Two Days of #Portland Craft Beer and Cider

Many beer pundits pick Portland, Oregon as the #1 city in the U.S. for quality beer and I would be hard pressed to disagree.  You can barely walk a block without passing a bar, taproom, restaurant, or brewery offering outstanding craft beers. I recently spent two days sampling #Portland craft beer and cider, meeting friends,…

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Four Craft Breweries in Victoria, Canada You Should Visit

Victoria city and Vancouver Island, Canada are well-known for beautiful scenery, Native American art and heritage, architecture, fishing, boating, and Butchart Gardens. However, you should also think craft beer. Here are four craft breweries you should visit during any trip to this area. Driftwood Brewing Company Started in 2008, Driftwood Brewery caught my attention initially…

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Seeking Craft Beer in Vancouver, Canada

Just north of Seattle, the City of Vancouver is a coastal seaport city within British Columbia (BC), Canada. According to the city’s website, Vancouver is the eighth most populous city in Canada with a population of 603,502 people as measured in a 2011 census. The City of Vancouver is absolutely stunning and is home to beautiful traditional and contemporary…

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Peddling Brews in Seattle’s Ballard District

There are over 180 breweries in Washington State and the city of Seattle is home to many of them. By my count there are over 70 breweries in Seattle and King County. How was I to decide what breweries to visit? In my case, the answer was driven by 3 major considerations: time – with…

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The Mistress

I have a mistress. She loves to wear green and adorns herself with exotic flowers. Her arms and legs are long and sinewy. Her fragrance is pungent and enticing. When she embraces my lips and tongue, I get weak in the knees. My whole body yields to her intoxicating caresses. She has homes all over…

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