Visiting Tillamook (Fall 2015 update)

Looks like San Dune has live music on Saturday nights. Hopefully it's not "the only show in town" so we can get in for some food.

 

So, where do I get Trinity in Tillamook? Would that be 40 miles west of Tillamook?

 

40 wiles west of Tillamook is ~30 miles into the Pacific Ocean. Which makes me think that maybe I should start a floating pirate bottle shop in international waters. We could sell actual whales and fully automatic clam guns.

 

Anyone going tomorrow interested in extra Vin Lee? I'm not a fan of wild reds so I'd be interested in swapping my bottles for others from the release!

 

what were the keepers only allocations for this party?

 

Wild Members:

The Lily;
A golden wild ale aged in oak wine barrels, then transferred to oak tank and refermented with Southern Oregon Tempranillo grapes.

The Purple;
A golden wild ale aged in oak wine barrels, then transferred to oak tank and refermented with Oregon Black and Red Raspberries.

Berliner Members:

Ginger Bu Rice;
A play off of our Imperial Berliner inspired iterations. We brewed this in collaboration with our friend Brad Basile. Subbing rice in for our typical wheat component provides a more crisp and spicy backbone. This was aged for a year in a mix of Dry Vermouth and neutral oak barrels, then conditioned on fresh Ginger to complement the spicy barrel and fermentation character.

Currant Gin Bu;
A Berliner inspired ale, extensively aged in oak Gin barrels, and refermented with Oregon Black Currants.

 

thanks

 

Shilo Inn confrence room, 30 minutes.

 

Had a great time yesterday. Currant Gin Bu and The Archer were awesome.

Thanks for the San Dune recommendation, the calamari basket with a Buoy pils was great!

 

Anyone know what's for sale today and how bad the line is?

 

I left there around 2:00. The line was gone and so were most of the beers. Just Vin Lee and Imperial Vin Bu left.

 

Great party, as always. Was a little bummed to miss out on The Lily, but I think I'll survive. Was a little crowded for the 2-3pm hours, but the crowd thinned pretty quickly and was pretty dang chill for the rest of time I was there.

What a great state we live in. De Garde party in the early afternoon, dinner with a flight of Stormwatcher's and MoaS at Pelican (and a waiting-for-a-table beer on the patio with an epic sunset over the Pacific), a pint of Pliny at Twist after that, then on to more partying at Cape Kiwanda RV Park/campground around a raging fire with a bunch more de Garde and some Magnanimous IPA mixed in for a "palate cleanser." Maybe I should've posted this in the "Reality Check" thread...

Thanks to Trevor & Lindsey and their crew for another fun time and a bunch of sick fucking beers!

 

Also, I almost hate to post this after the post above, but apparently some douchebags (definitely not a strong enough term) split their allotment tokens in half (one side was red, one side yellow) to get double allotments, which resulted in some people not getting Imperial Apricot Bu. Fuck those assholes right in the ear. I hope none of those assholes were BAs, but if you happen to read this, I hope you choke on that Apricot Bu.

 

Heard about this happening, too. I was talking to someone about the party the next day at Belmont, and they told me about it. Totally shitty, and unacceptable behavior.

 

Says a Californian........

 

So, where would people suggest staying if someone wanted to stay near Tillamook? Any good places on the coast?

 

I could be wrong, but I think the closest hotel near Tillamook that's actually ON the coast is the Inn at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, which is about 35 minutes away. I've never stayed there, but Pacific City is a cool little beach town (and you'd be right across the street from Pelican).

In Tillamook, the Ashley Inn is pretty nice (for Tillamook), but not on the coast.

 

I stayed in an AirBNB that I was a big fan of. About 8 miles from the brewery and we just had the local taxi service bring us there and back.