

Tours will continue across the street, into the 250 barrel brewhouse, then through The Cathedral – a four story building containing eight 1,500 gallon+ fermenters. The foundations of the brewery will be discussed, focusing not only on the hard work put in by Kurt and Rob, but especially that of their father, Ray. The TourĪs for the tour itself, to start, everyone will gather in the Pub space and receive a sample of “the beer that made Widmer,” the world-renown Hefe. They’re also beginning to locally distribute, in kegs, these small-batch offerings around town – something that hasn’t been done much since it’s inception a few years back.
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In addition to the charity program, the Widmer Brothers Pub will also become the default launching and ending point for their public tours, including their ever popular Zwicklemania tour, happening tomorrow between 11am and 4pm, February 16th.īeing that the connected Innovation Brewhouse, overseen by Thomas Bleigh and helmed by Parker Penley & Dan Munch, is continuing to brew small batch beers, the taps are still full of mostly R&D offerings. The Brothers Table program was announced to a handful of local media visiting the brewery on Tuesday. Imperial Green Skies – on draft at a few taprooms in town It may also be utilized for special events, such as their annual Oktoberfest celebration. Not all the details of the coming project have been fully disclosed, though the plan is to utilize the existing pub as a space for non-profit organizations to host fundraisers once or twice a month. While information about the new program is still in flux, it was made clear that Widmer’s current charitable program called Pints for Portland, which raised over $50,000 last year for local non-profits (a different one each month), is now being re-launched as Brothers Table. Yet within a month, they’ve already arrived upon a new concept for the space, beyond the continuing work being done by the Innovation Brewery. When news from Russell Street hit that Widmer Brother’s Pub was closing, it was a startling revelation for most in the local beer community. Brewing continues around the clock at Widmer Brothers Brewery
