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Hana Pils Shooting Star Wheat Lost in Fragaria- Strawberry Sour Female Alpha IPA Bright West IPA Solid lineup paired with a big ol’ pretzel that felt nearly like a donut. The Wheat and the Bright West IPA take the crown for top two. 7.6/10 flight

Blake’s I.P.A. Took a mid day sauna trip. Honestly, could be the move. Sweat off some suds and go back out for a flight. Made my way to Ferment Brewing Company. Clean cut vibes. Very business up front, party in the glass kinda place. #blakesipa #mds

Juicy Fruit West Coast IPA smells exactly like a classic stick of JF, pretty neat. Good complex taste with a fairly straightforward mash bill, love to see it. Rating this 8.1/10 Never heard of a “superdelic” hop, but I dig the dance it’s doing in this beer.

Ordered the Punch Bowl Juicy IPA. It’s been feeling risky to order juicy recently. Can leave an overpowering and nearly spicy taste in my mouth. This one is actually pretty light. I’m enjoying it. However, something else left a bad taste in my mouth…

Blake’s I.P.A. (Independent pint adventure) begins today. Drove directly to Hood River, OR today. Had my sights on starting at Hood River Brewing Co. just felt right. Follow this thread for more. #blakesipa #hoodriv

Blake’s I.P.A. continues now at Full Sail Brewing Co. This place is a best of a production. Big fan of the session beer selection they have here, but another IPA caught my eye. Paired it with a happy hour Pretzel dipper. Vivienda la Vida. #blakesipa #hoodriv

My assumption was this would be a staple Hood River brewery based off the name. Turns out the OG Hood River Brewing Co. is now Full Sail Brewing Co. (shoulda known smh) and this one is a Portland brewery that just drives kegs over to Hoodriv. Good beer, but I felt bamboozled.

The Backroads 3.3 Back in Spokane. Trips over, but only after a brutal couple of final hours in the fog. Couldn’t tell what was more isolating. Seeing nothing but cows for stretches of miles at a time, or seeing nothing but fog. Started to miss those cows. #blakesbackroads

The Backroads 3.2 Stop in Pendleton for some Mickey D’s. $6 meal deal hit the spot, but what was better was “Hella Good” by No Doubt played for the entire 15 minutes I was there. They spilled my drink on a couple fries so I got a bonus bag of fries, too. #blakesbackroads

@cody_peplinski Original.

@badewalt Flavor? Im guessin Ranch

The Backroads 3.1 Made it to John Day and found a great coffee stand. All-star rating. The pioneer wagon repair museum was closed (maybe a Sunday thing) so I wasn’t able to stop this time. I did manage to get some spitz for the day. Thanks Cody! #backroads

The Backroads 3.0 Slept in a bit and got a later start than I had planned. The Silver Spur was decent, but the coffee wasn’t all-star. Hopefully I can find some in John Day. 410 miles. #lastday #blakesbackroads #midcoffee

The Backroads 2.6 The Pine Room knows how to humble a young cowboy. I was shocked by the portions. But I didn’t let the people of Burns down. Prime Rib Special ✅ #blaketakesburns #whatsthatsmell #itsprimeribnight #blaketakesburns pc: badewalt

The Backroads 2.5 Made it to The Silver Spur safely. Check-in was smooth and they recommended going to The Pine Room for a cowboy sized dinner. #blakesbackroads #blaketakesburns #nightisyoung

The Backroads 2.4 Had to stop kind of in the middle of nowhere again. This smell is getting stronger and hurting my eyes. Investigated an old church while stopped. Strangely no smell in there. 275 miles. #blakesbackroads #anotherstop

@willtender35 Haven’t re-upped my snacks yet. Going to have myself a cowboy sized dinner in Burns. No regrets on my chips and licorice though!

@badewalt How’s the snack situation going?

The Backroads 2.3 Visited Hotel Niles in Alturas for a cup of joe. Snagged a new ceramic mug for the collection. Good find from Canyon Creek Pottery. 213 miles. #newmug #blakesbackroads #oldhotel

@cody_peplinski Going to make spitz my Sunday snack. Thanks Cody!

@badewalt Big fan of the car side spitz but gotta be willing to commit to the torn up tongue for a while

The Backroads 2.1 Stopped in Doyle, CA for some snacks. An old guy left in a hurry and left his cigarettes behind by accident. Maybe we’ll cross paths again down the road. 90 miles. #oldmaninahurry #blakesbackroads

The Backroads 2.2 Had to stop for a stretch and piss. In the middle of nowhere and there’s a real strange smell. Definitely doesn’t smell natural. 160 miles. #blakesbackroads #whatisthissmell

@cody_peplinski Bbq chips, redvines, and a mint tea. Looking for suggestions for the next stop.

@badewalt What snacks?