Bridgeport Happy Hour

Strolled on over to the Bridgeport Ale House for Happy Hour. $3 imperial pints (20oz) and realistic food prices before 6pm.

I opt for the IPA and a pork sammy. Yum!

Everybody's Brewing

After a fun time rafting with the Wet Planet crew on the White Salmon river today, we stopped by Everybody's Brewing for lunch. This place is simply fantastic.

Out of ten beers, all were very good. Every brew showed character and incredible balance. I do enjoy audacious beers, and would love to see an Imperial IPA from EB. Until then, ten awesome brews on tap is impressive. Well worth the trip!

Ninkasi's Total Domination

The story of Ninkasi has been told elsewhere, but this is one success story that shows no sign of stopping. This upstart brewery out of Eugene, Oregon has taken the brewing world by storm, and has become a favored bottler for the connoisseur set. My taste for their IPA was whetted on a recent trip to Bend, where I enjoyed a Tricerahops Double IPA on draft at a downtown pub.

Today, I found myself back in Bend, and sampling yet another Ninkasi IPA - their Total Domination. This time it was prelude to a Walkfast show at Mountain's Edge. The Total Domination is actually a pretty straight up IPA, just super hoppy and very flavorful. It's a very drinkable, very Eugene response to the Mirror Pond that is ubiquitous in the area.

The Tricerahops is another animal entirely, and totally deserving of the huge amount of praise it receives. It is a fabulous double IPA - it has slightly less bite than most, while exhibiting no lack of character, and awesomely complex hoppy flavors.