Deschutes The Abyss and The Dissident: Two Bottles of Hot Sex
The Abyss and The Dissident, 2018, are like bottles of delightfully naughty sex; like you just might enjoy either one enough that it would be unseemly to have anyone watching.
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Veteran writer, Steve Body, on beer, wine, spirits, the Business Of, and those who make them…
Laphroaig 28: The Ritzy Whiskey with the Smoky Soul
Bottom line: this is spectacular, paradigm-shifting, pants-dropping, eye-popping whiskey.
Tendril Wine Cellars: A STUNNING 180 Degree Reversal of A Paradigm
Tendril is simply the best American winery for Pinot Noir that I have ever come across; even including all those Sonoma and Mt. Eden and San Luis Obispo wineries I love.
OUR/Los Angeles Vodka: A Clear, Brisk Taste of old/new LA
Our/Los Angeles is SERIOUSLY great Vodka, even if you don’t add LA into the equation.
Crux Fermentation Project: Tough Love, Lost Love, and The Snow Cave
Crux Fermentation Project is one of the three to five best breweries in the United States and they haven’t yet even hit their stride.
Brut Squad: The Dry Side of Emerging Craft Beer
I want to propose that we all just call this style “Brut ales”, which will organically shorten to just “Brut”.
The NW Icons: Part Two – The Rogue Brewing Nation
Rogue is the perfect evocation of All Things Oregon and the beer is absolutely in the top five of all the “Old Guard” breweries in the entire West.
The NW Icons: Part One – Boundary Bay Brewing Company
Boundary Bay Brewing is possibly the greatest obscure brewery in the United States.
Seriously.
