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Drink 2007: Beer, Beer & More Beer

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The Twilight Room
IMAGE: Faulkner Short
BY JESSICA MACHADO | 503-243-2122

[May 23rd, 2007] HI-BALL: Sommeliers are for schmucks. Bring on the beer steward! Five nights a week, Higgins (1239 SW Broadway, 222-9070) offers the services of its most knowledgeable beer snob. From hard-to-find La Fin du Monde to the hard-to-pay-for Scaldis Cuvée Prestige ($80), the Northwest bistro's 100-plus bottle selection is incomprehensible. But if you like your brew straight from the tap, Henry's 12th Street Tavern (10 NW 12th Ave., 227-5320) offers 100 draft beers (from Oregon fave Terminal Gravity to Hoegaarden Belgian White), as well as a slightly less-annoying corporate setup than Rock Bottom. Exposed brick and stainless steel barrels encase the joint, but the $2 happy-hour menu (California rolls, mac 'n' cheese) is an appreciated gesture extended toward the regular folk.

LO-BALL: Those who believe that nothing complements a beer better than a good ol' fashioned cigarette will feel right at home in the smoky haze of the Horse Brass Pub (4534 SE Belmont St., 232-2202). P-town's notorious beer authority—serving just about every Oregon microbrew imaginable—is far from a run-down shack, but the ventilation is reminiscent of any good dive. Ditto for the Twilight Room —this equal parts UP student/hipster bar offers more than 20 draft beers and $4.50 pitchers of PBR (hence the clientele). But on a summer afternoon when your lungs need a rest, head to the patio of Produce Row Cafe (204 SE Oak St., 232-8355), which serves 30 beers on tap and 200 beers in bottles for the less-rowdy guzzlers.













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Willamette Week's 2007 Drinker's Guide
Introduction
PDX Bar Worker Photo Contest RESULTS
The City That Drinks: A squiggly timeline of Portland's love of booze.
Beer Joints
Dance Clubs
Hotel Bars
Put A Cork In It: A roundup of places to find red, white and everything in between.
The List Part 1: Aa-La
The List Part 2: Le-Za

 










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RECENT COMMENTS ON “Drink 2007: Beer, Beer & More Beer”

1

La Fin du Monde is hard to find? Try Fred Meyers.

Red, May 23rd, 2007 10:27pm
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Where's the shout out to Concordia? It's the best Alehouse in the city!

Rob, Sep 4th, 2007 5:06pm
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green dragon, belgian embassy, belmont station, concordia...?

jeff, Jan 5th, 2008 3:04pm
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Three of those opened after this issue came out. Look for our latest drink picks this spring.

Ben Waterhouse, Jan 7th, 2008 12:41pm
 
 
 





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