You doin' OK there, Portland? Hope so. Even if you're just so-so, you're still gonna get today's complement of Five Things. So, here ya' go. A wild ride A bit of a shameless plug here: Our year-end coverage kicks off later today. And, yeah, it's going to be quite a ride, dotted by melancholy, wonderment and, as we head into 2017, loads of uncertainty. Vintage If you're a tippler ( the Holiday Ale Festival, BTW, was great), you might want to say "so long" to the year by trying a couple of the…