WindFall Cider Fest and Bluegrass
2018-10-13 15:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Western Town at KVEC, 8th and Alder, Ellensburg, WA, 98926
WindFall Cider Fest features more than 10 Northwest cideries and four live Bluegrass/Americana bands in a rich celebration of the seasonal abundance in the heart of Washington. Mark your calendar and plan to be in Ellensburg on October 13!
New and exciting, or tried and true? Tastes, tunes, friends and YOU are coming together at the best new event in the middle of the state and at the height of fall colors and harvest abundance.
This event is a benefit for Kittitas Environmental Education Network, a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to connecting community to nature and lifelong learning.

Craft Beverage Walk: A Beer, Wine, Cider, and Spirits Event
2018-11-10 12:00 - 17:00 | 16 N 3 Street Yakima, WA 98901, 16 N 3 Street Yakima, Yakima, WA, 98901
This 21 and over event features producers of the Yakima craft beverage industry, sampling their product in 11 downtown business locations. All your favorites and new products to try, all within a few block stroll!
Tickets are $20 each and come with a commemorative sampling glass plus 5 scrip for sampling beverages. Additional scrip will be available on site for purchase ($2/taste). The event goes from noon to 5 PM, rain or shine. Check in to get your glass & wristband is at 16 N 3rd Street, Yakima WA 98901, just north of Ron’s Coins and Collectables. Look for the sandwich boards for locations. Check in is open Noon-4:30 pm. Bring your ID! Tickets available for purchase at the door.
Participating Beverage Producers:
Antolin Cellars, Bale Breaker Brewing, Berchman’s Brewing, Bron Yr Aur Brewing, Cowiche Creek Brewing, Gilbert Cellars, Hop Nation, Kana Winery, NHV Wines, Redifer Brewing, Single Hill Brewing, Swede Hill Distillery, Tieton Cider Works, Valley Brewing, Wilridge Winery, and Yakima Craft Brewing
Venues:
Adore Décor, Alexandra’s on Second, Day Spa Academy, Field Group, Hotel Maison, Kameo Flower, Stems, Stephens Media Group, Vintage Me, Wildjay Boutique, Yakima Maker Space
Visit our Restaurant Partners after the event!
Carousel French Cuisine, Cowiche Canyon Kitchen & Icehouse Bar, Norms of Yakima, The Sports Center, Second Street Grill, Yakima Steak Company
A partnership between the Downtown Association of Yakima and Craft Beverage Yakima. This is a wine, cider, spirits and beer tasting exhibition event.
Tickets can be purchased online at:
https://craftbeverageyakima.com/craft-beverage-yakima-walk/

Holiday Ale Festival
2018-11-28 11:00 - 2018-12-02 17:00 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave. , Portland, OR, 97204, United States
The 23rd annual Holiday Ale Festival will take place Nov. 28 through Dec. 2 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 701 SW Sixth Ave. in downtown Portland. The Northwest’s longest-running outdoor winter beer festival – which is tented and heated – will feature 54 craft beers, ciders and meads in the main lineup. Participating breweries and cideries have committed to serving a product that has either been made or blended specifically for the event or is a rare or vintage product that isn’t commonly tapped in the state. In addition, the festival will also feature dozens of specialty and rare beer tappings, and a number of Meet the Brewer events. The Holiday Ale Festival is highly regarded as presenting one of best lineups of winter beers and ciders anywhere in the nation.

“Heated clear top tents in the center of downtown, with the city’s lighted holiday tree towering over the fest like a beacon for good beer, set the scene for this festival,” explained Festival Manager Preston Weesner. “But what really sets it apart are the brewers and their commitment to their fans with the products they choose to make. This festival is an opportunity for the brewers to be all in on the creative factor and throw down something really special to share.”

