4th of July Weekend in Review (continued)
Laurelwood Pizza Company on SE 42nd and Sandy Boulevard closed its doors for good on Monday July 5, 2010. The original brewpub location became a fixture for local craft beer lovers in Portland and will surely be missed. To bid the old pub goodbye, we stopped by with friends to toast a final pint of Workhorse IPA and sampled a new German-style smoked lager called Altenburg. Brewmaster Chad Kennedy was on hand along with Oregon Brewers Guild president Brian Butenschoen.
Bitter Root Brewery is an award winning brewery from Hamilton, Montana. We brewer Jake Talbot at the North American Beer Awards in early June in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Talbot was in town to check out the Waterfront Blues Festival when we caught up with him and tried some of his delicious award winning brews, including beers from the “Brewer’s Whims & Seasonals” lineup like the Rye IPA, a CTZ Single Hop Pale Ale, Huckleberry Honey, and a Belgian-style Witbier.
About The Author
Angelo
Angelo grew up in Maine and is proud to call New England his original home. Cascadia is now his home. He fell in love with great beer in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. He has been a correspondent for the Portland Tribune's Guest on Tap column, LivePDX.com, and has been featured in publications such as Beer Northwest and PDX Magazine. Angelo also has a great interest in independent music, and has been a booker and organizer for shows around the Portland under the name Pop Tomorrow! Angelo garnered much knowledge regarding beer from his experiences homebrewing, working at Belmont Station, Pyramid Brewing, Upright Brewing, By the Bottle, Beer Revolution, Olde Depot Public House, Falling Sky Brewing, Cascade Brewing, and from many many knowledgeable, passionate, and loving people along the way. It is Angelo's mission to bring "infotainment" and "edumation" to the readers of this website. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to contribute, please contact me at angelo@brewpublic.com