HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Bourdain Day & BARS ARE OPEN!)
History By The Glass
With most COVID-19 restrictions lifted and vaccines coursing through our bodies, we are effectively back in action!
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Best HBTG Nights Out
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Fully vaccinated and with this buzzkill of a pandemic in its waning days, the boys got out from behind their video screens to raise their drinks in person.
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Cocktail (1988), Part 2
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“Everything ends badly otherwise it wouldn't end.”
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Cocktail (1988), Part 1
History By The Glass
“When they drink, they reign.”
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Patrick F. Smith & Through My Portland Lens)
History By The Glass
The boys checked in on another Friday night to recap Nate's first pandemic vacation, the experience of bar-going in this current era of guarded optimism, and the "Sunday Morning Coming Down" vintage photography of Patrick F. Smith.
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (I Miss My Bar... Dot Com!)
History By The Glass
We are back with a two-finger pour of bar musings and longing. This week, we discuss the sonic glory that is IMissMyBar.com from our amigos at the bar Maverick in Monterrey, Mexico.
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (St. Patrick's Day Special!)
History By The Glass
A St. Patrick's Day episode released ON St. Patrick's Day?! Pinch me, I'm dreaming!
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Back to Bars, Reel 'm Inn, MuuMuu's)
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It's another sensible pour of Portland, Oregon’s bar news and musings.
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Shots In The Dark (2/23/21)
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Introducing, HBTG’s Shots in the Dark — a spontaneous, quickly downable, possibly ill-advised version of our beloved pre-pandemic deep dives! A solid 15 to 30 minutes of that one-of-a-kind content you never knew you were missing!
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Top 5 HBTG Bars (So Far)
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In this episode, we FINALLY answer our most commonly asked question — “What’s your favorite old bar in Portland?” — revealing dueling top-5 lists that settle once and for all which is the city’s best. So grab a stiff drink and hit play to find out where the likes of Cheerful Tortoise [15:45], Corner Saloon [22:30], The Alibi [29:15], Renner’s [46:07], Lutz Tavern [39:26], Jake’s Famous Crawfish [52:40], Nob Hill Bar & Grill [1:01:40] and more rank in our blurry memories!
info_outlineDo you like your old Portland bars OLD? Well, they don’t get older than this. Join us for a Very Special Episode of History By the Glass. We don our gay apparel to slurp cocktails at Jake’s Famous Crawfish (14:51), established 1892. Then we get even "history-ier" when we carve out time to talk turkey bars over at Huber’s (48:58), established 1879. Very old, indeed!