Disneyland for Drunks!

The Edgefield "Poor Farm" is the Disneyland for Drunks. It was built in 1911, served for many years as the Multnomah County Poor Farm. "Residents operated a self-sufficient environment, raising hogs, poultry, growing a variety of fruits and vegetables, operating a dairy, cannery and meat packing plant as well as working in the laundry, kitchen and hospital.
In 1947, it was renamed the Multnomah County Home and Farm and in the late fifties the farm operation was eliminated. In 1962, the facility was renamed Edgefield Manor and for the last two decades of operation, functioned as a nursing home and eventually closed in 1982." The McMenamin brothers bought the property and transformed it from a poor farm to a drinking farm.
With seven bars, a winery, a brewery and a distillery you can get drunk and then spend the night in one of the many hotel rooms on the property. The day the cow and I journeyed (it wasn't really a journey it is 10 miles from HoY) to Edgefield it was kind of misty -which gave the experience a "sit back and relax" atmosphere.
We stopped and got a map of the complex to figure out where to belly up first. We decided the winery was a good start. The server -Josh- was great. You can basically try any type of liquor at Edgefield for a buck. The buck you hand over does not get you those wimpy pours you see in Napa - You get about a 1/2 a glass of wine (albeit the glass is rather small). The cow tried six of the reds while I tried 6 of their whites. After talking to Josh, we decided that a stop at the distillery was in order. "Whiskies, brandies and gins are created here and specialties of the house include the rich, amber-hued Hogshead Whiskey, fragrant Edgefield Brandy and popular Vintner's Gin, as well as Longshot Brandy and Pear Brandy." NO-We did not try them all but again for 1-buck you can try any of them. After watching the bar patrons ebb and flow, we settled down in front of the pot-belly stove for a cocktail and watched the golfers come in for a shot.
Our last stop was the "Hobbit sized Little Red Shack" it was charming. It was dark and only lit by candles and the fire. There were four tables total and they would barely seat two people. So, needless to say it is truly Hobbit sized. We settled in for a glass of wine and discussed the other options that Edgefield has to offer.