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gonna be in portland? go to cider week! Celebrate Oregon Cider Week with Cider Riot! Cider Summit Portland Friday June 19, 2-8pm Saturday, June 20, 12-6pm The Fields Park NW 9th and Overton Cider Riot! and 50 other cidermakers from around the world will pour their wares at this two day festival. Cider Riot unveils a limited release Cherry Brettanomyces cider aged on Bogmyrtle, in addition to our standard and seasonal offerings. Cider Riot! Dinner at Bushwhacker Cider Woodlawn Tuesday, June 23rd Bushwhacker Woodlawn. 6.30pm. $50/ticket Tickets available at Bushwhacker Cider- limited to 25 seats. Join Cider Riot! at Bushwhacker Woodlawn for their first Cider Dinner Menu: Amuse Bouche - Kingston Black cider vinegar with Olive Oil and Baguette paired with Cider Riot! Burncider Dry Draught Cider Course the First - Salmon Tartare with Grilled Honey vegetables paired with Cider Riot! Lavender Cider Course the Second - Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad p...

last tuesday at the railway was russell's dry-hopped pale ale the label on the cask said it used tomahawk hops at first, i found it quite delightful an overly hopped pale ale, just like i like 'em but as i got further down my pint the sediment and bitterness got to me very glad i tried it but not on my top 10 list of "casks i have loved" thursday at the yaletown was a lavender stout i was told when i got there to have a taster before i ordered a pint and good advice that turned out to be the nose was all lavender think pot pourri and that's pretty much how it tasted too i thought i would give it a further chance and have some after the ipa you know, all beers taste different depending on what went before them across the palate... but after the ipa the stout got lost and it was all lavender undaunted, i tried mixing the cask with the ipa can't say i suggest this to anyone else brewers iain and cory iain was very good-humoured about ...

there just aren't enough hours in my day! no time to blog, gotta go drink cask at the yaletown stout with lavender... and then i'm off camping for the long weekend happy canada day!! (and my beer of choice for the weekend is red racer ipa, in case you were wondering)