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Getting Cozy at Spider City Brewing

Women-owned brewery’s Soleil Rubis sour pays tribute to Central Oregon’s bright red sunsets
Heidi Howard

Spider City Brewing is a new kid on the beer block, opening this past November. I had the opportunity to speak with one of the owners, Melanie Betti, who started the brewery with her twin sister Michele Betti and their college friend Tammy Treat. Yes, this brewery is owned by women. Cool, right? Melanie said […]

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Bridging the Gap Between Cocktail and Mocktail

Seedlip masters the art of sophisticated non-alcoholic drinks
Lisa Sipe

Shirley Temple, Roy Rogers, Arnold Palmer: all attempts at creating non-alcoholic beverages. What they have in common is a syrupy sweet backbone with little reference to the pungent flavors you find in cocktails like a Manhattan or Negroni, which are made mostly with spirits. Order a lime and soda and it’s less sugary but has […]

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Keeping It Real (Ale)

Cask-conditioned beer, done properly in Central Oregon
Zach Beckwith, Head Brewer, Bend Brewing Company

Few things in the world of beer are as passionately loved and at the same time misunderstood as true cask-conditioned “real ale.” Rescued from near extinction in the 1970s by the Campaign for Real Ale in its home country of England, cask-conditioned ales have remained an odd curiosity in the U.S. In recent years, a dedicated […]

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Wedding Libations

From open bars to no-host, options abound for reception drinking
Chris Miller

So, you’ve decided to tie the knot and need to figure out how you’re going to wet your guests’ whistles during the reception? Depending on your venue, there are options. Those who have an unlimited budget may choose to use an open bar—basically a free-for-all for guests, and maybe a way to have the reception […]

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Resilience IPA Festival

Drinking beer to support victims of the Camp Fire
Heidi Howard

By now you may have heard about Resilience IPA—but in case you were out of the country or under a rock, let’s review. The beer was created by Sierra Nevada Brewing out of Chico, Calif. Its proper name is Resilience Butte County Proud IPA—born to help those suffering from losses at the hands of California’s […]

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Eggnog Three Ways (plus a vegan version)

The holiday cocktail for prosperity & good health
Lisa Sipe

Not everyone loves eggnog, but for those who do, the luxurious, rich and creamy spiked cocktail personifies the winter holidays. Historically, the beverage went by the name milk punch—or the slightly more descriptive egg milk punch. You might think you can call it an egg flip, but that would mean the nog was missing cream. […]

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It’s Awesome Beer Season

And an introduction to this beer enthusiast’s Drinkability Scale
Heidi Howard

This “Craft” column is still in its infancy, and as the resident beer enthusiast-turned-beer writer, I’ve created a rating system to make things interesting. I’m calling it the Drinkability Scale. It ranges from 1 to 5, 1 being the least drinkable and 5 being the most drinkable. I’m defining drinkability as something many people would […]

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Beers That Drink Like Wine

Heidi Howard

Beer lovers in the Northwest swooned when East Coast IPAs began hitting local shelves. Shortly thereafter, Milkshake IPAs became all the rage. Beer geeks are talking about the use of lactose sugar in a Hazy IPA, or should brewers use flaked oats? Other beer lovers (like me) are just waiting to see what’s next. In […]

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Oregon Whiskey Hunting

Rare bottles become more attainable to Oregonians than ever before
Lisa Sipe

Mostly wood flavors with hints of caramel, ripe apples, cherries, tobacco and chocolate to start and a long-lasting finish of sweet caramel. That may be as close as you ever get to tasting a 23-year-old Pappy Van Winkle‘s Family Reserve Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. Production is very low for the beloved spirit; Oregon received three […]

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