School's out forever for Heather and Matt McClung. When the two former educators got married in 2007, they received the licensing documents from the state for their then nano-brewery, Schooner Exact Brewing, the same day. Today, what was once a homebrew operation...
September is here, bringing with it the weather of fall. The wind and rain has emerged with full force, letting everyone know that the seasons are changing. During times like these, when we dust off our sweaters and begin wearing socks with our sandals, our drink...
North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing Company is making sure you ride out the last days and rays of summer in proper form, with their seasonal Bourbon Blood Orange Wheat Ale. Magnum and Centennial hops are kicked up with a subtle splash of bourbon, complementing the...
As the long, dog days of summer dwindle and cooler temps set in, a piece of me gets excited. Don’t get me wrong, I cherish hot, sunshiny days more than most, but while I’m dipping my toes in the water or soaking up some rays deck-side, part of me longs for my...
It started in 1986 with the brilliant creative courage of Geoff and Marcy Larson, who got caught up in the rustic, wild beauty of Alaska and decided to leave their jobs to later open a brewery. Today, almost 30 years later, Alaskan Brewing Company has become one of...
Twenty years ago, Vancouver’s Steamworks Brewing opened in a Gastown building with a steam heat system. The brand’s name came easily, and two years ago, its Burnaby Heights location started bottling beer for folks who want to drink it outside of the brewpub. Brewed...
Third stop in our series of breweries patios to post-up on this summer, we come to the notables of Idaho (see Washington and Oregon here). Whether a fan of green mountains or dry wide-open spaces, Idaho has something to offer outdoorsmen of every type—including the...
Just when you thought Portland couldn't nerd out anymore on its beer, you come across Ecliptic Brewing. The astronomy-themed brewery is the brainchild of time-honored Oregon brewer John Harris—who really couldn't be happier to share a pint and humbly tell you his...
Here in the Northwest, most of our time throughout the year is spent in the comfort of the indoors. With all the rain and cold that usually persists, we have grown accustomed to the loving embrace of shelter. However, this year has been hot. And we are not...
For those of us who have lived around the Lake City neighborhood of Seattle, as I have, the old CM Hopkins building was a forgotten piece of real estate right on busy Lake City Way. But as of just months ago, new life has been breathed back into the building as...
