Happy National Clam Chowder Day!

Happy National Clam Chowder Day!

Portland event:
Lompoc 5Q
3901 N Williams
Portland
12-4pm
$10-gets you a dozen samples of traditional New England-style clam chowders from local restaurants are served in non-labeled, two-ounce cups. The festivities also feature a beer garden, live music by Mojitos, a free soda garden for kids, Joe the Balloon Guy, and a raffle. All ages are welcome. There will be a bar in the brewery pouring our Black Hole IPA and our Spring Pale. The Sidebar will be pouring Batch 69 Baltic Porter, Wee LOLA Collaboration, LOLAmpoc Clan blend, Bierz Brown, C-Note & Fool’s Golden. All of our main lineup will be available in the pub. This year, 100% of the money raised from the tasting will be donated to Portland’s Community Transitional School, a school for area homeless kids.

A dozen samples of traditional New England-style clam chowders from the participants are served in non-labeled, two-ounce cups. After tasting all entries, attendees vote for their favorite. The chowder receiving the most votes will be named the People’s Choice Winner and will take home the coveted Chowder Cup; awards will also be given for second and third place.

Confirmed restaurants include Cascade Brewing Barrel House, Columbia River Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, EAT, El Gaucho,
Fifth Quadrant, New Old Lompoc, Rogue and Salty’s. The New Old Lompoc, known throughout the city for its chowder, has taken home the Chowder Cup five of the past six years.

Among the specials beers will be two offerings from LOLA, or Ladies of Lagers and Ales, a social drinking group for ladies who love craft beer in the Portland area. LOLA brewed a collaboration beer with Lompoc Brewing in December. Look for two versions of a Wee Heavy: Wee LOLA, and a version blended with a number of aged Lompoc beers for a woody, dry, slightly sweet and bitter ale, dubbed the Lolampoc Clan.