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Dales Pale Ale - Oscar Blues Brewery Another awful picture, but...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:43 -0700

Dales Pale Ale - Oscar Blues Brewery

Another awful picture, but luckily, a good beer. I have had Dales a few times in the past and new it would be a great choice to end the night with. Also it helped get the taste of the Petrus Red out of my mouth. Simple and tasty, no complaints.

Petrus Aged Red - Brouwerij Bavik Awful picture and awful beer....

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:32 -0700

Petrus Aged Red - Brouwerij Bavik

Awful picture and awful beer. Its not often that I pick a bad beer, but again, this was just awful. I love the Petrus Aged Pale, nice and sour, refreshing. While all I could get out of this beer was an overly sweet cherry cold medicine aroma and taste. The cherry sweetness muffled everything else, especially the sourness. I strongly discourage anyone to waste money on this beer.

thefuj: Arrested Development ubercut: 18 running gags (by...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:26 -0700

thefuj:

Arrested Development ubercut: 18 running gags (by Slacktory)

cant wait! 4 days!

Wookie Jack Black Rye IPA - Firestone Walker Went out for dinner...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:55 -0700

Wookie Jack Black Rye IPA - Firestone Walker

Went out for dinner with the girl and her parents when in Seattle. Celebrated her getting a job and me graduating college and sorta getting a job haha. First beer I went for was Wookie Jack. Firestone Walker is right about in line with Deschutes in my eyes, in terms of all the beers they put out are always solid. While at times I don’t like the style or the interpretation, you can never say the beer itself is actually bad. I have had Wookie Jack before and enjoyed it again.

Apologize for the awful picture.

Took the Amtrak back down to Portland from Seattle yesterday. I...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:23:09 -0700

Took the Amtrak back down to Portland from Seattle yesterday. I had some time to waste before my buddies flight got in, so of course it was time for some sour beer. I wandered my way over the Burnside bridge and down to Cascade. My picture taking started out well and then stopped completely once I got drinking and talking. I tried every Sour they had on tap I believe.

Noyaux
Vlad the Imp Aler
Chocolate Bourbonic Plaque
Vintage Apricot ‘10
Blueberry
Vintage Plum Rye ‘11
Bourbon Honey Ginger Lime
Habanero Honey Tamarind
The Vine

A few beers in the Master Brewer Ron Gansberg sat down next to me and we started talking. Super friendly guy. We had a few beers and talked for probably 45 minutes or so, oddly enough 90% of that talking was about my work installing a flour mill in Oregon, and not on his beers. Very knowledgeable guy, not only about beer, but system flow, control systems, PID’s, PLC’s, problems to watch out for. Was a great conversation.

Hair of the Dog was the second and last stop before we headed to...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:36 -0700

Hair of the Dog was the second and last stop before we headed to the airport. The first beer I had was Adam, which is one of my all time favorites. Whenever I see a bottle I snag one. This was my first time being at the brewery though, and it was even better. After Adam I had a sample of the rotating “from the wood” series. This time it was a soured beer blended with the second running’s small beer called Little Dog. Nicely tart, and refreshing.

Seven- Upright Brewing I pretty much love everything from...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:23 -0700

Seven- Upright Brewing

I pretty much love everything from Upright. This did not disappoint. A solid 7% Saison. My buddy was flying out of Portland down to San Fran so I tagged along and went to see the girl up in Seattle. But first we had to get a few beers before his flight. We stopped in at The White Owl. Nice tap list, and cheap food during happy hour. Was a good start before we went to Hair of the Dog.

Class of ‘88 Barley wine, A collaboration between...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:04:03 -0700

Class of ‘88 Barley wine, A collaboration between Deschutes, Rogue, and North Coast, who all started in 1988. Picked this up the other day for 8 bucks at the co-op. Seemed like a good deal. I am so use to barleywines that want to be big and bold. This one was very simple, not super complex, but didn’t taste like it was 10%. I am not sure many would love this, but I appreciated it for the simplicity.

Starting work in Oregon the right way. 2 hours after we arrived...

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:31:19 -0700

Starting work in Oregon the right way. 2 hours after we arrived and we already found what we expect will be our “spot”. Good selection of taps, solid food, and friendly waitresses. Cant ask for much more.

