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Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

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Oregon Brewers Fest By the Numbers (2017)

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

There it is on the calendar, a holiday as sturdy and reliable as Thanksgiving or New Year's, and one as given to celebration--the Oregon Brewers Festival. This is the 30th running of the beers in Waterfront Park, and I offer a tradition now entering its second decade, the annual OBF by the numbers.

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

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Oregon Brewers Fest By the Numbers (2017)

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

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Oregon Brewers Fest By the Numbers (2017)

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Oregon Brewers Fest By the Numbers (2017)

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

Jul 24, 2017 OBF 2017, OBF Jeff Alworth Comment

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Jul 20, 2017 homebrewing Jeff Alworth 1 Comment

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