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    Time for our 2011 Annual Beer Haiku Contest

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 20, 2018

    The contest is now closed, but you’ll enjoy reading all the entries in the comments below.

    Once again Sagebrush is sponsoring the Portland Food and Drink Beer/food Haiku contest.

    Sagebrush 2011 has expanded the popular Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Classic of the past 22 years to benefit even more area charities. In the past, the Sagebrush Classic has been known as the must-attend culinary and golf event in the Northwest, including an outdoor feast that showcases the culinary artistry of 18 chefs from all over the world. This year, Sagebrush has planned a week-long series of events to help more than 100 participating nonprofit organizations and created a Sagebrush Match Fund to help those charities raise even more money.

    Eighteen chefs from Bend, Oregon to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, including local chefs Matt Lightner, Scott Shampine and Scott Neuman will take part. The proceeds from this event benefit Central Oregon children and families. I’m happy to support this good cause.

    The first-place winner of the haiku contest will receive a pair of tickets to the Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Feast in Bend Oregon which will be held on July 16th. These tickets have a value of $200.00 each!You can enter now by putting your haiku entries in a comment box below. The contest will close June 25th.

    The entries will be judged by five people associated with this site, and one from Deschutes Brewery.

    Remember, to be eligible, the haiku must follow the traditional form. The art of haiku requires precision: a five syllable first line; seven syllables second line; and five syllables third line. For many, the best haiku features the last line that works like a friendly elbow in the ribs. To be eligible, all haiku must make some reference to beer, though not specifically about Deschutes.

    Here are some of the best entries from earlier years:

    Lisa Richardson:
    Sunshine for the tongue
    Hops turned into brewed delights
    Liquid Oregon

    Clinton Springer:
    how like a pharaoh
    the first must have felt, sipping
    in turned to manna

    Clinton Springer:
    it’s our mother’s milk:
    the gentle hands pull the taps,
    and down rains pure ale

    Carlos Perez:
    Beer transforms my mind
    to thoughts of cascading water
    Pooling, foaming, cool.

    Erin Hatzi:
    Malt, hops, yeast, heaven
    Bitter never tastes so sweet
    Drink of the people

    Gabe Finch:
    Bottled amber poured
    In code, this malt does whisper
    Of sunbeams sweet voice

    Brian:
    The Dissident Shouts
    “Free yourself from boring beer”
    Prepare to pucker!

    Brian:
    Miss Spelt, Not Miss Spelled
    She, a thirst quenching temptress
    Please don’t tell my wife.

    Hoss:
    Beer me Bartender
    The sweet nectar you render
    Is hoppy splendor

    Clinton Springer:
    born at sea, tumbling
    through and rising from valley
    soil, into your glass

    Lisa Richardson:
    Sunshine for the tongue
    Hops turned into brewed delights
    Liquid Oregon

    Rachel:
    Pour the twilight ale
    Breathe in the warm wind of night
    Summer as begun

    By Les:
    Happy bubbles spring
    Into summer beer joy hops
    Fall into the clouds

    Humble Pie:
    Cheap yellow beer child,
    I played Deschutes and ladders
    ain’t been the same since

    Clinton:
    It is at two pints
    that he feels himself transformed
    from damp clay to god

    Karen:
    Willamette hops taste
    like summer: green flowers bright
    and sharp as sunlight


    About Sagebrush
    Deschutes Brewery’s Sagebrush Classic has been benefiting the Central Oregon community for 22 years; raising more than $2 million for nonprofits through its popular golf tournament and feast. In 2011, the event will show significant expansion in order to include all eligible 501(c)(3)organizations in Central Oregon. The format of the event will change from a single weekend to a week-long series of events. A professionally executed fundraising campaign for participating nonprofits will run from February 15 through August 15, 2011. During this fundraising campaign, Sagebrush will market the event, highlight the nonprofits that are participating, and provide fundraising tools to the nonprofit agencies. The week-long series of events include: July 9, Sagebrush Community Challenge/ Scramble; July 13, the Sagebrush Street Fare street festival; July 14, the Sagebrush Private Dinners will take place in private homes around Central Oregon; July 15, Sagebrush Classic golf tournament; and July 16, the famous Sagebrush Feast at Broken Top. For specific dates, times and cost of each event, visit www.sagebrush.org or contact Aimee Baillargeon, Executive Director at 541-408-6341 or aimee@sagebrush.org.

