We all know that if there are two things that go together perfectly, it is beer and cycling. From the
Hopworks Bike Bar to the cross-country
Bike and Brew tour, popping a cold one is a crucial part of pre-ride, mid-ride and post-ride nutrition. That is why…
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New Belgium Brewery has a contest for aspiring filmmakers, activists, aspiring actors and actresses and all creative souls, so listen up: If you are over 21 years of age and reside in the U.S., submit a video anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes in length…
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We have to admit, camping and beer often go hand-in-hand. But apparently, so do beer and mosquitoes. A recent study shows that mosquitoes are more attracted to beer drinkers, as opposed to those drinking other substances such as water.
From the study:
Water consumption had no effect
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The
Sno-Kona Pond Skim dates are set, and registration is open. Get yourself a fresh bikini wax, wax up your board and get ready to ride across the water.
While out enjoying the sixty degree weather at the coast last week, I wandered out onto Cape Kiwanda to visit a good napping spot of mine. When I arrived, it was covered in trash. Too many times I’ve let myself walk away, disappointed by the disrespect shown by others, so…
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In the 1995 comedy
Canadian Bacon (written and directed by filmmaker
Michael Moore), Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. Boomer (John Candy), frustrates fans at a Canadian hockey game by refusing to sing the country’s National Anthem. But it isn’t until he takes a sip of Canadian beer…
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Tucked deep in the woods of the misty mountainsides there hides a brewery of legend and lore. Here, Sassy the Sustainable Sasquatch mixes and mashes hops, malts and grains in an array of beers that eventually find their way into microbreweries. The following are Sassy’s most prolific contributions to…
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If you haven’t seen the
inaugural summit of Skiing Cascadia, which went down a week ago, then you need to check it out. Matt Bedrin is pursuing his dream to ski all 40 of Cascadia’s tallest volcanoes in one year, but he and the snow need your help.…
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If you’ve given blood before, you probably received a measly old chocolate chip cookie in return for voluntarily allowing a large needle to draw a pint of blood from your arm. Shouldn’t you be treated better for your good Samaritan ways?
Tacoma-based
Cascade Regional Blood Services thinks so.…
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On a blustery New Years Eve, 30 Leeds University students and faculty became snowed in at England’s highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn. Unable to leave due to road conditions, the partygoers did the only thing they could; drink. According to students and the inn’s assistant manager, spirits remained…
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What’s better than fishing from an ice hole? Fishing from an ice hole in an igloo. And what’s even better than that? The fact that beer always stays crisp and cold in an igloo, so the mountains will always remain blue (actually more of a a…
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Beer and climbing… climbing and beer. For a lot of climbers, the two go hand-in-hand. So, in a show of love, I wanted to shoot a photo that incorporates both in a way that hadn’t been done before. I was living in Eugene at the time, and from the…
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Two hundred yards from the Canadian border, four cyclists stand with their thumbs sticking up in the parking lot of a duty free store. They’d just been turned down by the border patrol for attempting to cycle across and are now hoping to hitch hike into the Great White…
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We already posted a
whole gallery of pics of the Hopworks Bike Bar, but it’s such a cool (and local!) contraption that we had to share this video with you as well. A little interview with
Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Chris Ettinger to learn more about the bike… because who…
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