Last week I had the opportunity to visit the very recently opened Cyril’s tasting room/Clay Pigeon Winery at 815 SE Oak. It’s helmed by a couple, Michael Claypool and Sasha Davies, who switched their careers to follow their true passions, wine (him) and cheese (her). After basically haunting their favorite artisanal businesses (the couple has […]
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Cider Season
well what do YOU guys do at work all day. I drank a pint of terrible, terrible cider this weekend—it was flat and way too sweet and just tasted like apple juice that hadn’t changed out of its sweatpants in three weeks. NEVER AGAIN! I vowed. (Not really, I just drank it and then ordered […]
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Cocktail of The Week: Scents & Subtle Sounds
Despite being a mouthful to order, this is perhaps my favorite “seasonal” drink yet this year. The menu shift that almost every bar and restaurant seems to synchronize with any anticipated change in weather can be exhausting—seasonality is one thing, but I’ve been known to crave rye whiskey in August and Champagne concoctions year-round. I […]
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Elysian Releases 11th Beer of the Apocalypse; Seattle Beats Portland
Tomorrow night at Blitz’s Pearl District location, Seattle’s Elysian Brewing Company will be in town to celebrate the release of the 11th of their “12 Beers of the Apocalypse,” which they’ve been releasing monthly all year round. November’s beer is a sour called the “MORTIS Persimmon Sour Ale” and it’ll be available on tap starting […]
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BREAKING: I’m Not as Think as You Drunk I Am
And now we go to “street drunk” reporter Quita Culpepper for this live report on street drunks in Austin. Quita? Thank you, Quita… and I’m pretty sure you hurt that drunk’s feelings! Ha! Ha! Ha! Meanwhile, another 36 people died in the Gaza Strip today when…
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Denver’s Bar-Brawling New Video
Here’s the glass-smashin’ new video from Portland country purveyors Denver, for their seemingly easy-going track “The Way It Is,” from their splendid self-titled debut album. In the video, the Kenton Club is gussied up to look like a rough, rowdy roadhouse—not a huge stretch, I suppose but the chicken wire is a good touch. In […]
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Cyril’s Wine Bar Now Open in SE
I’m a fan of this year’s urban winery boom—spawning a relatively new industry of casual yet beautifully designed wine bars for after work, a light dinner, or evening indulgence, I have yet to be disappointed in any way by this trend. Somehow Portland’s European attitude of enjoying entertainment primarily in the form of consumption has […]
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Holiday Cocktail Camp at Riffle NW
The holiday season is nearly upon us (again? already?!) and restaurants are changing their tunes accordingly… from light, seasonal specials to rich flavors, indulgent entrees, anything that makes our mouths water on a primal level and makes our waistbands expand accordingly. And bars are following suit—warm spices, liqeuers, and (literally) drink temperatures to sooth and […]
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Izakaya Festival Coming to the Jupiter Hotel
In some instances you have to hope an event lives up to the effort and comprehension gone into the event’s website—this is the standard to which I can reasonable expect Friday’s (11/16) Celebrate Izakaya Festival to aspire, especially considering the names attached. From 5:30 to 9 pm at the Jupiter Hotel, this celebration of Japanese […]
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Snaps from Last Night’s Mercury Election Partayyyy!
Here are just a few pics from the awesome time had by all at the Mercury Election Night Wing-a-ding-ding party at the Doug Fir! More pics (along with snarky commentary) after the jump! I love the smell of unwashed masses. I am the patriot my father always dreamed I’d be. Can someone tell her Obama […]
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Cocktail of the Week: Make it Work
It’s sad to me when a concept that should stand out in a town like Portland remains such a well-kept secret that I fear for its survival. Many features of NW Portland’s The Bent Brick should make it a destination—it’s gorgeous, for one, with its namesake red building matter the primary element of an open […]
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Drinking to Fix Flood Damage: Deliciously Appropriate
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, one of the most closely-knit national industries is pulling together to raise funds to get their distant friends back on their feet – a series of boozy promotions to benefit victim bars through the New York chapter of the US Bar Guild kicks off this evening, featuring cocktail specials […]