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    Comments

    1. theresa says

      June 13, 2011 at 3:28 pm

      seventeen… Foster’s
      twenty-seven… lambic gueuze
      forty-two… what’s cold?

      cats don’t like it much
      dogs will drink it if allowed
      paws off my cold one

      spring is in the air
      when will he fix the window?
      beer makes hard work good

      Celiac’s sad plight
      Deschutes’ kick-ass remedy
      gluten-free delight

    2. Barbara Pettersen says

      June 13, 2011 at 5:03 pm

      Frothy golden glow
      Hop-nosed essence of summer
      Sigh and sip slowly

    3. Juliet says

      June 13, 2011 at 5:04 pm

      Define Oregon
      A place coveted by all
      ‘Tis the land of beer

      Crisp liquid amber
      The object of desire
      My heaven? Good beer.

      Sip Sip, Slurp Slurp, AHH
      Nothing quite as refreshing
      As an IPA

      Afternoon sunshine
      My pint glass sweats, calling me
      Saying “drink my child”

    4. Rick says

      June 13, 2011 at 8:00 pm

      Can anything cleanse
      like night’s first wash of bitter
      over daytime’s tongue?

    5. themick says

      June 14, 2011 at 1:43 am

      I like to drink beer
      In fact I drink lots of beer
      I like to get drunk

    6. Kassie Halpin Robinson says

      June 14, 2011 at 7:31 am

      Golden bubbles rise,
      Glimmering in my pint glass;
      Sly Northwest sunlight

    7. themick says

      June 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm

      There once was a beer
      Wait, this isn’t a Limerick!
      Too much ale for lunch.

    8. themick says

      June 14, 2011 at 1:29 pm

      beer, beer, beer, beer, beer,
      beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer
      and then the check please.

    9. Stu says

      June 14, 2011 at 3:03 pm

      Just enough water,
      fresh hops in a tun of mash,
      time rewards patience.

    10. Lou Wentz says

      June 14, 2011 at 8:47 pm

      Wursts go best with beer,
      better than any soul food,
      ice cream goes the worst.

    11. themick says

      June 15, 2011 at 12:04 pm

      A fine frothy foam
      Bubbles bursting above brim
      Perfectly poured pint.

    12. Sara says

      June 15, 2011 at 4:02 pm

      “I love Microbrews”, he says
      “Sam Adams is rad”
      My head shakes, “Poor east coaster”

    13. Dave says

      June 15, 2011 at 7:47 pm

      the beer pours slowly
      down the side of a cold mug
      quickly down my throat

    14. Dave says

      June 15, 2011 at 7:51 pm

      sweat drips from my face
      I need something cold to drink
      Twilight Summer Ale

    15. Lance T says

      June 15, 2011 at 8:08 pm

      Four seasons of love;
      Ale to porter, stout and wheat.
      Always gold in hand.

    16. Lance T says

      June 15, 2011 at 8:17 pm

      Oregon rains feed,
      Cascade bouquet from kettle.
      Draft from heaven please.

    17. Lance T says

      June 15, 2011 at 8:26 pm

      Spring to summer days,
      Draft of ale for my delight;
      Always refreshing.

    18. Jamie Caulley says

      June 15, 2011 at 8:58 pm

      Malts so sweet, hops bitter
      Yeast fruity, spicy, alive
      Grand combination

    19. Angelo De Ieso says

      June 16, 2011 at 9:43 am

      From The Abyss dark
      Cherry Dissident blossoms
      Summer’s crisp Twilight

    20. Mark says

      June 16, 2011 at 12:46 pm

      Moved here from Detroit
      Hello Beervana! Never
      Drinking Bud Again.

    21. Brinton Cary says

      June 16, 2011 at 6:55 pm

      Craft brew can cure all,
      so pour yourself a pint, let
      fickle taste buds roar.

      A hot Oregon day
      has left my mouth feeling parched.
      Ahh, hops are soothing.

      Beer may not last long,
      but you can always order
      one more round again.

