287746 Thu Oct 18 05:08:52 -0700 2001 15 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1549687 Portland Punch was a concentrated bottled punch base which seemed to be a local specialty in the Pacific Northwest. You added water and/or soda pop to make a big bowlful -- this was a standard feature on the side table at family parties. The flavor was a memorably delicious fresh natural-tasting blackberry blend. Grownups loved it and so did kids. (Hawaiian Punch isn't even in the same universe, much less the same league.) Every time I go to the Portland area I look for it in the stores, but haven't seen it in, say, over ten years. Does anyone out there know anything about its fate? Thu Oct 18 05:08:52 -0700 2001 0 Sharon 1 1549694 Looks like it's still being made by Trailblazer Foods. Check out the link below. Link: http://www.tbfoods.com/ Thu Oct 18 11:08:33 -0700 2001 1549687 0 Linda W. 2 1549748 Thanks for the url. Since the Trailblazer Foods website is still a work in progress, I e-mailed them and should be getting more info. Berry syrups and jellies and other real unadulterated berry products -- oh, yum! Now if only the Denny's Restaurant chain would start offering real fruit syrups with their pancakes instead of that Kool-Aid flavored stuff they call "strawberry" and "blueberry" syrup, they would be displaying respect for their customers and for themselves. The Trailblazer prices look good, and their gift baskets look like a good solution at Xmas. Fri Oct 19 12:44:44 -0700 2001 1549694 0 Sharon 1 1549724 Chalk another one up to the wonders of this website, chowhound.com. It took me reading this website to find out about a product indigenous to my home region in the pacific northwest! I am curious, punch, so will order the deliciously described Portland Punch from the Trailblazers site offered up by another hound...apparently a hound with an excellent nose for detective skills! You pups are all pretty doggone amazing...united we chow! Thu Oct 18 20:40:11 -0700 2001 1549687 0 Olympia Jane 1 3091238 I found a few bottles of Portland Punch (at Burlingame Freddy's) in 2000 when I was organizing our family reunion. It was a big hit and the kids loved it. Fri Nov 02 22:44:18 -0700 2007 1549687 139867 raybob 2 3091334 Wow! You resurrected an antique thread here. My sister had been finding PP at Safeways in the Portland area and sent me some bottles. I still have one in my pantry. It's about 2 years old now. Just checked out the Trailblazer website and there was no mention of Portland Punch. Maybe it is gone forever? Sat Nov 03 01:26:00 -0700 2007 3091238 13619 Sharuf 3 3120959 We had a gallon container of this in the frig for three or four years and about a year ago cracked it open to see what it was like. WOW!! good stuff! my daughter will not stop asking for it now that it is gone and I am on a quest to find the neverending supply. Tue Nov 13 10:10:44 -0800 2007 3091334 142630 sigratis 3 3132978 yesterday I acquired a gallon of this locally. I went to trailblazer foods today. they still make, bottle, and sell the stuff. they know that it is not listed on the website but I was told that soon they will be making several changes to the site, including the addition of this product to the site. you all should soon be able to order this online. for the time being, I can order this by the bottle or the case and pick it up from the distribution center. anybody want some?? so far I can only get it in the 32oz. bottles. Fri Nov 16 19:59:15 -0800 2007 3091334 142630 sigratis 4 3132987 I'm very curious now. Is it in Portland? Fri Nov 16 20:03:28 -0800 2007 3132978 89015 girlwonder88 4 3264625 do you have a phone number for trailblazer foods? where are they located? I live on the coast but will be up there in a few weeks and I'm desparate to get some more Portland Punch mix! Sat Jan 05 14:02:42 -0800 2008 3132978 154982 gjg 2 3264739 Hooray for Burlingame Freddy's! When we lived in Portland we used to take all our out-of-town guests there. Last week when I saw my dad he wanted to know if we went there last time we visited, and whether the cow behinds were still there. Sat Jan 05 14:41:39 -0800 2008 3091238 32586 revsharkie 1 3092249 I grew up on Portland punch! We made popsicles out of it too. I know my mom used to get it at the Thriftway in Garden Home, but that was a few years ago. Sat Nov 03 13:33:47 -0700 2007 1549687 137943 cate_cooks 1 3717950 Wow, what a blast from the past for me. My father was a partner in the company that originated Portland Punch. The original company in Portland was called Albert's Products with the offshoot being a vending company called Serve-U-Matic which was owned by Mr. Albert, my father and two others. Both companies were located in the same building on Salmon street in SE Portland with the bottling plant on the second floor. I remember going there with Dad during the late 1950s and early 1960s, I was born in 1953, and playing around up there. Back then a cold drink vending machine had three flavors, usually root beer, Pepsi and, of course, Portland Punch. Dad used to bring the syrup home in gallon jugs. For the record, Portland Punch was a blend of Loganberry and Raspberry. Thanks for the memories! Mike Sat May 24 14:20:41 -0700 2008 1549687 194965 mikerovech 1 3718694 Portland Punch and Trailblazer Foods are drawing failed urls on Google. I fear they may have vanished. Sat May 24 22:05:34 -0700 2008 1549687 13619 Sharuf 2 3898591 I noticed that tbfoods.com is alive & they have the portland punch on their web store--only it's not working until 1st of August. Thu Jul 24 14:38:39 -0700 2008 3718694 212836 velata 3 3913514 Trailblazer website has posted: Portland Punch Concentrate - 32 oz. 71508: $4.99 http://www.tbfoods.com Tue Jul 29 20:22:24 -0700 2008 3898591 17319 Feed Me