My in-laws were down for the weekend, on work actually. However, we were able to fit in some meals and visiting. Michelle’s father and step-mother love beer and pub fare as much as Michelle and I do, so we love taking them to new places in Portland to try out both the fine beer, but also the equally good grub. To our dumbfoundment (?), Doug brought us several bottles of Hopzilla from Grant’s Brewing and Malting in Yakima. A tall order considering the beer isn’t bottled for distribution. Thanks a ton!
Friday night we took them to the Rogue public house which has about as good a collection of excellent beers as you’ll find anywhere. The food is quite good there as well. Sadly, there was a Blazers game on, so it was a bit loud, and conversation was some effort. So we picked up ice cream and went back to our place.
Saturday gave everyone some time to work, in one sense or another. Even Debbie worked on finding some Christmas gifts (its never too early). After everyone was done for the day, we hit up the Hillsdale pub for the Battle for the Belt; a competition among McMenamins’ brewers. For more on the event, see Rooftop Brew. We gave all 18 samples a try, voted, then went to Gustav’s for dinner. Yes, we had fondue again.
Afterwards we looked at photographs from their recent trip to San Diego and chatted away. Even when you’re tired, good company makes you forget.