Thursday, August 19, 2010
You may already recognize Jonathan from behind Saraveza’s bar or as Oregon’s 2009 Bartender of the Year from NW Brewing News. Not only is Jonathan a craft beer guru, he’s an amazing people person, making him a perfect fit for managing Saraveza.
Jonathan started his foray into the world of craft beer at Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio. In Fall 2005, he and his partner, Amber (of Concordia Ale House), were drawn to the Pacific NW particularly for its attitude towards life. Shortly after a quick stint at PDX’s Rock Bottom Brewery, local legend Jim Parker scooped up Jonathan to help open New Old Lompoc’s Oaks Bottom; thus beginning Jonathan’s career as a “serial opener” in Portland’s craft beer scene. Since, Jonathan was an original beer tender at the infamous Green Dragon and one of the first employees at Saraveza.
Jonathan and Amber love to spend time with the people they’ve met in Beervana. Through these relationships they are continually reminded why they moved here in the first place and believe that nothing exemplifies this in the same way that the craft beer industry in the Pacific NW does. We’re honored to have Jonathan on staff at Saraveza and know that with his eye for detail and considerate approach, he’ll successfully take care of the customers, staff and beer!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
SAT. JULY 31st, Noon - 6pm: On the last day of Oregon Craft Beer Month (OCBM) join Saraveza in Brewpublic’s “meet the brewers pub crawl” (aka BrewPubliCrawl). From 1:30-3pm, Saraveza will host HUB, 7 Brides, Heater Allen, Ninkasi and Fort George brewers as they pour a refreshing and unique offering designed especially for the commencement of OCBM.
Better yet, take part in the entire exclusive 6 hour event, and meet 18 Oregon brewers between all 4 craft beer bars; Red Fox Noon-1:30PM; Saraveza 1:30-3PM; Overlook Lucky Lab 3-4:30PM; The Hop & Vine 4:30-6PM.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
WED July 14- SUN July 18: Over 30 IIPA’s in 5 days! Brewers, new beer and tastings every night. Flights of 5 all week long! Sponsored by Brewpublic. We’re giving out limited tickets for a FREE Saraveza 32oz jar (redeemable at the festival) which can be filled w/ IIPA to take home anytime during the festival at a special discounted price! Pick one up at Saraveza NOW-while supplies last.
Meet the Brewers & their IIPAs! Nightly, 7pm:
WED 14: Laurelwood & Beer Valley
THUR 15: WASHINGTON NIGHT! Pike & Lazy Boy
FRI 16: HUB NIGHT! 3 HUB IIPAs
SAT 17: 7 Brides & Widmer
SUN 18: GORGE NIGHT! Walking Man, Double Mountain & Everybody’s Brewing
DRAFT LIST:
WEDNESDAY, 14th: Oregon (& More!) Night #1
“Organic Green Mammoth”: Laurelwood, PDX (2010 debut)
“Leafer Madness”: Beer Valley, Ontario, OR
“Black Madness”: Beer Valley, Ontario, OR
“Glen’s Hop Vice”: Oakshire, Eugene, OR
“Mega Monster”: Gilgamesh, Turner, OR (debut)
Wednesday’s Bullpen:
“Hercules”: Great Divide, Denver, CO
Tapped @ 5pm on THURSDAY, 15th: Washington (& More!) Night
“Pike Double IPA”: Pike, Seattle, WA
“Extra”: Lazy Boy, Everett, WA
“Hop Wallop”: Victory, Downingtown, PA
“Unearthly”: Southern Tier, Lakewood, NY
“Hop Stoopid”: Lagunitas, Petaluma, CA
Thursday’s Bullpen:
“Oaked Unearthly”: Southern Tier, Lakewood, NY
“Racer X”: Bear Republic, Healdsburg, CA
Tapped @ 5pm on FRIDAY, 16th: H.U.B. (& More!) Night
“Evelyn Sunshine”: Hopworks Urban Brewery (H.U.B.), PDX
“Ace of Spades”: H.U.B., PDX
“Galactic”: H.U.B., PDX
“Maharaja”: Avery, Boulder, CO
“Imperial Wheat”: Cascade, PDX
Friday’s Bullpen:
“Mendocino IIPA”: Mendocino, Ukiah, CA
“Blue Frog DIPA”: Blue Frog, Fairfield, CA
“90 Minute”: Dogfish Head, Gaithersburg, MD
Tapped @ 5pm on SATURDAY, 17th: Oregon (& More!) Night #2
“Frankenlou’s”: 7 Brides, Silverton, OR
“Deadlift”: Widmer, PDX
“Tricerahops”: Ninkasi, Eugene, OR
“Yellow Wolf”: Alameda, PDX
“Super-Duper Dog”: Lucky Lab, PDX
“Pliny the Elder”: Russian River, Santa Rosa, CA
Saturday’s Bullpen:
“Hoppe”: Southern Tier, Lakewood, NY
“Double Daddy”: Speakeasy, San Francisco, CA
Tapped @ 5pm on SUNDAY, 18th: the Gorge (& More!) Night
“Molten Lava”: Double Mountain, Hood River, OR
“Big Phat Homo”: Walking Man, Stevenson, WA
“Big Brother”: Everybody’s, White Salmon, WA (debut)
“I Beat yoU”: Mikkeller, København, DEN
“Lenny’s R.I.P.A.”: He’Brew, New York, NY
Sunday’s Bullpen:
“Gordon”: Oskar Blues, Lyons, CO
“Steelhead DIPA”: Mad River, Blue Lake, CA
Friday, June 25, 2010
SUN, June 27th, 11AM - 7PM: Saraveza will be hosting a New Belgium Brewing Bike Party featuring a deliciously unprecedented draft lineup from New Belgium’s collaborative “Trip” project with Elysian Brewing in Seattle. All FIVE (!) Trip beers (including the uber-rare Trip I, Trippel IPA) will be flowing, along with New Belgium’s “Eric’s Ale” and “Belgian Blonde” all to be washed down with some tasty snacks from our new Texas smoker, complimentary Belgian Chocolates and NBB giveaways! We’ll have XTRA bike parking for your ride , and some cool art bikes to check out while your here. So, bike on down, soak in the the sun, or chill in the shade! We’ll have all you need (RAIN OR SHINE) in our party tent to quench your thirst and belly once you get here.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
THUR, June 24th, from 5PM - 8PM: Full Sail head brewer John Harris is setting up his randall in an effort to usher in summer fun. He’ll be pouring Spotless IPA through the hop machine and serving it side by side FREE Pulled Pork sliders in honor of Saraveza’s brand spankin’ Texas Smoker! Fingers crossed that the sun’s out, so we can wash down the sandwiches with Full Sail’s newly released LTD 3 and special deals on buckets of Session (5 to a bucket) in the warmth of our sidewalk patio. As always, cool schwag giveaways and tastings! Come on Summer!
