Time to pick up where I left off. I visited pFriem again after peeking through at close by Ferment Brewing but finding the food menu a little more to my liking.
There I had the half pours of the Jammy Pale Ale and Coconut IPA. The latter was a toe over the line too much coconut but the jammy pale had a great watermelon note to it that I really enjoyed.
The next day was a jaunt through the orchards that comprise the Hood River Fruit Loop. It was the early end of cherry season but apricots were aplenty as were cideries along the way including at Draper Girls where I had an excellent sampling of eight of their ciders in teeny portions including a French Pear and Lavender one that struck my fancy.
Our last stop was Mt. View Orchards who, in addition to a farmstand have a winery, cidery and brewery in a new building with a grand view of Mount Hood. After a false start getting a pour of the wrong beer, I settled in with the eponymous IPA which was middle of the road but that view more than made up for it.
Next day, up the hill I went to Timberline Lodge. There at the snug Blue Ox Bar on the ground floor I sipped an Ice Axe IPA from Mt. Hood Brewing while the pizza oven filled the space with wonderful aromas.
There will be future posts on a duo of Stark Street breweries as well as Wilderton N/A Spirits.