This story was originally from Sip Northwest's 2014 Best of the Northwest issue—for more in-depth stories and lists of the top producers, beverages, travel and more, click here to subscribe. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Portland, Sentinel combines an...
Visiting Langbaan feels like the best kind of secret. The dining room is visible from the street but only accessible via a small, dark hallway in Earl Ninsom’s restaurant PaaDee. Once the hostess swings back a bookshelf, Langbaan’s intimate, warmly lit dining room...
Hotel Monaco’s unobtrusive entrance on the corner of SW Washington Street and SW 5th Avenue in Portland belies an Alice-in-Wonderland interior. During our holiday stay, the vivid, over-saturated reds, purples and blues of the lobby, and its whimsically oversized...
Winter seasonals too often fall prey to the traditional trope of “overly sweet, dark, thick.” McMenamins’ seasonal, the Kris Kringle Traditional Yuletide Ale, has the full body, fragrantly chocolate nose and warm, rich red color that you would expect from a beer...
Set in the Columbia River Gorge, with stunning views and an outdoor concert venue, Maryhill Winery is a destination in and of itself. But for their annual wine club dinner, Maryhill owners Craig and Vicki Leuthold choose to pair their award-winning wines with the tall...
Gone are the days when a pumpkin ale had to be thick, dark and viscous, sickly sweet and heavily redolent of cinnamon. Burnside Brewing is noted for reworking classics, like their popular lime kolsch, and brewmaster and co-owner Jason McAdam pulls a similar trick with...
The McMenamins chain is known throughout Oregon and Washington for offering a wildly eclectic mix of spas, breweries, hotels, movie theaters and concert venues in their quirky gathering spaces. Now their distilling program, which started at their Troutdale location in...
Even as Belgian-style beers grow in popularity, their strong, funky flavors and aromas can be off-putting to even the most enthusiastic beer lover. This is how BridgePort brewer Jeff Edgerton took the edge off that distinctive Belgian tang for the seventh iteration of...
A long-time mainstay for Portland’s sailing set, the floor-to-ceiling windows at Salty’s on the Columbia offer a stunning backdrop to chef Josh Gibler’s take on fresh Northwestern fare. This April, we were invited to take part in a tasting dinner thrown by Salty’s and...
TOAST raises a glass to spirits for the fourth year in Portland. Last weekend, the Oregon Distillers Guild’s yearly celebration of artisan spirits took place amidst the twinkling lights and glittering glass of Portland’s World Trade Center. Novices and connoisseurs...
