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Concordia Cup

Old News to those in Portland, but I thought I would share this information from a great beer destination in Portland. (If you haven’t been during one of their blind tasting competitions then you have missed out)

Concordia Cup Results

“Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub – Hop Henge Experimental Batch #8 Wins Concordia Cup
Cam O’Connor Head Brewer at Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub has won this event three times in a row, winning the “Oregon Only” Imperial IPA Concordia Cup for three straight years, 2008, 2009, and 2010. He will captain the OREGON BEER BRAWL IV team at Concordia Ale House yet another time coming 02/2011.”

After 579 taster trays Hop Henge Experimental Batch #8 won by 6 votes over Hopworks Ace of Spades.

Blind Imperial IPA Tasting Results
1. Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub Hop Henge Experimental Batch #8
2. Hopworks Urban Brewery Ace of Spades
3. Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Deadlift
4. Rogue Ales’s I2PA
5. Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom Molten Lava
6. Caldera Brewing Hopportunity Knocks
6. Ninkasi Brewing Co. Tricerahops

I have “only” had the Deadlift, Hopportunity Knocks and Tricerahops. Not bad for a LA based beer boy!
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Rum Riot Brewery

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Here is what RateBeer blogger Josh Christie reports about this under the radar brewery: “Rum Riot, founded by Kyle Jongerden and Benjamin Jones, takes it’s name from the Portland Rum Riot in 1855. As the story goes, the recently passed “The Maine Law” read: “here ye, here ye, all alcohol shall be prohibited!” Portlanders, who then and still today like their booze, weren’t too happy. Thousands of protested descended on Portland’s City Hall to protest the law on June 2nd of ‘55 under threat of gunfire, and in the wake of the protest the law was repealed. Rum Riot Brewing thus presents to you “a dedication to all Portlanders’ passion, independence, and desire for alcohol.”

Rum Riot’s beer is readily available on the first Friday of every month for Portland’s art walk. At the Two Point Gallery, the brewery brings free beer on every first Friday, and occasionally has 22oz bottles for sale. Right now, there isn’t much info to be found on Rum Riot’s plans for expansion, if any exist. They do at least offer plenty of info about their current brews – Belgian Summer, German Summer and American Summer as of June.”

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Rising Tide Brewery

For Oregon Craft Beer Month, I promised to not be too Portland-centric. Well, I am going back on that promise to talk about a Portland brewery. Portland, Maine.

Here’s the scoop from their Facebook page:
Rising Tide Brewing Company is a small-scale start-up brewery with a focus on handcrafted artisanal ales that draw on traditions from around the world. We will be brewing 90 gallons at a time and distributing locally to the southern Maine region in bottles and kegs.Mission:Bringing world-wide traditions together with a New England ethic to create beers that are uniquely Rising Tide. Beer First.
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And here is the info on two of their beers:
Ishmael — Our copper ale borrowing from the traditions of German altbier, brewed with new-world hops and old-world yeast.

Spindrift — A crisp, pale, multi-grain beer brewed with barley, rye, and wheat.

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Oregon Craft Beer Month – Apex

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There are two “B”s that Portland has an affinity for. One is bikes and the other is the subject of this here blog, beer. Hopworks Urban Brewery has a bike motif and the newly opened beer bar, Apex is bike friendly as well.

“APEX is the beer bar Portland deserves. Combining a love of great beers from around the world with a life-long passion for all things two-wheeled.”

Here is a peek at a part (the part I like) of one of the beer menus to give you an idea of the eclectic mix and brewers they like:
Adam Hair of the Dog USA 10.0% 12oz
Cream Ale – (Nitro) Hales USA 4.9%
Cream Stout – (Nitro) Hales USA 5.1%
Erics Ale New Belgium USA 7.0%
Galactic – Imperial Red HUB USA 9.3%
Hop In The Dark CDA Deschutes USA 6.5%
Kraken Ninkasi USA 6.7% 16oz
Late Harvest Upright USA 7.0%
Molten Lava Double Mountain USA 8.2%
Pale Ale HUB USA 5.3%
Poppy Jasper Amber El Toro USA 5.3%
Procrastinator Dopplebock Fort George USA 8.9%
Seven Upright USA 8.0%
Spring Gose Cascade USA 4.5%
Truffle Shuffle Stout Fort George USA 7.2%
Workhorse IPA Laurelwood USA 7.5%

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Oregon Craft Beer Month

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Last month I yawped about some southwest breweries, but since July is Oregon’s time in the sun (literally), I will post about Oregon beers. And I will try my best to focus on non-Portland based brewers.

First though, here is a sampling of beer events that I believe are the highlights of the month.

CRAFT BEER MONTH KICK-OFF – McMenamin’s Hillsdale 7/1

PUCKERFEST – Sour beers at Belmont Station 7/9-7/15

INTERNATIONAL BEER – Portland International Beerfest 7/16-7/18

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Journey’s Beer and Wine

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When I saw the photo of the stately home that is now a grand beer and wine bar. I thought, I wish there was something like this in Los Angeles. After reading this information from their website, you will probably wish you had one in your hometown.

“A journey, we firmly believe, is what you make it. And location, atmosphere and flavor are key ingredients in assuring it’s something exceptional.

Journeys is a friendly, comfortable, smoke-free pub. It’s also a mindset: at once playful and carefree but also contemplative — Where shall we go next? What exotic bazaar remains untrodden?

With quality beers and wines by the glass or bottle all readily available, we hope to enliven this dialogue, providing a perfect perch where you can sketch an itinerary to launch your next travelogue, be it a trip to the Rogue or Moulin Rouge.”

JOURNEYS FEATURES:
6 beers on draft
50+ beers from Oregon and beyond
10+ wines by the glass
75+ wines from around the world
Wine tastings and ongoing specials
An open-air patio for al fresco flavor