Remember beer fests?
Strangers packing together in parks and brewery warehouses and queuing up for pours seems like a pastime we haven't enjoyed in, like, a decade.
Well, brace yourself for some surprising news: There is an in-person beer festival happening near Portland
this weekend.
Ilani in Ridgefield, Wash.—the closest tribal casino to Portland—is hosting BrewFest on Friday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21. But much like other events going forward during the pandemic, it won't look like it has in years past.
The celebration is even getting a new name—Brews for a Good Cause—to reflect its mission to support local restaurants that have struggled to stay open during the global health crisis.