Zwickelmania will return this month for one day of brewery tours and tastings. Over 50 breweries from across Oregon will be participating on Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 11:00am – 4:00pm. This marks a change as in more recent years, Zwickelmania took place over two weekends. Now its going back to its roots and taking place solely over Presidents Day Weekend.
Named after the “zwickel,” a German word for the sample port found on fermentation vessels, Zwickelmania is an annual celebration of craft beer in Oregon. Hosted each year by the Oregon Brewers Guild this year’s event will see well over 50 breweries opening up its doors for tours and tastings.
There are a variety of unique celebrations happening across the state. Breweries will offer beer samples directly from the zwickel, beer releases, tours, educational talks, food and beer pairings, specials, meet-the-brewer opportunities and more. Oregonians are encouraged to support their local pub or visit a brewery that is new to them. Please enjoy this free, non-ticketed event responsibly.
Participating breweries (with more to come):
- Arch Rock Brewing Co
- Away Days Brewing Co
- Baerlic Beer Co
- Barsideous Brewing
- Bend Brewing Co.
- Bevel Craft Brewing
- Binary Brewing Co
- Boneyard Beer
- Breakside Brewery
- Cascade Brewing
- Conversion Brewing
- Craft Kitchen and Brewery
- Crooked Creek Brewery
- Crux Fermentation Project
- Deschutes Brewery
- ForeLand Beer
- Gigantic Brewing Company
- Ground Breaker Brewing
- Heater Allen Brewing/Gold Dot Beer
- Hopworks Brewery
- Krauski’s Brewskis
- Leikam Brewing
- Lucky Labrador Brew Pub
- Migration Brewing
- Montavilla Brew Works
- Oakshire Brewing
- pFriem Family Brewers
- PlankTown
- Public Coast Brewing Co.
- Spider City Brewing
- Stickmen Brewing Company
- StormBreaker Brewing
- Sunriver Brewing Company
- Thunder Island Brewing Co.
- Von Ebert Brewing
- Weekend Beer Company
- Wild Ride Brewing
To learn more and view a current list of participating Oregon breweries, visit https://www.oregoncraftbeer.org/zwickelmania.
About The Author
DJ
D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.
