October 22, 2015. Self-guided beer tour of Portland

LOCATION:  House-sitting in Portland, Oregon

WEATHER:  Perfect, crisp fall day. Highs in 60s

We found some Portland beer tours online for $80, so decided to do our own on the cheap.  We bought all-day passes for the bus/trolley/light rail, and headed into town.  Today we will do the west side of the river, and perhaps explore the east side another day.

The light rail dropped us off at Union Station.   We looked at the Amtrak trains leaving for far-away places.  

Then, a walk and trolley to our first stop, Bridgeport, that had been highly recommended.

We had a bowl of vegan chili for lunch...really tasty.  I had an IPA and George had a red  ale. We strolled around the area.  Cute lofts, condos and apartments with neat shops below.  

Then, trolley to Deschutes.  It is a beautiful building with lots of wood carvings.

We didn't drink there, although it looked good.  Have to pace ourselves....

On to Rogue.  George had an interesting German IPA.  I passed. 

A short walk took us to 10 Barrel, which sadly has just been bought by Anhuiser-Bush.

We just talked to people there, and didn't order a beer.  

Then, on to a McMenamins.  We shared an apple cider there in order to get a passport stamp.  Then, we redeemed our prize and picked up two free hamburgers.  

DINNER:  Back home, we shared one of the McMenamins burgers.  

After dinner, we hopped back on to the light rail, and traveled to Hillsboro, another Portland suburb.  There, we enjoyed an evening of scary story-telling about doctors and dentists at the museum.  Fun!