Drink and be merry

So, the Oregon Brewers Festival (OBF) is awesome.  Like really, really awesome.  Just a review of what we sampled tonight (since anything more than that is going to be way way more that what we can handle in the condition we're in):

WINNING (THE BEST OF THE FESTIVAL)
Summer Solstice Cervesa Crema (Summer Cream Ale, 5%) - Anderson Valley Brewing of Booneville, California
Idiot Sauvin (New Zealand Style IPA, 7%) - Elysian Brewing Co. of Seattle, Washington
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Wild (Strong Belgian Pale Ale, 8.7%) - Lagunitas Brewing Co. of Petaluma, California
Dark Star (Cascadian Dark Ale, 8%) - McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse of Hillsboro, Oregon
Bruce/Lee Porter (Robust Porter, 8.1%) - Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub of Pendleton, Oregon

DEFINITELY WORTH WAITING IN LINE FOR
Jackalope Imperial Pumpkin Porter (Pumpkin Porter, 7.5%) - Beer Valley Brewing of Ontario, Oregon
Donner Party Porter (American Style Imperial Porter, 8.5%) - FiftyFifty Brewing Co. of Truckee, California
Altered State (German Style Sticke Beer, 6.7%) - Hollister Brewing Co. of Goleta, California
Evelyn's Imperial Sunshine (Imperial IPA, 7.5%) - Hopworks Urban Brewery of Portland, Oregon
Hell (Munich Helles, 4.8%) - Surly Brewing of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

EHHHH...INTERESTING?
Hop Rod Rye (Rye IPA, 8%) - Bear Republic Brewing Co. of Cloverdale, California
Oranje World (Saison, 6.2%) - Black Diamond Brewing Co. of Concord, California
Girl Beer (Fruit/Session, 6%) - Boneyard Beer of Bend, Oregon
Wu C.R.E.A.M. (Cream Ale, 4,8%) - Coalition Brewing Co. of Portland, Oregon
Berried Alive! (Belgian Boysenberry Ale, 5.5%) - Old Market Pub & Brewery of Portland, Oregon

AVOID
Black & Red (Rasberry Mint Imperial Stout, 10.3%) -  Dogfish Head Craft Brewery of Milton, Delaware
Zombie Flanders (Flander Red Ale, 6.6%) - Rock Bottom Brewery of Portland, Oregon

Granted, these are not all the beers that were available.  There were 84 beers out to be tasted (ignoring the selection in the "Buzz Tent"), meaning really I only got to sample a mere fifth of what was offered there tonight.  So if you are ever this way during the last weekend of July, be sure to hit it up.  It's totally worth it.