It’s almost that time again! All day long on Saturday, March 2nd, Caps N’ Taps will be serving flights of five classic Girl Scout cookies carefully paired with five thoughtfully selected ales.

Also, if you are still in need of cookies, Girl Scouts will be setting up a booth outside Caps N’ Taps on select days throughout February and early March.

Ten Pin Brewing, an award winning brewery out of Moses Lake, WA, is finally distributing their beer in SW Washington! We want you to taste some of their brews and enjoy an evening of bowling at Caps N’ Taps! Stop down for a pint and some fun!

Tap list TBA soon!

We are now one month away from our favorite day of the year…our annual Caps N’ Taps Night of Darkness! This is not a tap list for the faint of heart.  We’ll have an entire board of big, special, delicious dark ales and lots of complimentary chocolate (it is Valentine’s Day weekend, afterall).  Beers tap at noon on Saturday, February 16^th and will be pouring all day.  Tap list below:

1. pFriem Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout, ABV 12.3%
2. Alesmith Speedway Stout w/Vietnamese Coffee, ABV 12%
3. Prairie Bomb!, ABV 13%
4. Fremont Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star, ABV 13.6%
5. Fort George 1000 Years of Silence, ABV 10.5%
6. Crux Tough Love [BANISHED], ABV 11.5%
7. Backwoods The Stumbler, ABV 12%
8. Fortside Barrel-Fied Stout, ABV 10.8%
9. Left Hand 25th Anniversary Imperial Stout, ABV 12.1%
10. Perennial Fantastic Voyage, ABV 11.5%
11. North Coast Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XXI, ABV 12.2%
12. Heathen Bourbon Barrel Aged Epitaph, ABV 12%
13. Barrel Mountain Winch it Out Imperial Stout, ABV 9.5%
14. Oakshire Barrel-Aged Big Black Jack, ABV 10%
15. Lagunitas Willettized Coffee Stout Aged in Rye Oak Barrels, ABV 12.9%
16. Georgetown Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter, ABV 9.2%

Sorry! Event cancelled due to inclimate weather!

When: Sunday, February 10^th at 1:00pm (Please note the date change from Saturday)

What: Valentine’s Day themed cupcake decorating at Caps N’ Taps! What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon in February than sipping a drink and decorating some cupcakes?!? Customize your own flavor combinations and learn how to frost cupcakes and make chocolate decorations.

How: To register and reserve your spot – Email info@cakenouveaupdx.com
They will send you an electronic invoice. You can also stop by Caps N’ Taps during business hours and register in person. $35 per person for the class.  Your take-home is a ½ dozen cupcakes. Pick from chocolate, red velvet, champagne OR a mix of all three flavors!

Who: Cake Nouveau!
Meet the instructors:
Helen Nguyen: Helen has been Portland resident since 2010. She graduated with an Associates in Baking and Patisserie from Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts in 2012. She is particularly skilled in her sugar work and chocolatiering. She gained professional experience in kitchens throughout Portland since 2011, obtaining several different leadership roles including Lead Cake Decorator and Bakery Manager. While working at a gluten free bakery, she met Makana Jarman and found a mutual love and interest in Asian fusion cakes and pastries with a modern twist.

Makana Jarman: Makana is originally from Honolulu, HI. She graduated from the Art Institute of Santa Monica with a degree in Baking and Pastry Arts in 2010. She moved to Portland in 2012 and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest! She found this to be the perfect place to practice her craft since this is a city that truly appreciates the culinary arts. She has worked in various bakeries throughout Portland and was most recently the Lead Cake Decorator at a gluten free bakery. It was there that she met her business partner and best friend, Helen. Through their friendship and love for baking, they created Cake Nouveau — an Asian fusion bakery with a modern spin on all the pastries we grew up loving. It is their dream to share these unique flavors with you and the world!