It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…
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When someone says to you, “You can be an official beer judge for the Clark County Fair,” there is no time for hesitation. These words are like gold to any overly judgmental beer lover, such as myself.
Unbeknownst to me, Vancouver’s Bader Beer and Wine Supply has hosted the official judging for the home brew and wine contests for many years, and you just show up on the designated night to be a judge. You just show up! No credentials required! But I have to warn you – it was intense.
I imagined a casual gathering of beerheads sipping delicious home brew and chatting. Instead, we were split into tables of four and each table had to have an experienced judge and we got a giant packet of official style guidelines for beer, mead and cider. A judge’s job is to put her or his personal preferences aside and evaluate the beer in question against what the guidelines say it should be like.
No “I like this!” or “This tastes like a Band-Aid.” Instead, you’re looking for nodes of horse blanket or fresh-cut grass if that’s what the style guidelines call for. Some were good, some were not. With every crack of a new bottle of beer, you just have to cross your fingers that it won’t taste like skunk.
- Megan
Tour d’Organics comes to Clark County
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This year OrganicAthlete Portland — a vegan cycling organization — will bring the annual Tour d’Organics to Clark County. Registration is open for the Sept. 6 rides. There is NO day-of registration this year.
Rides will be 35, 65 and 100 miles and will start at the Natural Capital Center in Portland. The organization is currently working with local farms to set up rest stops. Contact Portland Ride Director Jim Stuck for more info.
Talk about veggie-fueled fun!
J.
