Gone are the days when a pumpkin ale had to be thick, dark and viscous, sickly sweet and heavily redolent of cinnamon. Burnside Brewing is noted for reworking classics, like their popular lime kolsch, and brewmaster and co-owner Jason McAdam pulls a similar trick...
Chilly fall nights call for bundling up and eating hearty, home cooked meals that have been slow roasted to perfection—like a pot roast. There is something so soothing and perfectly fall about the smell of pot roast slow cooking in the oven. And, better still, slow...
The best are back, from wine, beer and spirits to travel, cider and more. Sip Northwest magazine is excited to release our third annual Best of the Northwest issue, showcasing the top travel spots, industry influencers, wine, beer, spirits, cider and more that are...
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...
It’s been called one of the best places to celebrate Oktoberfest outside of Munich, so naturally we were there. Fremont Oktoberfest celebrated its 18th year at the center of the “brewniverse” this weekend, with festivities spanning from a cloudy Friday through 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...
Paramount political leader and India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, may or may not have been talking about cheese when he said: “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” However, the activist’s assertion still holds—culture, both in cheese...
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...
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...
Cravings—everybody gets them. Sometimes the dreaded need for chocolate hits you, other times it’s a mouthwatering need for a salty snack and every now and again the desire for a bitter delight becomes overwhelming. When that need for a harsher (in the most positive...
