A variety of drink makers have decided to locate their businesses outside of Seattle proper. By occupying industrial areas and quiet neighborhoods, they can offer free parking and for the most part lots of it — something downtown Seattle can’t do. We rounded up a...
Delivering babies in the Alaskan bush to becoming a brewmaster in Boise, Idaho, seems like a curious turn of events, but that’s the journey James Long took to get where he is today. When he decided he couldn’t work as a nurse providing medical care to those in...
Imagine doing what you love in a serene setting amid old growth fir trees overlooking an immaculate emerald-green golf course. That describes Sean Burke’s daily routine as one of the head brewers at Von Ebert Brewing in Portland. Von Ebert opened two locations in...
The name “Maverick” perfectly describes Bertus Albertyn, the fermenter behind Maverick Cider Co. Albertyn produces both wine and cider in Oliver, British Columbia, and even combines the two. He’s out to blaze his own trail in the beverage world and that seems to be...
You’ve got to be brave and full of exceptional ideas to open a nanobrewery on the Oregon Coast. That’s where some of the biggest names in craft beer have set up shop. But that didn’t deter Matt and Amy White from opening Beachcrest Brewing Company on the Salishan...
Since 2007, when McMenamins bought the old Elks Temple, Tacoma, Washington, has collectively held its breath waiting to see what would create. The McMenamin brothers, Mike and Brian, take old buildings and magically transform them into boutique hotels, restaurants,...
The nation looks to Portland for all things craft brewing and the City of Roses looks to Jeff Alworth for beer expertise. An award-winning author, he writes beer-centric books, founded the Beervana blog and podcast, and shares his knowledge with students at...
At 496 square feet, Nightside Distillery claims the title of “America’s Smallest Distillery” and it’s located in a town of just over 11,000 people, Edgewood, Washington. But nothing else is little here. The owners have excessively huge hearts, the distillers make...
To familiarize national and international wine buyers with the splendor, climate and terroir of the Willamette Valley — and also with the people involved in making Pinot Noir — the fourth annual Willamette: Pinot Noir Auction will be held on Friday, April 5 and...
While bartending in Milwaukee Dan Rinke developed a keen interest in the process of making wine. That prompted him to study winemaking in college at Fresno State. Then one night over dinner French winemaker Michel Chapoutier suggested he should learn how to grow...
