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Alesmith YuleSmith Holiday Ale
Yay me, I received the gift of beer! So, this one’s been in my fridge for a bit, waiting for just the right occasion, and when I opened it, it was eager to get free, foaming out the top of the bottle, just a bit. So, its freshness may be in question. Brewed in San Diego by Alesmith, I was looking forward to this one, as the brewery is new to me.
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Deschutes Brewery’s Hop Trip
Another Fall beer in Winter? This one was a bit of an accident, thought I was season-agnostic, but hey, I like Fall beers! And I like the label on this one…a bit nostalgic for a more innocent time. um, yeah. Well, it’s a sharp label, and I’ve had good luck with Deschute’s Bond Street line in the past.
I cracked this one open, excited after a nice day working from the kitchen table.
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Snow fun
This video of mayhem in downtown Portland is ridiculous. Hoping that nobody got hurt. I think this is in the hills above the MAC. Why oh why?
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Where to find a cold beer in Portland?
My backyard, of course! Man, it totally snowed in Portland this morning! I drove a bit and my recommendation is stay of the road, it’s like frogger out there. Anyway, I went to grab a shovel to clear my sidewalk and noticed some beer chilling in the yard. Good times.
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Water Street Brewing & Ale House
Visiting my dad up north in Port Hadlock, we cruised to Port Townsend for the afternoon to grab some lunch and walk around. On a previous trip, we’d stopped by for beers and I remembered the food looking good, so I suggested we stop by Water Street for some grub.
The Water Street has a great feel to it. A bit hippy, a bit hipster, it’s a really nice local joint.
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Good eatin’ weekend
Oh, man, we got styled this weekend for the foodstuffs! Friday, N and I cruised over to our friend Treung’s place for some risk, where he’d ordered a TON of chinese food. Oh man, it was good, and so much variety! Chinese like that is fun when you aren’t ordering because you get to try a bunch of new things. Some beans, shrimp, chicken, oh my!
Saturday, after waking up late and hungover from playing Risk until 4am eating Chinese food and drinking Wild Turkey, we picked up my car and cruised over to Mike and Leona’s place.
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Portland’s Pause Kitchen and Bar
North Interstate keeps getting better. No longer do you have to brave karaoke and blue curacao to get a drink at a fun place in the area. Lovingly builty by Low Brow alums Mike and Cap and (??), they’ve browed it up a notch here but kept the prices very inviting. High ceilings, a well-stocked bar, and a good menu with not a tot in sight add the material items to a pleasant environment.
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Nike+
Alright, beerdrinker got a shiny new red iPod Nano for xmas from my mom. It totally rocks. It synchs with my iCal and address book (surprise! yay me!), it plays music, it’s tiny, and it sounds good. Pretty much kicking my Zen Micro to the curb. The only thing it doesn’t have is a voice recorder…and that is a bummer.
But what I’m really stoked about is the Nike+ addon. (Disclaimer: I am a Nike employee.