re: BEST craft beer you've ever had?

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I was there for the Pliny the Younger release, the line was wrapped around the block.

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I love how they release PTY in Portland. The bars that get it just put it on tap. They tell their best customers about it and tell them to keep it under wraps.

I had it 3 times - twice at The Beermongers and once at Belmont Station. One time at Belmont Station, it was totally a surprise. They didn't even put it on their menu. I had just ordered a Barley Brown's Headshake, and I overheard the guy next to me order PTY. I looked at the bartender and he said, "We just tapped it." I finished my Headshake and ordered the PTY. There was maybe 12-15 people in the bar. So cool to be drinking it without jostling with the crowd or waiting in line.

At Beermongers, they told me when it would be on tap. They had it listed on their chalkboard as "Fight Club". The first rule about Fight Club is that you do not talk about Fight Club. Again, the place was totally laid back.

Great beer, but nothing earth-shattering, IMO.