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Kells Brew Pub marks third anniversary with daylong celebration;
announces bottling of flagship line of beers
PORTLAND, Ore. –
Kells Brew Pub is
observing its third anniversary in Northwest Portland this month
and the pub and brewery is marking the occasion with a daylong
celebration on
Saturday, Sept. 19 from
Noon to Midnight.
The
event will feature $3 Kells beers all day, including its three flagship
beers – Kells Irish Red, Kells Irish Lager and Kells IPA – as well as
its stout on nitro and current seasonals. To complement the beer, head
chef Travis Stark has created $3 Kells bites for the day: a stuffed lamb
slider, a falafel slider and meatballs topped with Kells stout sauce.
The celebration will feature live music by Bridgid's Cross from
6 to 8 p.m. and local favorite Sami Rouissi from
9 p.m. to Midnight. There is no cover charge. At
7 p.m., owner Gerard McAleese and lead brewer and pub manager Garrett McAleese, will raise a toast in honor of the occasion.
The event will also serve as the release party for the brewery’s newly bottled beers. For the
first time since its inception, Kells is bottling three of its
products: its Red, Lager, and a rotational IPA (the initial version is
dry-hopped). The brewery will bottle 20 bbls of its Lager, 10 bbls of
its Red and a pallet of IPA on
Sept. 16 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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“Going
into retail is a big shift for us, but one we’ve always had our eye
on,” explained Garrett McAleese. “Our brewery has grown since day one
and demand for our draft beer has always kept us busy, but we decided it
was time to take the next step.”
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With a motto of “Irish Roots,
Oregon Brewed,” the labels feature traditional Irish imagery, including a
shamrock for the IPA, the Tower of Kells for the lager, and a red hand
for the Red; a nod to the Northern Irish heritage of the McAleese
family. The Red Hand of Ulster is a symbol used to denote an Irish tale
in which a Viking longboat war party, closing in on the shores of
Ulster, promised the first man to touch land full possession of the
territory. On board was an Irish mercenary who severed his hand with his
sword and threw the bloody hand ashore.
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Kells will
be bottling every quarter; the brewery will likely add seasonals to the
rotation next summer. The brewery will sell its brown longneck bottles
in crafted six-packs that will retail for $11.49. Garrett McAleese noted
that if the brewery keeps growing at its continued pace and the retails
takes off, a production brewery will be inevitable.
Located at 210 NW 21st Ave., Kells Brew Pub is open to all ages from
11:30 a.m. to close
Monday through
Friday, and
10 a.m. to close on weekends. For more information, visit
www.kellsbrewpub.com or call
503-719-7175.
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