Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout
Rogue Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout – Oatmeal Stout – Rogue Brewery – Newport, OR, USA I love oatmeal stouts. They’re my second favorite sub-category of beers after pumpkin ales. This one has a great a...
View ArticleMilk Stout and a Cigar– A Retrospective
Widmer Milk Stout — Milk Stout — Widmer Brothers Brewing — Portland, OR, USA A night all alone, without the darling. I decided to make it an evening for myself. While usually I reserve cigars for...
View ArticleCasi Cielo
Starbucks Casi Cielo 2013 Guatemala Casi Cielo has been a seasonal customer and employee favorite at Starbucks for years. Casi Cielo is a well-balanced Latin American coffee which has gone through a...
View ArticleGold Rush Coffee
Gold Rush Coffee – Eureka, CA, USA I go on a lot of road trips, and every time I drive along the Northern California coast I make a pit stop at Gold Rush Coffee in Eureka. And this trip I make quite...
View ArticlePleasanton Brew Crawl
Pleasanton, CA, USA Loitering on a quaint downtown main street while being poured various beers and fed homemade snacks inside boutiques, antique shops, and cowboy stores? Sign me up. I found out about...
View ArticleHeavy Lift Vessel
Boatswain H.L.V. Ale — American Strong Ale — Minhas Craft Brewery — Monroe, WI, USA A cheap bomber bottle from the local Trader Joe’s. What could go wrong? I’ve recently been attempting to eat a more...
View ArticleSiren’s Cove Coffee
Port Orford claims to be the oldest townsite on the Oregon Coast. It’s a tiny coastal town with beautiful views, plenty of wind, and just enough personality to paw at your heart, like a sickly little...
View ArticleBandon Coffee Cafe
Bandon Coffee Cafe is the hub of early morning traffic in downtown Bandon, and what a delight it is. Formerly known as RayJen’s, the cafe is nestled in the heart of old town, and yet just a street away...
View ArticleThe Human Bean
The Human Bean is a drive-up coffee chain located all across the western United States. My experiences originate from the locations along the southern Oregon coast. Without Human Bean leading the way,...
View ArticleBeer Here
There is an anti-symmetry between my goal of posting to this blog on a regular basis, and the act of drinking beer for “research” and “content creation”. Though I have been tasting many beers, visiting...
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