Best Rap Act/Artist EXZAC CHANGE & MATISSE You can't fake chemistry, and no Inland Northwest hip-hop act has chemistry that instantly pops like ExZac Change.
Grainmaker Beer Festival It’s harvest time! You know what that means? Fresh, locally grown grains for fresh, locally made beer! Although the 10 collaborative brews showcased for this year’s annual Grainmaker Beer Festival don’t contain grain harvested this season, the event is both a celebration and showcase of the 2023 crop for breweries from the Pacific Northwest and beyond who reap the rewards. Hosted by YaYa Brewing and LINC Malt, more than 20 such breweries have been invited to see this year’s harvest in action, and to showcase their brewing excellence via 10 collaboratively made beers. There’s no special ticket required to come out and sample the festival brews — just come and buy individual pours of each — however, beer is available first come, first served, until the kegs blow.
When you break it down, the beer-making process is pretty straightforward. It takes four simple ingredients: water, hops, yeast and, at the base of it.