Stout Patty's Day!

As you may recall, last year we tapped an Abyss in honor of St. Patrick and it was one of the busiest days in cafe history prior to last week's Pliny the Younger night. This year we decided to roll with a bunch of caffeinated stouts instead, and even though none of them have the cache or fervent following of the Abyss I can assure you that they're all world-class tipples.

The initial line up was going to feature three coffee-infused stouts from Laurelwood, Fort George, and Great Divide, but then I got a pleasantly unexpected phone call from Barley Browns out in Baker City, OR. As luck would have it, Shawn Kelso (BB's brewer) was planning on driving into town today and had called to arrange a meeting with Carl (the owner) regarding some as-yet-unplanned future event. Instead, I persuaded him to bring us several kegs of their award winning beer along for the ride, which is why we've got an incredibly rare treat to add to the line-up tonight. I don't recall ever seeing a Barley Brown's beer on tap in PDX, and I've never had the opportunity to travel out to Baker City and try their offerings, so I'm psyched to be able to knock one more Oregon brewery off my "must try" list.




If you don't feel like fighting the crowds at all the "usual suspect" bars this evening I'd encourage you to stop in and enjoy some dark roasted brew. Alternatively, you could make us the first stop of the evening, enjoy a couple pints of caffeinated goodness, and use that energy to fuel the rest of your adventures tonight.

Whatever you choose to do tonight please do it safely, don't throw any chairs through the windows (ask the folks at the Brass about that one), and for the love of Hathor don't drink and drive.