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Beer, Wine, & Spirits: The Good, The Bad, and The Big Fat Middle
By far, the largest sub-group of American Indie/craft breweries is the one for which I’ve borrowed a term from my pals Chris Carter and Doug Baldwin: “A-ight”
Concannon Vineyards: Shocked on Tesla Road
Concannon Vineyards is one of the most emphatic and pleasurable shocks I’ve been given in my last ten years as a wine writer
Fort George Brewing of Astoria, Oregon: Relentless
Fort George is just starting to explore their excellence and, trust me on this, we all want to be watching closely, and with glasses under their taps, as it happens.
Pyramid Brewing “Lemondrop”: The Pale Ale Mic Drop
In the continuum of ales featuring this brilliant new Bud Buddy, Pyramid Lemondrop Pale ranks right up there with Chasin’Freshies, Delicious, and the stunning Crux Fermentation Project Lemondrop IPA.
The Chairperson of the King County GOP and Other Lunatics Around the Corner
I am DONE with these clowns and reptiles and lunatics. So done. So sickened. And SO wounded to my soul at watching our children and grandchildren die while politicians prevaricate and simper and shift blame.
“Cali” California Whiskey: A Golden State of Mind
How do you say “California” in one whiskey?…The best pocket description for this innovative whiskey is “…vivid and spicy, sun-splashed liberally with colorful grace notes, and different enough that even a complete novice will understand they have something on their tongue that hasn’t been there before.
Weihenstephaner: How to Pronounce It and Why You REALLY Want to Drink It
This is a delicious beer; purely and simply delicious…The overall effect is almost literally stunning. It’s fresh but unmistakably mature and even a tad boozy(!), with a proudly sophisticated character that further sets it apart from all its many cousins.
The Pour Fool 