Portland thread

[mjohnson171]

They brewed it last year under the same name except collaborated with Lucky Lab and Lompoc. Different recipe though...No idea if they keep the name next year but collab with two new breweries and change the recipe again.

As long as it's as delicious or more then I'd be happy as a pig in ****.

 

[kscaldef]

As long as it's as delicious or more then I'd be happy as a pig in ****.

I don't recall last year being as delicious... I hope they find a way to continue making this year's recipe.

Or that Boneyard just starts canning.

 

[Podunkparte]

At Cascade right now. How do you guys ever leave this place?

1. Hair of the Dog
2. Ulcers

 

[JulianB1]

1. Hair of the Dog
2. Ulcers

That strip of Portland has to be one of the most awesome walkable beer areas anywhere. You've got Cascade for your sour/AWA needs, Hair of the Dog for whatever style you want to call their beers, and Green Dragon and now Growler Guys for your PNW hop fix and everything else in between.

 

[vurt]

They brewed it last year under the same name except collaborated with Lucky Lab and Lompoc.

Wasn't it Gigantic and Lompoc?

 

[Yeastbreath]

Wasn't it Gigantic and Lompoc?

You're right, my bad. Thinking of a Collab Lompoc did with Lucky Lab a few years ago; C-Dog.

 

[user 306349]

just an FYI - there is a shitload of Temptation in town. i saw bottles at multiple New Seasons, Beaumont Market, and various shops. also saw a case of Consecration and Supplication at the Concordia New Seasons. roughly $13-14 across the board.

 

[litheum94]

just an FYI - there is a shitload of Temptation in town. i saw bottles at multiple New Seasons, Beaumont Market, and various shops. also saw a case of Consecration and Supplication at the Concordia New Seasons. roughly $13-14 across the board.

Saw some Temptation at Johns Market last week. $13.

 

[beerandraiderfan]

So Cascade wants $35 a bottle for Manhattan NW?

I thought I got ripped off when it was $30. . .

 

[MikeC1]

beerandraiderfan And black raspberry is only twice as expensive as De Gardes, yet only half as good =(

 

[Yeastbreath]

So Cascade wants $35 a bottle for Manhattan NW?

I thought I got ripped off when it was $30. . .

Still no lube either. **** Cascade, seriously.

 

[falc0n26001]

Still no lube either. **** Cascade, seriously.

The Foudre Project beer that they have right now was really good! I don't buy the bottles generally, but I like to go and get tasters, or sometimes glasses. Those are even more, expensive, of course.

 

[Yeastbreath]

The Foudre Project beer that they have right now was really good! I don't buy the bottles generally, but I like to go and get tasters, or sometimes glasses. Those are even more, expensive, of course.

It's been a couple years since I've even been to the barrel house. Don't really like their beer any better than Commons or Upright for half the cost. Back to the $35 bottle, that's a nice bottle of bourbon.

 

[kscaldef]

The Foudre Project beer that they have right now was really good! I don't buy the bottles generally, but I like to go and get tasters, or sometimes glasses. Those are even more, expensive, of course.

I agree, the Foudre Project was quite good. And I also go and get tasters... sometimes even glasses. But rarely bottles any more. And I think you're wrong that the tasters and glasses are more expensive per ounce. For example, on this release, they are charging slightly more than $1/oz for glasses and tasters, but nearly $1.50/oz for bottles.

 

[gregkoko]

Any recommendations for the Boise/Humboldt area? Just gonna have a few hours on Thursday night to hit a bar or two.

 

[litheum94]

Any recommendations for the Boise/Humboldt area? Just gonna have a few hours on Thursday night to hit a bar or two.

Ecliptic.

Also, my wife and I enjoyed the Red Fox. Pretty cool bar

 

[gregkoko]

Ecliptic.

Also, my wife and I enjoyed the Red Fox. Pretty cool bar

Nice! Only a mile from where I'm staying...thanks! Also looked into it and saw you don't have Uber/Lyft. How are the taxis out there? What am I looking at for a cab from the airport to that area?

 

[litheum94]

Nice! Only a mile from where I'm staying...thanks! Also looked into it and saw you don't have Uber/Lyft. How are the taxis out there? What am I looking at for a cab from the airport to that area?

