Black Butte Non-Alcoholic Deschutes Brewery, Bend OR Non-alcoholic beer is having a moment, and for drinkers that means more options. Here in the northwest, one option that will appeal to fans of malty ales is the non-alcoholic version of Black Butte Porter. It's...
Upcycle.Two Three Magnets Brewing, Olympia WA What do you call an easy drinking beer made with second use hops? Well, if you're Olympia's Three Magnets, it's a juicy blonde ale. However you describe it, this sustainable sipper pours cloudy with a pale gold hue and...
Red Mason RyeWatts Brewing, Bothell WA Washington 's Very Small Brewery of the Year in 2021, Watts in Bothell started canning in 2020 and is now available across greater Seattle. More of a toffee brown color than a reddish shade, Red Mason Rye offers aromas of...
Alturas NA GoldenAtmos Brewing, Hailey ID Launched by Sawtooth Brewing in 2020, Atmos is the Idaho company's play for a piece of the non-alcoholic beer market. Beautifully bright in the glass, Alturas pours deep gold with a voluminous, rocky white head. The...
Ribbon of DarknessCrux Fermentation Project, Bend OR Inky black and devoid of light, this fittingly named Imperial Porter—part of Crux's banished series—is a triumph of flavor. Introducing itself with aromas of rich vanilla, chocolate-covered figs, heady bourbon,...
Kitten MittensKulshan Brewing Company, Bellingham WA How do you keep extremities warm when December's chill creeps in? Well, mittens are useful. But beer helps, too. Deep brown, bordering on black in color, Kittens Mittens is a warming winter ale that produces...
Hopping MassiveThreshold Brewing & Blending, Portland OR At the time of year when many beers tend to creep toward the double digits in alcohol by volume, it's refreshing to find something sessionable that doesn't sacrifice an ounce of flavor. This so-called...
Fa La La La LaDouble Mountain Brewery, Hood River, OR Temperatures in the Northwest are falling, and so are snow flurries, which means it's time to reach for, well, an IPA, of course. With a color like warm caramel and a bold aroma suggesting a blizzard of hops, Fa...
High in the mountains of British Columbia’s E.C. Manning Provincial Park, the ancient Skagit River begins its meandering journey south. Running some 150 miles through the rugged North Cascades in Washington State it eventually empties into the Puget Sound....
Days are shorter, leaves are dropping and the Cascades have already seen their first dusting of fresh snow. Like it or not, summer is long gone. But after sipping your way through this year’s record-breaking heat with light lagers, hard seltzers and maybe a slushy...
