It cannot be easy, being green, shade-grown and responsible. It cannot be easy, being the butt of endless Dunkin Donuts commercials. It cannot be easy, watching McDonalds roll out espresso machines. It cannot be easy, being Starbucks. more ›

Aw geez. Another noble Seattle name goes into the toilet. Redhook Brewery, the brand launched by Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker more than 25 years ago, will become part of a corporate entity called Craft Brewers Alliance after it takes over Portland-based Widmer Brothers for a reported $50 million. more ›

Sometimes, we write a trivia round, look at it for a second, and realize that it's way too difficult to actually deploy in a pub full of people who've been drinking. more ›

USA Today reveals that America's next would-be culture czar is already enthroned as (gulp) the nation's barrista baron. more ›