Deschutes Street Fare Returns for 3rd Year This August

Deschutes Brewery's Street Fare in Portland's Pearl District returns on Thursday, August 16th for its 3rd year. The event combines brews from Deschutes with food from some of the best food carts in town, along with great live music.

A benefit for the Loaves & Fishes Centers (the Meals on Wheels People), the Street Fare will feature Portland’s best food carts, which will pair their specialty dishes with Deschutes ales for an evening that brings Oregon summertime to life. With a rocking backdrop of some of the best live music around, this evening will be unmistakably memorable. 

Portland food cart vendors have received national and international attention as some of the best in the world. Featured vendors for the Deschutes Brewery Street Fare include:

·         Oregon Ice Works

·         PDX671

·         Prickly Ash

·         BAO PDX

·         Gonzo

·         The Pie Spot

·         Touch Down’s BBQ

Previous editions of the Street Fare have been among my favorite beer events of the year. Though the event can get quite crowded, the beer and food pairings are great and the location is a treat. This year I am a little less excited about the music lineup, perhaps it's because the only bands yet announced so far are Sneakin' Out and The Fruit Bats. Solid bands, yes, but not as impressive as last year's lineup that featured The Builders and the Butchers, Old Light, Lost Lander, and Hilllstomp.

This year, Sneakin’ Out will start off the celebrations with some unexpected tunes, including signature covers of rock classics mixed with a little “real” classical music. Headlining the evening is the Fruit Bats, the Chicago to Portland transplants who are helping to redefine the folk genre with a little bit of hippie combined with a little bit of pop.

An entry fee of $10 includes the first food and beer taster, and additional taster tickets are only $4. Tickets are also available for $30 that include the entry fee plus seven tasters. Tickets can be purchased at: www.streetfare2012.eventbrite.com.

All proceeds benefit Loaves & Fishes Centers, the Meals on Wheels People, an organization that provides hot, nutritious meals for the elderly in need. This event is open to all ages. For more information, call Deschutes Brewery at 503-296-4906. 

About Loaves & Fishes Center
Since 1970 Loaves & Fishes Centers has provided a nutritional and social lifeline for seniors through 36 meal sites in Multnomah, Washington, and Clark counties and Meals-On-Wheels delivery to homebound seniors. With the help of more than 9,500 volunteers, the nonprofit, secular organization now serves 5,000 meals daily and 1.2 million meals each year. Visit: www.FeedSeniors.org

About Deschutes Brewery

Located in beautiful Bend, Oregon, Deschutes Brewery is in the business of daring people to expect more from their beer. That's why we started off in 1988, on the banks of the Deschutes River here in Bend, Oregon, by selling Black Butte Porter at a time when others were sure a dark beer would never catch on. Our brewers love to push the envelope, especially if it makes someone nervous.  But for us, the highest praise is a raised glass and a toast of "Bravely Done!"  For more information about Deschutes Brewery and its courageously crafted beers, please visit www.DeschutesBrewery.com.

 
Deschutes Street Fare
Thursday August 16th 5-9pm
210 Northwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 27 ft E
(503) 296-4906 ‎ · deschutesbrewery.com