Friday, October 10th through Sunday, October 12th, the Columbia Gorge Cidermasters are melding hard cider with the quintessential summer camp experience for a weekend-long cider tasting event in Hood River, Ore., as the Gorge CiderCamp. With seven cideries and...
Chocolate is often declared a "guilty pleasure"—but we say there's no shame in biting into a bar or bonbon (or two), especially with so many Northwest-made beers and wines to wash down your favorite cocoa treat. These chocolatiers have plenty of experience sipping...
Since Schweinhaus Biergarten fired up its 1949 Ford pickup truck-turned-woodfire-grill in early July, the aroma of sweet and spicy German sausage wafts through the nearby sidewalks in downtown Bellingham, Wash. from afternoon to late evening. Those passing by on foot...
Situated high above acres of winding southwestern Idaho farmland in the Snake River Valley AVA, Ste. Chapelle Winery has taken the state's wine industry by storm since its origin in 1976. Today, Ste. Chapelle is Idaho's leader in both production and sales volume,...
September is upon us, and it's about time to raise an overflowing bier stein to German-style lagers, platters of bratwurst and seconds, thirds and fourth helpings of all of the above. Oktoberfest season is one of our favorite things, and if you haven't already...
On Oregon's northern coastline, the final weekend of September means beer mugs, tasting tokens, food and friends among the changing foliage. For the thirteenth year, the Pacific Northwest Brew Cup is set to return to Astoria, Ore., from September 26-28, when PNW beer...
What happens when one of the world's hottest chili peppers meets a cold, crisp bottle of cider? Finnriver Farm & Cidery cider maker Chris Weir began experimenting with habanero heat during the winter of 2013, when the resulting Habanero Cider was featured at Port...
During the month of September, We Dig will take on listing a few of our favorite things at Sip Northwest. First up: cheese. And cheese. And cheese. Ah, the eternal pairing debate. On some level, most wine, beer, cider and spirit lovers have likely heard or weighed in...
Moonshine has come a long way since its original days as a bootleg approach to evading post-Revolution liquor taxes. After a history of run-ins with tax collectors and eventual Prohibition, the high-proof corn whiskey earned a reputation as an underground, backwoods...
In addition to a permanent lineup of seven classic ales, plus several seasonal and smaller-batch options, Bellingham brewery staple Boundary Bay caters to adventurous palates with a rotating set of creations from its Galbraith Series. These limited-batch brews are...
