Zwickelmania

Zwickelmania®, an annual celebration of craft beer organized by The Oregon Brewers Guild, will bring together the community in new ways in 2025. Named after the “zwickel,” a German word for the sample port found on fermentation vessels, more than 50 breweries from all areas of the state are participating in Zwickelmania. Oregonians are encouraged to support their local pub or visit a participating brewery that is new to them on February 22. Craft beer enthusiasts can expect samples directly from the zwickel, beer releases, tours, meet-the-brewer opportunities, educational talks, food and beer pairings, specials, NA beverages for designated drivers and more! Enjoy this free, non-ticketed event responsibly.

Where: Refer to https://www.oregoncraftbeer.org/zwickelmania for a list of participating breweries in Oregon and their offerings. The list will continue to be updated.

Central Oregon highlights – Sunriver Brewing Company will offer an early bird beer and donut tasting followed by cask ale tapping with barrel aged beer tasting throughout the day. Deschutes Brewery invites patrons to tour the bottling and canning line in Bend, enjoy samples of pilot brews and enter a raffle. Those who tour Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond will enjoy a complimentary beer and cookie pairing. Spider City Brewing’s head brewer will lead tours and Van Henion Brewing will pour zwickel tastings of its Leichtbier. Free pickles are at Boneyard with beer samples from the zwickel and straight from the barrel; Fat Tony’s Pizza will be slinging pizzas from their mobile wood-fired pizza oven.