I came out to Seattle this week for the launch of SIP Northwest, a new magazine devoted to the heady libations of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, with a soupçon of Idaho and Alaska. The debut issue includes pieces on barrel-aged cocktails, the merlots of Walla Walla, Portland’s raging coffee scene, and one I wrote on 15 essential craft beers, which I’ll post here soon. I included the Pike XXXXX stout, so I had every intention of... Full Story