The beer community thrives and prospers on sharing and supporting between breweries. Between bottle and capping machines to old kettles, the assistance from within is extremely beneficial,...
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Culinary Chemistry: Pale Ale Shepherd’s Pie
Several years ago I started my “pie” phase. It consisted primarily of the usual suspects: cherry, apple, mixed berry, and—if the season was good and I found the time to go foraging—huckleberry. But,...
Trigger Happy: Wines On Tap
Where to get tap from the keg in Portland We didn’t think anything could be better than the euphoric “pop” of a cork finally being released from its captive bottle. That was before we discovered the...
Va Piano Vineyards 2013 Cabernet Franc Rosé
Va Piano Vineyards holds to their philosophy of growing the best grapes in the vineyard, then employing a sustainable, holistic and hands-off approach once in the cellar. The Walla Walla Valley...
Drifters: Oak Bay Beach Hotel
This story ran in the fall print edition. For more in-depth stories like this, subscribe or pick up a copy at your local newsstand. Behind Victoria’s “Tweed Curtain” of stately English manors,...
Whitewood Cider Co. Gravenstein Single Varietal
It was a cider from San Juan Island's Westcott Bay Cider that turned Dave White (also known as OldTimeyDave) on to the fermented fruit drink. Graphic designer by trade but cider lover at heart,...