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  • Fermented Photo: Laurelwood’s Auld Battle Axe
    2009/12/11, 1 Comment

    Laurelwood’s Auld Battle Axe. This year, for their limited addition 1 Liter swing-top release, Laurelwood brings us a Scotch-style ale.  This is a style that’s not seen too often around Portland.  Big on malt, high in alcohol, ...

  • Holiday Ale Festival 2009 Starts Tomorrow
    2009/12/01, No comments

    2009 Holiday Ale Festival In a bout of uber-lazy journalism, I could merely remind everyone that the 2009 Holiday Ale Festival starts tomorrow and point to my beer blogging brethren’s pregame coverage over at Beervana, Brewpublic, and ...

  • Fermented Photo: 2009 Full Sail Wreck the Halls
    2009/11/27, 1 Comment

    2009 Full Sail Wreck the Halls. While other beers go malty, this winter beer leans toward hoppy. In fact, it’s labeled as a “hoppy holiday ale”. The only thing wrong with this beer is that I only bought one. Delicious!

  • Portland, We *had* a Problem
    2009/11/19, No comments

    Well, in my haste to push out only lightly-tested code, some things broke without me knowing about it.   In an effort to get some beta testers of our new beer rating system, I wrote a quick article hoping to attract a few people.  “ ...

  • Fermented Photo: Bailey’s Taproom
    2009/11/13, No comments

    Bailey’s Taproom. Finally, a much needed night out after work, work, work. We ended up at Bailey’s Taproom for a few beers on a typical rainy and dark Wednesday in Portland. Perfect night to warm up around a great selection of b ...

  • Fermented Photo: 2009 Deschutes Abyss
    2009/11/06, No comments

    2009 Deschutes Abyss. The lines stretched around the building on the release day.  Doesn’t anyone have anything to do at 2:00pm on a Tuesday?  Don’t I have anything to do?  Well, yes.  I was planning to swoop in, pick up a h ...