Corvallis, Oregon's 2 Towns Ciderhouse has your cider solution to holiday survival. Released in October to bridge the gap of fall and winter in the world of cider, the Nice & Naughty Imperial Spiced Apple embodies the holidays in a bottle. With aromatics of...
Winter seasonals too often fall prey to the traditional trope of “overly sweet, dark, thick.” McMenamins’ seasonal, the Kris Kringle Traditional Yuletide Ale, has the full body, fragrantly chocolate nose and warm, rich red color that you would expect from a beer...
In 2010, Neil Kopplin partnered with Willamette Valley winemaker Derek Eiberger to create Imbue Cellars. Their flagship Imbue Vermouth is a bittersweet style, aged in American oak casks. Two years later, they released Petal & Thorn Vermouth, which combines of...
South-facing, high elevation, cool climate, clay-loam soils, organically grown vines ranging in age from 40 to 50-years-old and a resident apiary with pollinating Mason bees to boot. These are characteristics that make up the Columbia Gorge's Atavus Vineyard. The...
Who says wine, whiskey and beer get to have all the barrel-aged fun? Salem, Oregon's Anthem Cider wants in on the good times and does so with their limited release (and only seen in keg) gin barrel-aged cider, barrel courtesy of Ransom Spirits' Old Tom gin. Anthem,...
Hailing from St. Helens, Oregon (not to be confused with Mount St. Helens, Washington), is Ye Ol’ Grog Distillery, a small-batch operation run by three engineers and a sales guy who built their own makeshift distilling equipment based on old Kentucky moonshiners....
This Daily Sip is originally from the Editor's Choice department of our current issue. The article referenced holiday pairings, so we figured this timely! For more Editor's Choice selections, subscribe to our print publication! Since their 1988 brewpub commission,...
Bull Run Cider, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, proudly produces in line with their “from grove to glass” sustainable morale. They work with Mt. Hood Organic Farms to produce their locally sourced semi-sweet perry made from organic pears. In what appears to be a...
Welp, Halloween is over, which means—at least according to displays at malls and grocery stores—it’s officially Christmas. I know, I thought it was November too based on… well, my calendar, but a quick trip to the store proved me dead wrong. I suppose now is as...
The enormous, clear Crater Lake inspires travelers to visit Oregon, is the muse for countless painters and photographers, and even ignited a family’s desire to produce a craft soda line. What started with a famous root beer has grown into a craft soda line of four...
