Oregon’s statewide Zwickelmania event can be described as the statewide brewery open house, where breweries all over the state open their doors to host tours, tastings, special events, and more. Coming up this month, on Saturday, February 22, Zwickelmania returns for its 12th year and as promised, many of our local breweries are participating. The free event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Here’s a bit about the event from the official press release:

Zwickelmania will serve as the highlight of Oregon Craft Beer Month, a month-long celebration that includes tap takeovers, beer festivals, panel discussions and more. Oregon Craft Beer Month has previously taken place in July for the last 15 years; according to the Oregon Brewers Guild, its members collectively agreed to the date change this year, noting that summer is already an incredibly busy time for the industry. Hosting Oregon Craft Beer Month in February gives Oregon beer the celebration and attention it deserves.

Zwickelmania is named in honor of the zwickel, a screw valve that mounts on the outside of fermentation or conditioning tanks and allows brewers to sample the beer inside for quality assurance and control. Visit OregonCraftBeer.org/Zwickelmania for a regularly updated list of participating breweries.

Even better—there’s an official Zwickelmania beer again this year:

Thirty of the state’s breweries have also collaborated on a limited run Zwickelmania beer that will be canned and sold at participating breweries during Zwickelmania. “State of Excitement IPA” is a West Coast IPA collectively created by select Oregon brewers to celebrate the friendly and collaborative nature of the Oregon beer scene. State of Excitement IPA will be available for purchase at select breweries during Zwickelmania, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Brewers Guild, which supports breweries, suppliers, education and collaboration.

And here are the local breweries that are officially participating—there are others that aren’t on the official list that are also hosting Zwickelmania events, and I’ve listed those below as well:

The Ale Apothecary
30 SW Century Dr, Ste 140, Bend
Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer

Bend Brewing (production brewery)
20650 NE High Desert Lane, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples, New beer release
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

Bend Brewing (downtown brewpub)
1019 NW Brooks St, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Free samples, Self-guided brewery tours

Bevel Craft Brewing
911 SE Armour Rd., Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, New beer release

Boneyard Beer (production brewery)
63067 Plateau Ct, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Food specials, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, Zwickel samples
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

Boneyard Beer Pub
1955 NE Division St, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Food specials, Live music, New beer release, Zwickelmania Collab Beer Participant
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

Bridge 99 Brewery
63063 Layton Ave, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples, Cornhole

Cascade Lakes Brewing Company
2141 SW 1st St, Redmond
Free samples, Meet the Brewer, New beer release, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples, Swag bags to the first 50 people

Craft Kitchen and Brewery
62988 Layton Ave #103, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Food specials, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, New beer release, Raffle/giveaways, Comedy Show Saturday PM, Drag show Friday PM weekend of fun

Crux Fermentation Project
50 SW Division St, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Free samples, Meet the Brewer, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples, Barrel-aged beer samples from the barrel

Deschutes Brewery Production Facility
901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend
Family friendly, Free samples, Meet the Brewer, New beer release, Raffle/giveaways, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples, Speakeasy On-Site Barrel Warehouse Tour and exclusive Reserve Beers on Sale one day only, PhotoBooth, Sensory Lab Sampling, Silent Disco
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

Deschutes Pub Bend
1044 NW Bond St., Bend
Family friendly, Food specials, Free samples, New beer release, Darts and Games
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

GoodLife Brewing
70 SW Century Dr. 100-464, Bend
Family friendly, Food specials, Free samples, Meet the Brewer, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples, merchandise sale
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

Immersion Brewing
550 SW Industrial Way #185, Bend
Family friendly, Food specials, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, Zwickel samples

McMenamins Old St. Francis School
700 NW Bond Street, Bend
Family friendly, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer

Porter Brewing
611 NE Jackpine Ct #2, Redmond
We’ll have the brewery open for tours and Deven (owner & brewer) will be there to chat about the process of brewing and cellaring cask ales. We’ll be counter-serving a cask of our Best Bitter for samples and will have some swag to hand out, too!

Silver Moon Brewing
24 Greenwood Ave, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Food specials, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, Raffle/giveaways, Zwickel samples, Free small basket of fries for all that attend

Sunriver Brewing (production brewery)
56840 Venture Ln, Sunriver
Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, Zwickel samples

Wild Ride Brewing
332 SW 5th St, Redmond
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, New beer release, Raffle/giveaways, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples
One of 30 breweries who collaborated on “State of Excitement IPA”

Worthy Brewing
495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend
Dog friendly, Family friendly, Food specials, Free samples, Guided brewery tours, Meet the Brewer, Raffle/giveaways, Self-guided brewery tours, Zwickel samples

10 Barrel Brewing – Eastside
62950 NE 18th Street, Bend
Join us and get a behind-the-scenes look at the brewery, meet the brew team, and try 25+ limited release beers only offered at Zwicklemania! First 100 people get a commemorative snifter glass!

Monkless Belgian Ales
20750 NE High Desert Ln #107, Bend
The Monkless crew is excited to open our doors to Beer Geeks and Casual Sight-seers for Oregon’s 12th Annual Zwickelmania! Take yourself on a tour to learn about our brewing process, meet our crew and Monkless Founder & Head Brewer Todd Clement. Don’t miss your chance to taste beer right from the Zwickel!!

I’ll keep this post updated with any late additions to the brewery participant list.

Updated! I’ve added to the list above.