Lunch at Rogue Brewery

Nice place to be on a Wednesday afternoon. Next stop is the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Jubel 2010

Another aged beer from the cellar:

Once A Decade winter ale
Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon
22 oz bottle, 10%abv

A big, bold version of the classic NW winter ale.  Pours dark brown and a bit cloudy with little head.  Aroma is malt with solid alcohol notes.  Flavor is also super malty but with a good balance of hops. Definitely a big bit of alcohol warmth.  Finishes slightly on the sweet side but still balanced. A hint of lingering astringency, but not unpleasant.

Overall a nice big tasty, but rare, beer. I'll try to hang onto the memory of this one until I can get the regular Jubelale again in the fall.

Brewery Tour

My friend Mikio did a good write up of the Norcal brewery tour we did back in October of last year:

Part one.

Part two.

Bike night

A rare dry March day in Oregon resulted in a good turnout for the monthly bike night...

Ink Heart

Cascadian Dark Ale
Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Portland, Oregon
22oz bottle, 7.3%abv

This new CDA is quite nice.  A bit milder hop profile than some due to the use of some mellower hop varieties. It's quite smooth with great balanced maltiness and a bit more roast than some.  Quite tasty.