It was just a couple short months ago that I was last in Portland checking out spots such as Migration, Coalition, and Burnside. But, I’m pretty sure you can’t make too many trips to Portland to drink beer, so a couple weekends ago it was back on the train and down to PDX for another [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cascade'
Presidents Day Weekend Road Trip Part Three: Cascade Brewing & Raccoon Lodge
March 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries
Better late than never, right? I posted the first two parts from our Presidents Day Weekend Road Trip during the week right after the trip, but here I am just now getting around to talking about what was the highlight: our stop on the way home from Bend at Cascade Brewing and Raccoon Lodge in Portland [...]
2010 – The Beer Ahead
January 9th, 2010 · 5 Comments · General Beer News, Notes
Looking at the past few years, I think it is safe to be excited for 2010. The past several years have all gotten consecutively more interesting when it comes to the world of craft beer, and there is no reason to expect anything different in 2010. Following are a few guesses at what we might [...]
Tags: BJCP·Cascade·Craft Brewers Conference·Imports·Seattle Beer Week
Video: Blending Bottlework’s 11th Anniversary Ale at Big Sky Brewing
November 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Beer Releases
Big thanks to Grizzly Growler, a nice-looking Montana-focused beer blog, for recording this great footage and putting it up on You Tube. Looks like the site does much more than just Montana beer, and it is definitely worth a spot in your news reader or bookmarks list. There is great information on the upcoming Bottlework’s 11th [...]
Tags: Big Sky·Bottleworks·bruery·Cascade·hair of the dog·new belgium·Stone
Now That Was One Hell of a Seattle Beer Week
May 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments · California Beer, Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries
Like many other beer drinkers in this town, I’m taking a little time off from major beer events after the conclusion of Seattle Beer Week. Things started with a bang at Pike on Thursday, May 7 and they didn’t let up until this past weekend with closing ceremonies at the Taphouse and an end of [...]
Tags: Brouwer's·Cascade·Dray·new belgium·Pike·Seattle Beer Week·Uber
Portland Paradise – Part 3
February 10th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries
Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of my Portland trip if you haven’t seen them. After checking out of the hotel on Sunday, we headed over to Whole Foods to stock up on some of the gems you can get in Portland that don’t make it up to Seattle. I was most excited to [...]
Tags: Beer·bruery·Cascade·hair of the dog·john's market·new belgium·pelican·Portland·raccoon lodge·Sour
This Just In: Cascade Apricot Ale is Amazing
January 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Beer Reviews, Oregon Breweries
I’ve only tried the Cascade Apricot Ale once (thanks someone at that one tasting earlier this year…), but it was by far one of the most memorable sour fruit beers I have had sampled. The apricot flavor and aroma exploded from the glass, and the sweetness balanced the mild sourness resulting in a very drinkable [...]
