Met quite a few friends for some pre-Independence Day beer and food at the Concordia Ale House. As usual, the food was great and the beer selection was impressive. I started the evening with a a Messiah Bold from He’Brew. This is a really well balanced and full bodied beer and a great way to start the evening without blowing out my tastebuds on some of the highly hopped beers I knew I’d be pursuing later.
Here’s the great news, after ordering, the bartender told me the guys from He’Brew are going to be at Concordia next Thursday, July 12 at 6 p.m. for a meet the brewer event prior to the International Beer Fest. And they’ll be bringing a keg of the Messiah Bold with them. I’m sure the BS Brewing guys will be there as well, so stop in and check out some well-made He’Brew beer and meet the guys who made it.
Anyways, here was the real reason I went to Concordia…. I can’t get enough of Moylan’s Hopsickle. This is always one amazing beer. It’s incredibly drinkable and tasty while being 9.2% and extremely hop forward.
Steve Woodward Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 3:22 pmVisit Steve Woodward
I just tried a couple of He’Brew beers for the first time a couple of weeks ago — the Messiah Bold and the Genesis Ale. Both were smooth-drinking beers and fun beers to try — along with St. Bridget’s IPA, Broken Halo IPA, The Immortal IPA, The Reverend Belgian Quadrupel Ale and Victory HopDevil — for an evening with friends from church.
Dave Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 7:51 pmVisit Dave
The Lenny’s R.I.P.A. is also not to be missed, particularly if you are a fan of IPA’s. It’s one of my favorites, very malty with plenty of hops – really the epitome of well-balanced, though the rye addition kicks it out of the true IPA category.
I attended the launch of R.I.P.A. at Tornado in San Fran awhile back and the brewers gave away a pint glass with the first He’Brew beer ordered – hopefully they’ll bring some along to Concordia!
Steve – that tasting sounds like an awesome theme!
The Champagne of Blogs » Portland International Brewfest Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 8:02 pmVisit The Champagne of Blogs » Portland International Brewfest
[...] Beer Fest, and a great way to kick off Oregon Craft Beer Month (well, that is if you miss the He’Brew event at Concordia on Thursday, but I digress). Traditionally, I attend PIB Friday after work, and this year just [...]