From being a morning time hangover cure while at the same time being a downright delicious, ailing vegetable sip and a tailgater’s best friend, there’s nothing quite like a Bloody Mary. With just the right mix of Northwest ingredients, fresh spice and the taste of...
Behold: the fresh hop season has returned! It is now the time to pay tribute to all ales hoppy, when hopheads rejoice with a freshie in hand. Lucky for Northwesterners, the best way to do this is by making it down to a festival that showcases more of the freshest and...
More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. For Mike Thierfelder, an avid homebrewer curious in ferment, his passion hobby unfortunately evolved into an allergic reaction to...
Washington’s craft beer scene possesses some of the best suds in the nation and the state is cushy among its imposing Northwestern brewing brethren. With a total of 326 breweries, numbers seemingly ceaselessly in growth, the state's vast selection of ales and lagers,...
Oregon’s wine industry has shifted from a mom n’pop, seat-of-the-pants type business to a region of wines internationally admired with increasing concentration, reputation and collegiality. So says David Adelsheim, president and founder of Adelsheim Vineyard, who has...
Eat, drink and be much merrier after the first two are gone. With internationally-inspired cuisine prepared by chef Brian Durbin, exotic flavors are carefully designed from local ingredients bringing flavors and bright looks in a modern approach at Bar Vacilando....
Before there is the cider, there is the apple. And there’s nothing as good as going to taste said cider at the orchard-based cidery, straight from the source. Each cidery tasting room has its own feel to exemplify its ethos, from the farm-side barns to the stunning...
It’s that time of year again – Oregon Brewers Festival is back celebrating its 29th year of back-to-back beer from renowned brewers from across the world. Roughly 80,000 lovers of beer just like yourself will journey to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland which...
Selling almost two times as many as any other signature cocktail on the menu at Little Bird Bistro is the Old Fashioned Fumée, bar manager John Peterson’s specialty. Even though it has old fashioned in its name, it was more inspired by a classic Toronto, Peterson says...
Irish pubs: it seems they somehow manage to pop up in every major city that has a bar scene across the world. Often times, the only tell-tale sign of these pubs are hanging Guinness or Harps neon lights advertising a few of Ireland's most widely-known beers amid dark...
