We've filled our walls with master copies of famous artwork painted by students from the Gage Academy of Art. The bar holds public drink-and-draw nights each second Thursday, complete with live models. The master copies in the Royals and Renegades Gallery (upstairs) and the Ballast Bar (downstairs) were created by artists from the Aristides
June 16-26 Oregon Cider Week is almost upon us, and we here at Capitol Cider are rather excited to support our favorite cider partners to the south. We’ll be pouring an Oregon-only cider flight all June, featuring a rotation of products with an emphasis on ciders you’ll only be able to taste straight
We’re fans of this childhood favorite and have a few tricks that make it taste and feel all grown up. Chef Matthew let us in on some pro-tips to elevate your grilled cheese to the next level. Spread room temperature butter onto the bread, edge to edge and season with salt. Start in a
Chef Matthew Woolen is leading our team in the Capitol Cider kitchen and creating delicious new dishes, while playfully tweaking some of our ongoing favorites. He has been creating sweet and savory concoctions for the past two decades including with the McCracken Tough restaurant group, most notably as the Chef de Cuisine at The Old Sage, and
What does it take to go from draft to finished work? On the last Tuesday of every month, Capitol Cider invites local writers, authors, and poets to read their work and explore their craft on stage downstairs in the Ballast Bar. It's an evening that pairs thoughtful prose with delicious booze during our happy
Capitol Hill wouldn’t be the same without its vast music offerings, and Capitol Cider has built music into our foundation. It’s no easy task to maintain a quality line-up of artists on stage in the Ballast Bar downstairs, here at Capitol Cider. Our in-house Music Curator, Alex Dugdale does exactly this all the while maintaining
Oregon Mead & Cider Co. creates award-winning, dry sparkling meads and ciders from premium Northwest ingredients. Their offerings include Free Press Ciders -- a perfect balance of dry and tart; Queen Meads -- hand-crafted from single-source honeys; and Worker Meads -- crisp and dry and made from honey from the Cascade Mountain range. Try Oregon
Laura and Wes Cherry of Dragon’s Head Cider moved to Vashon Island in 2010 with the dream of planting an orchard and starting a cidery. Six years later, Dragon’s Head Farm is now home to over 3,000 cider fruit trees and their production facility. They’ll be helping us kick off 2017 right this January as our featured cidermaker all month
Tucked into an alleyway, Honeymoon Mead and Cider's storefront (or what they charmingly refer to as 'their house') is a hub for musicians and artists, and of course, a beacon to mead and cider lovers everywhere. The meadery and cidery has been part of the cider revolution since first opening their doors in
by Jonathan Chambers, Beer and Wine Manager We know you're always looking for new, fun drink recipes to impress at your holiday parties. And we're here to help! This recipe, called the George Washington Eggnog, comes straight from our first president's hand and was one of his favorite drinks for celebrating Christmas at Mount Vernon. We
