Beer, Wine & Bars
When Slow and Steady is the Winning Pace
At Full Pull Wines, a business model built on customer service proves to be the best marketing tool of all.
How did you hear about Full Pull? That was the first question I asked every customer who walked through our door back in the early years (I founded Full Pull Wines in 2009, and for the first few years, I was the sole employee). The most common response? “I can’t remember.” They didn’t know, but…
Steins Up: 8 Washington Oktoberfests to Celebrate Fall
From Fremont’s three-day bash to Leavenworth’s Bavarian blowout, here’s where to join the festivities across the state.
Every year, as September rolls around, there’s a hint of nostalgia in the air as summer fades. The sun gradually sets earlier each night, and temperatures cool as summer’s frenetic energy begins to ease. Seattle and communities across the Evergreen State still have plenty in store for the rest of the year, though, starting with…
Enjoy a Summer Cocktail with SennzaFinne
The makers behind this local, small-batch amaro brand are passionate about capturing the region’s flavors.
Joey and Gillian Diedrick are the kind of people you meet and instantly think: They are so cool, how can we be friends? Longtime staples in the Seattle hospitality industry, at establishments including Eden Hill and How to Cook a Wolf, the Diedricks are smart, funny, super knowledgeable about cocktail history and culture—and they produce,…
Uncorking Good Ethics at Offset Bottle Shop
The new Seattle shop pairs small-producer wines with responsible farming, labor practices, and a social justice mission.
When it comes to wine, most people don’t think much further beyond what it costs and how it tastes But, just like any agricultural product, there is a whole system behind every glass you pour, and it doesn’t always put workers’ safety, health, and humanity at the forefront—especially during the labor-demanding harvest season. At Offset…
Straight to the Point: Seattle’s Newest Darts Bar Gives the Post-Work Drink a Sharper Edge
Flight Club, South Lake Union’s recently opened darts bar, hits the mark as Seattle’s newest social hub. The brand’s first West Coast location updates the classic British game of darts, using proprietary tracking software for automatic scoring across seven multiplayer games. With Victorian-fairground-inspired décor, craft cocktails, and a menu full of easily shareable food options,…
Grapes of Wrath
Blood of Gods brings heavy metal and wine back to Walla Walla for its fifth annual Merrymaking.
The fervent cross-pollination of culture continues to bear fruit, with new subgenres and micro-niches popping up every day. Every time you see a collision between two seemingly disparate worlds and ask yourself, “There’s an audience for that?”—the answer is a resounding, “Yep!” Here, we have Blood of Gods, a biannual zine based in Walla Walla…
Something’s Brewing
Downtown Seattle is now a micro-hub for taprooms.
When Reuben’s Brews opened its newest location this summer—front-and-center on First Avenue—it joined a small but mighty cohort of taprooms taking up real estate downtown. With the continued influx of people to the neighborhood (tourists over the summer, workers returning to offices, and locals coming to check out the renovated waterfront), these breweries and cideries…
The Little Whiskey Brand with Big Ambitions
Embracing experimental blending, the team behind Doc Swinson’s believes that everyone—not just aficionados—should enjoy whiskey.
Last week, I found myself doing something I hadn’t done in a very long time: taking a pickleback shot with a group of strangers in Ballard. For the uninitiated—or those who didn’t frequent the bars in the 2010s—a pickleback shot is pretty much what it sounds like; a shot of whiskey followed by a shot…
Game On
Sports bars are booming, and Seattle’s getting more of them
Turns out, people really love yelling at TVs together. The sports bar market is projected to grow from $22.6 billion in 2023 to $34.3 billion by 2030, according to a report from For Insights Consultancy. What’s fueling the boom? A combination of more leagues, more live events, nonstop streaming, and a growing appetite for screen-filled,…
Seattle Beer Week Pours One for the City
No one needs a reason to drink beer. But bringing people together is the best one.
Seattle Beer Week is about community — not just the crowds at taprooms and breweries, but the people who make the beer, haul kegs, trade ideas, and keep the taps running. This spirit carries into the 16th annual Seattle Beer Week, which runs May 9-17 with more than 50 events across the city. It’s grown…
Lucy’s Lifts Up Underrepresented Winemakers
New wine bar and bottle shop offers small-batch wines by women, BIPOC, and queer winemakers
Alyssa Lisle is out to crush the norms around wine. Lisle opened Lucy’s Bottle Shop in January in a nondescript midcentury warehouse at 23rd Avenue West and Emerson Street — the newest addition to a nameless little micro-neighborhood to the west of Fisherman’s Terminal, just around the corner from Figurehead Brewing. Its mission behind opening…
How To Enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day in the Emerald City
Irish pubs plan a special day of events
Did you know that the bucolic green often associated with Ireland and the patron saint historically was not affiliated with that color? The Order of St. Patrick is associated with the color blue. And Saint Patrick was not Irish. He was born in Wales. “Also, Saint Patrick is not the only patron saint of Ireland,” says Paula Stokes, a native of Ireland now living in…
Taste Washington Celebrates 25 Years
Annual event is for ‘every palate and personality’
Since its inception in 1998, Taste Washington has attracted wineries from boutique producers such as Trothe (fewer than 300 cases of tightly allocated boutique wines annually) to Chateau Ste. Michelle, which produces more than 3 million cases a year. Now the largest single region consumer wine event in the country, it will celebrate its 25th birthday (minus two pandemic-induced cancellations) this week with several days of…
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