This year’s participating breweries include 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Ascendant Beer Co., Bauman’s Cider Co., Bear Republic Brewing Co., Coalition, Collaborator (Oregon Brew Crew/Widmer), Crooked Stave Brewing, Crux Fermentation Project, Deschutes Brewery, Drake’s Brewing Co., Ecliptic Brewing, Eel River Brewing Co., Elysian Brewing Co., Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Fort George Brewery, Fremont Brewing, Georgetown Brewing Co., Gigantic, Golden Valley Brewery, Great Notion Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Klamath Basin Brewing Co., Lagunitas Brewing Co., Laurelwood Brewing Co., Lompoc Brewing, MadCow Brewing Co., McMenamins Edgefield Brewery, Migration Brewing Co., Monkless Belgian Ales, Montavilla Brew Works, Nectar Creek, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Oakshire Brewing, Old Town Brewing, Ordnance Brewing, Pelican Brewing Co., pFriem Family Brewers, Portland Cider Co., Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, RiverBend Brewing, Rusty Truck Brewing Co., Shattered Oak Brewing, Stickmen Brewing Co., StormBreaker Brewing, Stoup Brewing, Sunriver Brewing Co., Three Mugs Brewing Co., Upright Brewing, Vanguard Brewing Co., Vertigo Brewing,, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks/Anthem Cider, Widmer Brothers Brewing, and Wolf Tree Brewery.

Despite being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year, more than 14,000 festival attendees stay dry throughout the five-day festival under clear-topped tents warmed by gas heaters. A second level above the main floor, dubbed the Sky Bar, serves additional taps and provides ample elbow room for attendees to relax, spread out and even peek at the revelers below. To enter and consume beer, the purchase of an entry package is required. Advance general admission costs $40 and includes the 2018 tasting vessel – a flexible BPA & BPS-free polymer Govino “glass” – and 15 taster tickets, plus expedited entry all five days with the ticket. General admission at the door is the same price but includes only 12 tickets and no expedited entry. Advance VIP packages cost $100 and include the tasting glass, 30 taster tickets, special VIP beer lines with little to no waiting, exclusive VIP only vintage beers, bottled water, and express entry all five days. VIP tickets are limited to 200 and are not available at the door. Advance tickets are available at www.holidayale.com. Once inside the festival, a full pour costs four tickets, and a taster costs one ticket. Certain limited release and special tappings may not be available in full pours or may cost extra tickets. Additional taster tickets can be purchased for $1 apiece. Previous years’ mugs or glasses will not be filled. Express re-entry requires a wristband and the 2018 tasting glass and is subject to the festival’s capacity.
An onsite coat and bag check and the Crater Lake Soda Garden raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Association MyMusicRx Program, which delivers the healing power of music to the bedsides of children and teens facing cancer and other serious illnesses. The Holiday Ale Festival doubles and matches all monies raised. The festival offers several food options, including food from Urban German and roasted nuts from Family Nut Love. To avoid lengthy lines, the festival encourages patrons to attend Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Event hours are 11am to 9pm Wednesday through Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday. The Holiday Ale Festival is for ages 21 and over.

For more information, visit www.holidayale.com and follow the event @HolidayAleFest on social media.

Holiday Ale Festival
2018-11-28 11:00 - 2018-12-02 17:00 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave. , Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Tickets are now on sale for the 23rd annual Holiday Ale Festival, which willtake place Nov. 28 through Dec. 2 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 701 SW Sixth Ave. Advance general admission and VIP tickets can be purchased at www.holidayale.com.

The Northwest’s original outdoor winter beer festival – which is tented and heated – will feature more than 50 craft beers, ciders and meads in the main lineup, all of which are made or blended specifically for the event or are rare or vintage products not commonly tapped in the state.In addition, the festival will also feature a number of Meet the Brewer events and dozens of specialty and rare beer tappings. The Holiday Ale Festival is highly regarded as presenting one of best lineups of winter beers and ciders anywhere in the nation.

