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COASTAL LIFE
Encounters in the rain
You hear nothing of rain if you walk around with ear buds in
THE ARTS
‘Dead Guilty’
Coaster Theatre suspense thriller challenges the cast, audience
FEATURE
‘Au Naturel’
Tenth annual juried exhibition offers known, unknown worlds
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Bubba’s Sports Bar in Warrenton makes the cut for the big game
STEPPING OUT....... .............................................................. 5, 6, 7
CROSSWORD.......... .....................................................................17
CW MARKETPLACE....... ....................................................... .18, 19
GRAB BAG ...... .......................................................................... . 21
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ASTORIA — February is
Stout Month at Fort George
Brewery. The shortest and
darkest month of the year is
the perfect time to showcase
the variety within this rich,
dark style of beer.
Every Monday starting
Feb. 1, new Fort specialty
stouts are released at the pub.
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sample a blind stout taster
tray. At least eight stouts will
be on tap in every location at
the brewery.
Different stouts include
coffee varieties, Mexican
chocolate stout, Russian im-
perial stout, an oyster stout,
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chai stout, and even one brew
called Tuesday’s Lunch, a
roasted peanut and blackber-
ry stout.
The brewery will also
host its popular Festival of
Dark Arts from noon to 10
p.m. Feb. 13. The event of-
fers one-offs from 45 brew-
eries,
including
Barley
Brown’s, Block 15, Bone-
yard, Breakside, The Bru-
ery, Deschutes, Ecliptic, Evil
Twin, Firestone Walker, Fre-
mont, Perennial Artisan Ales,
pFriem, The Commons, Trin-
ity, Upright and more.
The event is also a magi-
cal menagerie of art and mu-
sic, craft and creation spread
out over a city block. Make
way for wandering minstrels,
belly dancers and burlesque
shows. View demonstrations
from ice sculptors, tattoo art-
ists and wood carvers. Warm
yourself by the iron forge
and glassblowing furnace,
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courtyard. Vendors will be
located throughout the block,
and everywhere you go the
stouts will follow. Check the
website at www.festivalof-
darkarts.com for updates and
tickets.
Fort George wants to share
the stout love beyond Astoria.
Experience a taste at these
events around the Northwest:
• Fat & Stout Tuesday Cel-
ebration, Twilight Cafe and
bar, 1420 S.E. Powell Blvd.,
Submitted photo
You can try specialty stout beers with a blind taster tray at Fort George Brewery.
Portland, 8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 9.
• Chuck’s Hop Shop
Greenwood, 656 N.W. 85th
St., Seattle, Washington, 5 to
8 p.m. Feb. 17.
• Parkway Tavern, 313 N.
I St.,Tacoma, Washington, 5
to 9 p.m. Feb. 25.
Check the event page at
www.fortgeorgebrewery.com
for new and updated Stout
Month happenings.
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publication consideration must be submit-
ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two
days before publication.
To submit an item, contact
Rebecca Sedlak
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COAST WEEKEND EDITOR:
REBECCA SEDLAK
Fort George Brewery goes
dark this month with stout
Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217
or 800.781.3211
Fax: 503.325.6573
E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com
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