So, after the first part of the PDX Brewers pub crawl on Saturday, we came home, grabbed our stuff, and ran off to visit my mom in E. Wa. for picking up some of my tools and the 2008 Spring Barrel Tasting.
Didn't hit that many wineries this year, but mostly because we hit a ton of them during Red Wine and Chocolates in February. This year we hit:
Steppe Cellars
Pontin del Roza
Tucker Cellars
Ended up coming home with about 10 bottles, which isn't too bad considering 3 of them were gifts. Hooray for a full wine cabinet :)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
PDX Brewers Pub Crawl Follow-up
While we didn't go for the entire pub crawl, we did hit the first 2 places (Hopworks and Hair of the Dog)
Hopworks Urban Brewery, you ask? FANTASTIC. If you live in Portland, treat yourself and go down to Hopworks as soon as you can. Their beers are amazing! (sadly, we didn't eat.. there wasn't time, and we weren't hungry anyway)
We had samples of their Pale Ale & Doppelbock while on the brewery tour, and the Bo Pils & Stout afterward.
Pale Ale - Just right, a great example of a PA.
Doppelbock - Good, a bit lighter than expected but very tasty.
Bohemian Pilsner - Gives Pilsner Urquell a run for its money, particularly since the HUB version isn't skunked from sitting in a green bottle.
7 Grain Stout - Dude. Bring a knife and fork, this Stout is a meal. I may run pick up a growler of this in the not too distant future, certainly before Ren comes for a visit.
HotD was a pretty standard visit. Had samples of Greg, Adam, Doggie Claws, and Blue Dot. Ended up picking up 2 bottles of Blue Dot, more to support Alan than anything else. I find that his Blue Dot Double IPA is always a little less hoppy than I expect it to be, particularly since it's billed as a Double IPA. In any case, it's still tasty :P
We went home after HotD, but the crawl went on to Lucky Lab, Roots, Horse Brass, and Belmont Station, with the West-Siders adjourning to the Little White Shed at McMenamins Cornelius Pass
Hopworks Urban Brewery, you ask? FANTASTIC. If you live in Portland, treat yourself and go down to Hopworks as soon as you can. Their beers are amazing! (sadly, we didn't eat.. there wasn't time, and we weren't hungry anyway)
We had samples of their Pale Ale & Doppelbock while on the brewery tour, and the Bo Pils & Stout afterward.
Pale Ale - Just right, a great example of a PA.
Doppelbock - Good, a bit lighter than expected but very tasty.
Bohemian Pilsner - Gives Pilsner Urquell a run for its money, particularly since the HUB version isn't skunked from sitting in a green bottle.
7 Grain Stout - Dude. Bring a knife and fork, this Stout is a meal. I may run pick up a growler of this in the not too distant future, certainly before Ren comes for a visit.
HotD was a pretty standard visit. Had samples of Greg, Adam, Doggie Claws, and Blue Dot. Ended up picking up 2 bottles of Blue Dot, more to support Alan than anything else. I find that his Blue Dot Double IPA is always a little less hoppy than I expect it to be, particularly since it's billed as a Double IPA. In any case, it's still tasty :P
We went home after HotD, but the crawl went on to Lucky Lab, Roots, Horse Brass, and Belmont Station, with the West-Siders adjourning to the Little White Shed at McMenamins Cornelius Pass
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