Back on Saturday the 12th I threw back a couple beers while deciding what to do, and I went to the 2005 KLCC MicroBrew Festival. Was only there for the last hour and a half, but that didn’t stop me from sampling 13 different brews. My checklist:
- Anderson Valley (Booneville, CA) – Boont Amber
- Lost Coast (Eureka, CA) – Great White – “very citrusy”
- Oregon Trader (Albany, OR) – Toasty Oaky Stout
- Pelican (Pacific City, OR) – Tsunami Stout
- Pyramid (Seattle, WA) – Snow Cap
- Redhook Ale (Woodinville, WA) – IPA
- Rock Bottom (Portland, OR) – Maltnomah Porter
- Rogue Ales (Newport & Eugene, OR) – Ãœber Pilsner – “not the greatest Rogue brew I’ve had”
- Siletz Ales (Siletz, OR) – Spruce Ale – “tastes like pine needles”
- Siletz Ales (Siletz, OR) – Chocolate Porter – “surprise, chocolatey”
- Steelhead (Eugene, OR) – Cuvee’ de Peppar
- Windmer Brothers (Portland, OR) – Hefeweizen – “I was waiting in line for the Lost Coast, needed something to drink.”
- Wolavers (Middlebury, VT) – Organaic IPA – “organic beer… from Vermont… not the best…”
Interestingly, I ran into my biology teacher sampling some beer with some friends. When they closed, I was obviously not feeling well to drive, so I decided to walk a several blocks to the Indigo District (a bar with music). Along the way, I attempted to pay Jared a drunk dial (as he has done to me many times in the past), but got his voicemail, so then I called Andy and talked for a minute before letting him get back to sleep. When I got to the Indigo, I ran into McKenna (a girl I know from work) and chatted for a few minutes before using the restroom. Whilst walking around the bar, I ran into Dawn from my Biology class, and we polished off a pitcher of IPA. Both of us woke up with killer hangovers, and eventually made it out to study by Sunday evening (there was a test on Monday).
Side note about this post: These events also took place over a week ago, I’m such a crappy blogger. I’ll get snappier about it though… I should blog about this past weekend (skifest redux) quite soon, though I desperately need sleep tonight.