I live in Beervana

If you read this blog and don't live in Portland I am very sorry for you. This town is probably now the beer center of the universe. Yet another beer-centric bar just opened in town and it is awesome. 20ish rapidly rotating taps, mostly local pretty local stuff. The place is called Green Dragon, I can't find a website. I think I saw one once and lost it. It caters to beer drinkers, first time I went in they had Green Flash IPA up on the board, but had just run out. Damn. Food is good too, I think. Quick and dirty beer reviews time, last time I was there I had:

Leavenworth Pilsner. It was awesome. Good pilsners are incredibly difficult to find in North America. The last good one I had was in Vancouver, Canada. (It was excellent). Strange, then that Leavenworth, a town known for its German heritage should produce such a quintessential Czech beer, but this was great. Nice head, slightly sour, a classic pilsner. 8.7/10

Then I had a Schwartz beer. It was a bock, and nice, but I can't remember the name of the brewery. Can't win 'em all.

Then they had a Belgian up on the board. Turns out it was an American brewery, but Belgian style. Usually these beers are terrible. But I was in a good mood. I trust this place. So what the hell. I ordered the Salmon Creek Brother Larry's Belgian. Holy shit! This compares favorably to Duchess du Bourgonge! I've never even heard of this brewery! I've been within a mile of it! Seriously. This had those wonderful sweet/sour characteristics of a good Belgian. I am going to go up to the brewery to check it out. 9.1/10