# Portland minifest--who wants a drink? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589 "2012-03-12T21:11:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/1 "2012-03-12T21:11:37Z")
So I’ve been Dope-AWOL for long enough it never really occurred to me that I live in Portland now. And, um, have for six years. And there are Dopers here. So, let’s get a beer. How’s next week look for y’all? **Czarcasm** suggests the Horse Brass, which I confess I’ve never been to, so that’s good for me. I’d also love to hit the Lovecraft on general principles. My local is the T Room, and I love the Teardrop, so I’m good for the entire gamut from dive to Portlandia fodder. I have the first round. Who’s in? -a- ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/2 "2012-03-13T00:21:29Z")
I’m in-I’ll buy the scotch eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/3 "2012-03-13T00:54:27Z")
> [@andros](#): > > So I’ve been Dope-AWOL for long enough it never really occurred to me that I live in Portland now. The one in Oregon, right? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/4 "2012-03-13T01:11:23Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > The one in Oregon, right? There’s another? 🙂 Yes, that’s the one. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/5 "2012-03-14T00:33:22Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > The one in Oregon, right? Which one are you closest to? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/6 "2012-03-14T05:35:51Z")
Sure, why not meet internet strangers? I’ll be free later in the week next week, and I love the Horse Brass. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/7 "2012-03-14T06:23:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Which one are you closest to? The other one. But I’ve been to the Oregon one many times. Nice town, great bookstore. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/8 "2012-03-14T17:12:06Z")
I may be able to make it, but first I need to know if I’ve ever told any of you to go fuck yourselves. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/9 "2012-03-15T03:52:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I may be able to make it, but first I need to know if I’ve ever told any of you to go fuck yourselves. You could start now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/10 "2012-03-15T04:20:14Z")
> [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](#): > > You could start now 🙂 I have an aversion to being punched in the face on first acquaintance. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/11 "2012-03-15T10:12:55Z")
Shoot. My wife and I have gone to a few Portland Dopefests in the past but she won’t be able to go to another one for at least a few months. If you guys have a date I may go. I think the last one we went to was in a park. My wife’s saying she thinks it was in Centralia Washington. Anyway, I’ll be watching this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/12 "2012-03-15T15:17:31Z")
Dang, my timing’s all wrong. Just visited my Mom down near Salem 2 weeks ago, but it’s a bit of a drive for we lucky few who live in the Way Far Upper Left Coast™. The good ol’ Horse Brass - that sure takes me back. Where else are you gonna’ get Theakston’s Old Peculiar? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/13 "2012-03-15T16:12:32Z")
Would a Friday evening or Saturday afternoon be alright? I get off work at 3pm on Friday and Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/14 "2012-03-15T18:50:02Z")
Friday would work best for me. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/15 "2012-03-15T19:19:13Z")
> [@andros](#): > > I’d also love to hit the Lovecraft on general principles. I’m posting partly just to bookmark the thread (I’m in Ashland, not Portland, but I make it up to the rainy north occasionally) but also to comment that I had no idea that there’s a Lovecraft bar in Portland. That’s just wonderful. I like how their website describes their location as “sunny Portland, OR.” ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/16 "2012-03-15T19:44:29Z")
Hell, I can walk to the Horse Brass. Or rather, I can walk home from the Horse Brass. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/17 "2012-03-15T19:47:39Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Hell, I can walk to the Horse Brass. Or rather, I can walk home from the Horse Brass. If you’re drinking Fred From The Wood, we’ll just carry you home. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/18 "2012-03-15T22:04:42Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > I like how their website describes their location as “sunny Portland, OR.” Hell, compared to Innsmouth we’re positively Sunbelt. 🙂 I’m pretty sure **Chefguy** ’s ever told me to go fuck myself. Weekends are fine for me. Should we shoot for the 23rd or 24th? **Chef** , can you swing fridays or saturdays? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/19 "2012-03-15T22:22:18Z")
> [@andros](#): > > Hell, compared to Innsmouth we’re positively Sunbelt. 🙂 > I’m pretty sure **Chefguy** ’s ever told me to go fuck myself. > Weekends are fine for me. Should we shoot for the 23rd or 24th? **Chef** , can you swing fridays or saturdays? Either one, most likely. It’s the big plus of being retired. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589/20 "2012-03-15T22:36:11Z")
If its the 23rd, I can be there by 6:30. If it’s the 24th, I can be there by 3:30. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-minifest-who-wants-a-drink/615589.md?page=2)