Beer Fans Unit!:  Port Townsend Brewing Company

I'm going to assume I had you at "beer".  :)  Don't hate me, but I live just about a 90 seconds drive from the Port Townsend Brewing Company.  This brewery opened in 1997 with just two beers, and has now grown to what you see, and taste, today.

It doesn't get any fresher than having beer on tap at the place it is brewed.

The availability list may change slightly depending on when you stop in.  Today I went for a 5 sample beer flight of Strait Stout, Barley Wine, Port Townsend Porter, "Reel" Amber, Yoda's Green Tea, and my husband had one of his favs on the side, a pint of Single Hop India Pale.

This picture shows the different "heads" on the beer.  The Strait Stout (on the far left), and the Barley Wine next to it have the most pronounced "head" of this tasting.

The "Reel" Amber has notes of grapefruit peel.

The Single Hop India Pale on tap today had a citrus pith taste with a touch of orange juice notes.

Not pictured, but my favorite was the Port Townsend Porter.  Definitely malty, touch of smoke, and a slight hint of ash.

The Barley Wine was full on honey, bitters, and citrus pith.  I found the bitterness increased with each sip (not surprising given the  IBU level in this one.  IBU = International Bitterness Unit).

Yes, it is actually called Yoda's Green Tea.  Check out the lacing this leaves on the side of the glass. This was my 2nd favorite in the tasting line up with  lemon, green tea, grain cereal notes.  Well balanced, and smooth. This one is made with Bancha organic green tea.

Chocolate and espresso lovers will dig the Strait Stout.

A varied sampling like this will really help educate your palate to both recognize different styles of beer, but also to help you learn which styles you prefer.  If one of the tastings really stands out to you full pints are available as well.  In fact, many locals like to stop in just for a pint, or two.

Feel free to leave a comment on what your favorite style of beer is and where you go to drink it.  I would love to hear from you!

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I'm always hearing about chefs doing pop-up restaurants in cities like New york, so I was thrilled to find out that local Port Townsend, WA baker Kellen Lynch (Dalla Notte Baking at the Port Townsend farmer's market), and Chef Luci Bockelie were putting on one here in town.

The one night only pop-up featuring South American cuisine was called Concina de Playa, and took place this past Thursday at the Kitchen Station located by the beach at Fort Worden. Talk about beautiful views out the window!  I'm guesstimating around 50+ people were in attendance including myself and my husband Josh.

The menu featured fresh, local ingredients including pork from Moonlight Farm (which may also be found on Saturdays at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market).  Two types of sangria were served along with my favorite, house made Horchata, topped with cinnamon.  So good...possibly 3 glasses good, but who's counting? (Don't judge me...lol).

The evening ended with both Kellen's tres leches cake with fresh mango and strawberries, along with a long round of applause from the attendees.  The possibility of another pop-up restaurant in the future with a different cuisine theme was mentioned followed by more applause.

I truly hope they do host another one of these events, for what a fantastic way to keep the food scene here in Port Townsend fresh!

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