You haven’t quite forgotten about them, have you? Through so many happy months of core-warming winter porters, cleanly carbonated spring ales and lazy summer saisons they’ve been nagging at the back of your mind. And now it’s their turn. Pumpkin beers are back, and...
Brewers’ dinners, lunches in the vineyard… coffee pairings? Coffee and food are a perfect match—gourmet coffee carries more nuances of flavor than even the finest red wines, and is capable of complementing food in at least as many ways. On the other hand, many of...
Football season is in full force, and it’s a great excuse for cocktails. But being a part of the Pacific Standard Time zone makes for gathering with friends over a good number of morning games. Bloody Marys and mimosas are fine and good, of course, but are they...
It may not be October, but it’s definitely Oktober. The Oktoberfest season has already begin in the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it all the joy-inducing beers of fall. On the downside, it’s true that Fremont Brewing has already brewed the year’s last batch of...
Labor Day has passed us by, which means it's kind of supposed to be fall. With the exception of the past day or so, the September forecast says otherwise. For most of us, the prospect of a few more sunny weekends means a good excuse to exhaust our last few vacation...
The co-op model of café ownership is a rare one in the Pacific Northwest, and indeed across the country. Not to be confused with coffee growers' cooperatives-farmers who organize to work directly with buyers, negotiating fair prices for raw coffee beans (all...
On the cool morning of October 12, 1810, the good citizens of Bavaria crowded together and waited in heady anticipation before the city gates of Munich. They were there to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of...
Travel + Leisure magazine just named Seattle and Portland a close No. 1 and No. 2 on their 2013 list of the best coffee cities in America. No surprise there: the friendly spirit of caffeinated competition between the two towns drives us to the forefront of the...
Southern Oregon is Coming to Downtown Portland Southern Oregon is a region to behold. Caves to rivers, forests to fields, Crater Lake to Ashland’s famous Shakespeare Festival: it’s all here. This part of Oregon also encompasses some of the finest land for growing...
It’s my favorite drink of the moment. A few months ago a friend ordered a Spanish Coffee at our local live music-n-drinks joint, the Seamonster Lounge in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. We watched with wide eyes as the bartender rimmed the glass with sugar and...
