St. Johns Winter Beer Fest
StormBreaker invites beer lovers to gather in their snowglobe of beer love for an all-day affair celebrating winter ales via their curated beer list, as well as special food items, and an axe throwing event. (Sat Jan 18, noon, StormBreaker Brewing, $20)


Drink Better
The Hoxton's basement bar 2NW5 welcomes Bar Manager Brett Adams down to head up the latest in the monthly deep dive into booze. This latest installment focuses on whiskey: what it is, how it's made, and what makes each type different. Admission grants you access to the class, as well as whiskey tasting and snacks. (Tues Jan 7, 7:30 pm, The Hoxton, $55)

Sour Beer + Cheese
Beer expert, certified sommelier, and Master Cicerone (one of less than 20 worldwide) leads this evening dedicated to investigating all the joys that pairing farmstead cheese and sour beers can bring. Tickets include four pairings, fruit and bread accoutrements, and a tasting goblet. (Thurs Jan 16, 6 pm, Cascade Brewing Barrel House, $36)

Onesie Bar Crawl
Nothing that says your next bout of public intoxication shouldn't be a super-comfortable one! And that's what the Onesie Bar Crawl aims to be: an opportunity to spend the evening in your favorite fuzzy jammies visiting some of Portland's best bars. Includes a custom badge, lanyard, costume contest, drink and food specials, and more. (Sat Jan 18, 4 pm, Barrel Room, $15)

Ramen + Whisky Festival
Fubonn presents this installment of the annual Ramen + Whisky Festival, once again promising one of the most delicious and fulfilling ways to stay warm this winter. Some of Portland's premier ramen chefs will be on site, serving tasty ramen samples paired with a speciality Japanese whisky cocktail. Participants include Noraneko, Nama, Sari, Mirakutei, Ramen Ippo, and Mikasa. (Sun Jan 19, noon & 3 pm, Leftbank Annex, $45)

NW Coffee Beer Invitational
We have our collection of quirks and foibles here in the Pacific Northwest, but damned if we don't know how to brew things. Beer and coffee, especially! And for the seventh straight year the Goose Hollow Inn puts up a very big tent, and invites a lot of brewmasters and coffee roasters to come together and see what sort of drinkable magic they can make together. For $25, you get to sample that magic with a festival glass and 10 taster tickets, as well as live music and food from the Inn itself. (Sat Jan 25, noon, Goose Hollow Inn, $25)

Portland Seafood & Wine Festival
Sip a lotta wine, eat a lotta fish! Sounds pretty simple, right? This annual celebration of coastal drinking and dining falls in the middle of Dungeness crab season, too, so there's definitely gonna be some seasonal delicacies to try, as well as other family-friendly activities. (Fri Jan 31, 2 pm, Oregon Convention Center, $13, all ages)