Racoon Lodge

The Racoon Lodge is a friendly place on Beaverton-Hillsdale that offers a selection of ten house brews for a sampler. Here's what came with mine:

The IPA is mellow and tasty - not punchy, really a well-defined ale. The Ring Tail Ale is what a domestic beer could be if it were good - weak, but tasty and with a hoppy finish. The oak-aged IPA has extremely strong bourbon notes from the oak cask, and retains the overall balance and definition of the regular IPA. You can taste the tannins, too. The Raspberry Wheat beer is so fruity you can hardly tell that it is a beer - it tastes almost like a raspberry cider. Very good. The Baltic Stout is a strong stout that is gentle on the beer lover - tasty malt and chocolate flavors, with a little coffee, and 9.4% ABV. Racoon lodge is my friend. They also have a Mango-Wheat, which is not really my thing, but they do it well. The Blonde Bock is a gentle bock, light and hoppy, with no real bite - extremely gulpable. The Celtic Copper is a malty brew with less hops and more body, also a well-balanced beer. The owner of the establishment is obviously a real beer lover. The Black Snout Stout is a hearty Irish-style stout, that could go head to head with even a Beamish and do well. Last but not least is the Winter Defroster 3, a powerful winter brew with all the right flavor. This place is great, and my burger is here. One Ringtail burger for me, thanks. Until next time.... hop on.