Review: Double Mountain Brewery

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 thing was, it was filled with tourists. The service wasn’t overly friendly, but I wouldn’t call it bad. Everything came in a timely fashion; we just weren’t served with a high five and a batch of warm fuzzies. We started with the Hop Lava and the hummus platter. The Hop Lava was a very hoppy IPA, but it was more on the florally smooth side then the bitter side for IPA’s. The hummus plate was tasty! The second beer I had was their strong golden ale, Devil’s Kitchen. This was an excellent beer. Mildly carbonated for a golden, this one was not on the heavy Belgian side of a golden ale, but it still had an excellent smooth fruity taste to it. It was an excellent choice on a warm summer day as opposed to milk, which would have been a bad choice. Double Mountain fits in perfectly with the casual vibe of Hood River and we’d definitely go back.

September 21st, 2009

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Ice Axe Grill/Mt. Hood Brewing Co.

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 Brewing Company.

We were starving and thirsty, and when we walked in we were immediately greeted with smiles and hellos. The décor wasn’t the most happenin and hip, but really, we didn’t care. It was cozy…and we were there for the beer and food anyway.

Started things off with Multor Porter and Cascadian Pale Ale. They also had the pale ale on cask but my wife was in the mood for cold and crisp so she stuck with the draft. We both went straight for the Old English Cheddar Pub Burger and fries. UH-MAZING. The burger was insanely good. The fries? Oh, the fries. So crispy and delicious. They also had some ranch on crack…don’t know what was in it or why it was special, but special it was. See, places like this sneak up on you. That’s why you can’t judge a bar/pub by its cover…sometimes the most mediocre looking places will kick your ass with their beer and food.

After we finished our food, we ordered more beer (what, did you think we’d go all the way up to Mt. Hood and just have one beer?), this time it was Hogsback Stout and Ice Axe IPA. The Hogsback oatmeal stout was just freaking awesome, they did an excellent job on this one. I highly recommend getting one while you’re there.

Definitely worth the trip. Good beer, good food, and good service. Plus, you can wander around the town while you’re up there. Good times, I tell ya.



April 9th, 2009

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