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Crawling the Columbia

Move Over, Willamette! Drinking Away the Summer on the Columbia

Thomas Alexander RossAugust 29, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:42 pm

I have a summertime bone to pick with this city. Portland is notably beautiful: Forest Park, multiple volcanic peaks, a modest amount of tall buildings, and two major rivers. We also have a great, innovative, fun, and largely responsible drinking culture. And yet the number of truly scenic bars—rooftop, riverside, or otherwise—is shockingly low. Part […]

Food and Drink

End of Summer Six-Pack

Six Oregon-Made Canned Beers to Wrap Up the Season

Ned LannamannAugust 22, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:42 pm

Six Oregon-made canned beers to wrap up the season.

Liquor/Wine/Beer

Lay Your Chardonnay Fears to Rest

The Buttery Beast Can Be Fresh, Lean, and Delicious

MJ SkeggAugust 15, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:42 pm

The buttery beast can be fresh, lean, and delicious.

Liquor/Wine/Beer

Beer Crawling on the Orange MAX Line

Because the Best Kind of Beer Crawl Is the Kind Where You Don’t Have to Drive

Ned LannamannJuly 25, 2018 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:53 pm

An Orange MAX line beer crawl from downtown Portland to Milwaukie.

Liquor/Wine/Beer

Small is Beautiful for Oregon’s Winemakers

Just a Taste of Some the Region’s Stand-Out Micro-Producers

July 18, 2018 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:53 pm

Most of Oregon’s wineries are small. Over 70 percent of the state’s wineries produce fewer than 5,000 cases a year (there’s 12 bottles to a case). There are many—call them micro-producers—that work with 1,000 cases or less. These are great places to find not only good-value wines, but some of the most ambitious. Often irreverent, […]