Until summer 2012, Skookum Brewery was more affectionately known as "Beer in the Woods." The Arlington, Washington brewery was just that—a brewpub and taproom off a rural road in Arlington, a road...
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Culinary Chemistry: Sweet and Savory Cider Chicken Thighs
Roughly translating into “deliciousness,” the Japanese flavor sensory term umami is precisely that—delicious. More subtle than its siblings sweet, sour, salty and bitter, the hard-to-peg but...
Passing Time 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
Famous Floridian and celebrated former NFL quarterback Dan Marino is a big fan of Washington wine. A man of many years on the road, Marino came across the Bordeaux-style blends from the state on...
Drifters: Inn at Desert Wind
Two generations, two states and two estates—the Fries family first broke ground on their passion for wine in Oregon’s Dundee Hills AVA in 1984. The property transformed over the next few years—with...
Baird & Dewer Farmhouse Cider 2012 Constitution
A classic case of homebrewer going mainstream, Baird & Dewer Farmhouse Cider is the brain child of wine guru Zeb Dewer and farmer Trevor Baird’s Baird Family Orchard’s heirloom apple varieties....
Booze Races! Your Guide to a Summer of Booze Marathons
Bend Beer Chase—June 6, Bend, OR || Bar hopping + relay race, throw in a dash of scenic Central Oregon beauty, and you have the basic idea of the Bend Beer Chase. Split up into 12 legs, each leg...