Snack Break: Voodoo Doughnuts

Posted at 10:48 pm by Patrick under Oregon Brewers Festival:2006

Near the seedy underbelly of downtown Portland is a small bakery that cranks out some righteous goods. Voodoo Doughnuts sits just off Burnside, around the corner from a few Adult Entertainment joints. The fun here can be both PG-13 or NC-17.

I’m munching on a fruity Captain Crunch topped raised, and Andrea snacked on a chocolate glazed with Oreo chunks and peanut butter drizzle. They are also known for the Tex Ass — a 9″ round glazed doughnut that’s free if you can gobble it down in under 80 seconds.

Once I come down from the sugar rush, we’ll contemplate dinner.

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Afternoon pick me up

Posted at 5:59 pm by Patrick under Oregon Brewers Festival:2006

We’re trying to get our steps in, and found another brewpub along the way. The New Old Lompoc has a bit of a shop-worn bar feel to it, a far cry from most of the larger restaurant showplaces that pop up as brewpubs.

I’m sipping the C-Note Imperial IPA, a 6.9 percent double IPA made with centennial, crystal, cascade, cluster, chinook and columbus hops. It’s a tasty mix of spiciness, grapefrutiness and and tongue-coating viscosity. Andrea can’t past the “smells like ass” factor inside…good thing they have an outdoor patio.

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Stop: Chocolate time

Posted at 4:57 pm by Patrick under Oregon Brewers Festival:2006

Andrea can’t go more than a day without some sort of chocolate fix. Lucky for me, one of Portland’s local chocolatiers was a short walk down the street.

Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe is a full-on chocoholic’s worst nightmare. Truffles, cakes, bars — they’ve go ‘em all. We picked out the chocolate fudge cake pictured here and a sidecar of java to pull out of the choco-coma.

This cake was so good, it made me want to curse.

Damn.

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Pub Visit: Laurelwood Public House

Posted at 4:00 pm by Patrick under Oregon Brewers Festival:2006

We’re walking around the Nob Hill neighborhood and stopped in for lunch and a beer.

This ‘hood has an interesting mix of old Victorian looking houses with a dash of urban hipster trendiness thrown in. There is a Starbucks and Kinko’s in the mix, but for the most part, things are small and independently-owned.

Salads are our lunch choice today, and I’m having a pint of Ettinger Amber Ale to wash it down. It’s a Düsseldorfer Alt style beer that is very well made. It has a slight smokiness, and malty character that are right on time. Well done!

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More photos from the OBF

Posted at 12:01 am by Patrick under Oregon Brewers Festival:2006

Here’s a few more images from the OBF, as seen through Andrea’s eyes.

Enjoy!

The currency of the festival — beer tokens.

A quick toast with 20,000 close friends.

Parents beware!

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