The Oregon Brewers Festival is happening through Sunday in Portland. 80 breweries each bringing a single variety of summer(y) beer flavor. They set up a nice designated smoking area overlooking the river just outside the tasting tents. After about a dozen tastes (4 small ounces each), I filled up a glass with a Delicious IPA from Stone Brewery, sat in the shade, and lit up a little bit of the new Mac Baren 7 Seas that just arrived, and had a magnificent afternoon. I wish all the beer lovers here coulda joined me.
