34 Pubs in One Day
Local beer lover tests his mettle in “Man vs Beer”
Posted by: John Chandler on May 03, 2011 at 12:00PM
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This dude is my hero. Portland travel agent John Lovegrove sent along this video he and his friends made two summers ago in which Lovegrove drank at every single pub that brews beer on the premises in the area. This means a whole lot of McMenamins and even far-flung operations like The Ram in Clackamas. What, no Golden Valley in McMinnville?
His periodic sobriety tests are impressive and hilarious (though they reveal Lovegrove to be a bit of a one-trick pony) and the audio barfing is priceless.
Question: Is Lovegrove interested in trying this stunt again? With the Bar Pilot riding shotgun? We’ll need a team of sober drivers, a videographer, and a bunch of money. And probably a bucket.
Tags: Craft Beers
Actually, this one we did pretty cheaply – under $100 for beer, food and gas. However, it would be nice to pay the Videographer this time! I am hoping the bucket won’t be necessary – despite how it ended, I started with a pint at the beginning of the day, but only had 2-3 oz of beer at each one, so was likely legally sober when I got to number 30. That’s when a bunch of friends joined me and persuaded me to let them buy me pints.
Truly epic. Every time I’m out at a great Portland pub/brewery, I am reminded of how glad I am to be living here. John got that feeling 34 times over (except maybe at the end there).
I know that technically speaking you’re an engaged man, but I think you just found your soul mate in this guy. Beer soul mate that is…if it goes further, that’s your call.