If you have not been to Belmont Station before then shame on you! Established in 1997, it helped pioneer the Northwest craft beer movement. Today, Belmont Station’s bottle shop contains over 1,300 different beers and their Biercafé always has an amazing draft selection consisting of approximately 17 taps. Tack on events and tastings that occur weekly and you will realize why I consider this place Beertopia.
Last night proved once again why I love Belmont Station. It was Deschutes Stoic Release & Black Butte Porter Reserve Draft Night. Which meant Belmont Station was serving up Deschutes Black Butte XXI, XXII and XXIII, plus their latest reserve series, The Stoic. The Stoic is described as an American Quadruple, remarkably smooth, yet complex, featuring pomegranate molasses, dark candy sugar, Pinot Noir and Rye Whiskey barrel-aging. It would be my first time tasting all four of these on draft and they proved to be palate pleasers. My favorite was the XXII. Containing negro chilies, it gave the Porter a hint of spice. I thought this beer would be great on a cool fall or winter day. From what I read, the XXII is a draft-only release due to a problem with the chocolate that Deschutes
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| The Deschutes Stoic and Black Butte XXI, XXII and XXIII and some frickin' awesome nachos. |
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| My new RV! |
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| Mega Tap. |
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| The line was out the door, and I was not sure if those were hops in the zip lock or something else. |
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| Cheers to great friends. |
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| Philly was in da house. |
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| Most expensive pint ever! |
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| Angleo from Brewpublic and a local Portland rockstar! |
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| It's your turn in the barrel. |
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| Heaven's gate! |
Nice write up! One minor correction: the Station opened in 1997, not 1979. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris! Thanks for the correction too! I fixed it. Man, I need an editor bad! =)
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