Portland Trips

If you ever go to Portland here are a couple of place to hit up. First Hair of the Dog and while you are there try vintage Bottles.  I recommend the 2010 Matt: a bouron barrel aged stout and the 2011 Bourbon Fred: a bourbon barrel aged style strong ale. Both are excellent. Second check out BigAss Sandwich in The Mississippi District, it is in the parking lot of Prost. You can get a sandwich then walk in and get a 1 litre of Licher. Lastly Deschute in Pearl District. They have solid beer, but you can alway find a limited on tap. Last time I had the Abyss Imperial Stout. Quite tasty! Enjoy Beer! 

Portland Brew Tour

Couple weeks ago went to Portland for the weekend. Hit Hair of the Dog and Cascade Brewing. At Hair of the Dog, I had Lila, Cherry Fred on Wood, Matt, and Bourbon Fred. My least favorite was Lila. I really enjoyed the Bourbon Fred and Matt. Both aged in bourbon barrels. Matt is a stout and Fred is a special golden ale. Both were phenomenal. We went to Cascade and I had the Bourbonic Plague which is there double porter aged in bourbon barrels with vanilla bean and thai cinnamon. Amazing. If you are ever in Portland I highly recommend these two breweries. Cheers!      

National Drink a Beer Day

Happy National Drink a Beer Day! I enjoyed Laurelwood's Pumpkin Ale. Spicy and Balanced. Definitely a fall favorite. Prost!

Seahawks!

Hawks lead the west and are off to a 3-0 start! Celebrate with the 12th Can. The 12th Man Pale Ale is by Hilliard's in Ballard. It is smooth, balanced and lightly hopped. Legion of Boom! 

Southern Oregon Beer

Couple weeks ago went down to Ashland/Medford for Vacation. We stopped by SOB, Caldera, and Standing Stone. Southern Oregon Brewing(SOB) by far my favorite. I had the Pin-up Porter  and there seasonal Kolsh. I also bought a new growler. Caldera was fun. More hippie than I was expecting. Tried the Ginger Hibiscus ale and the Mogli a chocolate oak aged bourbon porter. The Mogli was amazing, strong chocolate flavor. Last we stopped by Standing Stone. There beer was good, their food was better. The weather and the local was amazing and just sitting having a beer made it better! Cheers! 

Last week in Beer

Last weekend I went to Fremont and I got to try their Barleywine. It was very delicious, not heavy or strong alcohol like most other Barleywine. We then went to Asgard's Tavern I had the Thor's Equinox and my wife had the Sunstone. Both solid Belgium's and better on draft. Thursday got a chance to try Burnside's Lime Kolsh, it was nice and light with a hint of lime. Finally Friday I split Pike's Wood Aged Stout, it was excellent with sweetness of bourbon and bringing out the coffee notes. All in all a good selection this week in August. Cheers!  

National IPA Day!

Hoppy National IPA Day! I am enjoying a Daddy's Little Helper Black IPA from Rogue. It has a delicious roasted malt flavor balanced with Hops! Proust!