Fire, Food & Drink in Cleveland will hold a five-course beer pairing dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (May 23) with Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.

The dinner will feature Labrador Lager, Whippet Wheat, Irish Setter Red, Hoppus Maximus and Old Leghumper. To see the full menu, designed by Chefs Douglas Katz and Cameron Pishnery,   click here.

Homestead Beer Co. plans to move into the Columbus market and open a full-blown tasting room this summer.

“The community response has just been off the charts,” brewer and co-owner Adam Rhodes said during a visit this week. (See video below.)

Hoppin' Frog Brewery will hold a special meet-and-greet with beer fans from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday (May 23) at Siamone's Thai Pub & Restaurant in Springfield Township. There will be 10 Hoppin' Frog beers available. 

"You can try some of the special beers that will be available for the evening, and there will be a special toffee shortbread cookie dessert served with Barrel Aged Double Pumpkin Ale for dipping," the brewery said in an email. "It's a unique, shockingly delightful flavor experience that we wanted to bring to you."

Fat Head's Brewery will open a brewpub in downtown Portland, Ore., co-owner and brewer Matt Cole said. Fat Head's -- which operates a brewpub in North Olmsted, a production brewery in Middleburg Heights and a restaurant in Pittsburgh -- just signed a deal for a 13,000-square-foot space in the Pearl District about two blocks from Deschutes Brewery and Rogue Ales pubs, he said.

"The Pearl District is a pretty hip area right in downtown Portland," Cole said.