Batch 206 Distillery is real heated about hootch. Whiskey, in particular, took them to travel the nation in pursuit of tasting, nay, raiding some barrels that might have not belonged to them. The...
Batch 206 Barrel Raider
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Grazers: OX Restaurant
According to Wikipedia, the world’s source for mostly, sometimes accurate information, there are nearly 730 cities in America that have named a street after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Portland’s...
Moon Under Water Tranquility IPA
The name is complicated. Basically, in the 18th century, recruiting sergeants for the British Army used to pop into pubs to "encourage" those with less than peak inhibitions to join their ranks....
Culinary Chemistry: Imperial Red Al(e) Pastor Tacos
I recently returned from a short excursion to Mexico and have not been able to shake my craving for Mexican style street food. From fish tacos and fajitas to fresh guacamole and more, of all the...
Big Table Farm 2012 Pinot Gris, Wirtz Vineyard
Boy meets girl. Then boy meets wine and girl meets art. Years and vintages later that take the duo around the globe and back, boy and girl (also known as Brian Marcy and Clare Carver) planted their...
Drifters: The Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver
There are three Fairmont properties in downtown Vancouver, all within a few blocks of each other. I call them the Fairmont sisters. There’s even one in the Fairmont family out at the Vancouver...