If you didn’t notice, our main goal in Portland was fresh hop beers (see my full review of what we drank here). But, this was also another great weekend of touring beer joints and hitting a few special events. Angelo and the Brewpublic crew were throwing a couple of first year anniversary events, and the […]
Entries Tagged as 'oregon'
Portland Weekend Recap – Part One
October 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Beer & Food, Beer Reviews, Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries
Fresh Hops in Portland (And Why Fresh Hop Mirror Pond Might Be the Best Hoppy Beer I’ve Ever Had)
October 12th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Beer Reviews, Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries
The Beer Retard & I hit quite a few spots on our Friday/Saturday trip down to Portland this past weekend, but the trip had one obvious common thread: drink as much great fresh hop beer as we can get our hands on. In addition to Saturday’s Fresh Hop Tastival at Oak’s Park with 30+ fresh hop beers […]
For Any Oregon Ducks Readers: Go Purdue!
September 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Warning: There is no beer content in this post. My alma mater, the Purdue University Boilermakers, rolls into Eugene for a prime-time night game against the Oregon Ducks this Saturday, and I just wanted to say GO BOILERS to all the local Ducks fans (who UW and OSU fans seem to love sooooo much). I was […]
Laurelwood Brewing Workhorse IPA Wins the Brewing News National IPA Championship
March 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Events, Oregon Breweries
After three weeks of battling, the Laurelwood Workhorse IPA took down the Big Sky Brewing IPA in the National IPA Championship this past weekend. I’ve never had the pleasure of trying the Laurelwood Workhorse, and I haven’t had the Big Sky IPA in quite a while. Looks likes I’ll have to seek out both of […]
Tags: IPA·Laurelwood·oregon·Portland
Weekend Getaway to Astoria
March 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries
One of Jeanne’s and my favorite things about living in Seattle is all of the different weekend trips that you can do from the city. We love getting out of town on a Friday night/Saturday morning and driving somewhere to just get away from the city. This past weekend, we drove the ~3 hours down […]
Tags: Add new tag·Astoria·Beer·fort george·oregon·Rogue·wet dog
Round 1 of National IPA Championship Complete – Last Year’s Champ Loses in the 1st Round!
February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · California Beer, Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries
You can see the full bracket results here: http://brackets.brewingnews.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=306230 The biggest surprise has to be last year’s champion of the tournament, Green Flash West Coast IPA, losing to Big Dogs Brewing Hop Harvest. There goes my bracket… Here are results from the NW: – Big Sky IPA beat out Ithaca Flower Power – Boundary Bay […]
Washington Is Ready to Kick More Ass in the 2009 Beer Brawl at Concordia Ale House
February 16th, 2009 · No Comments · California Beer, Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries
You may recall Washington’s win over Oregon in last year’s Beer Brawl at the Concordia Ale House in Porltand. If not, you can read about the results here. Essentially, bar patrons get to do a blind tasting of a flight of beers and vote for their favorites. Washington took down Oregon 825 to 590 on […]
Tags: beer brawl·california·concordia·lazy boy·oregon·Portland·Seattle·Washington
