2010 wasn’t bad really

So what’s up with everyone on the “Facecrack” hating on 2010?  What was really bad about it?  Sure the economy sucked and Dio died, but all in all if your still with us you’ve survived another year.  I’ve been amazed at how doom and gloom the media has been this year as if I should [...]

Long Pause

Sorry to all for not posting for some time.  In the past couple of months my wife got a job back in Oregon, we made the move back to Oregon, and I became unemployed once again.    It’s been a really crazy month for me and my wife. One of our goals when we moved [...]

Beer and Food Carts

A couple of months back I was enlightened to the Portland food cart scene.  It’s fantastic that Portland is willing to embrace this new upcoming industry that allows talented people to get into the food industry for way cheaper than owning a restaurant.  It got me thinking, I’ve never really thought that I could run [...]

Fresh Hop IPA and Salem Brewery Wrap Up

So it’s that time of the year again, time for fresh hop IPA’s.  As a brewer it’s time to connect with the hop farmers that supply us with a ingredient so fundamental to many of the ale and lager styles that we make.  A fresh hop IPA  incorporates freshly picked hops, due to storage issues [...]

Is it time Salem?

I recently commented on a Salem Blog called What’s Up With That after the author had discussed the lack of local brewpubs in downtown Salem.  I know what your thinking, McMennamins has two locations in Salem and The Ram is right across from Willamette University so why would Salem need more breweries?  However, let’s face [...]

Brewing always brewing

Well it’s official, we have been up here for more than a year, actually I think I have even been at the brewery for close to one year as well.  Some time in early to mid August I started volunteering at Ice Harbor, back then I had no idea that I would ever become the [...]

Wheat, endless fields of wheat

Need I say more?  There are a few things that are ubundant up here in the Tri-Cities, one is heat, two is dust, and three is wheat.  I’m still suffering through the heat, it makes me not think too straight, I burned my leg pretty good today, the heat has had a effect on my [...]

Feeling Hot Hot Hot

I don’t like the heat and this summer is no exception to the rule.  I always though summers in Oregon where fairly warm with some days that where unbearable,  here in the Tri-Cities it’s always hot in the summer.  We get month long streaks that would have been only a couple of days in Oregon.  [...]

Some stuff and things

OK so first of all Tri-Cities do you hear me?  The above picture is what a real farmers market should be like, Salem owns you.  Secondly getting out of town all the time is getting to be expensive, but I guess it’s helping us keep our sanity.  Much of the rest of the summer is [...]

Terminal Gravity and the Greatness that is Northeastern Oregon

Friday my wife and I just decided that what the hell we’ll go camping down in Joseph for the night and visit one of our favorite brewpubs Terminal Gravity Brewing.  I had read on another blog last week that someone had had a fresh salmon sandwich at Terminal and when I told my wife that [...]