Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition: How Blended Scotch CAN Work

CUTTY SARK “PROHIBITION EDITION” BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKEY PRODUCER:  EDRINGTON SPIRITS,  2500 Great Western Road, Glasgow, Scotland BARRELS: AMERICAN OAK   Continue reading →

Best of The Northwest 2014: Breakout Breweries Break the Mold

This time of year – every year for the past six – I’ve compiled my most memorable experiences from travels Continue reading →

Deschutes “The Abyss 2014”: Deep Thoughts

For this year’s review of  Deschutes “The Abyss” Imperial Stout 2014, I was thinking, honestly, of just cut ‘n’ pasting Continue reading →

America’s Craft Breweries, Artisan Distilleries, and Boutique Wineries: A Modest Manifesto

It’s a question that won’t go away: How do we define what is or is not a “craft brewery”? This post Continue reading →

Budweiser Vs. The Craft Beer Culture: The Long, Slow Decline of The King of Beers

Slate.com, which has been doing a really admirable job of chronicling the evolution of the craft beer business, recently published Continue reading →

Durant Vineyards and The Pinot Thang: How Oregon Tastes

Those who read The Pour  Fool regularly already know about my deep and abiding ambivalence towards Pinot Noir. I like Continue reading →

Zarabanda! Deschutes, Spain, and Getting Outside the Box

This past spring, a young home brewer pal of mine messaged me and asked if I’d suggest a recipe for Continue reading →

Deschutes “Hop Trip” and “Chasin’ Freshies”: Wet-Hopped Wonderation!

Fresh hopped beer. Wet-hopped beer. Call it anything you like, it’s one of my true passions and this time of Continue reading →