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[mertz]

Best of luck to you Rager...I just had dinner at the famous Mr. Chows in Beverly Hills last week with some friends...I was sitting there thinking that your cooking is probably better!

[RAGER]

Right now a new eatery/bar is a tough sell in PDX. People just don't have disposable income.
And tr00 GRYMM "foodies" cook for themselves.  
Hope you don't have to start doing 60hr weeks, man.

I would think 60 hour weeks are par for the course in Ragers profession. Good luck in the venture Rager, if it wasn't several thousand miles away I would definitely show face.

Gonna have to go with the cliche "Fuck that!" comment. Glad i don't do food for a living.

I'm totally gonna be spending mucho hours there and loving it.  Being a huge part of something really neat.  it's been a while and this town needs it.

[libertycaps]

Have fun cooking/making sandwiches. And you still haven't said what part of town. (?!?)
I sincerely hope your cute chick servers don't fall into the "Portland Server" cliche of not giving a fuck.
The major reason why i stopped going out and decided to learn how to cook for myself.
Portland servers, by and large, are cunts. Male and female both, sadly.

[libertycaps]

So it's actually gonna be up in downtown Vantucky? Well, i guess you won't have to worry about slacker Portland servers at least. I know that space well. I used to stop by By the Bottle often. That's gonna be a tough space. Good luck indeed.

[RAGER]

Why is that a tough space?

[libertycaps]

It just is. And let's just say a lil birdy told me that By the Bottle is primarily a front for another business venture, if you get my meaning.

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this is getting interesting!  and it just so happens I'll be in the PDX region (Battleground) a week from today, so post that addy RAGER, so I can meet you and drop hella cash in your fine establishment as I will be reviewing for SRL.  I also hope to get to the bottom of the real reason for libby's fluctuation between cunt and arsehole on this PNW fact-finding mission

[RAGER]

It just is. And let's just say a lil birdy told me that By the Bottle is primarily a front for another business venture, if you get my meaning.

Dude you just totally lost me.  What in theee flying fuck are you talking about??  You'd best tread carefully.  So no I don't get your delusional meaning.  If you're just trying to be shitstorm starter, you're truly barking up the wrong tree.  If you really had some info as to some fuckery then you should have pm'd me.  Or I can just find you at the Ale house and we can talk in person.

[RAGER]

this is getting interesting!  and it just so happens I'll be in the PDX region (Battleground) a week from today, so post that addy RAGER, so I can meet you and drop hella cash in your fine establishment as I will be reviewing for SRL.  I also hope to get to the bottom of the real reason for libby's fluctuation between cunt and arsehole on this PNW fact-finding mission

Hey Priest, BG is North of us.  We won't be open yet.  We're shooting for the 3rd week in May.  What's going on in BG?  If you're gonna drink out there I would suggest Laurelwood.

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bummer.  I'll be chillin' with the ex.  probably not gonna be doing much drinking cuz she don't do much of that and definitely no smoking cuz she won't stand for it (match made in heaven, no?).  been to BG once, and well, let's just say I'd like to check out more of Portland.

any shows over there from the 8th-13th?

[libertycaps]

No fuckery or shitstorm here. Just relaying info that i've heard via the PDX "Beer Culture" grapevine when i was privy to alot of inside stuff. Not so much anymore...which is fine by me.
No need for me to tread carefully. My job is as secure as salt. You won't find me at the Ale House much anymore either. I'm laying off the heavy sessions for ther forseeable future. I'm better for it.

Glad you decided that you'll be working in Vancouver rather than Portland.  

[RAGER]

Well when I go there I'll always look for you,  Hopefully Dave will be with me so you can tell him what you heard and who your source is.  And no you should tread carefully.

[libertycaps]

Whatever, man. Jason has my back. Always. We are brofist bros. For real. I can also take care of myself in any situation.
That said, i really don't give a fuck either way. It's hearsay like i said. Beer obsessed cunts are like women. They love to talk shit. That's why i broke from that scene. Not to mention, being a drunk sucks.
I cook for myself now and learning more killer shit all the time.
It ain't that difficult. Good ingredients. Love. Flash presentation when you want to impress. Easy like sippin' whisky.

Good luck, in Vancouver.

[libertycaps]

Fuck you too.

[RAGER]

see ya around fatass

Oh and I'd bet Jason is smarter than to have much to do with a cunt mouth running fuck like you.  Don;t know what ever I did to make you pull this shit with me but fuck it and fuck you too.

[libertycaps]

Fatass? Heh. Not anymore. There's 2 glaring lies. Why not make it 3?
If you see me at the Ale House, fuck off. I don't want anything to do with a liar.

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brofist bros sounds like some type of non-hetero boutique porn series.  applauded.  will have to wait one hour to re-applaud your batshittery reaching new heights

[El Zombre]

Uh getting back on topic, sort of - not sure if you meant jamon iberico, or the rest of the pig - but the best damn pork I ever had was a medium rare pork chop made from the pieta negra pig, seasoned with just a bit of salt. The folks with the pigs were at the Winter Fancy Food Show trying to get people to buy the rest of the pig, not just the ham. So far, their only distributor in the US are the Nijiya Japanese Supermarkets.

[libertycaps]

Portland area.  Brewpub.  We'll brew 5 of our own and have 15 guest taps of very rare small batch beers.  Cuisine will mainly be snobby sandwiches, with locally sourced ingredients, local charcuterie, cheeses from small creameries all over the world, in house pickled things, house cold smoked items, house smoke pastrami, house made soups, monthly prix fixe dinners with beer pairings, etc........

within 3-5 years from now I want to open a breakfast only place in a nearby town that focus on locally sourced high end breakfast fare with a lowbrow feel and serves a variety of red beers and mimosas.

FYI: When you cross the Columbia River, you are no longer in Portland.

[RAGER]

Keep diggin fukstik

[libertycaps]

Keep diggin fukstik

Heh. I'm not the liar here.

[libertycaps]

And btw, Jason and i are friendly cuz he knows i don't tolerate bullshit. That's because i'm not in the "Beer Industry" and have absolutely no agenda save drinking the best pint of I/IPA i can find.
Back when i DRANK ALOT, he'd often ask my opinion on new beers.
Best to be 100% honest about shit all the time. Then you don't have act a bitch who got sand kicked in her vag when found out. Right? Right. Your over-reaction is quite telling....

[juan11]

I'm starting to come around to this whole "food forum" idea...  

Also, I'll be in PDX for one night only end of July.  Last time I was there, I rented a car, pulled out of the airport, accidentally turned left onto the bridge, and I went over that stupid river.

Added another notch in my state belt too, like the time I has a 2 hour layover in North Carolina, walked out of the airport & smoked a cigarette, walked back in the airport, and claimed "Welp, I've been to North Carolina now", heh.  (I've since been back for real though a few times)



Best of luck, Rager.  Hope to drink some pints one of these trips.

[Lumpy]

Yeah good luck Rager. It's a tough business! Maybe have the servers wear booty shorts and half-shirts. (And try to come up with a uniform for the women, too).

[RAGER]

It'd be nice to see any of you guys there some time.  Except for you (libertycaps).  You are a fat lonely, balding, bitter, dweeb of a shit wannabe conspiracy theorist that has only had one woman and she left you for good reason. How dare you run your cunt mouth about some rumored bullshit that has no standing whatsoever in reference to our new business venture. If I ever see you there or By the Bottle I will personally physically remove your fat balding ass from the premises.  keep pokin at me and see.

I am super stoked to be involved with these people.  They live and breathe and are steeped in the craft beer community.  Together we're going to bring something of great quality to a region that sorely needs it.