So while the rest of Portland was at Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Biketoberfest event, I spent some time at Nano Fest at Green Dragon Brewpub in Oregon. It’s still going on today until approximately 9pm, and it’s definitely worth checking out. Green Dragon is a new venture affiliated with Rogue, and they JUST began brewing their own beer. They’re located at 928 SE 9th in Portland, and the brew fest occupies that entire block.
What exactly is a nano brewery, you may ask? The approximate definition is a brewery that doesn’t brew more than 1,000 barrels a year, or 2,000 kegs. So all of these guys brew commercially. Some brew a little by choice, and others are hoping to break out of the nano category within the next year – and certainly have the capacity to do so. One of such breweries is the Klamath Basin Brewing Company.
Klamath Basin, in my opinion, was the star of the show. Brewmaster Corey Zschoche, who I had the chance to interview (to be posted later this afternoon), brought his Drop Dead Red and Crystal Springs IPA. I was extremely pleased with the red – a difficult style to do, and there are so many poor examples out there – and the IPA was a well-rounded, enjoyable west coast IPA. Klamath Basin Brewing Co just started bottling their beers, and I’m going to see if I can find some for a proper review soon.
Others worth mentioning – Walkabout Brewery in Central Point, OR, Upright’s Five and Six, and Natian’s Lumber Jane Stout were all quite good.
So yeah, an afternoon of fun, for sure. I’m considering going back again today 
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