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in other words march22 2011 Another Round: More Words of Wisdom About Beer 19 By Scott Laird When asked if on brewing a beer this year for the they were surprised they North American Organic Brewers In Dog Beers I’ve Only Had had won the competition, Festival, held annually at Portland’s One!-- Seen on a T-shirt Oslin answered that Overlook Park; this year it takes actually they were pretty place on June 24-26. Local Brewer is Champion confident heading into the of McMennamins-- competition. “We knew we Beer On Tap In Vernonia-- The Vernonia local Brady had a great beer going in,” Lyon’s Den... I mean the All In Pub Romtvedt, who brews at he said. and Eatery is now open in Vernonia, the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse along with his brewing Oslin did give which means all your favorite draft partner, Chris Oslin, were victorious at the Hillsdale most of the credit for their beers-- Black Butte Porter, Panty Alefest— a McMennamins-only competition. victory to Romtvedt. “It Dropper Ale, etc., are back again! Romtvedt and Oslin pitted their Dark Star, a Cascadian was a team victory, but it is The All In has a great menu of pub Dark Ale, aka Black IPA, against the best of the definitely Brady’s recipe,” food available as well, including other nineteen McMennamins breweries and earned said Osland. “I have to give quality burgers. It’s worth checking bragging rights for the year as well as a spot at this credit where credit is due.” out. year’s Oregon Brewers Festival. The competition is Romtvedt says he In addition, the Black Bear a “People’s Choice” contest, judged by the patrons of had his own vision for the has added an antique kegerator and the festival who vote for their favorite beers. Another Dark Star. “The Cascadian has one draft beer on tap; currently, Round stopped by the Roadhouse to visit with Brady Dark Ale is a style that has they are serving Kona Longboard and Chris as they celebrated their victory. come into popularity over Lager. The plan is to change the “Brady spent a lot of time talking with people the last four years and is beer whenever the keg is finished, so who were trying our beer at the festival,” said Oslin. “It mostly brewed in the Pacific stop by and see what they’re serving. Northwest,” e x p l a i n e d Something to Try— We recently R o m t v e d t . Brady Romtvedt brews another batch of beer. picked up a 22-oz. bottle of Five Pine “It’s a beer Porter from Three Creeks Brewing that is dark in color but it’s hoppy like Co. in Sisters, Oregon. This was a classic Porter-style an IPA. Some brewers just use a food ale, clean smooth, and flavorful. Nothing fancy in this coloring in an IPA to stain it dark. But seasonal— no coffee, chocolate or mocha flavors, just I had my own idea about what it should a good, malty Porter. Definitely worth a try. look like and taste like.” According to Romtvedt, the Dark Star Some Feelings About Widgetless Guinness—A is a higher alcohol beer— it comes in at Downer for St. Patrick’s Day--I LOVE nitrogen 8% ABV, allowing for more hops to be injected Guinness draught. HOWEVER, the new added without it becoming unbalanced. bottles they are using that are widget-less have killed The additional dark grains give it a me a little bit inside today. I feel that the pour is thin, roasty, burnt taste, without adding there is little to no head, minimal cascading effect sweetness. “It allows you to have a beer and alas I have found this to be a significantly less that still focuses on the hops, yet has a “creamier” experience. I am deeply saddened that Guinness has gone Brady Romtvedt and Chris Oslin from the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse much bigger body than you are used to drinking in a hoppy beer,” explains this route with their draught bottles and find it confusing brewery celebrate their victory in the Hillsdale Brewfest. Romtvedt. as to how they could let their product go off the shelf in was basically shameless promotion! But people said Romtvedt and Oslin will now be preparing this manner. they really enjoy seeing the brewers walking around for the Oregon Brewers Festival where they will send running for Mayor for the day and glad-handing— they twenty-two kegs for the four-day event on July 28-31 Signed, said it really made it fun!” at Portland Waterfront Park. Romtvedt is also planning Distressed Irishwoman in Vernonia All In Pub and Eatery is Open continued from front page “Owning a bar is something I’ve always wanted to do, something I had talked about years ago, one of those dreams that you always set aside be- cause you’re doing all the other things in life you have to do,” says Ernie. Ernie and Robin haven’t made many major changes. While they were waiting to get all the legal paperwork in order, they spent time cleaning and sprucing up the place. The bar has been refinished, the restrooms scrubbed and polished and some decorations were added. “In a small town, people don’t really like a lot of change,” says Ernie. The menu has seen significant changes. With a fryer and a grill, the All In Pub and Eatery will be featuring a selection of half-pound burgers with all kinds of fixings. The highlight-- the massive “All In Burger” which is two half-pound patties and is layered with bacon, ham, pepperoni and egg. “We wanted our burgers to be something peo- ple remember,” says Ernie. “We buy our meat unfrozen and then hand prep them and season them the way I would cook them at home. I wanted to have a qual- ity hamburger that, when people were done with it, they feel like they got their money’s worth.” They also have a Veggie Burger, a large selection of ap- petizers and sandwiches, and high qual- ity hotdogs and sausage sandwiches. The video poker machines were expected to return shortly and so was the ATM machine. Ernie said he had two 42” Plasma TV’s and satellite on the way for sporting events, and that the pub would be offering free WIFI for custom- ers. Ernie says he hopes to have live Vernonia Florist Friends of the Vernonia Public Library Family: Minimum: Membership Dues: FLOWERS AND PLANTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS $10.00 Individual: $5.00 $1.00 plus 2 hours minimum of work in the library • Gifts • Balloons • Arts & Crafts • Sewing Supplies • Yarn Make checks payable to: Friends of the Vernonia Public Library Mailing Address: 701 Weed Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064 Name Address City Phone Date State Zip Amount Enclosed $ I am interested in helping with the following committees (optional): Please Circle •Membership •Endowments •Book Sales •Publicity & Public Relations •Fund Raising •Library Services •Finance-Budget-Legal Matters music maybe once a month and maybe an open mike and Karaoke. He also talked about pool tournaments and a few other ideas. “We’ll try to do some things that are fun,” he says. 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