinot Noir casks for 8 months with our house mixed cultured. The end result is a Funky Strawberry Basil Tart.Urban Family Brewing: StrawbarbSour ale with strawberries and rhubarb. 9% ABV.Wander Brewing: Strawberry Rhubarb PuncheonFoeder fermented spelt saison aged with fresh Whatcom county strawberries and rhubarb. 9.2% ABVWildcraft Cider Works: Strawberry Spruce TipA favorite summer sipper blended with a cold fermented freeze pressed strawberry wine and infused with just a hint of early spring harvested spruce tips.  A cider with good body, light acid and soft mouthfeel. A gentle spruce hit on the mid palate, finishes strawberry with a hit of citrus. 6.3%1859 Cider Co.: Mt. Hood StrawberryTaste of summer in a glass! Bright aromatics of fresh picked wild strawberries, full bodied with honeysuckle finish. Notes of peaches, cherries, watermelon, and spices throughout. 5.33% ABVWHAT: Summer Strawberry Beer FestWHERE: Saraveza and the Bad Habit Room, 1004 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217WHEN: Saturday, July 14th Noon – 10pmCOST: $10 advanced http://www.merctickets.com/events/56038365/summer-strawberry-beer-fest or at the doorSOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/events/2053930201538171/