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Christmas in Oregon – The Beers, Part 2

Posted on 2012/03/05 by Doug

On our last full day in Oregon, we grabbed a Zipcar early in the morning and set off for a beer-fueled adventure on the coast. The drive took us through the Tillamook State Forest. At some point, we passed through … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Oregon – The Beers, Part 1

Posted on 2012/02/20 by Doug

We spent the week from Christmas to New Year’s Eve out in Portland, which has a well-earned reputation as an excellent beer town. In our 7 days there, I drank a grand total of 53 different beers, at least 40 … Continue reading →

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San Antonio, The Beers

Posted on 2011/12/21 by Doug

We made our way to two breweries while down in San Antonio. The first was the Blue Star Brewing Company, which is in the Blue Star Arts Complex. We walked there from our hotel on Friday night and tried three … Continue reading →

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California, Part I: Auburn Ale House

Posted on 2011/06/04 by Doug

We flew out to California for a week around Easter, with beer and birds on the agenda. Blastbeats would have to wait for our trip to Baltimore for Memorial Day weekend. Our first day in California, Martha’s dad drove us … Continue reading →

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Pretty Things December 6, 1855 East India Porter

Posted on 2011/05/05 by Doug

Tuesday night found us at Rye House for the NYC launch party of Pretty Things December 6th, 1855 East India Porter, the latest in their “Once Upon a Time” series of historical beers. It was a bit of a special … Continue reading →

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Local Brewery Makes Good Beer!

Posted on 2011/04/09 by Doug

Ok, so the biggest and oldest of the local breweries in our borough, the Brooklyn Brewery, is neither obscure nor particularly hard to find, but I’ll admit I do go through phases where I’m not so impressed with their output. … Continue reading →

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Chicago: Part III – Hopleaf Bar

Posted on 2011/03/06 by Doug

Thursday in Chicago was to be our big night out, as we had no daytime commitments on Friday other than exploring the Loop, visiting museums, and nearly killing ourselves with the cheese and tomato casserole some Chicago eateries call “pizza.” … Continue reading →

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Chicago: Part II – Three Floyd’s Tap Takeover at Beer Bistro

Posted on 2011/03/02 by Doug

While perusing the Chicago events listings on Beer Menus for the days we would be in town, I happened across a listing for a “Three Floyds Tap Takeover” at a place called The Beer Bistro. Along with Bell’s, Three Floyds … Continue reading →

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Chicago: Part I – Hopslam at Kasey’s Tavern

Posted on 2011/02/26 by Doug

We flew out to Chicago for a few days of mixed business and tourism. Naturally, I took advantage of the Chicago pages on Beer Menus to get a heads up on what would be available and what bars had interesting … Continue reading →

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Three Floyds! In Brooklyn!!!

Posted on 2011/01/08 by Doug

This afternoon, we set out to North Brooklyn for a cask ale festival only to discover the line for beer stretched the length of the entire bar. Nothing on the beer list was worth waiting in a line half that … Continue reading →

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