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Pike Brewing Enters Fall with Layer Up Double West Coast IPA
It’s the season to layer up and to bring this message home, Seattle’s Pike Brewing has just released Layer Up Double West Coast IPA. This new fall seasonal is now making its rounds in taprooms and beer stores on draft and in six-pack, 12 ounce cans. Layer Up is described as capturing the essence of […]
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The 15 Most Sobering Quotes About Getting Old
Over the life course, people’s happiness tends to follow a U-shaped curve; it begins to decline around the age of 18 and hits its lowest point around age 47 or 48, at which point it starts to go back up again. Researchers aren’t sure why happiness follows this trajectory. Our personal hypothesis is that after […]
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12th Annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival Returns in September
Its hop harvest and along with this annual agricultural ritual will soon come fresh hop festivals. For those in Central Oregon, the 12th Annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival will return this fall to the Three Creeks Brewing Production Brewery & Tasting Room in Sisters. The Sisters Fresh Hop Festival will take place on Saturday, September […]
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Odds & Ends: September 29, 2023
In memory of Sherman Ray. Sherman Ray was my tailor here in Tulsa. He passed away last Sunday at the age of 102. Sherman had an interesting life: he learned the craft of tailoring when he was a boy in Poland, survived the Holocaust, and wound up in Oklahoma, where he started a thriving shop […]
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What’s the Difference Between Gas Octanes?
I’ve been driving for 25 years. I’ve likely filled up a car’s gas tank some 1,300 times during that stretch. Every time I fill up a car at the gas pump, I’m met with three different fuel choices with varying levels of octane: 87, 89, and 93 (or 91/92). These different octane levels are usually […]
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Beaverton Lagerfest Returns to Downtown Beaverton
Lagers will be the beer of choice in downtown Beaverton on Saturday, August 26, 2023 as the Beaverton Downtown Association hosts Beaverton Lagerfest. With 18 lagers on tap, Beaverton Lagerfest will be a strong draw to the region’s lager fans on Saturday as the family friendly festival takes place from 2:00-6:00pm.. Previously known as Brewverton, […]
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Podcast #930: Break Your Bad Habits by Escaping the Scarcity Loop
Everyone has some bad habits, and they nearly always involve doing something too much. Eating too much, drinking too much, buying too much, looking at your phone too much. Why do we have such a propensity for overdoing it? My guest says it’s all thanks to a “scarcity loop” that we’re hardwired to follow. Once […]
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