Dave Knows: Portland

The Oregon Brewers Guild has a new website. One of the new features is On Tap: the OBG Blog. Judging from the nascent posts (first post was on May 31st, 2008), it looks to be the One Stop Shopping place for Oregon beer news, events, and factoids; the Fred Meyers of Beer Blogs, [...]

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The plan is to go camping this weekend; good ol’ American car camping. We’re leaving Portland around 4pm Friday and want to arrive at a campsite before dark to get set up. We don’t have a reservation. Are we crazy, or will we find it easy to find a spot on Friday [...]

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I’m addicted to Oregonlive.com’s Reddit. Apparently I’m not alone.
Steve, at More Hockey Less War, noticed an Oregon Reddit button on Mike Vogel’s blog, and investigated.
The fruits of his efforts is a freely distributed Oregon Reddit button Wordpress Plugin, which you can download from his site.
Oregon Reddit//

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For about the past five years, I’ve lived car free.
Based on my conscious decision to jettison the private automobile, I’ve had to make decisions about where I make my home, where I work, and what sort of activities I pursue.
Now it’s second nature; I don’t consider being car free a sacrifice (that’s why it’s [...]

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Maybe the Times has finally run out of things to write about Portland.
By the Beach, a Town Where Winter Also Has Its Fans
ON the drive south from Neahkahnie Mountain toward Manzanita on the north coast of Oregon, the view is startling: broad cobalt skies above shaving-cream waves that ghost toward shore, all complemented by low, [...]

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Both hops and barley prices are way up this year, and brewers are feeling the pinch; especially local craft brewers, and drinkers, who aren’t fond of adjuncts like corn or rice.
But I am hopeful the result, other than $5+ pints, will be some lighter, more complex beers.
I can appreciate the malty and bitter jolt of [...]

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I’m not surprised, but mildly disappointed, by the news that Deschutes Brewery’s Portland pub, tentatively scheduled to open next April, will be in the Pearl District.
Bachelor Bitter (the beautifully balanced, less malty and less bitter predecessor to Bachelor ESB) and Black Butte Porter are two of my all-time favorite beers, and Mirror Pond is one [...]

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The smart set will be watching soccer, but if you get hungry, or need some exercise, there are some options this weekend.
Friday and Saturday Tualatin is hosting the 57th annual Crawfish Festival.
This event has been on my must-do list for years, but since I am carfree, and Tualatin is miles from nowhere, I have yet [...]

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Dr. Wort has the definitive calendar.
And the month even has it’s own website.
The rest of the year?

Oregon Reddit//

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The state legislature has issued an official proclamation:
Whereas, at this point in the session, we in the Oregon State Legislature have two dates on our minds: 1. June 29th, the date set for the legislature to adjourn and 2. June 28th, the date the Blazers make their draft pick, We the undersigned members of the [...]

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