Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

[Cadence]

Using Machine Learning for good causes:

Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning - Nature Communications

Perception and appreciation of food flavour depends on many factors, posing a challenge for effective prediction. Here, the authors combine extensive chemical and sensory analyses of 250 commercial Belgian beers to train machine learning models that enable flavour and consumer appreciation...

www.nature.com

 

[Pedantic]

I finally got around to making my first homemade shrub!

I have a kegerator set up as a seltzer tap, and a wall full of flavors, but I'm always looking for new ways to apply bubbly water. This is 1 part sugar to 1 part apple cider vinegar to (roughly) 1 part fruit, blackberries and sliced ginger.

I'm honestly surprised by how pleasant it is by itself. I'm looking forward to trying some new variations.

 

[CleverNickName]

Well, here goes nothing.

They opened a LotR-themed taproom in downtown Portland, so obviously I have to check it out.

Guess I'll head inside. (To Be Continued...)

 

[Zardnaar]

Well, here goes nothing.

They opened a LotR-themed taproom in downtown Portland, so obviously I have to check it out.
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Guess I'll head inside. (To Be Continued...)
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Cheap knockoff

Been mostly booze free. Not really going out at night. Bought a 10 pack of lager for Zombie Jesus weekend.

Bought a can this week but gave it away.

 

[CleverNickName]

Decent tap list, but a bit small by Portland standards.

I'm having the Maltings Irish Ale.

 

[Zardnaar]

Decent tap list, but a bit small by Portland standards.
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I'm having the Maltings Irish Ale.
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Pretty good by our standards.

Looking at the menu tgat ale you picked would be on my short list otherwise some of those lagers and stouts.

Are they all on tap?

 

[CleverNickName]

Are they all on tap?

Yep, 36 taps with beer, mead, and cider.

And of course they're showing the movies.

 

[CleverNickName]

And of course I'm going to try the mead and cheese

 

[Zardnaar]

You can keep the mead. Looks like a fun place.

Generally 8-10 on tap here plus bottles. There's sone hipster type pubs elsewhere around here not so much.

Quite like those amber ales and lagers though. Kilkenny one of my favorites but a rare tipple.

 

[CleverNickName]

Mosaic IPA (and my last pint for the night)

All in all? A pretty good time. I'll probably be back.