Slideshow: Oregon Garden Brewfest

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The sun peeking out onto the path from the Oregon Garden Resort into the gardens.

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The menu for a six-course experience paired with delicious craft beers.

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The first course of Thursday evenings Brewers Dinner featured a sharp-four year old cheddar paired with Logsdon Farmhouse Ales "Seizoen Bretta".

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Widmer Brothers Brewing’s Marionberry Hibiscus Gose is a colorful addition to the menu.

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The main course: Rich roasted beef short rib and root vegetables. Paired with People’s Choice Winner "The City Never Sleeps"—a robust cascadian dark ale from Portland’s Gigantic Brewing.

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Visitors can admire exotic growths while wandering the gardens, then hop on a passing shuttle to the Brewfest Pavillion.

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A line of anxious brew fans waiting to taste.

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Brewfest getting started.

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Abundant pitchers in The Orchid Room at The Oregon Garden Resort.

Image: Paul Rich

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Ben Love of Gigantic Brewing schooling the audience on their Imperial Black Saison, The City That Never Sleeps.

Image: Paul Rich

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Women Enjoying Beer giving some tips on tasting.

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Brownish Black setting the tone with some soul.

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A festival goer and Chris Nelson of Good Life Brewing during Friday’s Connoisseur Tasting.

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Brewer Nick from Block 15, holding their dark oat stout, Nebula.

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Headliners Blitzen Trapper rocked out the crowd.

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