Shitty pour by Em, but excellent beer. My favorite beer bar in...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:31:36 -0700

Shitty pour by Em, but excellent beer. My favorite beer bar in Pullman had the Abyss ‘11 on tap. Bartender knew I was waiting for this one, he poured a sample for him and I right after he tapped it. Not that I needed a sample, but we both had to high five after taking the first sip. And then of course buy a pitcher. It was a good day.

portlandlovespints said: Rocking it OG style, my wife’s last class is tomorrow Congrats to...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:52:15 -0700

portlandlovespints said:

Rocking it OG style, my wife’s last class is tomorrow

Congrats to her! It feels excellent to be done. I took my time getting to this point, but def worth it. My senior design company hired me on temporarily for a few months to manage an install In Oregon. Moving down on Sunday. My buddy who also got hired on and I are already planning a trip into Portland to have some fun!

I graduated last Saturday, and while it was only 10 AM, I...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:36:17 -0700

I graduated last Saturday, and while it was only 10 AM, I decided a beer was needed so I could get through the commencement. So boring. I went right to one of my favorites. Avery’s Ellie Brown Ale. Love it.

Pretty happy with 3rd place for our Wine Barrel Flanders Red in...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:41:54 -0700

Pretty happy with 3rd place for our Wine Barrel Flanders Red in the Seattle region. We bottled a few right from the barrel for this one. Still haven’t actually bottled the rest yet. Need to get on that.

Been a good end of the week. Finished College.. .almost. A few...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:41:33 -0700

Been a good end of the week. Finished College.. .almost. A few more hours of work but no finals. Got a temp engineering job in Oregon for the next month or two. And won first place at the Cascadian dark ale homebrew competition.

http://www.inc.com/magazine/201304/liz-welch/the-way-i-work-ken-grossman-sierra-nevada.html

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:24:00 -0700

http://www.inc.com/magazine/201304/liz-welch/the-way-i-work-ken-grossman-sierra-nevada.html:

I thought this was very interesting. After all these years he is still so focused on not only the beer, but the people, and the impact it has on the environment around them.

fuckyeahbeer: digg: usatodaysports: Baseball fan, American...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:51:35 -0700

fuckyeahbeer:

digg:

usatodaysports:

Baseball fan, American hero. (via @CrawfishBoxes)

This is an incredible GIF set

FuckYeahBeer!

Makes me proud to be a Mariner’s fan. haha.

Wine Barrel Flanders Red Update

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:28:21 -0700

Just sampled my Wine Barrel Flanders Red tonight for the first time since November. I am pretty excited because we all agreed it is ready to bottle in the coming weeks. Just fantastic, lots of depth and complexity. Not as sour as some sours out there ( I am looking at you La Folie) but very well balanced between sour, funk, wine, and oak. Now is the hard decision, how much to bottle, all of it, or just part which is what we originally planned on. I am actually leaning toward all of it now, which we guess is about 50 gallons. The barrel started out a little more then 5 gallons short of the full 60, and we are guessing around 5 gallons has evaporated since, causing the top bit of the barrel to dry out. Because of this filling the barrel up all the way could cause leaks, which is why I am a fan of bottling it all, then washing it with boiling water, allowing the barrel to seal, and then fill it up again. Then of course the big decision, what to fill it up with next?

After we tried our beer, we also drank a bottle of Sour in the Rye from the Bruery. One of the guys brought it over after his trip down to UC Davis to look at grad schools. I have never had anything from the Bruery before, but wow, this was one of my favorite sours I have ever had after the first sip. The sour hits you right off the bat, then this sweet juicy citrus fruit just attacks you, ending with hint of rye at the end. I can’t describe this beer well enough to do it justice.

My camera on my phone decided not to work so I have no pictures of the barrel beer or the Sour in the Rye, which is disappointing, but oh well, deal with my words.

Another great day weather wise. Enjoyed the sun with the pup, a...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:42:54 -0700

Another great day weather wise. Enjoyed the sun with the pup, a beer, and some homework.

Brewed my Mosaic Pale Ale today. A beautiful day, 60 degrees and...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:54:00 -0700

Brewed my Mosaic Pale Ale today. A beautiful day, 60 degrees and sunny the whole time. My grandpa would of been proud of me, drinking a sour and smoking his old pipe. Really was a great brew session.

Campus bars this last weekend for my roommates 21st. I live with...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:53:51 -0700

Campus bars this last weekend for my roommates 21st. I live with 4 girls and they make me feel like an old man haha. This one I had while at The Coug and was told it was an Elysian IPA from the apocalypse series. But after trying it and knowing right away that this was a bit odd and after little research, I believe it was either DOOM Plum Raisin Pale, or DOOM Golden Treacle Pale. Not bad, but not my favorite.