Posted in Breweries, beer news, washington_beer_news, washington_breweries, washington_microbreweries on Sep 2nd, 2010
This is the first in a series of stories I will write about the Bellevue Brewing Company. I find myself emotionally invested in this one. While the building of a new brewery is a beautiful and glorious thing that always tickles my fancy, this one hits really close to home. In this post, I want [...]
Posted in New Beer Releases, beer news, washington_beer_news, washington_microbreweries on Sep 1st, 2010
Back on August 4th we told you about 12 new breweries that were popping up in Washington (read that post). The list of breweries included North Sound Brewing Company of Mount Vernon. We have just learned that this brewery, which had its microbrewery license approved on July 17th, has begun to deliver beer to the [...]
Tomorrow (Thursday) through Monday at the Pig Out in the Park festival in Spokane, the Washington Beer Commission will be selling discount tickets for the Spokane Oktoberfest.
Pig Out in the Park attendees who visit the Washington Beer Commission booth will have the opportunity to buy discount Spokane Oktoberfest tickets for just $20 each. Each ticket [...]
Posted in beer news, washington_beer_news on Sep 1st, 2010
This past weekend the Washington craft beer scene lost a good friend. Yesterday we received word of Gordon Legg’s passing. Gordy was an insurance agent and a homebrewer who played an instrumental role in the development of the craft beer industry. Our condolences go out to his family and his friends.
Janelle Pritchard, Head Brewer at [...]
Mark the date: Friday, September 10th. Hop heads should take the day off work and find a designated driver. Brouwer’s Cafe will celebrate the 5th Annual Hop Fest with dozens of beautifully hoppy beers. Today on the Brower’s Cafe blog, they release the list as it stands right now, noting that a dozen or more [...]
Saturday we stopped by Two Beers Brewery in Seattle’s SoDo district to extend our congratulations and check out the celebration. We were there early in the afternoon and left with a feeling that things were still picking up. Make sure you read the entire post to see all of the pictures. Congratulation to Joel VandenBrink [...]
Posted in Breweries, Events, beer news, washington_beer_news on Aug 30th, 2010
Back in May, we told you about Emerald City Beer Company’s plan to open a new brewery in the old Rainier brewery (read our original post). It was exciting news and received a great deal of attention, even from traditional media outlets who usually ignore the craft beer scene.
Since that time, Emerald City Beer Company’s [...]
The Parkway Tavern in Tacoma is staged to celebrate all things IPA this weekend. The impressive list of IPA is now final. Well, almost. Let’s call it final as of right now. There may still be some surprises.
They cannot guarantee exactly what will be on tap and when, except to say that they’ll get tapping [...]
Baron Brewing has decided that it is time to update its look. They’ve put together a contest to attract all of you artistic types. If you are a beer lover and an artist, check this out.
Here is the call to action from their latest newsletter:
Baron Brewing – Artwork Contest!
Here at Baron Brewing we have sported [...]
Posted in Breweries, beer news, washington_beer_news, washington_breweries on Aug 23rd, 2010
This past Saturday morning, Congressman Rick Larsen of Washington’s 2nd Congressional District paid a visit to Bellingham’s Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen. His mission was to learn more about the craft beer industry, from the actual nuts and bolts of the brewing process to the business and economic challenges facing craft breweries in Washington and across [...]