      Out in the fields
      a worker tends the hops, straight to
      the taps they all go.

      Fizzing out the tap
      Makes me foam at the mouth.
      Big ‘ole cup of beer.

    22. laura says

      June 19, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      re-entry from Fooku:

      San Diego thinks
      they beat Portland for craft beer
      Arrogant Bastards!

    23. themick says

      June 19, 2011 at 6:25 pm

      Water, malt, hops, yeast.
      Add a palate and some love.
      The result; Great beer.

    24. jessica sinn says

      June 20, 2011 at 12:51 pm

      From seed to flower
      From flower to liquid gold
      From gold to delight

    25. Whitney Beyer says

      June 20, 2011 at 4:01 pm

      Elixir of life!
      A prideful Bendite, I am;
      Bend: home of good beer.

    26. Mark says

      June 21, 2011 at 9:29 am

      New to the Pac NW

      Black Butt porter please
      Smiling, she replied, “Sure thing.”
      Friends, shouting, “Black Butte!”

    27. Jim B says

      June 21, 2011 at 11:59 am

      The Dissident screams
      He falls in to the Abyss
      Not quite a Hop Trip

    28. sidemeat says

      June 21, 2011 at 12:49 pm

      yes, thank you, i will have another…
      don’t let all of this haiku bother
      get in the way
      of what’s genuinely important…

    29. Dave says

      June 21, 2011 at 1:56 pm

      when I spill my beer
      is it funny to call it
      alcohol abuse?

    30. chezz says

      June 22, 2011 at 12:32 am

      Beer merchant gives no
      Relief at all to my thirst
      “No sales after 2”

    31. James Harding says

      June 22, 2011 at 10:08 am

      Ginger crystallized
      Sweet on the lips this Abbey
      Belgium dances now

    32. James Harding says

      June 22, 2011 at 10:21 am

      Caught by a Trappist
      Dubbel dribbling is called
      I’m loving this game

    33. beans says

      June 22, 2011 at 10:51 am

      warm sun, welcome back
      my thirst drives me to the light
      cold ale saves my soul

    34. Derrick Vargason says

      June 22, 2011 at 3:09 pm

      Cool crisp Mirror Pond
      try to wait but leap right in
      a gurgling sound, aaahhh

    35. Nick says

      June 22, 2011 at 5:18 pm

      Teach the world to sing
      And in perfect harmony
      Buy the world a beer

    36. Nick says

      June 22, 2011 at 5:27 pm

      Alas! Poor Black Butte;
      For indeed, I drank it well.
      Let’s have another!

    37. themick says

      June 23, 2011 at 2:27 am

      “A larger lager”
      Said the stout porter to me.
      “Good for what ales you”.

    38. Shawn Anzaldo says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:04 am

      High desert sun falls
      Dusty gullets gather for
      Frosty frothy pints

    39. Shawn Anzaldo says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:06 am

      Bubbles in my beer
      Swimming upward, breaking thru
      Effervescence freed!

    40. Shawn Anzaldo says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:07 am

      Green-blue river goes
      toppling over stones so smooth
      Beer outside the pub

    41. Shawn Anzaldo says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:07 am

      They say do your part
      Deschutes is community
      Drink beer help people

    42. Bryce says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:59 am

      Two friends drinking beer
      Barrel aged is magical
      Laughing dissidents

    43. Jeff Losel says

      June 23, 2011 at 11:51 am

      A hot summer day
      Sweat trickles, parched throat awaits
      First quaff is heaven

    44. Yee-Lee says

      June 23, 2011 at 6:52 pm

      Warm day, starry night
      A pint of ale by my side
      Heaven is on earth

      Malt, hops, yeast, and love
      Brewed and aged by masters
      Quench thy thirsty soul

      Strenuous to smooth
      Savor each head, body, taste
      White foam on your lips

      Bubbling spring water
      Brewed with hops, malt, yeast, and love
      Raindrops on your tongue

    45. Yee-Lee says

      June 23, 2011 at 6:58 pm

      Climb the hoppy taste
      Black Butte conquered with delight
      At a drinking pace

