Portland beer lovers get free rides, contemporary pours at Zwickelmania

Portland beer lovers get free rides, contemporary pours at Zwickelmania

Published 3:00 am Saturday, February 14, 2026

If you want an excuse to toast to one thing, the craft beer neighborhood simply handed you one.

On Saturday, Feb.21, Zwickelmania, the annual, statewide craft beer celebration hosted by the Oregon Brewers Guild, returns with contemporary methods to carry beer lovers collectively. The title is a nod to the “zwickel,” the little German pattern port on fermentation tanks that lets brewers sneak a style straight from the supply.

And for one spirited day, they’re sharing that insider sip with the remainder of us throughout the state.

From small-town taprooms to big-city breweries, producers throughout Oregon are throwing open their doorways. Expect behind-the-scenes excursions, meet-the-brewer moments, academic talks, specialty releases, meals pairings and samples pulled straight from the zwickel.

There’ll be nonalcoholic choices, loads of specials and, in Portland, even a free shuttle looping between 16 breweries so you may discover with out the parking puzzle. No tickets. No cowl. Just neighborhood, craft and an opportunity to style Oregon beer tradition straight from the supply.

Here’s what’s occurring within the Portland space:

Portland

• Hop on the free shuttle bus visiting 16 breweries. Stops embody Allgood Brewing Company, Away Days Brewing, Baerlic Brewing Company, Gigantic Brewing, Grand Fir Brewing, Ground Breaker Brewing, Hopworks, Leikam Brewing, Montavilla Brew Works, Migration Brewing, Old Town Brewing, Steeplejack Brewing Co. on NE Broadway, StormBreaker Brewing, Threshold Brewing, Von Ebert Brewing and Wayfinder Beer.
• Threshold Brewing suggests beginning your Zwickelmania journey there to seize “The Ultimate Zwickelmania Survival Pack!” stuffed with important snacks, hydration, maps, solutions to tour questions and extra.
• Zwickelmania coincides with the twelfth anniversary of StormBreaker Brewing; along with a tour and particular pours, the brewery will host video games, supply offers and extra. Lucky Lab will host excursions sharing tidbits of its 30 12 months historical past. Migration Brewing is celebrating its sixteenth anniversary with a collaboration beer with Upright Brewing and Threshold Brewing and providing quite a lot of cellar beers.
• Visit the woman-owned Leikam Brewing, which is a shuttle cease, who will likely be spinning information with Tasha from Second Chance Records.
• Montavilla Brew Works will pour a particular cask beer, have meals from Oi!, plus music.
• The gluten-free brewery, Ground Breaker invitations patrons to vote on an upcoming seasonal beer, enter a drawing and revel in meals from Salvi ODX.
• This day marks a uncommon alternative to tour the Deschutes Portland brewhouse, plus style pub exclusives.
• Head to Old Town Brewing and Hopworks, that are each shuttle stops, for pizza and beer pairings. The latest pFriem location in Milwaukie, could have small bites paired with every featured beer. Gigantic Brewing will characteristic dwell music together with meals from Flying Fish together with oysters, moqueca, fish and chips, salmon croquettes and a Caesar salad.
• Other notable individuals embody Allgood Brewing Company, Away Days Brewing, Breakside Slabtown, Lazy Days Brewing Company, Level Beer, Living Haus, Oakshire Beer Hall and Zoiglhaus.

Just outdoors of Portland

• In Tigard, Cooper Mountain Ale Works will likely be serving chef particular bites to pair with flights of winter seasonals.
• In Beaverton, Binary Brewing will supply samples from beers at present in manufacturing whereas educating attendees about recipe creation.
• Roughly 25 miles north of Portland, Crooked Creek in St. Helens is making a gift of koozies and providing meals and beer specials.
• In Gresham, the nano brewery, Krauski’s Brewskis will supply excursions and samples. Stay for dwell music from 6-9 p.m.

More celebrations are going down in varied areas statewide, so take a look at oregoncraftbeer.org for an occasion close to you.