Garbage in, garbage out, right? Well… Often times I’m opening a bottle of wine in the beginning of the week to review or sample for a client. By the time I want to drink wine, like tonight, that bottle is shite. This bottle was a very lovely tart, surly thing to begin with; so past […]

I was a hobbit in a past life, I know it. If you can picture it in a tankard, I probably love it. Belgians, strong ales, and especially barleywine. Ages quicker and better than wine the same price, I can’t understand why it’s not the biggest thing since sliced bread.
Barley Wines Offer a Safer Bet […]

There’s generally not enough hot toddying going on in this world, also includes an ode to Harvey’s Buttered Rum Mix, straight outta Bremerton.
Six More Weeks of Winter Drinks
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly

A craft brewing pioneer carves out a niche in downtown Bellingham…
Kemper’s Still Got It at Chuckanut
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly
tags: beer, brewery, chuckanut

Brown liquor has gotten more than it’s due these last few years, but I’m really excited to see more and more bars let tequila take the stage on their drink menus… Combined with everything from hibiscus syrups and sherry(awesome) to persimmon (weird) and orange flower water. I prefer messing around with tamarind.
Starting Over With Tequila: […]

Absolutely nothing.
Reviving Three Classics From Grandma’s Liquor Cabinet
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly

In a small warehouse space barely big enough to detail an automobile, somebody’s making some domestic gin of great intrigue and chasing it with plans for an absinthe. I like this new trend. I guess Washington state finally figured that they have so many meth labs to deal with, what harm could come from some […]

I don’t care what you think about me, you wouldn’t believe the crazy shit that ends up in my beer…

Of Beer And Mixing
Beyond the Boilermaker
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly

Just because you can only afford so much, doesn’t mean you should suffer.
A Road Map To Your Holiday Bubbly
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly
And lest you think I’m a shill for any brands, these are what I buy on a regular basis. My vegetable crisper is full of 175mL bottles of Segura Viudas right […]

That stuff in the grocery store is…is…sacrilege. Don’t be a pussy. Like that shrink wrapped pork shop, you shouldn’t drink egg nog if you don’t no where it comes from…(lots of egg yolks involved)
Make Your Own Nog
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly