SPIRIT FRIDAY: Dry County Distillery Still Piddle Vodka It's one thing to make vodka and it's another thing to make vodka that stands out from vodka. A dicey feat to accomplish successfully, but Marysville, Wash.'s Dry County Distillery gets the job done with their...
BEER THURSDAY: Harmon Brewing Pt. Defiance IPA Not the best parenting move to play favorites, but the head brewer at Harmon Brewing in Tacoma, Wash. has picked their Pt. Defiance IPA as his "favorite child" and holds rank as the brewery's most popular regular tap....
WINE WEDNESDAY: J. Scott Cellars 2010 Petite Sirah, Rogue Valley Yawn. Rogue Valley is SO tired of hearing about its northern neighbors and is no longer staying quiet by making lively, dynamic wines from southern Oregon. From Eugene comes J. Scott Cellars, a...
CIDER TUESDAY: Tieton Cider Works Precipice Perry Pear Cider "Ciders are an expression of the harvest and reflective of the fruit and the place that it is grown." Poetically stated by third generation apple farmers Tieton Cider Works, their ciders are an expression...
DETOX MONDAY: 'tude juice apple'tude From the mean streets of Grandview, Wash. comes a juice so cold, so raw with so much attitude that you'd never know it was just a juice. Just a juice, you say? Nay, this is a cold-pressed, 100% fresh and all-natural apple vixen...
SPIRIT FRIDAY: Batch 206 MAD MINT Vodka Batch 206 Distillery came into fruition as soon as Washington state made it legally possible in 2008. As die-hard Seattleites with roots in the state's agricultural community, businessman Jeff Steichen (former owner of the...
BEER THURSDAY: Payette Brewing Mutton Buster Brown Ale One of the three breweries in Boise, Idaho proper, Payette Brewing put its star on the map in 2010 with the same three beers they produce year-round today. One of those brews is the Mutton Buster Brown Ale, the...
WINE WEDNESDAY: Syncline Wine Cellars 2011 Grüner Veltliner, Underwood Mountain Vineyard, Columbia Gorge Husband and wife James and Poppie Mantone are the heart and soul of the Columbia Gorge's Syncline Wine Cellars. With nearly 40 years of experience in the wine...
CIDER TUESDAY: Eaglemount Quince Cider Founded on a homestead property on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, Eaglemount Wine and Cider have been making cider from their estate orchard since 1996. Using half a dozen heirloom and certified organic apples to produce...
DETOX MONDAY: Ristretto Roasters Beaumont Blend Espresso Ristretto Roasters prides itself on sourcing, roasting and brewing single-origin coffees, in a medium roast which they believe allows each bean varietal to reveal its true colors. Their Beaumont Blend takes a...
