Full Sail and Double Mountain – An Ode to Summer

Well I can think about 10+ things that I’ve wanted to write about lately, but life has been keeping me busy, which is good. Today, I was browsing through my photos and came across a trip we made to the Columbia Gorge in August 2011. It involved (3) different brewery stops:

1. Everybody's Brewing
2. Full Sail Tasting Room & Pub
3. Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom

At the time, my intention was to make this a three part series, but I only managed to get one part done. I covered our experience at Everybody’s Brewing. If you haven’t read it and would like to, check it out here: http://eyeluvbeer.blogspot.com/2011/12/everybodys-brewing-brew-venture-in.html

Full Sail and Double Mountain never received their due. Of course, by now and many beers later, I don’t recall much from our visit. The photos did remind me of a few things, but I realized that I either need to write a post soon after the experience or start jotting down the main highlights. I was great at taking notes as a scholar, but that knack has long slipped away into the cracks. So instead of trying to create a fictitious story, which might be more interesting than reading some variation of the truth, I thought I would just post the photos with a few brief captions about what remains imprinted in my memory from an excellent summer day.

First Stop: Full Sail Tasting Room & Pub

Thirsty humans.

PDX Beer Week: Humble Brewing's Gonzilla IIPA unleashing at Bridgetown Beerhouse

Last night we headed to Bridgetown Beerhouse for the unleashing of Humble Brewing’s Gonzilla IIPA. This would be the second time that this beast has been seen in North Portland. It originally debuted at Plew’s Brews back in March, and rumor has it that a few days prior the real Godzilla was seen around 3am towering over the St. Johns Bridge. Someone even happened to capture several photos, but unfortunately they were immediately seized by local CIA agents. Did this unconfirmed event really occur? We’re not entirely sure, but Humble Brewing decided it would make an awesome t-shirt and produced a graphic of the alleged sighting.

Awesome graphic for an awesome beer!

2012 Oregon Zoo Brew Review

The Oregon Zoo was invaded by a capacity crowd of beer and cider loving Homo sapiens last Friday for their annual Zoo Brew event. The sold out festivity featured a plethora of breweries and a number of cideries. We participated in the event as Eyeluvbeer and had an outstanding experience. A big thank you goes out to the Zoo’s Event Manager, Beth Smith and Event Coordinator, Lara Busch. They worked hard to get us in there. Beth, Lara and the rest of the Zoo’s staff were very accommodating and great to work with.

Beth Smith, Event Manager, Jennifer Payne, Volunteer
Resources Division Manager, Sandra Sampeer, Event Co-chair
 and Lara Busch, Chair.

Overall, the entire event was a hit. It was the perfect size. I don’t believe the lines for a taste of beer or cider were longer than 10 people deep. While tasting, attendees enjoyed the dead-on cover tunes performed by Cool-Ade. Mother Nature even ensured us with very comfortable weather; despite a few raindrops she gave out, which didn't seem to faze anyone. The overall energy at Zoo Brew was very positive. Everyone was in good spirits. The craft beer and cider we were enjoying went to an earnest cause; to improve our Zoo. Why wouldn't you feel good about that?

Best Beer Event Program EVER!