For nearly 10 years, Portland’s Oregon Public House serves craft beer with a side of altruism Portland, Oregon, is home to the Oregon Public House, the nation’s first philanthropub. As the name suggests, it’s both a watering hole for thirsty members in the...
Astoria is not like any other coastal town in Oregon — and therein lies the charm. Historically a cannery town set on the mouth of the Columbia River, the city of around 10,000 has become a destination not only for large boat and storm watchers, but foodies and...
If you can’t keep up with the many sub-genres of IPA, we forgive you. Between West Coast versus East Coast, sparkling and brut, double and triple and more, there are a lot of hopped-up moving parts. But if there’s one you ought to know and get used to right now,...
Several Willamette Valley wineries celebrate 50 years this fall Words like legacy and tradition become all the more appropriate when you reach the half-century mark. In the Willamette Valley, several producers are celebrating 50 years in the industry, only adding...
Set along a woodsy slope along the central Oregon coast, Salishan Coastal Lodge is very much its own coastal neighborhood. Guests can golf, dine, shop, swim, hike and more all within the walkable confines of the property. And they can do so safely as the pandemic...
It was a prophetic move at a time when two now-trending things were very much still emerging. It was 1981 and Jim Bernau was looking to start a winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The area was known, of course, thanks to the pioneering efforts of David Lett, Dick...
The Pacific Northwest coast is lined with welcoming towns that play host to a long weekend’s worth of offerings. Yachats, a tiny dot on the central Oregon coast, is such a town and overachieves despite its moderate population of about 1,000 full-time locals. The...
Pacific City is often overshadowed by fellow Oregon Coast towns like Lincoln City and Newport. But the addition of Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa, which officially opened its doors in early 2018, will likely change that. The shiny new hotel is a model citizen in...
Before he was settling on an aging program that married oak varieties from either side of the Atlantic Ocean, Andres Faustinelli was simply interested in beer. He zig-zagged through the many avenues of the beverage world before taking over as master blender for...
The social media world is often unsettling and overwhelming. You keep meaning to unfollow that uber-political guy from high school on Facebook, your Insta feed is plush with delicious baked goods you can't eat immediately and the news on Twitter sometimes brings...
