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The Curse of the Haunted Curds: The Brewers’ Revenge II (27 October 2016)

October 25, 2016 by Dave Leave a Comment

Face Rock Creamery and Portland Brewing present The Curse of the Haunted Curds: The Brewer’s Revenge II – a poutine competition – on Thursday, 27 October 2016 at the taproom (2730 NW 31st Ave.).

Start your Halloween Weekend the best way – with poutine!

The poutine concoctions, created by five brewery chefs (from Portland Brewing Company, Deschutes Brewery, Breakside Brewing, Sasquatch Brewing, and Rogue Ales & Spirits), are each built upon a base of French fries, beer-infused gravy, and Face Rock’s Vampire Slayer cheese curds.

Visit the taproom between 11am and 7pm on Thursday, order the $10 poutine sampler ($16 with beer pairings), and vote for the People’s Choice Award. The main event, MCed by Cassidy Quinn of KGW takes place between 6pm and 8pm; when the winners of the People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice awards will be announced.

Half the proceeds of the poutine and poutine pairings will be given to the Friendly House. Face Rock Creamery matches the donation!

Curse of the Haunted Curds – Pop-up Poutine Benefit (29 October 2015)

October 28, 2015 by Dave Leave a Comment

Curse of the Haunted Curds – the Brewer’s Revenge – takes place Thursday, 29 October 2015, at Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House (210 NW 11th). This pop-up poutine competition benefits Sisters of the Road.

From 11 AM to 8 PM visitors to the pub can order a special poutine sampler plate ($10 donation) featuring poutines from five chefs from area pubs (Deschutes, Fat Heads, Portland Brewing, 10 Barrel, Rogue). Each poutine features a gravy made with one of their beers, and event sponsor Face Rock Creamery‘s Vampire Slayer garlic-cheddar curds.

At 6 PM a judging panel including cheesemonger Steve Jones will decide on a winner. The “People’s Choice Award” will also be presented to the chef who received the most votes from diners who ordered the poutine sampler throughout the day.

Read the press release at Brewpublic for more details.

OMSI After Dark: Bridgetown Baconfest (February 29, 2012)

February 25, 2012 by Dave Leave a Comment

Bridgetown Baconfest, a very special OMSI After Dark, takes place this Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Portland is obsessed with two things – bridges and bacon! Explore the engineering behind Portland’s newest bridge while enjoying the candy of meat!

Science nerds unite for childfree, brain-building science fun at OMSI After Dark!

Sample beer, wine, spirits, chocolate and fudge; take part in demonstrations and activities such as Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, TriMet’s Real Stuff, and the Bridge-Building Challenge; enjoy performances by the Wanderlust Circus; try special menu items at the OMSI cafe grill (including Sweet Potato and Pork Butt Poutine!); and check out the wares of a multitude of vendors, many bacon-related, including Bacon Shirts, Bacon Skateboards, Olympic Provisions, Portland Creamery, and more.

21 and over only. Tickets are $12 for non-members, $6 for members – pre-purchase online – and free for OMSI After Dark members. Visit OMSI.edu for all the details.

OMSI After Dark: Nerds & Curds (25-January-2012)

January 20, 2012 by Dave Leave a Comment

OMSI After Dark presents Nerds & Curds: Science Uncorked on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 6pm to 10pm.

Treat yourself to childfree, brain-building science fun at OMSI After Dark! Check out live demos, new featured exhibitions, and old favorites. Sample tasty snacks and sweets along with beer and wine, and talk to regional food and beverage artisans about the science behind them. It’s geeks gone wild!

Sample wine and cheese, enjoy excerpts from Carnival of the Animals by dancers from the Oregon Ballet Theatre, listen to the Dan Balmer Jazz Trio, try special menu items at the OMSI cafe grill, including sweet potato poutine! Discover the science behind singing wine glasses, learn how to make paneer, find out if you’re a super taster, and more.

21 and over only. Tickets are $12 for non-members, $6 for members – pre-purchase online – and free for OMSI After Dark members. Visit OMSI.edu for more details, including wine tasting prices and ticketing information for Body Worlds & the Brain.

Where to Watch the Grey Cup in Portland (2011)

November 22, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

The 99th Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League‘s championship game, takes place this Sunday, November 27, 2011.

This year BC Place Stadium will host the game. Unfortunately the half time entertainment is provide by Nickelback. The home-town BC Lions will be facing the Winnepeg Blue Bombers!

Canadian Football and American Football share a pedigree, and mostly follow the same rules. Some of the difference:

The field in Canadian football is 110 yards long and 65 yards wide, not the 100 yards by 53⅓ yards used in American football.
Canadian football plays 3 downs, not 4.
In Canadian football all offensive backfield players, except the quarterback, can be in motion when the ball is snapped.

There are other differences too, but these are some of the most obvious to American football fans. As a casual observer (I grew up watching American football but have only watched maybe half a dozen Canadian football games in my entire life) my take is that the Canadian football game is faster paced and higher scoring and there is more passing of the ball and less running. Compared to the NFL, CFL football players are smaller and faster. I don’t care much for gridiron football, but if I had to choose between NFL and CFL I’d go Canadian every time.

Where to watch in Portland

Again this year the Canada America Society of Oregon has organized a viewing of the game at Macadam’s Bar & Grill (5833 SW Macadam Ave). Meet at 3pm, kickoff is at 3:30pm. Poutine may make a special appearance on the menu!

Please leave a comment below if you know of other spots the catch the game in Portland!