John was nice enough to put me up for the weekend down in Battle Ground, many thanks Biek, I had a great time. Indeed I was privileged (and I must admit this was a significant motivator for this weekend’s foray) to indulge in John’s quad-kegerator setup…oddly as one approaches this little piece of heaven…the angels start to sing… (Sorry, the pics haven’t been d/l’ed from the camera yet.)

We took a trip into Portland for a little shopping, sushi, and a stop at Powell’s, which might just be the best bookstore on the planet.

UPDATE

Here I produce a pic of John’s mighty quad-keg beastie. Complete with freezer door that doubles as a handy dry-erase board for beer description. Now listen up Battle Ground, is THIS the kind of teacher you want for your impressionable, untainted youth? Yeah, I thought so.