To enter and consume beer, the purchase of an entry package is required. Advance general admission costs $40 and includes the 2018 tasting vessel – a flexible BPA & BPS-free polymer Govino “glass” – and 15 taster tickets, plus expedited entry all five days with the ticket. General admission at the door is the same price but includes only 12 tickets and no expedited entry. Advance VIP packages cost $100 and include the tasting glass, 30 taster tickets, special VIP beer lines with little to no waiting, exclusive VIP only vintage beers, bottled water, and express entry all five days. VIP tickets are limited to 200 and are not available at the door. Once inside the festival, a full pour costs four tickets, and a taster costs one ticket. Certain limited release and special tappings may not be available in full pours or may cost extra tickets. Additional taster tickets can be purchased for $1 apiece. Previous years’ mugs or glasses will not be filled. Express re-entry requires a wristband and the 2018 tasting glass and is subject to the festival’s capacity.
An onsite coat and bag check and the Crater Lake Soda Garden raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Association MyMusicRx Program, which delivers the healing power of music to the bedsides of children and teens facing cancer and other serious illnesses. The Holiday Ale Festival doubles and matches all monies raised. Despite being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year, more than 14,000 festival attendees stay dry throughout the five-day festival under clear-topped tents warmed by gas heaters. A second level above the main floor, dubbed the Sky Bar, serves additional taps and provides ample elbow room for attendees to relax, spread out and even peek at the revelers below. The festival offers several food options, including food from Urban German and roasted nuts from Family Nut Love.

Event hours are 11am to 9pm Wednesday through Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday. The Holiday Ale Festival is for ages 21 and over. For more information, visit www.holidayale.comand engage with the the event @HolidayAleFest.

Lake Chelan Winterfest
2019-01-18 11:00 - 2019-01-20 23:00, 2019-01-25 10:00 - 2019-01-27 23:00 | WA
While surrounding areas prepare for post-holiday doldrums in January, Lake Chelan starts 2019 off with a bang with its annual Winterfest Festival! With an incredible array of activities that spans over two weekends (January 18–27, 2019), the festival has a wide appeal for all ages. Some of the many highlights of Weekend #1 include an ice carving competition, Bubble Bar, Polar Bear Splash, horse carriage rides, live music and more. For a full schedule of events or to purchase tickets for Winterfest 2019, please visit: https://www.lakechelan.com/winterfest.

Holiday Hangover Beer Festival
2019-01-26 13:00 - 19:00 | Hood River Elks Lodge, 304 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR, 97031, United States
Holiday Hangover Beer Festival
Date: January 26th, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Elk’s Lodge, 304 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
Admission (21+ only): Includes collectible glass and eight drink tickets.
Advance purchase: $20 online www.beerfests.com
Door: $25 cash
Breweries in the Gorge (B.I.G.), a non-profit organization comprised of the 13 craft breweries throughout the Columbia River Gorge, will host their third annual “Holiday Hangover” on Saturday, January 26, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Elks Lodge in downtown Hood River.
For one afternoon, beer fans can enjoy the perfect cure for the post-holiday blues with a wide variety of handcrafted beer, local food, and live music.
The Holiday Hangover is not your average beer festival – it’s a relaxing, more intimate experience that allows guests to meet the brewers and sample their labors of love. At this year’s Holiday Hangover, beer fans will have the opportunity to enjoy over 25 different beers, including a number special-release tappings, from 13 breweries. All attendees receive a commemorative glass.
At this year’s Holiday Hangover, craft beer lovers can meet B.I.G.’s newest member, Ferment Brewing Company (Hood River, OR). “We are thrilled to be participating in the Holiday Hangover alongside our friends and neighbors,” says Jenn Peterson of Ferment Brewing Company. “My husband Dan and I are ever thankful to be launching Ferment with the support and encouragement of B.I.G.”
Seasoned craft beer enthusiasts who have explored the Columbia River Gorge may already know B.I.G. from their “Gorge Beer Guide,” a passport program that invites drinkers to visit and collect stamps from each brewery. This year, beer fans can now collect their stamps using the “Breweries in the Gorge” digital app, available for download on Apple and Android devices. Those who visit 11 of the 13 breweries will receive a limited-edition commemorative B.I.G. pint glass.
“Nowhere else can you check out so many great local breweries in the Gorge in one spot,” says Double Mountain owner and brewmaster Matt Swihart. “It’s an exciting time after the busy holiday season for our customers to relax and talk one-on-one with both brewers and owners.”
For more information about participating breweries, visit their websites:
Backwoods Brewing Company
Carson, WA www.backwoodsbrewingcompany.com
Big Horse Brew Pub
Hood River, OR www.bighorsebrewpub.com
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
Hood River, OR www.doublemountainbrewery.com
Dwinell Country Ales
Goldendale, WA www.counrtyales.com
Everybody’s Brewing
White Salmon, WA www.everybodysbrewing.com
Ferment Brewing
Hood River, OR www.fermentbrewing.com
Freebridge Brewing
The Dalles, OR www.freebridgebrewing.com
Full Sail Brewing Company
Hood River, OR www.fullsailbrewing.com
pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR www.pfriembeer.com
Sedition Brewing Co.
The Dalles, OR www.seditionbrewing.com
Solera Brewery
Parkdale, OR www.solerabrewery.com
Thunder Island Brewing Company
Cascade Locks, OR www.thunderislandbrewing.com
Walking Man Brewing
Stevenson, WA www.walkingmanbeer.com

