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I lay on a bed in my one bedroom apartment. It is early July. My place is on King Street, one block up from West Burnside road. Once known as Skid Road for the fact that early loggers used to fall timbers in the West Hills and skid the logs down a p…

Each year my friends and I take leave of responsibilities, family, and work and head to some place in Oregon for a week on our own. This year it was the Oregon Coast. 5 days of golfing, poker, blackjack and beer. We all lost our pink ladies by the 6th …

Another week out of town, another week without posts. Back in seven days. If there is anything about the bars in Portland that you would like to know, that you haven’t found so far in my posts, let me know.Here are some re-posts for new visitors to my …

The first bar I ever legally gained entrance to once I finished college and moved back home was Kells. I had never been to a proper Irish pub and the wall of scotches and liquors was impressive. Kells has been a stalwart of the bar scene on SW 2nd for …

This is a great overview of the brewing history in Oregon(thanks to TravelPortland):Beer Media KitThe History of Beer in Portland1852German brewer Henry Saxer settles in Portland and opens Liberty Brewery. 1856Henry Weinhard, a young German immigrant, …

Some people are content within the herd. Others are driven by forces within to stray in their own directions.If you walk far enough down NE Belmont you will come to the Horse Brass Pub. An establishment dedicated to maintaining the true feel of the mod…

Tucked away on the east side of Portland on Stark Street you will find a small strip of businesses. One of the buildings occupying this block is a split level bar known as the Goodfoot (a James Brown reference no doubt). Upstairs you find a pool hall w…

I just dropped off a couple copies of the book to former Mayor of Portland Bud Clark, who purchased them from me last week. Every customer helps, right?