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Oregon Coast Day 2

Jul22
by BrewDad on July 22, 2008 at 3:46 pm
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Rogue Brewery World Headquarters
2320 OSU Drive
Newport, Oregon, USA 97365
(541) 867-3660

Rogue was on my mind. I stopped at the Rogue World Headquarters and that was awesome. It has been years since I had been here so when the fresh paint was seen I was happy. I crossed the Bridge that gives me so many great memories to a brewery with great memories. I can remember taking a tour years back when Brewer (the Owners Dog) and John the Owner where giving the tours. We stopped and check out what beers where available and bought about 8 beers to go. We really wanted to try the food at the Rouge by the Bay. Just about 1 mile across the bay from the main brewery. I checked my list bought the beers and we headed to the Rogue by the Bay. We got a table in about 15 minutes and then proceeded to order. More beer to the avail I had a hard time deciding. They brew such great beer. I settled for smoked ale and then for the second beer I got a Jittery frog Strong Stout that was to die for. Yes it had coffee in it. We had a great meal and then headed back to camp to play cards for the night. Be sure if your in Newport Oregon stop at Rogue Brewery it is a must stop for the true beer lover. On to our next beer adventures.

http://www.rogueales.com/

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Oregon Coast Brewery Summer Tour 2008

Jul21
by BrewDad on July 21, 2008 at 7:28 am
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Day 1 we stopped at 2 places making our way down the Oregon Coast, First stop was actually in Long Beach Washington then we made it to our first stop in Oregon.

Grey Parrot Brewing Company
1506 Pacific Ave North
Long Beach, WA 98631
(360) 642-8556

The long wait to finally see the Grey Parrot is over. I made it to Long Beach Washington and found the Grey Parrot on the first try. It would be easy to miss but if you’re using GPS you find it right off. Yes the place is billed as the smallest Micro Brewery in the world. Which it cam be called a “Nano-Brewery”, a 1.7bbl place they have a great set up for such a small space. If you ask the owners they where boasting they where so small. A quant little double wide turned into a brewpub with atmosphere. Look for the red siding and the big white sign you will be amazed there is a brewery there. As you walk in the place has amassed quite a collection of beer and brewing memorabilia. Look around it is all pretty cool.

6 taps and ever changing. I was told all about the beers from the owner and they gave and held up a great story on their end. The beers where as light at a blonde and cranberry wheat to a super sour Lambic that will curl your toe nails. In between we also sampled a great Dunkel-weizen that they call a “Drunkel-weizen.” The beers for the most part where tasty they did have some flaws but being a small place they can differ from batch to batch which is only 15 gallons. They take pride in their Lambics and when I got to try one that was only 13 months old they where a tad scared to serve it wanting this to sit for at least another year before really being available to the “general public.” They have a great little menu for food we did not eat however. Pub food with some good choices of fish for the seaside community. Need to remember this is a 21 and over only place. So pack the kids and send them to the beach or local arcade while you sample the beer. Not the greatest beer but I will go back just to see what is new and if they are improving. They do sell growlers, ½ growlers, 22oz Bombers and even just pints to go. This will be a great stop when ever you’re in Long Beach and need a few moments with some beer. Be sure not to arrive too early they tend not to open until about 1:00pm and mainly only towards the weekends.

Fort George Brewery and Public House
1483 Duane Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 325-7468

http://www.fortgeorgebrewery.com/

Arrived at Fort George coming from the Washington side of the Columbia River and in less than 3 minutes we found it. Good ole GPS thank you. An old automotive garage converted to be both a brewery and bakery that sits next door this was a great looking place. Had that old rustic feel and just like most other North West Brew pubs the brick walls the barrels in the front and the flavor of beer in the air. The massive bar was the first thing you see. We found a table and saw they had a great selection of beers. Over 12 taps at the ready. They had 8 of there own beers and 4 guest taps and stuff for the traveler you usually never see. It was cool to see some awesome beers where going to be tasted.

We had a great lunch here. Tempted with the fresh crab salad but we decided to stick with what was a lot cheaper. Had a great time and the atmosphere was just perfect. The baseball game on the TV was going and the bar was pretty full. Parking was very easy and tons of it. Sampled 8 different beers off there sample tray. The service was pretty good and they knew the product. Fort George s going to be around for quite some time. The beers where very tasty. Loved the strong beers. And wow they also had some beers that where not billed to have much hops but they forgot to tell someone they had tons of hops in the beer.

A must stop if in Astoria. The chalk art on the beer chalk boards is worth the trip. Some of the best chalk art I have ever seen.

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WAHA

Jul18
by BrewDad on July 18, 2008 at 4:00 pm
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The Washington Homebrewers Association was founded on November 15th, 2007, at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Bellevue, Washington, when nine homebrewers representing a half a dozen Washington clubs raised a pint to help improve homebrewing in Washington. Since that night, every registered homebrewing club in Washington has been invited to send representatives to meetings to scope out the missions and roles that the WAHA can take on. In addition, “independent” homebrewers who have heard the WAHA battle cry have joined in to help the movement.

The mission of the WAHA is to:

  • Promote Washington Homebrewing
  • Foster Communication and Participation in Washington’s Homebrewing Culture
  • Recognize Excellence in Washington’s Homebrewing Skills and Contributions to the Homebrewing Society
  • Promote Washington’s Image as a Homebrewing state

The WAHA aims to represent and promote Washington homebrewing through coordination of active homebrewers. Any person committed to promoting Washington homebrewing may consider themselves a part of the Washington Homebrewers Association. The WAHA is a “coordinating” organization, not an “execution” organization. The efforts taken on by the WAHA will be directed at coordinating homebrew club and individual homebrewer efforts and taking on low-manpower, high-level projects that could not be accomplished by club organizations. The overall goal is to minimize duplication of efforts and coordinate higher level efforts.

For example, coordinating a state-wide awards program would fall under the scope of the WAHA, while teaching classes would fall under the scope of clubs and stores. However, assisting homebrewers to find clubs to teach classes would fall under the domain of the WAHA.

The units of action of the WAHA are clubs and active homebrewers. The Washington Homebrewers Association is not a club.

WAHA

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