Beer Infinity Beer, Brewing & Beyond
| This past weekend, I made my way down the Gorge on what seems now like an impossibly warm, sunny day for some cider-sampling and juice-buying. In a leisurely afternoon, you can easily begin your day at Fox-Tail, where I recommend especially Docklands (one of the nicer ciders in Oregon) and Apfelwein. I expect you’ll find fouler weather than I did, but never mind–their tasting room is cozy. About a mile down the road, you can stop in at the Gorge White House, where they specialize in pear juice (with both a nice perry and an apple-pear cider). The White House has a food truck with great burgers, so it’s also a good lunch stop.
But the place I really want to direct you, especially over the next month, is Draper Girls Farm–about eight miles down past Fox-Tail (driving away from Hood River). Theresa Draper has nine acres of apple trees, and has planted some nice heirloom cultivars like Spitzenburg, Black Twig, Gravenstein, Harrison, Northern Spy, Winter Banana, and others (and she’s … |
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