I just came upon the Breakside Brewery this weekend. I didn’t have a chance to stop by but I wanted to promote a new venture, especially when it already has 16 reviews on Yelp in the matter of two months. Tammy E. – “I can’t find any reason to not give this place 5 stars, … Read more
Yesterday was my first Oregon Brewers Festival. It wasn’t what I expected. Normally if there is an event at the waterfront you have all tons of booths selling stuff, businesses promoting themselves, and just weird stuff. You don’t have that here but I did see a guy with a pretzel necklace like the candy necklaces … Read more
Enjoy the Oregon Brewers Festival happening all this weekend at the waterfront.
The Oregon Brewers Festival is one of the nation’s longest-running and best loved craft beer festivals, held annually in Portland, Ore. the last full weekend in July. The 2010 festival will take place July 22 through 25. Join the parade today at 10AM starting at Deschutes Brewery. Twenty-three years ago, three local microbreweries – Portland … Read more
ANNUAL NW SPIRITS AND MIXOLOGY SHOW This July, Get an Insider’s Look at the Beverage and Liquor Industry- Complete with Tastes and Sips of the Latest Trends Portland, Oregon (26, June 2010)- The NW Spirits and Mixology Show is bringing the Portland public an exclusive insider’s look at the latest trends to follow in the … Read more
PINTS URBAN TAPROOM EVENT. PINTS will be grilling brats and serving Oregon craft beer this Friday, July 16th from noon to 6 pm at 412 NW Fifth Avenue. Live music by Shane Brown will start at 6 pm until 9 pm. Every Friday at PINTS is Aloha Friday. Kona Longboard Island Lager pints are $3 … Read more
In 2010 we celebrate the fifth annual Oregon Craft Beer Month (OCBM) which gets off to a beery start on July 1, 2010 with an official kick-off party at McMenamins Hillsdale Brewery and a state-wide toast to OCBM at participating restaurants, breweries and bars at 6 p.m. There are over 200 events happening this month … Read more
It’s hard to find a good hot dog restaurant as most places treat it as a gimmick or a second thought. I stumbled across Zach’s Shack (it was actually a shack, or trailer, at the time) six years ago; “Dogs with snap,” is their catch phrase. You have had the soft, grocery store hot dogs. … Read more
Pac-Man Ghosts and Galaga Aliens, ahhhhh. Ground Kontrol, depending on your age, is either the coolest place you know about or the place you can’t believe you didn’t learn about until now. Over 90 video games from the ’70’s, ’80’s, and 90’s? 26 Pinball machines? Beer? Yep. Ground Kontrol just recently started offering beer on … Read more
Ninkasi Brewing Company just launched their crisp and flavorful, Radiant Summer Ale for 2010. A clean finishing summer offering in the Ninkasi tradition. The smooth malt character is balanced by a elegant hop bitterness, the perfect compliment to a glorious summer day. 6% alc./vol. 40 ibus. Ninkasi Brewing has quickly grown to be a … Read more