Come join us for an evening of socializing, talking about odd hacks and poking around with other people toys. Bring things for show and tell if you like, or just bring a willingness to share your interests. We'll be the kids with all the coolest stuff on the table. Hope to see you there.

2nd monday of the month is android day. Android is the mobile phone operating system from Google. meet with local area developers.

This is the week when I begin, during the doldrums between Christmas and New Year's, to toss a glance backward to see what happened over the past year. I'll look at some of the trends from this year, and of course, name a Satori Award for the best debut beer. But to kick things off, here's a timeline of the events we enjoyed. It's not exhaustive, but gives you a sense of how much happens in the world of beer in just a single year.

January

• Alworth to Hawaii in celebration of his own decreptitude; misses most of the month
• Fears about the hop shortage spread

February

• It's Pub Night blog debuts
• First annual Firkin Fest
• Block 15 Brewpub opens in Corvallis
  

March

• Lucky Lab Barleywine Fest
• Hopworks Urban Brewery opens in Portland
• Spring Beer Fest
• Steve Novick offers "Left Hook Lager" as a fundraiser in his senate campaign
• Weinhard releases an IPA--the first craft-style beer ever in the Henry's family
  

April

• Cheers to Belgian Beers Fest
• Pyramid/McTarnahan's merges with Magic Hat

May

• Deschutes opens a brewpub in Portland
  
• ...

heathre posted a photo:

Charlie Papazian goes there:

There are many great beer cities such as San Francisco, Philadelphia and Boston. You'll even find incidences among beer enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington and Denver, Colorado often battling over bragging rights as "Top Beer City, USA." They're all out of contention for top honors when it comes to actually calculating the number of breweries per capita in America's towns.

Guess what? He concludes that based on a per capita basis, Colorado towns finish 1-2 as best Beertowns. Portland finishes fifth. We're going to be having this argument 'til the cows home for their spent grain, but I don't think anyone is really going to buy Durango, Colorado as the best beer town in the country.

First, the factual errors. According to the Oregon Brewers Guild, there are 38 brewing facilities in Portland...

We'll write some at the Lucky Lab, Monday evening, 5:30-7:00 pm

Portland Velo First Friday Off-The-Bike-Bash!

Where Lucky Lab Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby Street
Portland, OR 97209
Note

Let's get together for some social time off the bike. First few pitchers are on the club, so get there early!

Link: www.portlandvelo.net