Raise a handcrafted ale as you dance the polka! Oktoberfest meets McMenamins brewfest at this fall festival of German-style beer, food, music and fun. Indulge in German fare while you celebrate with live music and 24 German-style beers and ciders, featuring both German imports and locally-made German-inspired brews.
Brewfest funFood specials from the outdoor grill * Sausages, kielbasas & pretzelsDress in German attire & get a prize!
Live musicThe Oompah Loompahs * 1-2:30pmMichelle Alany & the Mystics * 3-5pmThe Quick & Easy Boys * 5:30-7pm
Early check-in * Noon-1pmGet your glass, tokens and bracelets before the event starts so you can walk straight in at brewfest time!
Hailing from Portland, OR, The Quick & Easy Boys are a power-trio that create their own brand of rock & roll using elements from the Minutemen, the Police, and a Band of Gypsies among others...
Featuring Sean Badders (bass guitar/vocals), Jimmy Russell (lead guitar/vocals) and Tyrone Hendrix (drums/precussion), The Quick & Easy Boys are a driving force in the Portland music scene. On their latest single, "Better than Today", The Quick & Easy Boys show the band expanding their already vast catalog of music to touch on heartbreak with a sound envoking the early ‘60's' R&B/Soul while still keeping a modern sonic vibe. Contextually, lyrics plant the song firmly in the present day, lamenting lost love with a timeless yet subtly modern vernacular.
After releasing eight full-length albums since their inception in 2004, The Quick & Easy Boys have a packed slate for their 20th year as a band. Following the release of "Better than Today", the Boys will shift gears and let forth the Scary Things EP - focusing their already expansive sound on a heavy, dark album about things that go bump in the night....think Sleep meets Funkadelic!
The band adopted the phrase "Too weird to fit in since 2004" to reclaim what once was seen as a promotional nightmare: a genre-defying band that comfortably straddles many musical styles. With countless national tours under their belt the band has played on stage with an extremely diverse selection of musicians from folk troubadour Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary) to saxophonist/producer Steve Berlin (of the Grammy winning East-L.A. Chicano band Los Lobos) to NOLA funk pioneers The Funky Meters and contemporary indie darlings Deer Tick and even former Fats Domino saxophonist Reggie Houston (to name only a few). The band was always too this for that: too funky for the indie rock crowd but too rocking for the funk crowd. Too country for the dance crowd, but too disco for the country scene. Too raw and psychedelic for the jazz crowd but too musically refined for the punk crowd. The band has unapologetically leaned into their singular sound since the beginning, and now they add more layers with 60's inspired R&B and heavy stoner metal.
Michelle Alany & the Mystics is a fiddle-driven musical feast of Mediterranean and Eastern European-inspired folk and original music. The band brings together players that share years of international touring, cross-cultural collaborations and depth of musicianship. It features captivating Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan and Klezmer original and traditional melodies, sharing songs as cultural vehicles for celebrating differences and similarities. The players bring mesmerizing and celebratory sounds of clarinet, accordion, percussion and strings. The band will bring fresh renderings of ancient melodies, hypnotic strings and passionate improvisation that will delight your senses, commune with your ancestors and stir your soul.