RR in Portland?

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  1. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    Nailed it.
     
    #21 cherche, Mar 25, 2015
  2. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    When I was at Johns about a year ago and they have a couple "-tions" but had none last time I was there (3 months ago)...
     
    #22 cherche, Mar 25, 2015
  3. blastoderm55

    blastoderm55 Pundit (879) Jun 7, 2013 Texas

    Fat Head's was a pleasant surprise. Hopefully Hop Juju will be back by the time you get here. The Deschutes brewpub was also a great experience; highly recommended. For bottle shops, I would suggest Beermongers and Belmont Station.
     
    #23 blastoderm55, Mar 25, 2015
  4. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    New Game:

    Whenever someone from out of town asks what they should drink in Portland or Seattle, lets post a current online tap list for a bar in the city and ask him to tell us which beer he would choose. Then we can tell him if he chose right or wrong. This is gonna be great, and possibly really dumb.

    Sound like fun? Great. Let's Start.

    @HartsyThaiFood Here is a online tap list for Belmont Station (its on the right sidebar): http://www.belmont-station.com/
    Which beer would you get? There are multiple right answers.

    Admitedly, this is a tough one.

    ...aaaannndddd go!
     
    #24 TheeWalrusHunter, Mar 25, 2015
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  5. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    Hop JuJu was on tap in the Portland Pub when you were in town?!
     
    #25 TheeWalrusHunter, Mar 25, 2015
  6. HartsyThaiFood

    HartsyThaiFood Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2013 Illinois

    @TheeWalrusHunter I weirdly enjoy this game and will happily participate.

    My first instinct would be Pliny simply because it's something we can't get here in Chicago, so I'd probably start with a reliable pick.

    If I had to make a local-only pick, though, I'd shoot for the Tank Slapper. I like IIPAs and thought that I had heard good things about BB beers.

    ...but now I see Parabola on tap.......crud......
     
    #26 HartsyThaiFood, Mar 25, 2015
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  7. blackcloud

    blackcloud Savant (1,243) Apr 28, 2012 Alaska
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    you passed the test.
     
    #27 blackcloud, Mar 25, 2015
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  8. blastoderm55

    blastoderm55 Pundit (879) Jun 7, 2013 Texas

    Sadly, no.
     
    #28 blastoderm55, Mar 25, 2015
  9. blastoderm55

    blastoderm55 Pundit (879) Jun 7, 2013 Texas

    I opted to buy a bottle of Parabola so I could focus my on-site efforts on Pliny.
     
    #29 blastoderm55, Mar 25, 2015
  10. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    That's a damn fine tap list.
     
    #30 SeaAle, Mar 25, 2015
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  11. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    Job well done. The Pliny was a decoy for Barley Browns, I think you picked up on that.

    Though it was sort of a trick question.... bypass the taproom go straight to the adjoining bottle shop and crack open a Logsdon seizoen bretta. Proceed to chug out of the bottle.


    In all seriousness, yes drink all the Barley Browns IPAs you can find. Also Boneyard, and Laurelwood, and Breakside.
     
    #31 TheeWalrusHunter, Mar 25, 2015
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  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Even by Belmont Station standards, that's a particularly outstanding tap list. Anyone try the BB Belmont CDA yet? Given how tasty Chaos is, I'll bet it's delish.

    Am coming up for the Saraveza event this weekend... hopefully it will still be on!
     
    #32 John_M, Mar 25, 2015
  13. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    This is the best game ever.
     
    #33 distantmantra, Mar 25, 2015
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  14. RedMedicine

    RedMedicine Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2005 Oregon

    It's awesome, the bottles are a steal, and they were even filling growlers as of yesterday.
     
    #34 RedMedicine, Mar 28, 2015
  15. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Plus, I was wondering something, what Ohio beers should I drink when I visit Illinois?
     
    #35 BBThunderbolt, Mar 28, 2015
  16. TaborTime

    TaborTime Pundit (928) Dec 10, 2013 Oregon
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    It's fantastic. Much lighter and more 'sessionable' than Chaos....I prefer it over both Chaos and Turmoil.
     
    #36 TaborTime, Mar 28, 2015
  17. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    We had them keg off eight 1/2bbls of Belmont Black, and we're just going to run them back to back until it's gone. It's moving roughly a keg every 3-4 days, so with any luck we'll still have it on for at least part of CBC week.
     
    #37 maltmaster420, Mar 28, 2015
  18. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    That was my take as well. I liked it quite a bit, but not as much as armored fist. As for Chaos and Turmoil, it's really hard for me to compare those beers to the Belmont Black. Those two beer were so much more massive and hoppy than the Belmont black.
     
    #38 John_M, Mar 29, 2015
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