Cider & Perry Production - A Foundation
2019-03-11 08:30 - 2019-03-15 16:00 | WSU Mount Vernon NWREC, 16650 STATE ROUTE 536, WSU MT VERNON NW REC, MOUNT VERNON, WA, 98273, United States
This five-day course provides students with expert knowledge of cider and perry principles and practices. The curriculum is taught by WSU fermentation specialist, Bri Ewing, and includes information regarding cider culture, production, science, and business. Students of this course will participate in hands-on sensory demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and blending trials. The course is located at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC.
The course involves hands-on practical lab work, lectures, workshops, and cider tastings that include:
– A detailed step-by-step guide to cider and perry production
– An understanding of the chemistry and microbiology behind cider and perry
– Practical training in the key skills of cider production and methods of laboratory analysis
– Introduction to sensory analysis of cider and perry
– Experienced guest lecturers
– CINA Certification Exam – Required for advanced modules coming in 2019

Spring Fling-Think Pink!
2019-03-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Helioterra Wines, 2025 SE 7th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Celebrate the arrival of spring with Helioterra Wines and Alter Ego Cider at Spring Fling, an evening of pink wine, pink cider, and fresh seafood on March 15th from 5 pm to 8 pm. Tickets ($20 in advance, $25 at the door) include five tastes of new rosé releases and limited-production ciders, plus an oyster and a serving of poke from Flying Fish Seafood. We’ll also be joined by Ken Friedenreich and Doc Wilson, authors of Oregon Wine Country Stories: Decoding the Grape. Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/pdxspringfling.

NW Women Stars of Food & Wine
2019-03-24 13:00 - 17:00 | The Sancturary, 811 5th Ave., seattle, WA, 98103
Northwest Women Stars of Food & Wine is the ultimate epicurean adventure featuring the creative and trendsetting Women Chefs, Women Winemakers & Women Sommeliers that define our vibrant international culinary culture in the Northwest.
We have WOMEN CHEFS & CULINARY PROFESSIONALS serving up delicious noshes, WOMEN WINEMAKERS treating you to tastes of their hand-crafted wines, and WOMEN SOMMELIERS pouring mystery tastes of wines from their restaurants!
Dress to impress & join us at The Sanctuary for the ultimate epicurean extravaganza, featuring the rich texture of signature Chef’s gourmet bites, paired with delicious sips from premiere wineries.
Meet your favorite celebrity chefs and learn their secrets.
Sommelier’s Exclusive Tastings
SIP Gold Medal Wines, Artisan Beer, Ciders & Spirits
Taste Top Chef’s Gourmet Bites
This reception style event is at the gorgeous new Sanctuary event space and raises funds for VITAL, a non-profit winery that donates ALL profits to the SOS Clinic, a free, urgent care clinic in Walla Walla serving the uninsured migrant workers, the backbone of the wine industry!
Discover your new favorite Washington wine…purchase it at the event store and take it home! Event is a collaboration between Seattle Uncorked, Uncorked Sommelier Services, Vital Winery , and SOS Health Services Clinic.

