Where to enjoy a drink this weekend and beyond
Published 5:39 pm Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Red wine and chocolate tour
Spend Valentine’s Day weekend on the Olympic Peninsula and enjoy red wine and chocolate. Nine peninsula wineries will be serving a number of newly released varietals and delicious chocolate during the Red Wine &Chocolate Tour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 14 through 16. Tour tickets are $30 and include wine and chocolate tastings at all nine wineries and a souvenir wine glass. Tickets are available at www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org and each participating winery. For more information, including a list of wineries, visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org or call 800-785-5495.
Cider Seminar
The Northwest Agriculture Business Center is offering a one-day seminar on cider Feb. 14 at Everett Community College. The seminar, State of Cider: 2015 and Beyond, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be in the Jackson Center/Wilderness Center, Room 101. The fee is $95 and includes beverages, lunch and cider. Register at www.agbizcenter.org.
Ming the Merciless release party
Everett’s Scuttlebutt Brewery will release its Ming the Merciless Imperial IPA at an event at The Cannery 8 p.m. Feb. 28. The event, which is in collaboration with the Everett Music Initiative, will also have live music from bands Deep Sea Diver and Tangerine. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com/event/1201574. The event is 21-and-over.
Hops &Props
The 13th annual Hops &Props is 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle. Tickets for members are $70 and non-members are $85. All proceeds of this event go toward supporting The Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Snohomish on the Rocks
The Snohomish on the Rocks Distillery Festival is 2 p.m. March 21 at Thomas Family Farm 9010 March Road, Snohomish. Tickets are $30 and include eight tasting tickets, a food truck voucher and a commemorative shot glass. For more information, visit www.snohomishwa.gov or call 425-244-6967.
Washington Cask Beer Festival
The 2015 Washington Cask Beer Festival is March 28 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. There will be two sessions, starting at noon and 6 p.m. More than 40 breweries are expected to participate, with over 100 cask-conditioned beers available. Doors open 15 minutes before each session begins, with taps closing 30 minutes before each session ends. Tickets, which includes a commemorative tasting glass and 25 sample tastes, are $40 advance and $45 at the door. Tickets are on sale online at www.washingtonbrewersguild.org.
Brewers Nights
Feb. 18: Scuttlebutt at Special Brews. Feb. 25: No-Li Brewing at Special Brews. March 19: Hop Valley Brewing at Ale Spike, 5 p.m. March 25: Sierra Nevada at Special Brews. April 23: Black Raven Brewing at Ale Spike, 5 p.m. May 21: Wallace Brewing at Ale Spike, 5 p.m.
Follow Hops and Sips on Twitter at www.twitter.com/hopsandsips. Have a comment, an upcoming event that we can’t miss or an idea for a drink we must try? Email Aaron Swaney at aswaney@heraldnet.com.
