When I first discovered what these girls were doing I was giddy. Giddy I tell ya! You see, they like to bike and they like beer. They have taken the passion for both and they have created the book Hop in the Saddle. It doesn’t get any more Portland than that. With our bike friendly streets and our plethora of breweries putting these two together was pure genius. I was also pretty excited when I got to meet these authors in person.
The book is very detailed with dividing the city in to sections, so you can choose an area to ride. They have done some great research on all the breweries in the areas, and given you perfect directions to get to each and every one of them on each route. If the route doesn’t look quite long enough for your biking experience they have added additional miles to each route.
Hop in the Saddle is a great book to have and a great book to give as a gift to all your friends that love beer and love biking. Even if you are not that into biking this book is still a great resource. As I was showing it to my friends, who don’t prefer to bike, their comment was we could do a few of the shorter routes on foot, and I surely think we could. It would be a great day.
Today is your lucky day, because I am giving away one copy of Hop in the Saddle to one of my readers. You can choose whether you keep it or give it as a gift. I personally think you need to keep this little gem, but that’s up to you.
Here is how you can enter to win:
- Like my Facebook page you want to do this so you don’t miss out on my giveaways.
- Like Hop in the Saddle Facebook page (please let me know)
- Leave a comment below answering this question: Perfect food pairing to a beer? (another beer is a perfectly acceptable answer.)
This giveaway will run through the weekend. I will announce the winner Monday afternoon.
The Winner is Nicole. Congrats and please email me with your contact info.
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I agree with Nicole – BBQ and beer are a beautiful match made in heaven. For instance, some Southland Whiskey Kitchen pulled pork sliders and a Rogue Dead Guy Ale…mmm.
And both Facebook pages liked!
It really depends on the beer, the mood and sometimes even the weather! Yesterday the perfect pairing was the Cuban sandwich from Retrolicious and the Blue Moon that Skyland Pub had on tap at the Portland Summer Food Cart Festival 😀
I have seen this book at Powell’s on one of my recent trips to the airport – facebook page has been liked!
Almost any food done well can be paired with beer…. I think that I am truly undecided… cheese….. oysters on the bbq…. even certain sushi are just so good paired with beer… probably not breakfast though… thats what mimosa’s are for… or bloody maria’s…. fried foods are pretty killer with beer too… to confusing… you decide for me…. I will have the beer 😉
I’m a fan of eatingmywaythruportland and Hop in the saddle! I do not drink beer so I can not answer!! 🙂
My #1 favorite beer of all time is Boneyard IPA. It’s very hoppy with a grapefruit flavor. I’d definitely drink that beer with spicy food–Asian, Mexican, doesn’t matter. Spicy food + hoppy beer!!
Both pages Liked and the perfect food/beer pairing is a doppelbock with a “Fun Guy” from Killer Burger!!! 🙂
Shiner bock and BBQ
I had my very first (and last) Shiner at Franklin’s BBQ in Austin. 🙂