On the weekend of 9/14, I was invited to spend the weekend with my "sister" and her family in Spokane. After a night at the fair, consuming things like french fries, cheesesteaks, a deep fried twinkie (with chocolate sauce), and deep fried butter (with raspberry sauce), I was treated to a tour of different orchards and farms. Two great things happened. For the first time, I picked my own hops. They were Cascade Hops, and my "nieces" helped me pick them. Second, I found an orchard that I could easily convert into a brew pub. They had a front structure that could be a pub and restaurant, and a back structure where they harvest apples that could easily be converted to a place to brew beer. I'm looking forward to using the hops in my next creation.
On Saturday, my "sister" and "brother-in-law" took me to a brewery in downtown Spokane. It is called the Steam Plant, and is an old steam plant (with original equipment) converted to a restaurant and bar. I had the sampler, which I thought would include about 6 samples. Imagine my surprise when it contained 11. It included a "peach ale", which was light, but outstanding.
Great weekend!
PS. I almost forgot to mention something. We uncorked the latest apertif creation, which combined cab sav wine, vodka, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. It was very smooth and a good combination of flavors.
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