A cross-cultural beer event in Portland on July 18th and 19th
MXPDX is a collaborative cultural event involving the cultures of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. The event revolves around 26 beers and ciders created exclusively for MXPDX, 13 from Mexican producers and 13 from Oregon producers. In addition, the event involves art, music, food, wine, and spirits.
This is a free, all-ages event taking place in Portland, Oregon. Advanced tickets are available now for the Cantina party on July 18th and for the custom glassware and access to the main festival on July 19th. Get your MXPDX tickets and learn more at https://www.mx-pdx.com/.
Here is the announcement from the event organizers:
The heart of Mexico’s craft culture comes to Portland this summer for the inaugural MXPDX Mexico/Oregon fiesta de la cerveza on July 19th. This collaborative cultural event for all ages celebrates the Pacific Northwest and central Mexican cultures with exclusive new and imported cerveza and sidra, arte & artesanías, actuación, comida, música, vino, and espirituosa.
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Tickets are now on sale for MXPDX festival on July 19th and the Cantina-style catered pre-party on Friday, July 18th, both taking place at The Redd on Salmon events venue at 831 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214.
Cervecerias & Sidra makers featured at MXPDX:
The MXPDX festival will feature 26 beers and ciders exclusive to this event. 13 Mexican craft breweries and 13 Oregon craft breweries and cideries have teamed up on original creations that showcase both regions with indigenous Mexican ingredients. Each small-batch Mexican craft cerveceria is also sending up a special flavor from their breweries available in Oregon for the first time.
OREGON – MEXICO
- pFriem Family Brewers – Cervecería Hércules
- Zoiglhaus Brewing – Campfire Brewing
- Grand Fir Brewing – Cervecería Cuatro Palos
- Barley Brown’s Beer – Cerveza Cardera
- Sunriver Brewing – Cerveza Santa Sabina
- Claim 52 Brewing – Interstellar Brewery
- Wayfinder Beer – Malteza Cerveceria
- Xicha Brewing – Cervecería Morenos
- La Familia Cider – Cerveceria OBNI
- Monkless Belgian Ales – Cerveza Cyprez
- Upright Brewing – Cerveceria Monstruo de Agua
- Little Beast Brewing – Cerveza Cru Cru
- Fort George Brewing – Falling Piano Brewing
Spirits and Wine:
Straightaway Cocktails will present a Mexican-style pop-up bar featuring spirits, canned cocktails, micheladas, and new bebida creations.
Alumbra Cellars will offer their Mexican-American made wines for tasting, purchase by the glass and bottles to-go.
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Pop-up Mercado Vendors:
Indoors and outdoors, the MXPDX pop-up mercado will feature arts, crafts, gifts, such as traditional jewelery, pins, shirts, dresses, embroidery, blankets, pottery, collage artists, makeup, face painting, and much more.
Food Comida:
A wide range of authentic Mexican food will be available including tacos, tamales, productos horneados, antojito street food, sonoran foods, postre desserts, and botanas.
- Machetes México City street food
- Sara Mexican Tamales & Oaxacan kitchen
- Tostado Coffee Roasters small batch Mexican grown coffee
- Dos Hermanos artisan Mexican bakery
- Antojitos 3 Reyes agua frescas, esquites, mini pancakes and mangoneadas
- Maruka Loka Sonoran style hot dogs, exquisite, dulces, and fresh fruit chamoy.
- Three Sisters Nixtamal fresh masa, totopos, and hand-pressed tortillas
- Hot Mama Salsa sauces, chili oil.
- Don Froylan authentic Mexican creamery
- More restaurants and food providers will be announced!
Music and Performance:
Entertainment will come from two stages hosting Latino DJs and live bands performing popular Mexican genres of music, traditional Aztecan dance, ballet, and luchador wrestling taking place throughout the day.
Founders:
MXPDX is presented by Portland, OR based Beer Friends 501(c)(4) in partnership with Mexico City-based craft beer pros Jose Fernando Rincón and Diego Lara, co-founders of Falling Piano Brewing and Hop: The Beer Experience. Rincón and Lara were born and raised in Mexico City. They became captivated by craft beer in 2008 at a time when few imported beers were available at their local bars. Utilizing their professional backgrounds in logistics, they began importing beer to Mexico a few years later, and this eventually led to their first taproom, Hop: The Beer Experience, in 2014. In 2016, they opened their second location, Hop2, which is the largest taproom in Latin America with 52 craft beer taps. In 2018, Rincón and Lara opened Falling Piano Brewing, and cemented their reputation as leaders of the vibrant and developing Mexico City craft beer community.
