Chuckanut Brewery has added another special beer to its cannon of amazing beers. This one is named Cascadia Common and is a play on a California Common Ale, with a Chuckanut-Pacific NW twist. Cascadia is the area around the Cascade Mountains, including the Yakima Valley and on south into Oregon. Yakima hops were used in…
Waterford Distillery, terroir-driven Irish whisky producer, has bottled the first modern Irish Peated whiskies in generations – Peated: Fenniscourt and Peated: Ballybannon, from barley grown on two distinct Single Farm Origins. The whiskies are two new bottlings in Waterford Distillery’s Arcadian Farm Origins, which explore the old ways of farming and whisky in search of…
The Garagiste Wine Festival returns to its home base of Paso Robles in SLO County for the 11th time to celebrate the continued expansion of the Garagistes, with over 200 wines poured by over 50 of the Central Coast’s most exciting micro-production artisan wineries. Festivities include Friday’s Rare and Reserve Tasting at the Pavilion on…
Long-time North Coast Brewing Company Co-brewmaster Chuck Martins has been named Brewmaster! Martins has been instrumental in helping the company win numerous awards for their delicious craft beer since 1992. In August of this year, Co-brewmaster Pat Broderick retired to pursue his lifelong dream of owning and operating his own taproom in Fort Bragg. North Coast Brewing Co. (NCBC) is…
Sweet & Boozy Ice Cream and the Las Vegas Raiders have created a sweet new partnership just in time for the 2022-23 football season, making Sweet & Boozy the Official Ice Cream of the Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium. This multi-year partnership agreement allows Sweet & Boozy to sell its ice cream at Allegiant…
This evening in Sydney, Norwegian bartender, Adrián Michalčík, mixed, stirred and shook his way to the Diageo World Class Global Bartender of the Year title, which saw bartenders from 50 countries take part. Adrián went shaker to shaker with some of the best bartenders in the world in a series of challenges designed to test their…
Rotkäppchen-Mumm – Germany’s market leader in the sparkling Wine, branded Wine and Spirits sector – and Botter Mondodelvino – Italy’s largest private wine group in terms of revenue – are thrilled to announce the 2022 launch of their joint-venture project Doppio Passo Primitivo in the US market, after launching a successful market test in Georgia…
Friday, September 30, 4pm-10pm, Saturday, October 1st, 10am-10:00pm & Sunday, October 2nd, 12pm-8pm ***FREE EVENT*** Since 1973, the Bob Stall Chevrolet La Mesa Oktoberfest has been attracting attendees from across San Diego and Southern California for 3 FREE days of festive live music, including Oompa bands, tons of top-notch German food, and of course, steins…
Milam & Greene Whiskey is introducing Unabridged Volume 1, a new limited edition, literary-themed blend of straight bourbon whiskies. Milam & Greene created Unabridged Volume 1 by calling on the expertise of three award-winning authors and whiskey experts: Heather Greene, CEO of Milam & Greene, Noah Rothbaum and David Wondrich, authors of the Oxford Companion to…
The Speed Art Museum unveiled a stunning lineup for its fifth annual online and in-person bourbon auction on September 22 featuring some of the rarest and most prized bourbons and ryes available anywhere. This year’s Art of Bourbon shelves are lined with a historically significant 8-year Booker’s bottled in 1987; the impossible-to-find and highly collectible Blanton’s 1992;…
Dust off the lederhosen and dirndls because the Chuckanut Oktoberfest celebration is happening at South Nut and P. Nut on Saturday September 24, 2022 from 12pm to close. This family friendly fall celebration includes lots of beer, food, games and contests. Get your arm muscles in shape for the liter holding and hammerschlagen contests. If…
Note: Smuttynose Brewing is wholly owned by Runnymede Investments for those of you humans keeping track of such things. Smuttynose Brewing, the largest craft brewery in NH, announced the first ever music festival at their outdoor venue, known as Full Strum Music Festival. The two day event taking place on October 8 and 9 will…
California’s largest whiskey producer, Redwood Empire Whiskey, expands its award-winning portfolio with Batch No. 002 of Redwood Empire Rocket Top Straight Rye Whiskey (SRP $89.99/750 ml) and Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Straight Bourbon Whiskey (SRP $89.99/750 ml). Whiskey lovers can rejoice in this much anticipated second batch that continues to excite consumers around the growing portfolio of expressions that convey a sense…
Fieldwork Brewing Company officially opens its largest open-air beer garden and indoor taproom in downtown San Leandro. Now operating eight locations throughout Northern California, Fieldwork Brewing’s newest locale reimagines a former 1960s Firestone Auto Service Center into a 7,800 square feet East Bay craft beer destination at 100 West Juana Avenue in San Leandro (three…
No barley, no wheat, no rye? No problem! Gluten-Free Brewing, the latest release from Brewers Publications®, explores the world of gluten-free grains and walks readers through how to make delicious gluten-free beers with a variety of ingredients. Author Robert Keifer addresses the wildly flavorful gluten-free ingredients available today, where to source such ingredients, the malting…
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