Author Archives: Mike

River Brew Review: Lone Star – The National Beer of Texas

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Mike

I don’t have an official review for Lone Star, but I couldn’t not post about it. This was our first visit to Texas, how could I not partake in a beer that is branded as the “National Beer of Texas”? … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Real Ale Brewing Co. Firemans 4 Blonde Ale

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Mike

We spent 2 weeks in Aransas Pass, TX. Surprisingly, to us at least, it was awesome! The only semi bummer was a distinct lack of a microbrew scene. A mixed six-pack of Real Ale Brewing Co. beers was pretty much … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Mike

For the two of you who regularly read this blog (Hi Mom!) you know that I don’t really go in for IPAs, they just aren’t my favorite and who wants to read a negative review? I do make exceptions occasionally, … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Klamath Basin Vanilla Porter

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Mike

Here’s another review that I wrote during busy season. Looking back we should have enjoyed that success in mid-coast Oregon a bit more. We had a bit of luck on the north coast in Oregon, but we struck out on … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Pelican Pub and Brewery Kiwanda Cream Ale

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Mike

I was looking through my files and found this review that I started during the heart of both busy season and steelhead season. We were staying on the Kilchis River in Tilamook, Oregon at the time and it was wet … Continue reading →

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Tax Season is Over! Bring on the Fish! And Beer!

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mike

As many of you know, I am super busy during tax season and this year, with the baby, the fishing and the traveling something had to give. That something was unfortunately Tasty-Takes. Luckily, tax season only goes to April 15th … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Great Basin Brewing Wild Horse Ale

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Mike

Pyramid Lake is the land of giant cutthroat trout. Lahontan cutts are huge, predatory and voracious. I don’t do much of the background research for our team (me, Aimee and George) I mainly do logistics and how to catch fish, … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Anchor Steam Beer

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mike

We’ve been at Pyramid Lake for a little over a week and when we got here I was super fired up to fill my new growler and drink some local brews. In our seventeen thousand trips down to Reno to … Continue reading →

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Fishing Report: Pyramid Lake Week 1

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mike

We arrived at Pyramid Lake last Saturday night in the pitch black with high hopes. I had done my research and knew exactly what we needed to do, I had a print out of which beaches to fish when and … Continue reading →

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River Brew Review: Terminal Gravity Breakfast Porter

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Mike

So we made our first big drive yesterday. From Bend, OR to Sutcliffe, NV. It took us 8 and ½ hours, that is big. We chose to take back roads the whole way, which was both amazing and draining. Amazing … Continue reading →

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