Tickets/Sessions:
MXPDX is a FREE event open to all-ages. Advanced tickets are available now for the Cantina party on 7/18 and for the custom glassware and access to the craft cervezas and sidra both imported and made special for the main festival on 7/19. Advanced tickets at https://www.mx-pdx.com/.
Cantina Celebración 7/18 from 5-8pm
MXPDX kicks off with an all-inclusive Cantina party on Friday, July 18th, at The Redd featuring complimentary beers and food from Oregon’s first Mexican-owned brewery – Xicha Brewing – out of Salem. The MXPDX Cantina is inspired by authentic Mexico City-style cantinas with a celebratory atmosphere where cervezas and micheladas flow freely with soulful food and lively music. The party will double as a meet and greet with brewers and owners from all 26 participating breweries from Mexico and Oregon sharing their beers, culture, and conversation. Cocktails from Straightaway Cocktails will also be available for additional purchase.
Especial Session 7/19 from 11am-2pm
MXPDX kicks off on Saturday, July 19th, with an Especial Session limited to just 300 people from 11am to 2pm. Attendees of the especial premiere hours will get early limited access to the rare craft beers and ciders and line-free browsing of the mercado market and food hall before the gates open for general admission attendees at 2pm. Each especial session admission holder will receive a collectible branded MXPDX glass and 10 drink tickets each exchangeable for 4oz pours of the beers and cider.
MXPDX General Admission 7/19 from 2pm-8pm
The main event opens to general admission ticket holders and all-ages/non-beer/cider drinkers at 2pm. Admission includes a custom MXPDX branded 12oz glass and 10 drink tickets each exchangeable for 4oz pours of 13 imported Mexican craft breweries’ beers, and 13 brand new collaboration beers made with Oregon brewers/cidermakers. The festival will be held across a full block with an indoor mercado featuring arts, crafts, makers, and vendors as well as live music and a kitchen. The extensive outdoor layout has open air and covered patios, a full liquor bar featuring Mexican cocktails and Micheladas by Straightaway Cocktails, a wrestling ring with live luchador wrestling performances, and food trucks and gourmet food vendors with snacks, samples, and authentic Mexican dishes.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We are now looking for volunteers to help make the MXPDX festival a great success. All volunteers will receive free festival drink packages or free brewery gift cards. For more details and the volunteer sign up form, please go to: https://www.mx-pdx.com/volunteer .
Sponsors:
MXPDX would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support:
Travel Portland
Travel Portland generates travel demand that drives economic impact for Portland. We do that by promoting the destination in bold, innovative and collaborative ways that harness Portland’s personality and values and that connect visitors to authentic experiences.
Unitus Community Credit Union
As a credit union dedicated to community development, Unitus is committed to promoting community development by breaking down barriers to accessibility for every community and household, irrespective of their socioeconomic status.
Xicha Brewing
Taste the spirit of Mexican and Oregónian culture in every sip and bite at Xicha Brewing Co, Oregon’s first Latino-owned craft brewery. El Sazón: authentic beer and food with a unique twist of local ingredients. Nuesta gente: Proudly serving the area and celebrating with nuestra gente since 2017.
Straightaway Cocktails
Founded in Portland, Oregon Straightaway Cocktails crafts award-winning cocktails utilizing the highest-quality ingredients from the Pacific Northwest. Over the past five years of business, thoughtful collaborations and partnerships with well-known, like-minded Pacific Northwest brands like Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Smith Tea, Salt & Straw and Alaska Airlines have taken Straightaway Cocktails to new heights across the United States. Through their commitment to craftsmanship and expert sourcing, Straightaway Cocktails has designed a line of bar-quality bottled and canned cocktails that can be enjoyed by cocktail connoisseurs and curious alike. Alongside Straightaway Cocktails is ACCOMPANi, Straightaway’s brand of liqueurs, amari and vermouth, which was recently awarded “Best in Show Liqueur” for its Mari Gold liqueur in 2022 at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Since 2022, Straightaway has committed to donating a portion of its sales to the environment through its partnership with 1% for The Planet and back to the community with 1% for Human Rights. Straightaway is honored to be joining the B Corporation community in 2024, alongside about only 43 distilleries worldwide.
Coleman Agriculture
Coleman Agriculture manages more than 7,500 acres of land in the Willamette Valley cultivating some of the highest-quality crops found anywhere. We specialize in hops, hazelnuts, seed crops, and a variety of vegetables, selling directly to brokers and commercial partners.
Imperial Yeast
Imperial Yeast helps brewers of all kinds brew their best beer by providing trusted performance, consistent quality, practical solutions, and guaranteed availability.
Port of Portland
With our three airports, three operating marine terminals, and six business parks, the Port of Portland is an economic engine for transforming this region into a place where everyone is welcome, empowered, and connected to the opportunity to find a good job or grow their business.
