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Untappd- Fred L. is drinking a Noble Stout by Baerlic Brewing Company at Baerlic Brewing Alberta
- Fred L. is drinking a Mellifluous (Batch #5) by Great Notion Brewing at Great Notion Brewing
- Fred L. is drinking a Tiger's Blood by Great Notion Brewing at Great Notion Brewing
- Fred L. is drinking a Juice Williams by Great Notion Brewing at Great Notion Brewing
- Fred L. is drinking a Merry Dankster by Great Notion Brewing at Great Notion Brewing
Category Archives: Beer & Food
Wine Rack Finally Completed & Other Basement Alcohol Fun
In a previous post here: Building A Wine Rack – A Half-Assed Attempt I mentioned how I was building a cheaper alternative to buying a pre-made rack for my wife’s wine collection. I looked up a quick, 5 minute video online … Continue reading
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A Great Day To Brew
I’ve sort of been playing around with home brewing for a while now, but prior to this month had only officially made two different beers; an Irish stout and an imperial porter. Both turned out pretty well actually, but due … Continue reading
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A Portland “Speakeasy”?
Ok, it’s not really a speakeasy. What it is though is the home of a Portland home brewer that has been kind enough to open his basement up to other beer lovers. Dean’s Scene is the converted basement of Dean Pottle into … Continue reading
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Building A Wine Rack – A Half-Assed Attempt
So my wife really loves wine and has been accumulating more bottles than our cheap rack we had bought could hold. Like most guys I think “Hey, I can just build one cheaper than what we could buy.” with having … Continue reading
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Cheese and Chickens
We took a cheese class together this past Saturday at HipCooks Portland, where we made fresh cheeses. We made 5 cheeses: mascarpone, ricotta, goat cheese chevre, mozzarella, and a fromage fort. The fromage fort was our favorite and super easy … Continue reading
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Portland’s Cheers To Belgian Beers
A couple friends of ours from Chicago are currently here enjoying the food and beers of Portland and tomorrow we’ll all be going to Portland’s Cheers To Belgian Beers. What makes this an interesting event beside the fact that it’s … Continue reading
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Spring Beer & Wine Fest 2010
This was P and my second trip to the Spring Beer & Wine Fest (you can see the previous post here: Spring Beer & Wine Fest 2009). We had a great time at last year’s festival, but this one didn’t … Continue reading
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Food, Inc.
Going to try and see this movie this weekend. Since becoming a vegetarian, for the past 14 years I’ve spent a lot of time researching what goes into the food that I used to eat and it’s disturbing. This movie … Continue reading
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Rogue Beer & Cheese Tasting
A little late in posting about the Rogue Beer & Cheese Tasting, but I’ve been busy with work, wedding and house paperwork fun. We met up with our drinking buddies that P met at a MeetUp group; Heather and her … Continue reading
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Fred Eckhardt’s Beer & Cheese Tasting
The first (and last) beer and cheese tasting that P and I did was hosted at Fox & Obel which featured beer from Goose Island in Chicago. We’ll see how this one compares. Tweet
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