Thirsty Lion Gastropub to feature Oregon Brewers Festival beer flights to support Believe in Beer Craft Brewery Relief Fund
Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill, will be offering craft beer flights from their Washington Square location in Tigard for the month of August. The "OBF Beer Flight" will feature six different Oregon beers from Maletis Beverage and $2 of every flight will go to support the Believe in Beer Craft Brewery Relief Fund. The OBF is Oregon's largest beer festival that would usually take place the last full weekend in July, but was canceled this year due to COVID-19.
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Thirsty Lion has partnered with longtime Portland beer distributor Maletis Beverage to create an OBF beer flight that includes Breakside Pilsner, Hefeweizen Wheat, Buoy IPA, Fort George City of Dreams Pale Ale, Ancestry Irish Red and Ninkasi Prismatic Juicy IPA. For every OBF flight purchased, $2 will be donated to the Believe in Beer Craft Brewery Relief Fund to support breweries and state brewers guilds impacted by COVID-19.
“Since the Oregon Brewers Festival was canceled this year, we wanted to do something to help give back,” said CEG Hospitality CEO John Plew. “Like us, local breweries have been severely impacted by COVID-19. We felt that this was a great way to come together with Maletis Beverage and give back to our brewery partners.”
In addition, locals are invited to join OBF founder Art Larrance, Thirsty Lion founder John Plew and Maletis Beverage president and owner Rob Maletis for a virtual meet and greet via Facebook Live on Saturday, August 22 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Thirsty Lion at Washington Square. Log on to Facebook.com/OregonBrewFest, grab your favorite craft beverage and raise a pint to the year that didn't happen. Additionally, visit OregonBrewFest.shop to order “OBF 2020 Canceled” merchandise including souvenir T-shirts, sweatshirts and pint glasses.
About Thirsty Lion
The Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill franchise launched in Portland, Oregon, in 2006. It now has 10 locations in four different states, including Oregon, Arizona, Texas and Colorado. In 2018, Full Service Restaurant (FSR) Magazine named Thirsty Lion as one of the “12 Most Successful Emerging Restaurant Chains” in the United States. ThirstyLionGastropub.com.
About Oregon Brewers Festival
Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1988, the Oregon Brewers Festival is one of the nation's longest running and best loved craft beer festivals. Situated on the west bank of the Willamette River, with towering Mt. Hood as a backdrop, it is the ideal venue for anyone who loves craft beer and cider. More than 50,000 people annually travel from all parts of the world to drink up what the festival has to offer. The 2021 event will take place July 28 to July 31. OregonBrewFest.com.