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Here’s a couple updates on my second favorite way to get fat….. all the delicious food in Portland. And I know Nate has his own food post to come as well.

Podnah’s Pit BBQ - It had been awhile since Dave, Andrew and I made our way out to Podnah’s at 15th and Prescott so on Saturday night Eryn and I treated ourselves to some delicious BBQ. What was new to me were the lamb spareribs I found on the menu. While they were a little bit fatty, if you love lamb you should definitely check these out. Seasoned with just salt and pepper and then smoked, these ribs were delicious, no sauce neccessary.

As always, a small but nice draft selection and a good bottle list, I washed these ribs down with an Anchor Bock.

Also, I highy recommend the Black Eye Pea salad, the dressing tastes like a perfect mix of dijon mustard, vinegar, sugar, celery and parsley. Many BBQ places treat their sides as an after thought but all the sides we had at Podnah’s were great.

I don’t know what the All Day rib and draft Happy Hour on Tuesdays gets you, but you can bet I’m going to find out soon.

Fire on the Mountain – I love chicken wings, and in Portland that can really only mean one thing, a trip up Interstate to Fire on the Mountain. At least that used to be the case until I found the new FOTM at 17th and Burnside this afternoon. The new building has a lot more space than the original in NoPo and an expanded tap selection as well, Hopworks, Double Mountain, Laurelwood, Amnesia, Caldera, Anderson Valley and of course, Rainer were all on tap to wash down the delicious hot wings. My personal favorites the fried pickles and deep fried twinkie both survived the trip south and appear on the menu.

Here’s a couple views of the place including one of the more interesting murals in Portland featuring Willie Nelson serving a platter of wings.

Via Belmont Station’s Beer Blog:

As incredible as the Bourbon-aged Top Sail is, I’m surprised it hasn’t generated any of the buzz that the Abyss garnered. The bourbon and vanilla character are perfectly layered with the roasty, coffee and cocoa malt flavors to create a wonderfully flavorful brew.

I don’t expect it to sell as quickly as the Abyss, but they made considerably less Top Sail, so I wouldn’t recommend waiting very long to seek it out.

Belmont Station
4500 S.E. Stark St., Portland
(503) 232-8538

This years’ event will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7th and 8th, at the Beer Hall on NW Quimby, and the beer starts flowing at noon each day.

The entire list hasn’t been publicized yet, but here’s the list of things that have been confirmed thus far:

• Hair of the Dog – Adam 2007
• Bend Brewing – Outback X 2006
• Terminal Gravity – Barleywine 2005
• Great Divide – Old Ruffian Barleywine
• Caldera Brewing – Imperial Stout 2004 and 2005
• Stone Brewing – Old Guardian 2005

Lucky Lab Quimby Alehouse
1945 NW Quimby, Portland
(503) 517-4352

This years’ event will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7th and 8th, at the Beer Hall on NW Quimby, and the beer starts flowing at noon each day.

The entire list hasn’t been publicized yet, but here’s the list of things that have been confirmed thus far:

• Hair of the Dog – Adam 2007
• Bend Brewing – Outback X 2006
• Terminal Gravity – Barleywine 2005
• Great Divide – Old Ruffian Barleywine
• Caldera Brewing – Imperial Stout 2004 and 2005
• Stone Brewing – Old Guardian 2005

Lucky Lab Quimby Alehouse
1945 NW Quimby, Portland
(503) 517-4352