SMaSH Festival – Central Oregon Beer Week 2014
SMaSH Festival 2014 – Single Malt Single Hop Festival at McMenamins Old St. Francis
SMaSH Festival – Central Oregon Beer Week 2014
DETAILS:
Friday May 23, 2014 at McMenamins Old St. Francis School in Bend, Oregon from 3 pm until 9 pm. For the great price of $20 you got a commemorative pint glass and punch card to sample 12 (4 oz tastings) from 17 breweries that presented special craft beers for this event.
SMaSH = Single Malt and Single Hop:
We weren’t sure what SMaSH stood for before we arrived, but quickly realized it is an acronym for Single Malt and Single Hop. What does this really mean in terms of these beers? Well, this is a brewing method where only a single malt and a single hop variety have been used – it makes it easy to identify the taste each brings to the beer.
SMaSH Festival at McMenamins Old St. Francis School
SETTING:
Set in the Huge O’Kane’s courtyard at McMenamins, fire pits warmed the outdoor space while beer lovers spent time discovering their favorite beers from the various Central Oregon brewers. Special menu items were available for purchase around the courtyard and it was also possible to order from the regular pub menu (quick delivery).
SMaSH Festival at McMenamins – Tastings
SMaSH BEER TASTINGS:
WAVEJourney sampled the following SMaSH beers:
- Sunriver Brewing – BLOTTER – IPA
- Oblivion Brewing – HOP CANDY – NW Pale Ale
- Worthy Brewing – EL MARIACHI – Pale Ale
- Juniper Brewing – TOMAHAWKINS – RISA
- Wild Ride Brewing – A-BOMB SMASH IPA
- Bridge 99 – BRIDGE SMASH – English IPA
- Deschutes Brewery – CORNICOPI IPA – American IPA
- Crux Fermentation Project – VICKY’S RED HEADED STEP SISTER – Australian Marzen Ale
- North Rim Brewing – TOASTED BELGIAN – Belgian Ale
SMaSH Festival – Tasting Time!
More SMaSH beers on tap:
- Cascade Lakes Brewing – PAULINA LAKES PILSNER – German Style Pilsner
- Three Creeks Brewing Co. – LORD UNDERWOOD’S PREMIUM BITTER – Premium Bitter
- Boneyard Beer – QUALIFIED (AKA BONE LIGHT) – ISA
- Bend Brewing Co. – MO MONEY – Session IPA
- McMenamins Old St. Francis School – HULK SMASH TOO – IPA
- RiverBend Brewing – SHAMMA’LAMMA SIMCOE – Pale Ale
- Solstice Brewing – BARKER’S BITTER – Ordinary Bitter
WJ TOP BEER PICKS:
Turns out we really are true lovers of IPA – Viv’s favorite pick from this festival was Deschutes Brewery Cornicopi IPA and Jill’s was Sunriver Brewing Blotter IPA!
This was a really fun event and one we will certainly add to our schedule to attend during Central Oregon Beer Week in 2015.
Cheers,
Viv and Jill
AKA: WJ
