It’s now been 39 years since Widmer Brothers Brewing debuted what has gone on to develop into Portland’s most iconic beer, Hefeweizen. On Thursday, Might 15, 2025, Widmer Brothers Brewing will have a good time 39 years of Hefe with a Widmer Hefe Day Bar Crawl in Northeast Portland.
Again on Might 15, 1986, brothers Rob and Kurt Widmer delivered the brewery’s first keg of an unfiltered wheat beer that they dubbed Hefeweizen to Portland’s Dublin Pub. On the time, Widmer Brothers was brewing just a few totally different German impressed beers that included Altbier and Weizenbier, however wanted a brand new beer to broaden its choices for this loyal account. With restricted assets to broaden the brewery, the brothers determined to supply up an unfiltered model of its Weizenbier and provide up a Hefeweizen that was a primary for American modern-day brewers.
Now simply generally known as Hefe (hey-fuh), this beer is nice option to honor Portland brewing heritage and there’s not higher method than doing so on Hefe Day that takes place each 12 months on Might fifteenth. At the present time started in 2016 when then Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and the Portland Metropolis Commissioners formally declared Might fifteenth as Hefe Day that consisted of a big celebration in Pioneer Courthouse Sq.!
For this 12 months’s Hefe Day, the workforce at Widmer Brothers will probably be main a enjoyable pub crawl on Thursday, Might 15 from 3:00pm – 9:00pm. The Hefe Da Bar Crawl will embrace stops at Bradford’s, Clamity Jae’s, Bar 108, and McGillacuddy’s all alongside NE Halsey Road. Every location will probably be serving up $3.00 pints of Hefe!
2025 Hefe Day Bar Crawl Areas:
- 1st cease: Bradford’s (10346 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220)
- 2nd cease: Clamity Jae’s (10805 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220)
- third cease: Bar 108 (10845 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220)
- 4th cease: McGillacuddy’s (11133 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220)
The Widmer Brothers workforce will probably be spending 1-1.5 hours at every location.
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon primarily based author that spent his youth within the Midwest. With over 25 years underneath his belt of consuming beer at festivals throughout America and the world, he has developed a robust appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the trade that surrounds it. He might be present in any of the nice breweries or beer bars that make Portland the most effective beer metropolis on this planet. His writing will also be discovered within the archives of Northwest Brewing Information and might be adopted on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.
