Returning for the first time since 2019, Tillamook Cheese presents the Portland Beer and Cheese Fest, an all inclusive celebration of cheese and it's ultimate beer pairings. Founded by master cheesemonger Steve Jones and PDXBeerWeek.com, each of 10 different breweries beers have been expertly paired with a corresponding cheese in this carefully guided tour of flavor.

Portland Beer and Cheese Festival will be held on Sunday, June 25th as part of Portland Beer Week with three different sessions. VIP early entry admission limited to 100 people from 11am - 12pm. General Admission session #1 from 12pm - 2:30pm, and General Admission session #2 from 3-5pm.

Steve Jones is the founder/owner of such seminal shops as Cheese Bar, and the Cheese Annex. In 2011, Steve competed with 40 cheesemongers from around the world to win the 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational in Long Island, New York. Steve has appeared in local and national media outlets, including Portland’s Live Wire radio show and National Public Radio’s The Splendid Table.

In 2012 Steve and Portland Beer Week organizer Ezra Johnson-Greenough teamed with The Commons Brewery owner Mike Wright to found the first ever Portland Beer and Cheese Festival. The event was held every consecutive year moving from the original Commons/Beetje brewery space, to their expanded building on SE Belmont, before one brief year in the location that is now Wayfinder Beer, and several more years at The Bindery Annex home to Culmination Brewing.

In 2023 the Portland Beer and Cheese Fest is returning to one of it's original venues at 628 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214, formerly The Commons Brewery, and now Living Häus Beer Co.

Each festival entry ticket is for a special branded festival glass and all 10 expertly paired beers and cheeses, with complementary charcuterie and chocolate stations, (all included in the admission cost.)

New School Beer + Cider’s long-running PDXbeerweek.com event the New Breweries & Cideries Showcase is a chance to meet the brewers and try the beer/cider from 12 new Oregon producers. This FREE event functions like a 24 draft tap takeover with 2 beers or ciders from each local fermentation specialist. The venue is an indoor and outdoor street party taking over Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom on SE Division both seated and street closure beer garden.

All beers and ciders are individually priced in different pour sizes, so you can choose your own adventure without a full beer flight commitment (or build your own taster tray.) The brewers themselves will ALL be on hand in-person to talk about their brands and share stories and swag from 4-7pm.

The 2023 New Oregon Breweries & Cidery are:

Oak Union Brewing
Grand Fir Brewing
Living Haus Beer
Hetty Alice
Arable Brewing
Obelisk Beer
Further Beer
Time Travelers
Cerveceria Norte
Gold Dot Beer
Drop Bear
Stray Cider

Read more about each of them, and the event, at https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2023/5/new-schools-new-oregon-breweries-amp-cidery-showcase