Seattle Beer Week is almost here. This is part two of our Seattle Beer Week Survival Guide. (See our previous post.) In part one of our Survival Guide we talked about the events that pique our interest. Today we approach it from a different angle: what’s happening at particular locations for Seattle Beer Week. There…
Washington breweries brought home a total of 11 medals from the prestigious World Beer Cup. The 2012 edition of the biannual competition featured 3,921 beers in 95 beer style categories submitted by 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states. Awards were presented at the World Beer Cup Gala Awards Dinner on May 5,…
At last it is here. The Washington Beer Commission announced today the release of its free Washington Beer application for both Android and iOS mobile devices. Droid and iPhone users now have a very handy Washington beer resource at their fingertips. Since we’re the only state in the USA with a state-authorized commodity commission dedicated…
Today the Washington Beer Blog welcomes a guest contributor: Mark Sugiyama of Eclectic Arts Magazine. Mark contacted us recently and told us that he was working on an interview with Steve Acord of Dirty Bucket Brewery, which he planned to published on his blog. We are happy to cross-post the interview here but encourage you…
We all know it’s out there. Is that a threat or a promise? It’s hard to tell. Maybe it’s both. Looming on the horizon like a two-ton heavy thing, it will not be denied. It is beautiful, frightening, decadent, demanding, exhilarating and exhausting. Hang on tight. No eternal reward will forgive us now. Out here…
A lot of beer news comes across the wire here at Central Command. Sometimes it piles up and just needs to be thrown out there for you to consume without hoopla, fanfare or pretty pictures. Just the facts. So here is a bunch of random stuff that deserves mention. Two Beers Brewing recently announced that…
Silver City Brewery announced yesterday the opening of the new tasting room at its Bremerton brewery. On Wednesday, May 16 at 3:00 p.m. the Silver City Brewery Taproom opens to the public. Many beer drinkers have visited the Silver City Brewpub near the Silverdale Mall but few have actually been to the brewery. Yes, there…
It is not too often that I report the closing of a brewery in Washington. Frank-n-Stein Whatcom Brewing is now history. This is not as sad as it sounds. The location in downtown Ferndale has been transformed into Maggie’s Pub. This is a welcome addition in a town noticeably lacking a good beer bar. The…
Cascade Lakes Brewing Company of Redmond, Oregon recently announced that it will start distributing beer in Washington on May 1, 2012. Previously the brewery only distributed beer to the Oregon and Idaho markets, with some limited availability in southwest Washington. The expanded distribution plans are fueled by the installation of a new 25-barrel brewhouse which,…
