Last week, We Dig took a peek at the morbid history (and authentic bites and beverage offerings) behind one of Seattle's most haunted Irish pubs. Today, we rendezvous in Portland for our next supernatural destination. The joint: White Eagle Saloon & Hotel || 836...
This Friday, October 17 is set to be a day steeped in sudsy nostalgia just south of Seattle's Pike Place Market as Pike Brewing Company celebrates 25 years as a neighborhood beer go-to. For nearly a month, a special, 30-barrel batch of Pike's 25th Anniversary...
It all started with a small batch of handcrafted root beer. When original founders and namesakes Andy Thomas and Will Kemper first poured their creation 24 years ago, it was merely a nonalcoholic "root" option to the reason for the season at a Poulsbo, Washington...
Each Tuesday throughout October, We Dig is putting the "boo" in booze, dishing up a weekly dose of Halloween spirit for our readers. Prepare for chilling lore behind a few favorite Northwest bars and eateries that double as supernatural hotspots. First stop on our...
With all the love pumpkin spice receives, sometimes the rest of autumn's star flavors get pushed to the back burner—warm, sweet caramel included. Though plenty of gooey, caramel-coated apples can be found seasonally in candy shop windows, perhaps you're looking for a...
Presenting one of the latest barrel-aged projects from Deschutes Brewery: a bright, tart (and extremely elusive limited-release) saison, also known as Cultivateur. The expertly crafted blend of three beers brewed in both the Portland and Bend, Oregon brewpubs yields a...
In a non-alcoholic world dominated by mass-produced soda cans and the same five Pepsi products featured on so many restaurant chains' soda fountains, sometimes we're begging for a bit of nostalgia in the form of old-fashioned longneck bottles. You know—pop the top and...
Location, location, location. Well before pulling up to the stark white, history-steeped Moran Mansion and stepping foot into its high-ceilinged foyer, Orcas Island, Wash.'s Rosario Resort hits the mark based on location alone. Catch a ferry from Anacortes, hop a...
Today marks the first day of autumn. For the blissfully unaware who have tuned out the essence of pumpkin spice dominating grocery aisles, your favorite menu items and your great aunt's potpourri basket, the time is nigh to indulge until we're all pumpkin-ed out by...
While sipping white vinegar straight from the bottle might induce a few winces, add fresh fruit and cane sugar and you've got a game changer. In the 1600s, seafaring European colonists combined vinegar, fruit and sugar to preserve fresh fruit and spruce up water and...