Taste Leavenworth! 2019
2019-04-06 11:00 - 2019-04-07 17:00 | Downtown Leavenworth, Leavenworth, WA, 98826, United States
Join us April 6th and 7th from 11am-5pm each day for Taste Leavenworth – a ‘culinary crawl’ through town where $40 buys you a passport for two delicious days of tasting the town!
Your passport is packed with over $170 of juicy coupons redeemable for locally-made, locally-sourced, or pear-inspired delights throughout Leavenworth! Why pears? Because Leavenworth is one of the largest growers of organic pears in the USA! There’s even a Taste Leavenworth coupon book for kiddos ($10) valued at over $50!
Come enjoy a variety of sweets, savories and refreshments such as pear cider, pear sausage and pear chocolates!* Tickets are on sale now here. For more information on the details of the passports or all things Leavenworth, please visit www.leavenworth.org.
Ticket sales will be capped at 500 adult and 100 kids passports meaning day-of ticket sales will be determined by availability so order today!

Cider Rite of Spring
2019-04-06 12:00 - 16:00 | Left Bank Annex, 101 N Weidler St., Portland, OR, 97227, United States
An Apple Fest Blossoms
Taste the flowering of a new season at a bigger, bolder
Cider Rite of Spring on April 6th
Can words describe the first breath of spring? Treat your senses to a fresh awakening and find the enticing joy of fruit and flowers at the 2019 Cider Rite of Spring. Taste from over 100 unique ciders from the Northwest’s boldest and best cidermakers. From the floral and field flavors in freshly-tapped casks of heritage cider to ciders blended with flowers and botanicals from Mountain Rose Herbs, this year the Cider Rite of Spring is bursting with new ideas and delicious new tastes.
Tickets are now on sale for the spring cider fest – named Sip Magazine’s Best Northwest Cider Festival. Over thirty cidermakers and cidery representatives will pour their hearts out as they share over 100 unique cider creations in the beautifully renovated historic event space at the Leftbank Annex. Doors will open at 12pm for VIP attendees and General Admission will start at 1pm.

Cider lovers and the cider-curious are invited to discover their new favorite drink as cidermakers like 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Finnriver Farm and Cidery, and McMenamins share their fresh spring seasonal releases. Cider aficionados can dig into the earthy craft of traditional cider making in the new Heritage Cider Hall, which will feature traditionally made and naturally fermented ciders from cidermakers like Dragon’s Head Cider, Snowdrift Cider, and Art+Science. All attendees will receive 8 tasting tickets and a commemorative glass and everyone is invited to take home a new cider to share with their friends and family at the pop-up cider store!
“The cider industry is blooming, and this year the Cider Rite of Spring will be bigger than ever!” says NW Cider Association Executive Director Emily Ritchie. “At the Leftbank Annex, we have the chance to share a wider selection of ciders with more people than ever before. Whether you are fresh to cider or have a heritage apple orchard of your own, you’ll find something new to love at this year’s Cider Rite of Spring.”

