This is only the 2nd beer I’ve had from Surly, that small brewery in Minnesota who makes what I hear is an “ok” beer called Darkness, and uses cans for most of their beers. A little over a year ago I tried the famous Surly Furious, an IPA that was pr…
I am in the middle of closing out my company’s fiscal year, so I’ve been a little caught up. (I know, it doesn’t even sound cool. It isn’t. Imagine spreadsheets and accounting software and budget projections and nail biting. I fear the tax man. I real…
Stonch has a very good post today about how he finally came to love Rochfort 10 – he gave it a couple of years in the cellar. Result?Gone is the excessive carbonation and the oppressive aroma of fiery alcohol. Instead, the beer’s smoother and more enj…
It is a tradition to hand out cigars after the birth of your baby. Why am I not doing this? I hope this does not take my license to be a man away but I don’t care for cigars. And I really don’t like the bubblegum cigars. The gum is alm…
Saturday morning came bright and early, awfully early considering my Friday afternoon through evening in Portland. We stopped by Milo’s City Cafe for a quick breakfast and I got cheddar and Italian sausage-stuffed french toast. How incredibl…
Jonathan Berry and the rest of the Lompoc Brewing guys have been busy, as you can tell me from this list he sent recently:.. Here are some of the beers being released at the Lompoc pubs Oktoberfest-style Amber Lager 5.0%…
Come on by tonight where we’ll be brewing our annual batch of Headless Horseman Pumpkin Ale. It should be interesting. This will be our third year and we’re curious to see what transpires. Our first batch turned out great. We used a partia…
Deschutes winter favorite, Jubelale, should be on a shelf near you by the end of this week and you can celebrate its 21st year at an informal party at the Horse Brass on Tuesday…Jo Ellen says there’ll be some other…
Deschutes winter favorite, Jubelale, should be on a shelf near you by the end of this week and you can celebrate its 21st year at an informal party at the Horse Brass on Tuesday…Jo Ellen says there’ll be some other…
The new Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark… MONDAY Sept. 29th 5-11p.m.. Fresh Hop Night, Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark St. . Five Fresh Hop Beers on Draught. Including Full Sail, Hales, Ninkasi, Bridgeport, & Double Mountain. Other NEW ARRIVALS: Sierra…