Have you ever tasted a Lambic or Abbey? What about a Witbier, Dubbel, Tripel or Saison? These are all Belgian beers, and it’s the yeast that makes Belgian beer flavors and aromas unique. Attend the fifth annual Belgianfest, hosted by the Washington Beer Commission,...
When Chris Camarda accomplished his inaugural crush in 1989, he did in an industrial squat off a bustling Seattle byway. Described as a "walkway between two adjoining structures that had a roof put on it," the team from Andrew Will stuck it out for five vintages,...
This cider is truly sacrilegious. By that, "Reverend" Nat West means he didn't follow any commandments when making this Sacrilege Sour Cherry cider and it might be what some cider-consumers consider blasphemy to the fermented cider game. An unorthodox reverend by...
"Two thirsty science nerds and a curious connoisseur walk in to a brewpub…" Or so goes the story of Stoup Brewing, one of the latest to the reverberating Ballard neighborhood beer scene in northwest Seattle. Up the street from Reuben's Brews and arguably walking...
Hot off the printing press comes the new label for Eola Hills Wine Cellars' introductory level of wines—the 2012 Oregon Pinot Noir and 2013 Oregon Pinot Gris, looking sharp-dressed and clean. Approximately 10 miles west of Salem, Ore., Eola Hills has been...
Craig and Sharon Campbell are in the apple farming business. Their story for launching Tieton Cider Works is simple: Craig is a third generation Yakima Valley farmer with a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and more than 35 years of experience...
Slipped into the base of a downtown Bellevue, Wash., business building, artisan juicer Jujubeet proudly presses nothing but fruit and vegetables for their city slickin' consumer base. With a mission to "provide quick, simple, delicious and yet nutritionally-rich...
Specialty purveyors of craft fruit brandies and brandy-based liqueurs, Stone Barn Brandyworks uses only regional fruit for their spirits. When it's not the produce-yielding season, founders Sebastian and Erika Degens move their production more toward whiskey but...
Washington state's capitol city, Olympia, might be best know in the brewing world for its namesake brewery (which sold 20 years back and now made in Pabst Brewing Company), along with Fish Brewing Company (Fish Tale, Leavenworth, Spire Cider). One of the latest to...
Food and beverage pairing is more often than not associated with wine. Eaglemount Ginger Cider was inspired by winemaker/cidermaker Trudy Davis' desire to pair ginger with a hard cider, not with wine. She and her husband Jim, who co-founded the winery-cidery with...
