Northwest: What beer are you drinking now? (March 2019)

With all the talk about hazy- and pastry-burnout, I have to chime in and report that I put back three 3.7% ABV Machine House Dark Milds yesterday afternoon and still managed to be a productive employee and father afterward. Last month I worked my way through nearly everything Machine House had to offer and enjoyed them all.

I've been loving Pilsners for a long time, but don't overlook a good cask ale when you're thinking about having just a beer...

 

Which reminds me: I still haven't tried the dark mild on tap at Ex Novo in Beaverton. I should maybe make an opportunity to have a pint this weekend. Perhaps even at lunch tomorrow.

 

pFriem pils in cans is truly a gift from the gods.

 

There was supposed to be a pFriem event at Community Pint involving their new cans. Unfortunately, that was cancelled for as yet unknown reasons. So I guess I'll have to settle for the pFriem beers that were put on-tap for the scrubbed event.

Now drinking their Triple IPA. I may move on to their rum barrel aged porter next.

 

Continued down the Triple IPA trail with Aslan 's Megathrust -

and am now going home after a Black Butte XXV:

 

Damn, that's a good trio to start and finish up a night.

Starting things off with a Migration Straight Outta Portland IPA. Delicious, though it's just a little watery.

 

It's quite good. Grab it if you get the chance.

I started out with a can of Sixpoint Meltdown IIPA. It was okay. Tons of hop debris. Not a NW beer, but I got it from a Portland Timbers player during the playoffs last year, so maybe it squeaks by on a technicality for this forum.

The next beer was a nice fresh Topcutter. Yes please.

 

Turns out Steady Flow was on the way home, so a bite to eat was had, along with a Rudi's Lay Tuck-Tuck:

A solid, hazy IIIPA, though the name has me muttering "wtf."

 

It’s ski jumping lingo, and a reference from Hot Dog The Movie.

 

Turns out that Ex Novo's dark mild, Where the Mild Things Are, is pretty good. A bit thin on flavor, but still roasty and nutty. Make sure to let it warm up a little bit.

Would Drink Again.

 

Heading over to a friend's house with a growler of the Dunkelweizen from Occidental. I'll be sure to report back!

 

I just had a pint of Fremont Sky Kraken, which happens to be the beer of the month at this establishment. A tasty $4 pint which I would certainly order again.

But Bodhizafa is on the menu, and that will be my next pint. Oh yes.

 

Never got into skiing so many such references would be lost on me. And somehow I missed Hot Dog.

 

As luck would have it,my friend was unwell, so I left him the unopened growler to motivate him to get better soon while drinking a Pacific Wonderland. That beer is pretty darned good!

 

Me as well, Matchless is selling cases of their Old World Lager for $24. Needless to say, I grabbed one.

 

I had my second-to-last tallboy of that while watching the Sounders last night. An amazing beer, indeed!

 

Had a couple pints of Ex-Novos Cadillac Dreams IPA..very nice end to the night

 

Enjoying a Gigantic Time Warp IPA with the Timbers Army in the barrel room at Gigantic.

 

As you should. And a fine beer choice.

Surprising number of empty seats at LAFC Stadium. Maybe the weather isn't good enough in LA for all their fairweather fans.

 

I followed up the Time Warp IPA with a Sassy Pony Pale for the second half.

Clearly that was a wrong choice.

#RCTID

 

The first half wasn't that bad. But all the defensive failings I tried to blame on the snow last weekend were still there for all to see. Ugh.

On the plus side: Sassy Pony is a good beer.

Also on the plus side: Arsenal beat ManUre today and kept a clean sheet in the process. Always a happy result.

 

Long day.

With a late dinner, I enjoyed a Fremont Paradise Peak pilsner and a Block 15 Emerging Sunshine IPA, both canned within the last two weeks.

Paradise Peak tastes similar to last winter's seasonal pilsner from Fremont, but a bit more refined and better. (Call me out if it's actually the same recipe, but I thought it tasted a bit truer to style this go 'round.)

My pour of Emerging Sunshine was full of citrus and floral aroma. Awesome. It tasted just as good. I only hit one can, but so far I'd rank it below Fresh Flow but above Fresh Pow. I really dig Block 15's seasonal IPA releases thus far.

 

Mrs. vurt and I are flying to New Mexico, so we're having a bite of lunch and excellent pints of Workhorse IPA at Laurelwood in Concourse A. Proper NW IPA, that.

 

Green chile, green chile!!

Oops, off-topic.

 

Green chile, posole, sopapillas, and good local iPAs!

 

I can't remember if I posted anything after my last ABQ trip. The highlight was Bow & Arrow Brewing. Really an interesting array of beers. Take a look at their Place ratings, and look for the review by @StonedTrippin. I didn't have time to write a review while I was down there, but I'm 100% behind his assessment. Enjoy the land of sunshine!

 

I've somehow managed to miss Bow & Arrow three trips in a row. But that streak comes to an end tomorrow or Friday. Looking forward to it!

 

Guinness. Now, not Sunday. TC O’Leary’s on Alberta pours a proper one.

 

Is this all New Seasons, or just your local?

 

I think the woodstock one is the only one with a bar... it's nice having that there...

 

Happy hour $4 pints, and no tipping...
Also nice to grab any bottle/ can and open at the bar without corkage...