Dividing and conquering from one end of the main town strip to the other, Leavenworth, Wash.'s Icicle Brewing Company also owns the Bavarian town's only legitimate beer-hall, München Haus Bavarian Grill & Beer Garden. The Brulotte family started both operations...
Dropped last week at the official close of summer, Tieton Cider Works released their limited-edition fall Smoked Pumpkin Cider. "We wanted to produce a cider that not only would be synonymous with the fall season but also remain true to our local farmers," says...
Starbucks, ever heard of it? The coffee-disgorging mega-titan beverage company has come out with the next big thing: on-the-go green coffee extract caffeinated drinks. Wish you had thought of it and sold it to them first, huh? Tagged "Refreshers," Starbucks takes...
Portland natives Mike and Brian McMenamin opened their first hospitality location in 1974 with the first post-Prohibition brewpub in the state of Oregon quickly to follow, along with brewing the first legal fruit-brewed ale. Today, their namesake chain, McMenamins,...
ESBs do not get the respect they deserve. They are bitter but not too hoppy, colorful but not too dark or light, lower in carbonation, malty but not too toasty... They are extra specially balanced, but not often particularly special. Port Townsend Brewing Company's...
Using traditional French, British and American cidermaking methods, while hand-pressing and fermenting with champagne yeast, Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse keep their ciders organic and local to their Victoria, BC, facility. Cider maker Kristen Jordan inherited...
South African in heritage, rooibos tea or "bush tea" comes from the red-leafed rooibos plant and is caffeine-free and rich in antioxidants with providing cardiovascular benefits and aids in healing for liver disease and respiratory problems. In Seattle's Ballard...
Blue Spirits Distilling is a liquid tribute to the blue liquid loch and glaciers that paved the way for what is now Lake Chelan. Trivia: the largest collection of glaciers in the lower 48 is in the Washington North Cascades, Lake Chelan is the second widest and is...
A wronged and robbed gold miner's ghost allegedly haunts the grounds of the Bayliss family's farm. The miner was traveling up the state to Portland during the gold rush of the 1860's when he was murdered and robbed of his gold findings in his sleep while on the...
Officially, Seattle has yet to found a cidery within city limits since Prohibition. That is until this Saturday when Seattle Cider Company released their inaugural, small-batch ciders produced solely from all natural ingredients and Washington state apples. From...
