My new rivalry is like my usual rivalry: geographically close and deserving of more research. Hawks View Winery is my new classroom. The lesson begins with six wine tastings from white to red. What goes best with six swigs of Oregon wine? A flatbread plate. My new couple’s membership compliments a single membership in Tapphoria’s […]
KITCHEN TABLE BEER TRAVEL: OREGON TO GERMANY
Beer travel starts at John’s Market in Multnomah. Culturally aware types emphasize art and architecture for reasons to travel. They love the history, the land, the people. And they can’t stop talking about all the new stuff they learn. If it’s someone you know, you listen like you’re not hearing an endless variation of […]
FIRST MT. ANGEL OKTOBERFEST
And it won’t be the last Oktoberfest. A buddy explained how it’s been since he gave up beer. Maybe you’ve heard the same talk? Maybe you’ve told someone why you gave up beer? Oregon beer is one reason people move here. Blame the hops. It might be a reason they leave, too.
PORTLAND TAPROOMS: NINE COMMANDMENTS
A cry for beer opened Portland taprooms, but suburban taprooms like Tigard’s Tapphoria make our day. An ocean of new beer flooded Oregon in the 1980’s. The original Portland Brewing next to the old Acapulco’s Gold on NW 14th and Flanders was enough to make beer lovers cry. Then things changed when small batch beer […]