by Spence on July 29, 2007
My wife and I just got back from Eugene, OR where we saw Queens Of The Stone Age play (epic show!), and this gave me an opportunity to visit a store I had read about on Beer Advocate called The Bier Stein. We had allowed ourselves only two days in Eugene because it was mid-week, but [...]
by Spence on July 19, 2007
It’s Wenesday afternoon, and it has taken me this long to digest our epic weekend in Portland. Beyond the beerfest, we hung out with friends who I haven’t seen in a while and ate amazing sushi at Masu. It was a great weekend. In addition to the friends and food, I was able to take [...]
by Spence on July 12, 2007
Just a quick post to remind all that the Portland International Beerfest is this Friday through Sunday. The scheduled hours are as follows:
Friday – 4:00 PM through 10:00 PM
Saturday – 12:00 PM through 10:00 PM
Sunday – 12:00 PM through 7:00 PM
Here’s a recap of what I think are the outstanding beers being poured this year. [...]
by Spence on July 7, 2007
The guys over at Hop Talk are hosting this month’s The Session, so check out their recap to see how we all view the same animal: beer and the atmosphere in which we enjoy it. I’m sure we’re all going to be hitting this from a bunch of different directions. I’m sure that [...]
by Spence on July 3, 2007
Todd over at BeerAdvocate.com recently posted about receiving an email that confirms a rumored upcoming fall seasonal from Sierra Nevada that will commemorate their 27th anniversary. It will be an American IPA with generous doses of Cascades. They’re going to be dry hopping this one, so it should be sporting that great citrus [...]