Drank Oakshire’s O’Dark:30 is a brew born of war. Like other beers of the newish style known locally as Cascadian Dark Ale, it represents an audacious plot to force an alliance between piney, resi   More

Drank To answer your first question: Yes, this is beer with milk in it. Sort of, anyway. Milk stouts are made by adding lactose, the sugar in cow’s milk, to a base of dark, chocolaty malts. Brewer��   More

Drank This Portland-made “relaxation drink,” if one takes the innuendo on Lanilai’s website at face value, will help you live longer, reduce joint pain, sleep better, attain the heights of menta   More

Drank Stodgy old gin has seen something of a renaissance of late, with West Coast craft distillers livening it up with lavender, caraway and malted barley. “Gin” is broadly defined, with spirits f   More

Drank In some ways, a brewery or brewpub should be judged solely on the quality of its beer. But it’s hard not to give Salmon Creek, Vancouver’s only brewpub, a few extra points. Established by th   More

Drank Santa sees you when you’re sleeping, awake and even when you’re buying beer. The old man has the coolers covered, showing up in early October and hanging around until the new year. It seems    More

Drank Porter Lombard’s laboratory is dim and cluttered, its shelves packed with mismatched bottles of purple and red fluid surrounded by knives, beakers, notebooks, plastic tubing and one giant wood   More

Drank We mustn’t begrudge successful rock musicians their gentlemanly hobbies. As with all gentry who didn’t amass their fortunes by working too terribly hard, they’re tasked with developing pursu   More

Drank I know it’s cool to drink bone-dry ciders right now so you can show your friends it isn’t a girly drink for girls. But let’s be real here: There wouldn’t be a second type of diabetes—in    More

Drank Good things happen when Brits and Americans swap ideas. Just as the British co-opted American rhythm and blues to create catchier rock ’n’ roll, American brewers subsumed British India pale    More