HEAR a SEE a TASTE it HEAR a SEE Check out some other microbrews eople were lined up all around lor the likes of microbrow favorites Wid mer. Bridgeport and F* uil Sail But if may have been those who took chances on some of the .,.>,sei kn< wns wh were lh.- most at the first Northwest M 'oprew Expo Feb 11 at Lane County Fairyrounds Mo robreweries dot the North west like tourists and troth were in lull supply at the ex pc If you look hard, you can probably Imd most ol these (but you'll have to look in some strange places), and among these best that you may not have heard ol or rarely see were • Thomas Kemper (Poulsb Wash.) A friend at the expo pointed me in the way ol this one, and I was certainly a better per son lor it alter draining my com memorative glass The Kemper berry was defi nitely the toast of the weekend. Kimberly Kitlredde watches rapidly circulating hopps. perfectly mixing that berry and alcohol combination that other microbrewenes can't seem to get quite right A couple ot other berry beers are also worth mentioning • Hogue i Newport ure i anu Star Brewing (Portland) The Rogue N' Berry 13 maybe a little better known than the Kemper, but it's not quite as .jood Still, it is among the best microbrews. and the ether Rogue II.Ivors are worth a buy. too Star h Msberry was a nice twist n the berry" concept. espet uil ty I r Ians ol raspberries Norma1 ly, the "berry taste seems somewhat ambiguous, as 1! it could be anything, but the Star beer makes its tastes definitely known ■ Umpqua (Roseburg) This brewery's Summerwheat look-, and smells a lot like a Helewei/en, bu! the taste is somewhat different Those taking a chance on this will not be disappointed, though Umpqua |ust proves that there is life after the bigger microbrew enes Jiikt' Ht 1 Classic style adds to restaurant aura Simple in structure and thoroughly modest in its sturdy, red-brick exterior, the Oregon Electric Station does not convey much obvious beauty at first glance. Even upon entering the one-story, 80-year-old building, there are no significant architectural feats and no clever designs which would necessarily impress or entrance the casual observer One does not encounter a milieu of Georgian-style lamps or a barrage of antique furniture. Indeed, considering its quite respectable age and the fact that its name appears on city, slate and national historic registers, many restaurant goers might expect a more nostalgic setting, some thing befitting its stature in the community and more reminiscent of old times. To its credit, however, it does not attempt to win anyone over with an overt display of antiquity. It is a restaurant after all, not a museum. Yet this is exactly why the station is so unique. The beauty of the station comes in the discovery Turn in RESTAURANT, Page 8B JOHN STOOPS'** M £«n*mM Hostess Erika Stolp displays some of the Elec tric Station 's award winning wines. DOMINO'S PIZZA r i I I HI mmm i i i i i Tr A SWECWtUlA* AU suets PLUS a Free 2 Quart package of Kool-Aid -Carry-out only *9" C 6/ WJ/'-M I LT r ANY CRUST J Two Medium j 1-topping pizzas CALL 3 4 3 I 3 0 3 0 FREE DELIVERY* •Limited Delivery Area [■(MONDAY MADNESS>! Super DUCK MONDAYS VALID MONDAY ONLY Large 1-topping pizza $099 t>; so/ I I I I I I I J w v ORIGINAL CRUST J Two Large | | 1 -topping pizzas j “ I I I : I J *15 99 f*pwrv6/*a'*4 BUY 0114" AT REG. PRICE And Got a 10" 1 Item For Only GixkITiu’s. lays <■ inly I |K*p«ffiS 3/lR'lM 687 8600 342 - 3358 136 E. 11th • Eugene, OR. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY MONDAY MOVIl NIGHT IKKH. TABLES TREE DARTSA EOOSBAl.l ASSORTED EAT S tmiAind preferred RESTAURANT New Lunch Delivery We now offer lunch delivery everyday from 11am to 4pm so stay wherever you are and let us bring lunch to you! For further information call 343-4734 2222 CENTENNIAL 8LVD. mverslt^ gneatre (Presents cpierre (^orneufe free adapted b^ 0on^ Q^isfmer &cbruary 25. 26-iMp**ch 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. and 12 ij^oblnson ^'hcalrc-'Clf'lvc^'1'^ °f Orffpt 01cfccls/clnformallon-34b-4l9l