PDX - Oregon Brewers Festival 07/23-25
May 18, 2004, 9:32 pm
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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
I was in PDX in Jan. It's $1.60 on the metro from airport to downtown & then easy walk to hotels. It's actually a pretty good metro - clean, room for luggage, bikes, wheelchairs.
BTW - I've never been to a brewfest in my life, but I'm assuming it won't be hard to figure out what's going on/what to do
BTW - I've never been to a brewfest in my life, but I'm assuming it won't be hard to figure out what's going on/what to do
May 18, 2004, 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by cawhite60156
Drink beer, get another beer, drink beer, get another beer, drink beer, get another beer... just keep repeating as long as you can or want! (Lots of good people-watching, too). Having been to several brewfests, they're all different but the same...
We still have 10 chips left over from last year that we need to drink up!
May 19, 2004, 11:13 am
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What - chips left over?
I'm sure Spiff will be APPALLED, APPALLED that you two actually have drinking chips left over from last year! Has he taught you nothing?! And you call yourself FTers - hmmp! (kidding).
May 19, 2004, 4:11 pm
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Originally Posted by newself
Well, I am getting quite thirsty these days while watching the cardiac kids (aka the Lakers). Thought it might be a good time to bring up the Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland in late July. They usually only have about 72 brews on tap so I think I might partake in a few 40 or so while there. Calling all beerheads...Sam, Paula, Spiff, etc!
May 19, 2004, 7:14 pm
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
Gee. I always wanted to go to Portland. I'll be in San Francisco that weekend; and this looks awfully tempting.
Maybe a detour is in order. Hmm.
Maybe a detour is in order. Hmm.
I think a detour is definitely in order!!!
May 19, 2004, 8:27 pm
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Have your Baseball and Drink Beer Too!
OK, Michael is more determined than I. He suggests a trip to Portland Friday night to drink beer, more beer drinking Saturday morning, then the trip north to watch baseball Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, so I guess we're in after all with a Saturday afternoon departure. 
OK, we DON'T drink and drive so if anyone was worried about that I should have mentioned we'll be traveling by train.
OK, we DON'T drink and drive so if anyone was worried about that I should have mentioned we'll be traveling by train.
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May 19, 2004, 8:36 pm
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Glad to hear that Michael is the sensible one. Have you ever missed one??
Where is essx?? If she is among the missing, this Oregon citizen will volunteer to provide the appropriate sign/flag for the meeting place.
Where is essx?? If she is among the missing, this Oregon citizen will volunteer to provide the appropriate sign/flag for the meeting place.
May 19, 2004, 10:11 pm
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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
I'm sure Spiff will be APPALLED, APPALLED that you two actually have drinking chips left over from last year! Has he taught you nothing?! And you call yourself FTers - hmmp! (kidding).
Yeah, but I THINK we started with somebody's leftover chips from the previous year in addition to last year's purchases...
May 20, 2004, 6:16 pm
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Sorry, guys. I've been up to my @ss in academic alligators.
'Course I'll be around that weekend. I've never missed a Brewfest. And it 'tis my birthday that weekend afterall, AND I still have the kokoleash in my hot little hand.
To confirm: Yes, the MAX train is $1.60 from PDX to downtown. It's 38 minutes from the airport to Pioneer Square. Cabs are ~$30.
Consider staying at the Doubletree at Lloyd Center, which is just on the other side of the river from the Brewfest. The train stops right next door and is free from there to downtown, an 8-10 minute EZ ride. Spiff got a good Priceline rate there last month. Embassay Suites, either Marriott, the Westin, either Hilton and the Four Points are all good options, but for godsakes stay away from the downtown DT. Spiff says it's not that bad but I'm embarrassed by its shabbiness.
If anyone needs a most excellent walking map that shows the Brewfest site in relation to all the downtown hotels, just send me an owl post and I'll get one out to you.
I'll come back up for air again after finals next month ... back to the books, now.
'Course I'll be around that weekend. I've never missed a Brewfest. And it 'tis my birthday that weekend afterall, AND I still have the kokoleash in my hot little hand.
To confirm: Yes, the MAX train is $1.60 from PDX to downtown. It's 38 minutes from the airport to Pioneer Square. Cabs are ~$30.
Consider staying at the Doubletree at Lloyd Center, which is just on the other side of the river from the Brewfest. The train stops right next door and is free from there to downtown, an 8-10 minute EZ ride. Spiff got a good Priceline rate there last month. Embassay Suites, either Marriott, the Westin, either Hilton and the Four Points are all good options, but for godsakes stay away from the downtown DT. Spiff says it's not that bad but I'm embarrassed by its shabbiness.
If anyone needs a most excellent walking map that shows the Brewfest site in relation to all the downtown hotels, just send me an owl post and I'll get one out to you.
I'll come back up for air again after finals next month ... back to the books, now.
Last edited by essxjay; May 20, 2004 at 6:25 pm
May 20, 2004, 8:05 pm
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I'll be there, meeting with my Celebrator Beer News editor so this is officially a business trip, and then planning to hit I-5 Sunday morning to attend the M's game on Sunday before flying out on the Sunday night redeye from SEA.
Will the yellow balloons still be the way to find folks?
(And I STILL owe Essxjay a beer).
Will the yellow balloons still be the way to find folks?
(And I STILL owe Essxjay a beer).
May 20, 2004, 8:44 pm
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Originally Posted by newself
Well, I am getting quite thirsty these days while watching the cardiac kids (aka the Lakers). Thought it might be a good time to bring up the Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland in late July. They usually only have about 72 brews on tap so I think I might partake in a few 40 or so while there. Calling all beerheads...Sam, Paula, Spiff, etc!