Cider Rite of Spring is presented by Whole Foods Market and supported by FruitSmart, Mountain Rose Herbs, CiderCraft Magazine, McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop, and Live Oak Bank. The VIP lounge is sponsored by Davis Wright Tremaine. Attendees must be 21 years old.
Participating cideries include: 1859 Cider Co., 2 Towns Cider House, 7Bev Corp., Alter Ego Cider, Art+Science, Bad Granny Cider, Bandon Rain, Bauman’s Cider, Cider Riot!, Dragon’s Head Cider, Draper Girls Cider Co, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Happy Valley Cider Company, Helvetia Cider Company, Independent Cider, McMenamins Edgefield, New West Cider, Pear UP, Reveille Ciderworks, Runcible Cider Company, Seattle Cider Co., Slake Cider, Slopeswell Cider Co, Snowdrift Cider Co., Square Mile Cider, Steelhead Cider, Stone Circle Cider, Swift Cider, Tieton Cider Works, Tumalo Cider Co., Wildcraft Cider Works, Woodbox Cider, and Woodinville Ciderworks.

Olympic Peninsula Wine, Cider and Cheese Tour
2019-04-27 11:00 - 2019-04-28 17:00 | Olympic Peninsula Wineries, WA, United States
Experience the finest locally made artisan cheeses paired together with handcrafted wine & cider during Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ 2019 Wine, Cider and Cheese Tour on April 27 & 28. This extraordinary experience will take you through a self-guided tour of our nine award-winning wineries and cideries here on the Olympic Peninsula. This popular spring wine tour features many newly released wines along with old favorites paired with cheeses specially selected from local creameries as well as cheeses around the world.
Tickets are available online for $40 or $45 at the wineries and cideries and are non-refundable. These tickets include a souvenir wine glass, wine and cider tastings at each winery as well as the associated cheese pairings. Visitors who get their ticket stamped at all nine locations will be entered in a drawing for a wine and cheese themed gift basket. Purchase your tickets here!
Each tasting room will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day and some venues may have extended hours for non-tour visits. Tasting fees for those not participating in the ticketed event will be $10 per person at each winery or cidery.

Women in Beer
2019-05-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Pike Brewing Company, 1415 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy Seattle Beer Week at Women in Beer, Pike Brewing Company’s annual celebration of craft beverages, local foods, and the women who make them, in benefit of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest & Hawaiian Islands!
The principle brewers for centuries, women are credited with introducing hops to malt fermentation, radically transforming the brew to what we now recognize as beer. Today, women continue to lead and innovate within the Washington beer, food, and craft beverage scenes. Pike’s Women in Beer tasting event highlights an impressive selection of women-owned and -run producers who continue to move our industry forward.
Pike Morning After Pale, the official beer of Women in Beer, features a light and creamy malt base and refreshing, bright hop character from whole leaf Citra. Brewed by the women of Pike, this pale ale will be available on draft and, for the first time ever, also available in 12-ounce six-pack cans. A portion of proceeds of Pike Morning After Pale supports Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest & Hawaiian Islands.
Pike is proud to support Planned Parenthood, whose mission is to empower individuals to make independent, informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives through providing information and health care, and promoting public policies that make those services available to all.

Savor Spring Food, Wine, and Spirits Tour on Whidbey Island
2019-05-18 11:00 - 2019-05-19 17:00 | WA
Many of Whidbey Island’s finest wineries, and two distilleries, welcome you to their annual annual springtime “happy place.”
Once a year several local tasting rooms release some of their finest wines and spirits, and local food producers and growers create specially prepared bites for you to sample paired with them!
The tour is self-guided, meaning you drive yourself from place to place. This gives you a chance to explore the island as well as sample wonderful wine and food.
Each winery is a unique expression of the winemaking craft. And talking with the winemakers will give you a better understanding of how and why they “style” their wine.
The tour makes for a great couple’s getaway or a chance for a group of friends to sneak away from the city for a day.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

Wine and Spirits Provided By:

Comforts of Whidbey
Spoiled Dog Winery
Whidbey Island Distillery
Mutiny Bay Distillery
Blooms Winery
Holmes Harbor Cellars

Local Food From:

Saltwater Fish House
Rustica
Bistro 5511
Magical Feast
and more!
