Back in the olden days, when life was hard and resources were scarce, brewers often did an odd thing: they boiled their worts for insane lengths of time. The Belgians seem to have been kings of the long boil: an average wort would spend four to six hours in the kettle, and some ranged upward way
There was a time when craft brewers in the United States swore that they would never put their beer in cans. Eventually they gave into consumer demand and now aluminum cans are the portable packaging of choice for brewers across the country. Still, there are some that remain committed to glass and in Oregon a
The Oregon Brewers Guild reports that there were over 200 brands of IPA sold in Portland last year just IPAs. There are five dozen breweries, give or take, two dozen good-beer bars, and thousands of places to
by Suzette Smith • Mar 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Trifecta Combo from 808 Grinds Suzette Smith
Now that the weather is nice for a minute it s time to clear the afternoon agenda, sip beer on a patio, and stuff your face with tasty chicken and rice. At 808 Grinds Southeast Portland location, you can do all that for a price that won t break your budget, and their portions might even leave you with leftovers.
Named for Honolulu s area code and a Hawaiian slang term for food (grinds), 808 Grinds was a longtime fixture at the SW 10th and Alder food carts downtown. Co-owners Kevin Scofield and Jensen Yip met in Hawaii at a young age and reconnected as adults with a desire to feed Portlanders their passed down family recipes. You may even remember seeing Yip on a 2019 episode of Guy Fieri s