The Oregon Brewers Festival is one of the nation's longest-running and most prestigious craft beer festivals, featuring beers from North America's finest craft breweries. The event attracts more than 80,000 beer enthusiasts.
The festival's goal is to pour 40 beers out of the 72 that are not generally distributed throughout the Portland area, thus exposing the local public to beers they might not have the opportunity to try.
The festival is always held the last full weekend in July. "Full" means that all three days of the festival must fall in July. If Saturday or Sunday falls in August, the festival is moved back a week.
The Oregon Brewers Festival is always held at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. The event takes place between the Morrison and Burnside Bridges.