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Breakside Brewery opened its 24-tap tasting room and production facility in early 2013.

(Breakside Brewery)

Breakside Brewery will tap a new beer and serve a classic German menu at its first-ever Milwaukie Oktoberfest on Oct. 11.

Breakside will open its Milwaukie production facility and tasting room, located at 5821 Southeast International Way, from noon to 6 p.m. for the celebration.

The brewery will serve its new Oktoberfest Lager, a light brew modeled after classic German Märzen. In addition, the event will feature a special German beer taplist, including a Kolsch, Pilsner, Altbier and a pair of sour beers. A menu of brats, kraut, pretzels and beer cheese will also served.

Attendees will pay a $15 entrance fee and receive a glass mug, four beer tickets and a dollar food coupon. Each ticket is worth a 4 ounce sample, while four tickets can be exchanged for a full pint.

The event is all ages: face painting and crafts will keep kiddos busy. Handcrafted root beer from Portland's Atlas Sodaworks will also be available.

Breakside's 30-barrel production facility and tasting room opened in January 2013 to complement the brewery's Northeast Portland restaurant.

More information can be found at Breakside Brewery's Facebook page.

-- Michael Bamesberger