Visiting Tillamook (Fall 2015 update)

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  1. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    There's a lot of snow in the passes at the moment (as we had a huge storm a week ago that the area has yet to fully recover from), but that's fairly atypical, even in December or January. That being said, snow is certainly a possibility in the winter time, so I wouldn't entirely rule it out.

    I can't see into the future so I can't definitively tell you that you have nothing to worry about, but based on past experiences, the odds are good that you should be able to drive over to Tillamook without much problem. Of course you'll want to drive over at a reasonable time, so that any possible snow and ice will have had a chance to melt, and to allow the roads to be cleared if necessary. If you do that, the odds are very good that you'll be OK.

    Good luck.
     
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  2. drazcon

    drazcon Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2015 Oregon

    I made the drive on this past thursday, it wasn't bad just super slow (25 mph for awhile) with all the trucks traveling on the road. Rain and higher temps this week should wash off most of the snow for an ok drive this upcoming weekend.
     
    #642 drazcon, Jan 18, 2017
  3. nerdboy19

    nerdboy19 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2015 South Korea
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    Thanks a lot guys. Will be there end of this month, so just hoping the weather to be good. How's the beach right now? I know it wouldn't be the best time to visit beach right now, but damn the Pelican pub's view seems crazy.
     
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  4. honkduh

    honkduh Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2011 Oregon

    Beach is great anytime of year, definitely hit up Pelican Pacific City.
     
    #644 honkduh, Jan 18, 2017
  5. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Don't forget to stop by Twist Wine while you're visiting Pacific City.
     
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  6. DCintheMSP

    DCintheMSP Devotee (323) Jan 8, 2014 Minnesota

    Just made the drive on Sunday. It was a white-knuckler through the pass for sure, and my rental did not have chains or studded tires, so that was an adventure, but if you're careful you'll be fine.Tillamook was 50 degrees and sunny once we got there though and the visit/tasting was incredible. Now if I could just get Southwest to stop canceling flights and I could get back to Minnesota, that would be greeeaaat.
     
    #646 DCintheMSP, Jan 18, 2017
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  7. grainbillxs

    grainbillxs Devotee (310) Dec 22, 2004 Washington

    Thanks for restoring my faith in (beer geek) humanity. You are one of the few to ask about the rather spectacular shoreline instead of how long it takes to get there and back to Portland and whether it is worth the time and effort.
     
    #647 grainbillxs, Jan 18, 2017
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  8. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    What @honkduh says is truth. Be prepared for rain/wind, but you'd be surprised at how many beautiful beach days there are in the winter.
     
    #648 guajolote, Jan 18, 2017
  9. drone

    drone Savant (1,224) Jun 17, 2013 Oregon
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    Anyone ever have a dG bottle explode? Popped a Oude Desay in the fridge tonight, and about 2 hours later came back to find it had exploded all over. I expect it was a compromised bottle, but nonetheless a bummer.

    As a consolation, my fridge smells amazing, much to my wife's displeasure.
     
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  10. 66jzmstr

    66jzmstr Pundit (960) Jul 17, 2005 Washington

    That's unfortunate.

    Perhaps she had unknowingly pulled the pin on your clam grenade?
     
    #650 66jzmstr, Jan 28, 2017
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  11. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Oh, what a perfect name for a beer.
     
    #651 BBThunderbolt, Jan 28, 2017
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  12. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Is Clam Grenade the imperial version of Clam Gun?
     
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  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    No, it's for when you wanna beer someone up, but don't wanna get to close to do it. So, ya just toss a Clam Grenade.
     
    #653 BBThunderbolt, Jan 28, 2017
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  14. nerdboy19

    nerdboy19 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2015 South Korea
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    Sorry if no one is interested, but had huge trip from South Korea to Portland... so here is my experience. Drived from Portland to Tilamook. Took around 1 hour 30 min. Drove through a mountain, at night it was really dark, foggy and the road was icy so had hard time driving. Visited Blue Heron cheese factory. Free cheese and other stuffs (mustards, jams, ...) were very good and I like the ice cream.

    There weren't many people in the brewery since it was raining. Had Peach Bu on tap, incredible peach nose. The on-premise bottle list was mind blowing. Had EoC and The Broken Truck, were too much for me so shared them with other people and the staffs. The staffs were really friendly, and the atmosphere was incredible. Felt like I was in Belgium.

    Couldn't visit the beach since it was too late, but it was a great trip and really worth the effort. I want to visit again with my best beer buddies one day. de Garde, thanks for the wonderful experience!
     
    #654 nerdboy19, Feb 5, 2017
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  15. ballardbeer

    ballardbeer Pundit (779) Nov 10, 2013 Oregon

    you sir, know what it's all about.
     
    #655 ballardbeer, Feb 6, 2017
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  16. deGardebrewing

    deGardebrewing Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 Oregon

    Cheese is really great.
    I know I'm right this one time (while I'm drinking this incredibly on topic beer).
     
    #656 deGardebrewing, Feb 11, 2017
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