An Oyster Party, A$AP Rocky and 9 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Jan. 30-Feb. 5

The 11 Portland events we’re most excited about this week.

Great Notion is One of the Greatest Success Stories in Portland Beer

Great Notion is one of the all-time great success stories in Portland beer. Homebrew buddies James Dugan and Andy Miller, who are neighbors, teamed up with finance guy Paul Reiter and took over a failing brewpub on Alberta Street.

We Tasted Damn Near Every IPA in Portland in a Blind Tasting. These Are the 10 Best.

In the 22 years since Portland’s BridgePort invented the American IPA, the hop-crazy style has become a craft-beer juggernaut. Today, more than half of all craft beers ordered in America have the bitter, sweet and piney goodness of hoppy pales. At Willamette Week’s Oregon Beer Awards being held this week at Revolution Hall, no category received more entries than IPA.

The Six Best Spots to Take the Little Ones for a Little Nip

Walk the Halls with Beer in Your Hand at Kennedy School

There’s something liberating about getting up from a barstool, walking out the door with your drink, and not getting stopped.

All the Cool "Secret" Portland-Area Spots People Don't Want You To Know About

Part of what we do is tell people about cool stuff. Not everyone likes this. For most of the cool stuff we post, we get one Facebook comment that gets an obscene amount of likes that says, “STOP TELLING PEOPLE WHERE THE GOOD STUFF IS, WILLAMETTE WEEKLY!”

Woodlawn & Concordia

You can spend an entire afternoon sampling award-winning beers and ciders, have an excellent latte or pastry, even get your bike fixed. You’ll never see a scowl.