You could take the TriMet train, and then bus from there if you need to. $5 for all day rides on train and bus.

http://trimet.org/max/

You certainly can at least get within walking distance of Ecliptic by taking the red line from the airport, and transferring to either the green or blue line. They have a trip planner on the website, and there is also an app.

 

[kscaldef]

Nice! Only a mile from where I'm staying...thanks! Also looked into it and saw you don't have Uber/Lyft. How are the taxis out there? What am I looking at for a cab from the airport to that area?

It's generally pretty easy to call any of the cab companies and get a pickup. There's also an app called "Curb" which will request a cab for you from one of them. (YMMV during peak times). A taxi from the airport to the central areas of town usually runs about $30. (Unfortunately, because of how the access road to the airport runs, you'll cover about 4 times the as-the-crow-flies distance from the terminal to the Boise area. You might also look at whether the Max gets you close enough to where you're going. Would be a pretty quick and easy ride: Red Line to Rose Quarter and switch to the Yellow to head north.

 

[kscaldef]

You certainly can at least get within walking distance of Ecliptic by taking the red line from the airport, and transferring to either the green or blue line. They have a trip planner on the website, and there is also an app.

You mean the yellow line, not green/blue.

 

[gregkoko]

Thanks for the recs guys. Google maps had told me Red Line to the bus. Might just bite the bullet and take a cab on account of all the luggage

 

[litheum94]

You mean the yellow line, not green/blue.

True. I wasn't thinking that the red went into the city. I was thinking of transferring earlier for some reason. Yes, the Yellow

 

[mjohnson171]

Thanks for the recs guys. Google maps had told me Red Line to the bus. Might just bite the bullet and take a cab on account of all the luggage

As a person who frequents cabs a lot in Chicago I found the Portland cab system a bit different. You can't just hail a cab on the street like you can in places like NYC or Chicago. You actually have to call the taxi dispatch company to set up a ride, then they assign a cab to you and depending on where you are in the city and how buys cabs are it could take up to 45 minutes for a cab.

Best thing I did in regards to this was make friends with a cabbie and she gave me her personal cell number. She would pick me up and drop me off just about anywhere in the city with about 30 minutes notice. Try that route if your drive seems cool.

 

[kscaldef]

As a person who frequents cabs a lot in Chicago I found the Portland cab system a bit different. You can't just hail a cab on the street like you can in places like NYC or Chicago. You actually have to call the taxi dispatch company to set up a ride, then they assign a cab to you and depending on where you are in the city and how buys cabs are it could take up to 45 minutes for a cab.

Sort of, but not really... you certainly can hail a cab on the street in Portland but, as with any city, how many cabs you'll find driving around on a particular street will vary wildly. At the airport, of course, you can just walk out to the taxi stand. In downtown, you can usually find a cab without too much trouble, particularly if you just head to the nearest hotel. Outside a club on a Friday night you'll also have a good chance of finding a cab. In the more residential areas, it's probably best to call to get a pickup.

 

[mjohnson171]

Weird, I had the opposite experience. I'll defer to a home as i was just a tourist in your fair city. I hailed multiple cabs outside Upright and HotD and all stopped to talk but refused to pick me up. They all said I had to call dispatch first. As luck would have it I ended up walking all over the city and had a great time.

Maybe I just had bad luck where all those hailed and were already on their way to a customer.

 

[teddyarrowhead]

I haven't been in here in a while, but DM ages their krieks in stainless steel tanks, not barrels.

 

[barleywinefiend]

I may not have dug far enough back into this thread but...does anyone have any details on HoTD Dock Sale?

 

[kscaldef]

I may not have dug far enough back into this thread but...does anyone have any details on HoTD Dock Sale?

Nothing announced that I've seen, but I would expect this year's anniversary sale on either Nov 8th or 15th. Facebook and Twitter are the best way to keep on top of announcements from them.

 

[falc0n26001]

Drew at Tin Bucket told me last night that he heard the newest batch of Sahati will be the last batch for at least a year.

 

[kscaldef]

Drew at Tin Bucket told me last night that he heard the newest batch of Sahati will be the last batch for at least a year.

Paul at Ale Apothecary told me the same thing.










and about 100 other people...

The Sahati is some of the very last we will see for quite some time. We need to hollow out another log in order to brew any more of this beer, then it will need about a year to age. It's a bit daunting, to be honest.​