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xtsho

xtsho

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Well the Oregon Brewers Festival is back. I won't be going though. I attended the first one back in the late 80's and then every year for about a decade. I stopped going once it just became another carnival. The selections of beer went the way of the up and coming beer drinkers that preferred a nice fruity sweet beer. Raspberry Pilsner, Pineapple Porter, etc... The final straw for me was when the crowd started doing the wave. I wasn't the only one that became disillusioned with the event as attendance had started getting smaller and smaller every year.

$30 for 10 sips of beer these days. Not worth standing around in close to 100°F weather.

Cost: The festival is free and doesn’t require tickets, but to consume beer or cider you must purchase a tasting package for $30 that includes a 2022 souvenir tasting mug and 10 tasting tickets, with more tickets costing $2 each.

https://www.oregonlive.com/beer/2022/07/oregon-brewers-festival-returns-to-portland-waterfront-after-2-dry-years.html


There used to be a Spring Brewfest years ago that was held at the Portland Expo Center. That was a really good one. The actual Brewers would staff their booths. It was smaller and had smaller local craft breweries. I don't know what happened to that event.

Actually I found the facebook page. The last event was in 2018. Apparently they were selling the festival for a couple thousand dollars. The website is down. I doubt it will be coming back.

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drsaltzman

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xtsho said:
Well the Oregon Brewers Festival is back. I won't be going though. I attended the first one back in the late 80's and then every year for about a decade. I stopped going once it just became another carnival. The selections of beer went the way of the up and coming beer drinkers that preferred a nice fruity sweet beer. Raspberry Pilsner, Pineapple Porter, etc... The final straw for me was when the crowd started doing the wave. I wasn't the only one that became disillusioned with the event as attendance had started getting smaller and smaller every year.

$30 for 10 sips of beer these days. Not worth standing around in close to 100°F weather.

Cost: The festival is free and doesn’t require tickets, but to consume beer or cider you must purchase a tasting package for $30 that includes a 2022 souvenir tasting mug and 10 tasting tickets, with more tickets costing $2 each.

https://www.oregonlive.com/beer/2022/07/oregon-brewers-festival-returns-to-portland-waterfront-after-2-dry-years.html


There used to be a Spring Brewfest years ago that was held at the Portland Expo Center. That was a really good one. The actual Brewers would staff their booths. It was smaller and had smaller local craft breweries. I don't know what happened to that event.

Actually I found the facebook page. The last event was in 2018. Apparently they were selling the festival for a couple thousand dollars. The website is down. I doubt it will be coming back.

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I've been a couple of times.
I might like the smaller version actually.
Maybe I'll hit it up on Saturday for an hour or two.
 
drsaltzman

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It’s not hard at all.
But its definitely easier with the right equipment.
Stainless fermenter. Temp control. Mash your own grain.
Using liquid malt extract in plastic buckets isn’t as precise.
 
DarkWeb

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drsaltzman said:
It’s not hard at all.
But its definitely easier with the right equipment.
Stainless fermenter. Temp control. Mash your own grain.
Using liquid malt extract in plastic buckets isn’t as precise.
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I agree its not hard, but I think for a beginner LME would be the easiest way to try it out. Much less things to think about and much less equipment. New food grade plastic is fine......glass is better but stainless is expensive.
 
drsaltzman

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DarkWeb said:
I agree its not hard, but I think for a beginner LME would be the easiest way to try it out. Much less things to think about and much less equipment. New food grade plastic is fine......glass is better but stainless is expensive.
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Definitely agree.
My first beer was this one my son bought me for Xmas:

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Hooked me. Did a 5 gallon batch in a plastic bucket after that and then spent 2K on stainless.
 
Ozumoz66

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I had tried Mill Street's organic ale and enjoyed it, so I figured the rest of their lineup would be equally delightful.
The white was similar to Hoegaarden. The IPA was lackluster, the lager was good and surprisingly the pilsner was the most desirable out of the bunch with an old school familiarity.

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xtsho

xtsho

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I'm drinking what's probably the best alcoholic ginger beer I've made. It's spicy, gingery, and around 6% alcohol. I added a little sugar at bottling to give it some natural carbonation.

I've followed numerous recipes but decided to just make my own. I still need a couple more tweaks. I used white sugar this time but I think I'll change the sugar to something darker next time. Not brown but probably raw sugar over white and add a hint of molasses. I have a couple other tweaks as well.

No pictures as it's just in a recycled beer bottle.
 
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