http://www.thebeerfather.com Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:23:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [nggallery id=23] This is a very cool place. It’s a cozy little brewery located off the main street in Hood River . It really has that small local bar feeling similar to one found in a ski or surf town. Everyone seems to know each other (Norm!), but the funny ... http://www.thebeerfather.com/double-mountain-brewery/ [nggallery id=22] So we head out to McMenamin’s Grand Lodge...my woman has some work to do there and I’m coming along to help her.  They have beer (McMenamins has their own brewery and they serve it at all of their locations), so it’s not like she had to twist ... http://www.thebeerfather.com/review-mcmenamins-grand-lodge/ [nggallery id=21] Hot as hell, dusty as hell, sweaty as hell …but 81 different breweries with 81 different beers= totally freaking worth it. So we start off walking about 21,000 blocks to get to the festival, it’s about 93 degrees outside, humidity is at about 70% (it’s not Louisiana, but ... http://www.thebeerfather.com/the-oregon-beer-festival-09/ [nggallery id=20] So here I am with another Deschutes beer. I know. I drink them all the time because I’m lazy and I don’t always feel like driving further for a bigger selection of beer. As far as what’s guaranteed to be on hand at the grocery store, Deschutes is a ... http://www.thebeerfather.com/cinder-cone-red-ale/ [nggallery id=11] Ice Axe Grill/Mt. Hood Brewing Co. 87304 E. Government Camp Loop Government Camp, OR 97028 We decided to venture up to Mt. Hood and try out “The Microbrewery with an Altitude”, so we stuffed ourselves into the car and drove up to Ice Axe Grill, which is home of Mt. Hood ... http://www.thebeerfather.com/ice-axe-grillmt-hood-brewing-co/ [nggallery id=13] Pranqster has grown to be one of my favorite beers, which makes North Coast Brewing Co. one of my favorite breweries. Pranqster is a beautiful golden, slightly hazy beer with a lot of head. It’s an excellent Belgian beer that has the perfect amount of carbonation on the ... http://www.thebeerfather.com/pranqster/