Wonderfully Weird

Wayne Coleman, one of the owners of Jester & Judge Cider Co., of Stevenson, was among the pourers at the festival. His outfit included a kilt and his father's old hard hat accented with feathers, two horns and an apple. Coleman also wore a whistle. "You have to toot your own horn," he said.

This decorative beer tap handle was at the Fat Heads booth. The brewery, from Portland, was among the more than 20 local and regional participants at the Weird Beer festival.

The "King Brothers" performed songs such as "Margaritaville" and "Runaround Sue" at the festival, Friday night, at Marina Park, in Washougal.

Steve Lacio, a chef at Canby Asparagus Farm, of Milwaukie, Ore., cooked shrimp and asparagus on a grill. Other food vendors served alligator sausage, taco salad and barbecue ribs.

The festival was planned by CDM Executive Director Eric Erickson and Sean Guard, owner of Metropolitan Productions, of Washougal (not pictured). Guard said $2,000 from the Washougal hotel/motel tax fund were used to advertise the event.

Allysha Moore, a volunteer pourer, was at the Amnesia Brewing booth. "I just enjoy being out and being social," she said. "It's a great event to volunteer for. It's a plus to get free beer." Each volunteer was given a tasting glass and six tickets to try beverages after their shifts were over.