Category Archives: Events

Latona Anniversary Beer #3, by Black Raven Brewing

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Join Black Raven Brewing at the Latona Pub (blog sponsor) tomorrow night (Monday, March 19) for the release of the third in a series of very special anniversary beers. For its 25th Anniversary, the Latona invited a handful of local breweries to create a series of special beers to mark the occasion. Read more about this series…

New Washington Beer Festival Coming to Everett

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The Washington Beer Commission will soon announce the addition of a summer beer festival in Everett. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 18th in the part of town that Everett has dubbed its Arts District. Similar to last summer’s inaugural Bremerton Summer Brewfest, the event will take place on closed streets…

Think & Drink: Tapping into Tradition at the Local Pub

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Beer is a very social thing. By now everyone knows (or should know) that the word pub is short for public house. Traditionally the pub was more than a place to drink beer: it was the hub of the community, providing a meeting place for people to share the news of the day, conduct community affairs, and…

Foggy Noggin Brewing’s 2nd Anniversary Celebration

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Foggy Noggin Brewing celebrates its second anniversary on Saturday, March 17th. For the past two years, beer lovers have traveled deep into the heart of suburbia to discover a brewery with uncommon residential allure. The brewery’s owner and mastermind, Jim Jamison,  is living proof of the old adage: If you buy a man a beer he…

For the Love of Salmon, an Event Sunday at Beveridge Place Pub

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I love salmon. Baked, poached, smoked, grilled, Coho, Chinook, Sockeye, whatever. The salmon is an amazing species. It is the best known of all anadromous fish. That is, salmon are born in fresh water, spend most of their life at sea, and then return to fresh water to spawn. The survival of the species depends on…

Get Sauced at the 2nd Annual Naked City Cookoff

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NOTE – (Updated Wednesday, March 7) THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  by North Seattle Sarah, North Seattle Bureau Chief Last year, Naked City in Greenwood held the very first Chaos Cookoff in their restaurant, featuring different breweries competing to see who made the best chili and the best beer to go with it.  The sold-out event was wildly popular, and…

Washington Cask Beer Festival – Participating Breweries & More

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We received an official press release today from the Washington Brewers Guild regarding this year’s Cask Beer Festival. The event takes place at the end of this month at Seattle Center. This is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for local beer lovers. We now have all the details, including information…

Pliny is Coming to Kirkland & He’s Bringing Some Friends

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For those of you who (like me) worship the beers of Russian River Brewing, this event is designed with you in mind. As I’ve said ad nauseum, I think Pliny the Younger is a fantastic beer, however I think Russian River makes a lot of other great beers that should not be so easily forsaken. Midst all the…

Photos: Elliott Bay Brewing (Burien) Fifth Birthday

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On Saturday, March 3rd the Elliott Bay Brewhouse and Pub in Burien celebrated its fifth birthday. We were there to help them celebrate. Tubaluba was rocking the house and everyone was shaking off their funklessness. Here are some pictures.