Sip Local: A Toast to Northwest Craft Beverages

And, as you probably know, we're really good at making craft beverages here in the Pacific Northwest. 

As we stay indoors these days, we're shopping online to help support our local beverage-makers as they do their thing amid a troubled economy. Supporting local by drinking? Suire -- cheers to that!

Here are the roasters, wineries, distilleries and breweries that we can swear by -- great for local pickup or online ordering and shipping. The lists are not comprehensive. Know of a great beverage-maker that we left out? Leave us a comment on our Facebook page.

Coffee

Order locally-roasted coffee online and have it shipped to you. Or order ahead for to-go items.

• Narrative Coffee Co - gift certificates and to-go iced mochas. Third wave coffee.
• Sasquatch Coffee Roasting - online orders 
• Velton’s Coffee - online orders of small-batch roasted coffee
• Nadine's Coffee - to go orders on handcrafted beverages in downtown Everett.
• Caffe Ladro - drive-through gourmet brews

Vintners and wine specialty shops

Some vintners ship bottles to you. Or you can join a wine club to get discounts and deals when it's time once again to sip out on the town.

• Kasia - join a wine club online
• Blanc & Rouge - order online or by phone for pickup
• Uptown Wine & Beer - online orders for Downtown Snohomish pickup
• Arista Wine Cellars - wine club ships bottles to you

Craft breweries/distilleries

Order kegs to go, or pick up a six-pack at a local grocery store. Distilleries will ship bottles to you -- the perfect holiday gift for the classy person in your life. 

• Scuttlebutt - kegs to go, pickup in Everett. Also available in local grocery stores.
• Diamond Knot - order a keg to go, from Mukilteo
• Skookum Brewery - kegs to go, pickup in Arlington
• Skip Rock Distillers - craft spirits. Order online.
• Temple Distilling - award-winning spirits for curbside pickup or free shipping