      Deep, dark, mystical
      Yet smooth and silky like glass
      Obsidian rocks

      She hops in the dark
      Breaks through the creamy white head
      Into Summer’s light

    46. Yee-Lee says

      June 23, 2011 at 6:58 pm

      When I moved to Bend
      I thought I’d gone to heaven
      Here, great ales await

    47. Yee-Lee says

      June 23, 2011 at 6:59 pm

      Ski, hike, golf, and bike
      Then go Deschutes for a pint
      Typical Bend life

    48. Yee-Lee says

      June 23, 2011 at 7:01 pm

      Can be dark or pale
      Taste and overtones vary
      None will disappoint

      This fourth of July
      I toast to the summer sun
      Cascadian style

    49. Joisey says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:22 pm

      Yee Lee get some air
      Quality not quantity
      The rule of this game

      • Food Dude says

        June 24, 2011 at 12:26 am

        Hear hear. Don’t make me put in a entry limit!

    50. Robin Brown says

      June 24, 2011 at 10:20 am

      Water from fire
      A dichotomy for sure
      Resolved in an ale

    51. Robin Brown says

      June 24, 2011 at 10:39 am

      Vulcan’s forge born
      River, both source and porter
      Tamed by tap and glass

    52. Jerry Davison says

      June 24, 2011 at 10:48 am

      I intend to “Bend”
      One or two brews from Deschutes
      in July. Tickets?!

    53. Grover Sparkman says

      June 24, 2011 at 11:44 am

      Which discovered first?
      Some say beer then bread.
      Why argue? Drink then eat.

      Beer our oldest drink
      has withstood the test of time
      Drink a beer with me

      A beer and sunshine
      These two simple things each day
      What more can we ask?

      Fill my glass with care
      Bartender please be careful
      Leave a head on top

    54. Clay Sparkman says

      June 24, 2011 at 11:47 am

      I’m a pessimist.
      The pint is half empty. Bring
      me another please

      The elements: hops,
      malt, water, yeast. Alchemy
      done: golden brew flows

      Campbell said follow
      your bliss. And so I do, from
      Brewpub to brewpub

      Message in bottle:
      Stranded in Oregon with
      Just beer. Don’t send help.

      Warning: it rains beer
      here in Oregon. You won’t
      need an umbrella

      How to drink a beer:
      Observe as long as ya can
      Then gulp ‘er on down

    55. Peter says

      June 24, 2011 at 12:26 pm

      Hands, raw and ragged
      The shadow of a day’s toil
      Cold ale, nirvana

    56. Jerry Davison says

      June 24, 2011 at 12:41 pm

      Yeast blown by the wind
      Please land in a beer from Bend.
      Warm my quenching thirst.

    57. Grover Sparkman says

      June 24, 2011 at 2:19 pm

      Which discovered first?
      Some say beer then bread.
      Why argue? Drink then eat.

      Beer our oldest drink
      has withstood the test of time
      Drink a beer with me

      A beer and sunshine
      These two simple things each day
      What more can we ask?

      Fill my glass with care
      Bartender please be careful
      Leave a head on top

      Raise beer glass to light
      to see a bright golden hue
      looks like sunshine

    58. Grover Sparkman says

      June 24, 2011 at 2:25 pm

      My son Clay was helping me post my beer Haiku to your site
      sorry about the double post.

    59. Virginia says

      June 24, 2011 at 3:45 pm

      Bull Run water makes
      Willamette Valley hops sing,
      Portland! Beervana!

    60. Dave says

      June 24, 2011 at 7:05 pm

      in the nick of time
      i rush to my computer
      another beerku

    61. Dave says

      June 24, 2011 at 7:06 pm

      sweat drips from my brow
      but yet i refuse the beer
      i don’t drink from cans

    62. BORIS B. BADD says

      June 24, 2011 at 7:41 pm

      Alehouse at June dusk
      Oregon invites repose
      Not hard to say yes

      Not sure if you knew
      Beer drinkers make great boyfriends
      They buy every round

    63. Andy says

      June 24, 2011 at 7:43 pm

      Year measured in brews:
      gose, lager, bock, and stout
      Rome had it all wrong

      What can’t go in beer?
      asks the intrepid brewer
      mayonnaise, for one.

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