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20th Annual Holiday Ale Festival

Published on December 13, 2015 by

So here in Portland we will find any reason to have a beer fest, and what better reason than the holiday season. Downtown in Pioneer Square underneath tents with heaters and over looking the cities Christmas tree is a two-story winter wonderland of beer. Over 50 breweries participating in the event that supports the Children’s Cancer Association. So not only do you get to taste some fantastic winter/holiday theme beers that have never been tasted by the public before, but you also get to support a great cause. All of the breweries participation in the event are required produce or […]

Full Sail and Session Brewery

Published on October 28, 2015 (Updated on November 15, 2015) by

I returned to Full Sail Brewery out in Hood River, Oregon to do a VIP tour with one of the brewers. Now this was an incredible opportunity to get some more details on them. It was really cool for me because I use to distribute their beer when I worked in Las Vegas, so I have been through a few presentations and tasting with their reps but have not had the opportunity to have a person who actually makes the beer walk me through their facility. I started the cloudy yet beautiful day in the tasting room enjoying their Session […]

1st Weekend out in Portland

Published on October 8, 2015 (Updated on November 15, 2015) by

So for my first weekend here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest city of Portland, Oregon, I decided to take in a little local flavor. As I am establishing contacts and people to interview I decided to play regular tourist. I started out my day grabbing breakfast at Elmer’s, a local Denny’s/Village Inn/Carrows or whatever that have in your state, breakfast place. They specialize in they gigantic German Pancake which is a great way to carb up for a day of tasting. Google Map of drive I took the scenic drive out to Hood River, which is a small town with […]