Raccoon Lodge Brewpub
Certified Purveyor of an Honest Pint
7424 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Portland, OR 97225
503.296.0110
That picture doesn't do it justice, but the elixir in the glass is indeed the Kriek--but don't bother trying to get a pint of it. That was a server misfire, and one of the luckier moments of my pub-going career. You can get a goblet of the Kriek, though, or a pint of any of Ron Gansberg's other beer. The west side isn't exactly festooned with joints serving honest pints, nor pints of great beer, so this should definitely be a go-to watering hole for those out past the hills.
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This happened to me, two years ago, when Pliny the Younger came to the horse brass. I went in with a friend at the beginning of the bartender's shift, and ordered two youngers. To our surprise, we were served two full pints. My friend didn't like hers, so I drank most of a second one as well. Shortly after we were served the pints, the guy was made aware of his mistake, and everyone else started getting glasses. It was a real bonus. The only thing that would have been better is if the beer lived up to the hype!
ReplyDeleteI'd take a pint of Cascade sour beer over a pint of younger any day.
A prost to Ron Gansberg and his crew for continuing to raise the bar and brewing unique and compelling ales.
ReplyDeleteProps for using "whom" correctly in the first sentence!
ReplyDelete--JT
Heh. "Whom Nazis" unite!
ReplyDeletetastiest, most honest IMPERIAL pints I can think of anywhere
ReplyDeleteAmazing how underrated they are as a pub in Beaverton, but how highly regarded they are across the nation and to beer drinkers all over the NW. I love when I go in there, and they are somewhat empty... and I can drink a rouge... and marvel over the barrels.
ReplyDeleteI too am a huge fan of the Razberry wheat.... the amount of fruit used.... and balance... is just nectar. I could wake up on a nice summers day off... and drink it like tea.
With the vine being bottled in a week, and conditioned for a month... I hope to buy lots, and still find Apricot too... I hope. Must have all of them. My favorites around for sure.