The Pike Brewing Locale Skagit Valley Alba is more than just a bottle of beer: it’s a glimpse into both our past, and our future. Made with a selection of heritage grains that haven’t been used in beer for decades, it’s the end result of years of research by...
Founded in 2013 with just a Riesling to boot, Patterson, Washington’s ANEW Winery is produced by Chateau St. Michelle and produces light-bodied, fruit-forward wines. The young winery currently offers three wine varieties in very elegant custom bottles with a...
Few cider folk know organics like Alpenfire Cider. As the first certified cidery in the state of Washington, Port Townsend's Alpenfire also has been growing their own organic fruit since 2005 and received certification on their processors in 2009—not to mention the...
Redmond, Washington's Hi-Fi Brewing has the feel of a small town pub. Walking in might not cause the record to drop and the regulars to swivel on their stools to stare but there is always a vinyl spinning and dedicated locals are perched at the counter. Grab a seat...
The renovated vintage shop barn that Frichette Winery sits in is unique to the Red Mountain AVA of Washington. Its neighboring buildings are mostly those of grandeur—high caliber structures of stone and light installations, surrounded by the fruit that fuels them....
From the moment you crack open the pop-top of the Traditional Dry cider by Westcott Bay Cider on Washington's San Juan Island, you can smell the handpicked apple aroma in the air. Featuring only the apple juice squeezed from the Westcott Bay orchard’s apples (plus...
A genuine, handmade husband-and-wife team brings farmers markets and local boutiques the jams, shrubs, sundries and more fruit-based concoctions of Sweet Caroline's. All the rage for mocktails and cocktails alike, shrubs (also known as drinking vinegars) are making...
When we sat down with John Robertson, co-founder and managing member of Bellevue Brewing Company, he had just returned from the Craft Brewers Conference and he was adrenalized by the innovation and future of beer. "From the equipment to the packaging to the general...
Remember those sweet, spicy date cookies with the brown butter frosting that your grandma used to make every year at Christmas? Well, KennLueur Liqueur is kind of like that. Dreamed up by RiverSands Distillery in Kennewick, Washington, the unique liqueur is based...
Redhook Brewery's beloved ESB is celebrating 1987—its birth year—when the still-miniscule, then-Ballard, Seattle brewery was experimenting out of their transmission shop along the sound. British-style beers were the focus at the time but then brewers Paul Shipman...
