Enrollment is now open for the National IPA Championship (NIPAC). Each year the Brewing News invites brewers from across the country to enter a competition pitting beers against beers in a tournament-style elimination taste-off. Five locations across the country host tasting events throughout February. This year the tournament makes its first stop on the West…
American Brewing Company is now selling its beer online and shipping it across the country. There’s more to it than that, but the short version is that you can now send a case of Breakaway IPA to Uncle Bubba in Bakersfield or to Aunt Wilma in Walla Walla. You can also send a case of…
Last spring Big Al Brewing became the first Washington craft brewery to install a solar-thermal heating system. Big Al Brewing flipped the switch in June and started brewing with water heated (at least in part) by the sun. Net Zero Impact, a local solar energy solutions firm, designed and installed the system. The same company…
I’m not sure how Tim Tebow feels about it, but a Colorado brewery is now pouring a beer to honor his name. The Bonfire Brewing Company of Eagle, Colorado recently announced the name of its new American Barleywine: Tebrew, the Sunday Sipper. Even those who avoid watching NFL football likely recognize his name: Tim Tebow….
Pike Brewing has announced three big events at the Seattle pub. It all begins with a celebration to ring in the new year. The second event celebrates the old: Old Bawdy Barleywine, that is. Finally, the annual Chocofest, which is held just before Valentine’s Day, has grown like the Grinch’s heart. The New Year’s Eve…
Back in October, we announced that Pyramid was reopening its Seattle brewery and would actually produce beer in Washington again (read it). We also mentioned how the decision impacted Redhook. At that time, we told you Pyramid hired Kim Brusco, then brewery manager at Redhook, to spearhead the rebirth of the Seattle brewery. Brusco said…
About one year ago we first told you about Reuben’s Brews, when home brewer Adam Robbings’ Roasted Rye IPA took the 2010 PNA Winter Beer Taste by storm (read it) and won first place. Fast-forward. About one week ago someone forwarded to me a curious email from Adam Robbings, who was apparently looking for a…
I have just updated our list of Washington Breweries and Brewpubs to include all of the microbreweries currently licensed in the state. We have added a total of 11 entries and removed one, so really the net total is nine, with eight new breweries. Sufficiently confused? I thought so. By our counting, there are now…
Silver City Brewery is looking for a motivated, responsible and knowledgeable beer lover in the Seattle/Tacoma area to advocate the virtues of its fine product. In other words, Silver City is looking to hire a local sales representative. The job posting showed up on Craigslist today. Kurt Larson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Silver…
