Beer/Drinks

Make no beans about it, Evan Oeflein is on an energetic crusade. The owner of Seattle Strong Coffee has carved a healthy niche in the cold brew market with his ready-to-drink craft beverages which deliver a hefty caffeinated punch along with great flavor without artificial additives or extra calories.

What’s your favorite wine movie? I’m thinking of films made for theater or TV that feature wine as a theme, plotline or backdrop. To make my list, a film needs to get the wine part right, and not rely entirely on stereotypes about wine or wine lovers. For this discussion at least, I’m excluding documentaries aimed at the oenoscenti or movies meant to teach us about wine. These are films that tell a story with wine involved.

Each year in the Inland Northwest, dog owners eagerly await the days of sunny, warm, easy-breezy outings with their pack. Finally peak dog-walking season arrives and before you know it, it’s already so hot that Fido has to wait for a walk until after dinner.

At the pottery shop where my mom worked for years, there was a running joke about how to make pots that would sell: “Make it good, or make it blue.”

Krista and Robby French, owners of Stylus Wine and Vinyl Bar in Coeur d’Alene, are taking a new approach to wine and music by bringing it to some place unexpected.

From staff reports

If you’ve been to a wine store lately, you may have noticed it’s rosé season. As our gardens burst out in various shades of pink each spring, so too do the shelves at our local shops sprout bottles, boxes and cans of pink wine. Here are a few things to know – and a few misconceptions to avoid – about rosé.

When you drink it, it’s hard to taste the ingredients of what made Rainier Brewing Company one of the Pacific Northwest’s most recognizable brands. It took grandiose costumes, extravagant sets and hilarious scripts.

I have been writing biographies of Washington’s wine pioneers for the past three years, with one unforeseen benefit: I’ve been getting the inside story on which wines are the hidden gems.

On Saturday, Spokane Lilac Festival Association is hosting its third annual Spokane Lilac Festival Brewfest, which will feature over 30 local and regional breweries, as well as live music from Snacks at Midnight.

After a hiatus of nearly five months, Bon Bon reopened its doors in late April. The bar was temporarily shuttered as ownership of the adjoining Garland Theater changed hands. The bar’s hours are 4-10 p.m., seven days a week.

The first time Tom Mathe, head bartender at L’Avenue in New York City, saw a child order a mocktail, he didn’t know what to think.

Regional wineries are celebrating Mother’s Day weekend with spring release, “a time that traditionally wineries are ready to release new products and people are excited about the new vintage,” Patricia Butterfield, Winescape owner, said.

Raising the Bar and the Hogwash Whiskey Den are teaming up to host a tequila cocktail class, teaching attendees the history of tequila as well as teaching them to make tequila-based drinks.

Riverfront Park’s newest art piece, the Stepwell, will be transformed from May 3-19 into a speakeasy ... from 1974.

Beaujolais wants to show you its serious side. For decades, this region between Burgundy and Lyon was known for juicy, grapey Beaujolais Nouveau, rushed to market after the harvest for a global party. It was tasty, it was fun and it lasted a few weeks.

MUG Root Beer and its mascot, Dog, are rallying fans across the country to “root” for all the dogs during this year’s games for a sweet treat.