Portlanders don’t just drink craft beer—we practically worship it, probably while wearing a plaid shirt and debating the best food cart for vegan tacos. In July 2025, Portland, aka Beervana, is serving up a hop-tastic lineup of brewery bashes, taproom shenanigans, and festivals that’ll make you say “hell yeah” louder than a Voodoo Doughnut line on a Saturday. Here’s the top 10 list of beer and craft beer events for July, crafted for folks who know the Fremont Bridge isn’t just a pretty backdrop for their IPA selfies. Strap on your Birkenstocks, grab your reusable growler, and let’s dive into Portland’s sudsiest summer fun!
1. Portland Craft Beer Festival
- Date: July 4–6, 2025 (Fourth of July weekend, because ‘Merica loves beer)
- Location: The Fields Park, Pearl District
- Description: This is Portland’s big beer bash, showcasing 60+ breweries pouring only beers, ciders, and cocktails made within city limits—because we’re snobs like that. Expect Breakside’s hazy IPAs, Cascade’s sours, and nano-breweries you’ve never heard of but will brag about on Untappd. Food carts sling tacos and wood-fired pizza, there’s a slip ‘n slide for when it’s 90 degrees, and you can catch Fourth of July fireworks from the park. Tickets are $40 online, $50 at the door, with a keepsake tin for your troubles.
- Why It’s Top: It’s the ultimate Portland beer party—local, loud, and weirdly patriotic.
2. MXPDX Festival
- Date: July 19, 2025 (based on 2024’s July 19 date)
- Location: The Redd, 831 SE Salmon St.
- Description: Portlanders love a cultural mash-up, and MXPDX delivers with 26 Oregon and Mexican breweries pouring beers like guava lagers and Tarrito lollipop IPAs. Think Aztec dance, lucha libre, and tacos from local Mexican eateries, all while sipping a prickly pear hazy. Tickets start at $35 for 10 four-ounce pours, and it’s family-friendly, so your kid can watch wrestlers while you nerd out over worm salt stouts.
- Why It’s Top: It’s Portland’s mix of craft beer and global vibes, plus we love anything with tacos.
3. Oregon Brewers Festival Tap Takeover at CityFair
- Date: Weekends in July (exact dates TBD, tied to Portland Rose Festival)
- Location: Tom McCall Waterfront Park
- Description: The legendary Oregon Brewers Festival lives on as a tap takeover at CityFair, pouring 34 local beers and ciders, many debuting here. Portlanders show up with their souvenir mugs, ready to sample everything from goses to coffee beers while pretending we’re not secretly judging the guy in the tie-dye Crocs. Admission’s included with CityFair tickets, so you get beer and carnival rides—what’s not to love?
- Why It’s Top: It’s OBF’s legacy, keeping Portland’s beer heart beating strong.
4. Project Pabst
- Date: July 26–27, 2025 (based on 2024’s late July dates)
- Location: Tom McCall Waterfront Park
- Description: Pabst Blue Ribbon throws a waterfront rager with national and local breweries, live music, and a vibe that screams “Portland before it was cool.” Expect food carts, hipster irony, and maybe a PBR tallboy for old time’s sake. Portlanders love it because it’s less about craft beer snobbery and more about dancing with a lager in hand. Tickets TBD, but it’s always a steal.
- Why It’s Top: Music, beer, and waterfront views—Portland’s summer trifecta.
5. Breakside Brewery’s Woodlawn Block Party
- Date: July 12, 2025 (estimated, mid-July weekend)
- Location: Breakside Brewery, 5821 SE International Way
- Description: Breakside, Portland’s medal-hoarding brewery, shuts down the street for a block party with their award-winning IPAs, sours, and maybe a barrel-aged surprise. Food carts, live bands, and a kid-friendly zone (because Portland parents bring their kids everywhere) make it a neighborhood ruckus. Free entry, just pay for your pours and keep your bike helmet handy.
- Why It’s Top: Breakside’s brews plus a street party? Portlanders are already pitching their artisanal tents.
6. 5k Beer Run x Level Beer
- Date: July 5, 2025 (estimated, early July based on 2024)
- Location: Level Beer, 5211 NE 148th Ave.
- Description: Run 5k, drink beer—Portlanders invented this combo, probably while wearing a fanny pack. The Oregon Brewery Running Series hits Level Beer with a fun run followed by pints of their crisp lagers. Entry ($25–$30) includes a branded glass and a pour, perfect for bragging on Strava while sipping. Bonus: you’ll burn off that Voodoo Doughnut you ate for breakfast.
- Why It’s Top: Exercise and beer? That’s Portland’s cardio.
7. Great Notion Brewing’s Summer Tap Takeover
- Date: July 18, 2025 (estimated, mid-month)
- Location: Great Notion Brewing, 2444 NW 28th Ave.
- Description: Great Notion, Portland’s hazy IPA kings, throws a summer bash with new releases like Blueberry Muffin sour. Expect food carts slinging gourmet hot dogs, DJs spinning vinyl, and a line of bearded dudes debating hop profiles. Free entry, but bring cash for cans to flex on your Untappd friends. Portlanders love it for the vibes and the chance to Instagram their flight.
- Why It’s Top: Great Notion’s beers are Portland’s liquid gold, and the party’s peak weird.
8. Ecliptic Brewing’s Cosmic Beer Release
- Date: July 11, 2025 (estimated, mid-July)
- Location: Ecliptic Brewing, 825 N. Cook St.
- Description: Ecliptic’s got a thing for space, and their July release party is out-of-this-world fun. Expect a new cosmic-inspired brew (maybe a Starburst IPA), food from local carts, and a patio packed with Portlanders in NASA t-shirts arguing about the best food cart pod. Free entry, with pours and cans for purchase. Perfect for a summer night under the stars (or Fremont Bridge).
- Why It’s Top: Space-themed beer and Portland’s nerdy charm? We’re orbiting with joy.
9. Von Ebert Brewing’s Pilsner Palooza
- Date: July 19, 2025 (estimated, third weekend)
- Location: Von Ebert Brewing, 131 NW 13th Ave.
- Description: Portlanders might love IPAs, but we go hard for a crisp pilsner too. Von Ebert’s Pilsner Palooza features their lagers alongside guest taps from local breweries, paired with pretzels and live music. It’s the kind of low-key event where you’ll see a guy in a flannel unironically reading a zine while sipping. Free entry, pay for pours.
- Why It’s Top: Pilsners and chill vibes are Portland’s summer love language.
10. Steeplejack Brewing’s Cask Ale Night
- Date: July 24, 2025 (estimated, late July Thursday)
- Location: Steeplejack Brewing, 2400 NE Broadway St.
- Description: Steeplejack’s restored church taproom is already Portland-cool, but their Cask Ale Night brings out the beer geeks with traditional British-style casks. Think oak-smoked wheat beers and English ales, paired with fish and chips from a food cart. Portlanders love it because it’s like drinking history, but with better Wi-Fi. Free entry, pours by the pint.
- Why It’s Top: Cask ales in a church? That’s Portland keeping it weird and hoppy.
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