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1 month ago | 
beckygarrison.substack.com | Becky Garrison
My book Distilled in Washington: A History (The History Press, 2024) was selected as a Top Ten Spirited Awards 2025 Nominee in the category of Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation. In reviewing the other media nominees, I believe I’m the only one with a Pacific Northwest focus. This award confirms that my decision to move to the Pacific Northwest in 2014 proved to be spot on. Finally, I can breathe and be. Just me.
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1 month ago | 
beckygarrison.substack.com | Becky Garrison
For those just tuning into this saga, here's the links to Part 1 "In the beginning: Mark Driscoll v US Emergent Church" and Part 2 "The Truth is Revealed." Graphic courtesy of https://www.megathepodcast.comBecky Garrison: Gaslighting for God is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
nwtravelmag.com | Becky Garrison
In 1989, Charles and Rose Ann Finkel co-founded Pike Brewing Company in Seattle with a vision of being a disruptor in the industry by changing the way people enjoy beer.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
medium.com | Becky Garrison
Becky Garrison·Follow4 min read·--Photo collage generated via Deepai. For those looking for faith-based fellowship infested with spiritual narcissists, here’s a curated list of potential spiritual gatherings geared toward a wide range of believers. A/theism in ActionBe a keyboard warrior in the rebirth and rebranding of the ongoing dialogue between believers (aka Christians) and heathens (aka atheists). Deconstruct with dudes. Create common ground by building bridges to nowhere.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
medium.com | Becky Garrison
Becky Garrison·Follow11 min read·--Anke Richter at the 2024 Decult ConferenceJ.W. Ocker, author of Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations―and Take Over Our Lives, opines, “We all want to belong to something greater than ourselves. To be accepted by like-minded people. We all want to believe that our ideas about the world are the ultimate truth of the universe. Cults are that straightforward: purpose, community, and understanding how the world works.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
wineandwhiskeyglobe.com | Becky Garrison
For those looking to lift a glass in support of US veterans, here’s a curated selection of spirits produced by distillers with a military background. 4 Spirits Distillery (Corvallis, OR)In 2011, Dawson Officer established 4 Spirits Distillery with a mission to create superior craft spirits that honor all service members. The name 4 Spirits is dedicated to Lt. Erik McCrae, Sgt. Justin Linden, Sgt. Justin Eyerly and Sgt. David Roustum, who served with Dawson in Baghdad, where they lost their lives.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
medium.com | Becky Garrison
Becky Garrison·Follow7 min read·--There’s no question our the US current sociopolitical climate is completely overrun with extreme narcissistic energies as outlined in last week’s game of extreme narcissism bingo. In advance of the impending Presidential inauguration,Yale Divinity School’s Reflections posted a series of articles exploring how we can temper the spike in polarization infesting both our religious and political institutions.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
edibleseattle.com | Becky Garrison
December 5, 2024, marked Repeal Day, the 91st anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages and their import into, or export from, the U.S. and all its territories. When Prohibition ended, there was a struggle to prevent the corrupt, saloon-dominated, freewheeling era of “rotgut whiskey” and “bathtub gin” from making a comeback.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
wineandwhiskeyglobe.com | Becky Garrison
As reported in my 2024 book, Distilling in Washington: A History, The Northwest Whiskey Trail has exploded in popularity, which speaks to a burgeoning interest in Pacific Northwest craft spirits. The late Steve McCarthy, founder of Clear Creek Distillery in Oregon (McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt Whiskey), ignited the “spirited” craft revolution when he distilled the first U.S.-based American single malt whiskey some twenty-five years ago.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
wineandwhiskeyglobe.com | Becky Garrison
In recent years, the Vancouver Island AVA has risen as a player in the British Columbia wine scene with a community of family grape growers and winemakers dedicated to sustainable organic farming and winemaking practices. Currently, this AVA contains 321 planted acres with 22 licensed grape wineries. Its cooler maritime climate produces fresh, crisp wines such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Ortega (a German hybrid varietal) and a range of sparkling wines.
