2013
The Bone Luge: Gross, Weird, But More Than Just a Gimmick — Gizmodo, 2/8/13
The rise of the Scandinavian cocktail: Getting to know aquavit — EcoSalon, 1/18/13
2012
Beyond the paper parasol — The Wall Street Journal, 10/26/12
The bartender questions, beer magician edition — Esquire.com, 10/26/12
Feast Portland’s top five officially unofficial events — The Oregonian, 9/20/12
Daring Pairing — Wine Enthusiast, 5/17/12
Interview: bartender Jacob Grier, MetroVino — Food GPS, 4/27/12
Marrow Minded — Portland Monthly, 4/27/12
Bartenders get in the spring spirit with floral cocktails — MIX, April 2012
Madison goes down the bone luge path — The Daily Page, 3/26/12
Liquid smoke — Los Angeles Times Magazine, March 2012
Bone luge: Could the new drinking fad be good for you? — Blisstree, 2/8/12
New bottles releases coming from Upright this month — The Oregonian, 1/16/12
Bone daddy — Tasting Table, 1/13/12
2011
Stockholm 75 from Jacob Grier — 12 Bottle Bar, 12/26/11
Opening Week: Mi Mero Mole — Eat Beat, 12/6/11
Jelly shots grow up — MIX, December 2011
High-End Quaffs — Cheers, November/December 2011
Pushing Boundaries — Market Watch, November 2011
Booze, breasts, and bartenders: Welcome to Portland Cocktail Week — BlackBook, 10/29/11
Local bartenders share a thirst for cocktail knowledge — Oregonian, 10/14/11
Beer: Shaken or Stirred [pdf] — Beverage Media, October 2011
Local brewers are finding inspiration in a cocktail glass — MIX, October 2011
5 questions with Cocktail Week guru Dave Shenaut — MIX, September 2011
Portland’s 50 best summer drinks — MIX, June 2011
Spring Beer & Wine Fest features 80-plus beers; Brewing Up Cocktails resurrects the forgotten flip — Oregonian, 4/22/11
A kopstootje of one’s own — Oregonian, 4/3/11
Chef in the Kitchen: Ben Edmunds Cooks Up Some Brews — Eater Portland, 2/17/11
Menuwatch — Eater Portland, 2/14/11
The Beer Here: Belgian beers, meet Full Sail brewer, Hop & Vine opens — Oregonian, 2/4/11
Novo Fogo, Jacob Grier and the Crystal Caipirinha — Portland Spirits Examiner, 1/23/11
Amsterdam Hot Chocolate — 12 Bottle Bar, 1/21/11
Beer Cocktails Worth Cheering For — Daily Candy, 1/21/11
2010
Boozy Brunches On Tap at Irving Street Kitchen — Eater Portland, 12/6/10
The Beer Here print column for Nov. 12 — Oregonian, 11/12/10
Brewing Up Cocktails, Anniversary Fun at Foster & Dobbs, MORE! — Eater Portland, 11/12/10
Brewing up cocktails this Saturday at the Hop & Vine — Oregonian, 11/10/10
Beer as a cocktail ingredient Saturday at The Hop & Vine — Oregonian, 7/15/10
Smart blogging can boost your career — MSNBC, 1/31/10
More than old-fashioned — Portland Mercury, 1/21/10
Italian bitters sweeten bartender arms race — Chicago Tribune, 1/11/10
Top Portland mixologists square off at bartender competition — The Oregonian, 1/11/10
2009
Old cocktails renewed — The Oregonian, 12/16/09
Over a barrel — Willamette Week, 10/21/09
Lighten up! — MSNBC, 6/22/09
Brimming with cocktail culture — PSU Daily Vanguard, 3/12/09
2008
“The Miracle Berry” — BBC Radio4, 4/28/08
What to do with the barista’s tip jar — Lincoln Journal Star, 3/27/08
Seventh day is for rest — Independent Mail, 3/21/08
The ‘Secular Sabbath,’ a Day of Unwiring — 3/12/08
2007
Online Donors Set Off $6M Ron Paul Money Bomb — E-Commerce News, 12/17/07
Bloggers Make Money Giving Opinions Online — NBC4.com, 11/7/07
To Make Lemons into Lemonade, Try Miracle Fruit — The Wall Street Journal, 3/30/07
An Espresso to Grind — CHOW, 3/27/07
Credit Card Roulette — NYC24, March, 2007
Life, death, philosophy and odd fruit in blogland — The Baltimore Sun, 2/11/07
2006
Eminent domain, conservatives for the minimum wage, and identity politics on the right — AFF Radio, 8/27/06
It’s a Wireless Caffeine Nation — Northern Virginia Magazine, May, 2006
2005
The Pong Arm of the Law — The Washington City Paper, 10/7/05
The 2004 Alexander Award Winner — Tunnel Vision, 2004-2005 Special Double Issue (.pdf file, see pg. 11)
2004
Offshoring Woes: Laugh ‘Em Off — Times of India, 2/25/04
2003
Slant Staff Too Busy Reading Latest Harry Potter To Cover Real News — The Slant, 5/25/03
Jacob Grier: The Legend, the Man — The Torch, 4/15/03
Other News — The Slant, 4/04/03
Horoscopes — The Slant, 4/04/03
Students Stage War Protest — The Vanderbilt Hustler, 4/01/03
Top Ten Things Overheard in a Slant Meeting — The Slant, 3/26/03
Extra, Extra — The Nashville Scene, 3/20/03
From the Right: Conservative Brett Austin — Versus, February 03
2002
The Torch: staff illuminates issues — Tunnel Vision, Fall 2002 (.pdf, see page 9)
Café Philo: Where Coffee and Philosophy Mingle — The Vanderbilt Hustler, 10/15/02
VU eyes residential college idea, hopes students would form strong ties — The Tennessean, 5/05/02
Black and gold and read all over — Vanderbilt Magazine, Spring 02
Campus Revolution — The Nashville Scene, 4/18/02
Alternative papers generate discussion at Vanderbilt — Trends in College Media, 1/2/02
2001
Newspapers express Vandy’s varied views — The Tennessean, 11/26/01
Torch lights up new publication — The Vanderbilt Hustler, 10/12/01
Jacob Grier is a freelance writer, bartender, cocktail consultant, and magician in Portland, Oregon. He writes, eats, and drinks a lot. His articles have appeared in the print or online editions of The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, Reason, The Oregonian, and other publications.
