Hops and Sips

Booze notebook: Stout Week in Everett features strange brews

The latest on Snohomish County’s breweries, wineries and distilleries.

This Tri-City winery offers special GSM vertical tastings

This Tri-City winery offers special GSM vertical tastings

That means tasting the same wine — same winery, wine varietal and vineyard designation — from multiple years.

This Tri-City winery offers special GSM vertical tastings
Drink this: Everett’s Crucible Brewing pours beer in Japan

Drink this: Everett’s Crucible Brewing pours beer in Japan

Head brewer Paul Maychrzak went to Tokyo to serve Crucible beer at the American Craft Beer Experience.

Drink this: Everett’s Crucible Brewing pours beer in Japan
Seven wines that pair beautifully with your Christmas feast

Seven wines that pair beautifully with your Christmas feast

You’ll want a range of bottles on the table, from sparkling whites to beefy reds.

Seven wines that pair beautifully with your Christmas feast

Beer, wine, spirits: Where to grab a drink in Snohomish County

JP Trodden grand opening: Maltby’s JP Trodden bourbon distillery is hosting a grand opening for its new tasting room and distillery, 9206 200th St. SE,… Continue reading

Drink this: A cold-weather six pack to warm the Grinch’s heart

Drink this: A cold-weather six pack to warm the Grinch’s heart

Sound to Summit’s Adam Frantz wrote a Dr. Seuss-inspired poem to go with a winter warmer’s release.

Drink this: A cold-weather six pack to warm the Grinch’s heart
Your regional wine shopping list for Thanksgiving weekend

Your regional wine shopping list for Thanksgiving weekend

Serve these top wines from the Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition with your Thanksgiving feast.

Your regional wine shopping list for Thanksgiving weekend
Northwest’s top winemakers embracing Italian red varieties

Northwest’s top winemakers embracing Italian red varieties

Winemaker Charles Smith produces seven Italian-inspired bottlings under the ViNO CasaSmith brand.

Northwest’s top winemakers embracing Italian red varieties
He went from an ID-checking doorman to a certified cicerone

He went from an ID-checking doorman to a certified cicerone

Blake Fitzgerald shares his extensive beer knowledge at Josh’s Taps and Caps in Snohomish.

He went from an ID-checking doorman to a certified cicerone

Beer, wine, spirits: Where to get a drink in Snohomish County

Skookum releases In Ruins: Arlington’s Skookum Brewery is releasing In Ruins, an English-style barleywine aged 14 months in local bourbon barrels, on Nov. 8 at… Continue reading

Fall flavor: Five cocktails to toast autumn in the Northwest

Fall flavor: Five cocktails to toast autumn in the Northwest

Five expert mixologists in Snohomish County share seasonal potent potables — some sweet, some spicy.

Fall flavor: Five cocktails to toast autumn in the Northwest
Booze notebook: Skookum Brewery cans its award-winning IPA

Booze notebook: Skookum Brewery cans its award-winning IPA

The latest on Snohomish County’s breweries, wineries and distilleries.

Booze notebook: Skookum Brewery cans its award-winning IPA

Beer, wine, spirits: Where to grab a drink in Snohomish County

Scuttlebutt Halloween Party: Everett’s Scuttlebutt Taproom & Brewery is hosting its Halloween Party at 5 p.m. Nov. 1. There will be live music from The… Continue reading

Syrah firmly established in Washington as No. 3 red grape

Syrah firmly established in Washington as No. 3 red grape

The very first vines of the Rhone Valley variety were planted in 1986 at Red Willow Vineyard near Yakima.

Syrah firmly established in Washington as No. 3 red grape

Beer, wine, spirits: Where to grab a drink in Snohomish County

Crucible Halloween Party: Everett’s Crucible Brewing is hosting a halloween party and costume contest at 5 p.m. Oct. 25 at the brewery, 909 SE Everett… Continue reading

Chardonnay evolves deliciously throughout the Northwest

Chardonnay evolves deliciously throughout the Northwest

A recent study proves the white wine is America’s favorite — despite the “anything but chardonnay” trend.

Chardonnay evolves deliciously throughout the Northwest
Historic west end fire station becomes Stanwood’s first brewery

Historic west end fire station becomes Stanwood’s first brewery

Camano Island’s Matt Stromberg, a veteran brewer with Scuttlebutt, will be making the beer at SAAL Brewing Co.

Historic west end fire station becomes Stanwood’s first brewery
More than just apples: Wenatchee has rich history in wine

More than just apples: Wenatchee has rich history in wine

The state’s first winery was in Wenatchee. Today, dozens of wineries and tasting rooms have opened there.

More than just apples: Wenatchee has rich history in wine

Beer, wine, spirits: Where to grab a drink in Snohomish County

Cider Summit Seattle: Cider Summit Seattle offers some of the region’s best cider Sept. 6-7 at MoHAI, 860 Terry Ave. N., Seattle. The event will… Continue reading

Drink this: Everett Beer Week showcases the local beer scene

Drink this: Everett Beer Week showcases the local beer scene

Local brewers, headed by Scuttlebutt Brewing, collabed on the event’s official brew, Everett Pale Lager.

Drink this: Everett Beer Week showcases the local beer scene