Producers of the Columbia Gorge appellation should consider themselves lucky—they straddle both states of Oregon and Washington, get their pick of fruit from either side and reap the benefits of warm, sunny days and cool, river-breezed nights on the water-sculpted...
"It’s not supposed to be easy. That’s why it tastes so good." Red Tank Cider in Bend, Ore., has announced a relentless and "uncontrollable passion" for real, earnest Northwest cider. With sustainability in mind, the ciderhouse promises to only use apples, yeast and...
The Oregon Coast is hailed for its vibrant growth of red evergreen dwarf shrubs—more affectionately known as cranberries. With "roots" dating back to 1957, Vincent Family Cranberries has been cultivating its cranberry bog on the Southern Oregon Coast for now its...
There are two notable distinctions that Seattle's Westland Distillery makes with their Peated American Single Malt Whiskey. The first is that it is single malt, which simply means that the whiskey is made at a singular distillery—at Westland's 13,000 square foot...
Back for only the third year of production, Deschutes Brewing's vintage-dated barley wine, Mirror Mirror, hasn't been produced for five years and marks a time to remember. The landmark Bend, Ore. brewery (with a recent brewpub addition in Portland) has been...
Elegance isn't a word often reserved for cider. As the born-again beverage revamps in the Pacific Northwest (and has been in some areas here for more than a decade), cider is reclaiming it's fame as America's beverage. (Insert blatant teaser to our upcoming...
Who doesn't need a clearer mind on a Monday morning? Get unclouded with Townshend Tea Company's bottled kombucha line—Brew Dr. The doctor orders rosemary, for stimulation in circulation and nerves with a calming effect on digestion, and sage, a natural "cure-all."...
When it comes to cask ale, the prejudiced beer drinker need not apply. Cask beer or ale requires quite the opposite from its consumers as the unfiltered, unpasteurized fermented beverage is unique, in not just flavor but in service—the beer is served from the cask...
Don't hate, participate in the can revolution. Craft beer and cider have jumped on the bandwagon—incessantly evolving the process with aluminum innovation and creative alterations to defer the metallic flavors that can occur and defy the haughty expectations of the...
This cider is "as tough as it gets." Eaglemount Wine & Cider takes seven different hop varieties matched with French and English organic heirloom apple varieties from their homestead orchard in Port Townsend, Wash., to create their heavy-duty Boot Brawl cider....
