BLOCK15.COM
300 SW JEFFERSON AVE.
CORVALLIS, OREGON 97333
Contact: Chris Heuchert Mobile: 503-804-8772 Email: chris@block15.com
541.758.2077
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mid-Valley brewers celebrate Oregon Craft Beer Month To celebrate Oregon Craft Beer Month, on Saturday, July 28th brewers from the Corvallis and Albany area will be hosting a community picnic at Afton Field Farm in Corvallis. The event will take place from noon until nine with each participating brewery pouring two unique beers. There will also be a picnic-style buffet, live music, lawn games, farm tours, and a pig roast. According to a recent release by the Oregon Brewers Guild, Oregon craft breweries continued to strengthen the local economy in 2011 by adding hundreds of jobs, donating products and dollars to non-profit organizations, and purchasing hops and barley directly from local farmers. Now is a great time to celebrate local breweries’ commitment to their communities with a Craft Beer Picnic at Afton Field Farm. At least twelve different local craft brews will be pouring from participating breweries including Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery, Calapooia Brewing, Flat Tail Brewing, McMenamins on Monroe, Oregon Trail Brewery, and 2 Towns Ciderhouse. Beers will be served alongside a slow-cooked buffet prepared by Block 15 and families are welcome all day. Entertainment will include live music, “dunk a brewer” charity dunk tank, 9 hole disc golf course, and other lawn games. The picnic will take place under the oaks at the scenic Afton Field Farm, located at 3375 SW 53rd Street in Corvallis. The farm is a “pasture-based, multi-generational family farm in Corvallis, Oregon” raising pastured poultry, pork, beef and lamb. Car and bike parking will be available on site but there will also be a shuttle bus looping through downtown Corvallis. Stops include Les Caves, Flat Tail, and McMenamins on Monroe. The bus will make three trips to Calapooia in Albany at 1pm, 4pm, and 9pm. Advance tickets are available at Calapooia, Flat Tail, Block 15, and Les Caves. $20 includes admission, food, and a beer or rootbeer. All products used on site will be compostable. Lawn chairs and blankets encouraged. For more information please visit www.block15.com and follow @CraftBeerPicnic. ###