Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb 7), Brad Robinson of Odin Brewing was on King 5 TV’s New Day Northwest discussing beer and food pairing. He presented a lovely array of food from Naked City Brewery and Taphouse paired with beers from Odin Brewing, Naked City Brewing, 7 Seas Brewing, Big Al Brewing and Sound Brewery. We share…
They call it Foreplay Before the Big Day. ChocoFest takes place at Pike Pub and Brewery on Sunday, February 12th. This is a great event and you need to make your reservations soon. Kick-off your Valentine’s celebration a couple days early with some great food and drink. ChocoFest is not merely about chocolate. The event…
This Saturday, February 4th, the 3rd Annual Belgianfest takes place on Seattle’s waterfront. The event features 30+ breweries pouring 70-something different beers. All of them Belgian-style. Amazing. The choices are overwhelming, to be sure. You need help navigating your way through this one, we know. That’s why we provide you with this cheat sheet. This…
New Puyallup Brewery just weeks away (plus, Sarah learns some geography) – by North Seattle Sarah, North Seattle Bureau Chief – Eric Akeson was an excited man as he was sipping his beer last night at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse in Greenwood. You see, after making his first homebrew 17 years ago, he’s finally…
The Washington Beer Blog would like to extend our congratulations to Schooner EXACT Brewing. The once-diminutive brewery is about to celebrate its 5th anniversary. A party to mark the occasion takes place tomorrow night (Friday, January 20, 7:00 p.m.) at the Beveridge Place Pub (blog sponsor). The official gift for any 5th anniversary is wood….
It seems the Ram Restaurant and Brewery plans to open a new location in Federal Way. A “Coming Soon” sign now stands in front of the building that used to be a Marie Callender’s restaurant at 31920 Gateway Center Blvd. The location is just off Interstate 5 at the 320th Street exit near The Commons…
The other day I visited the Pyramid Alehouse in Seattle. It was the first time in a long time, I admit. For the past few years seeing the old brewery in mothballs made me a bit sad. Although the company’s headquarters is still in Seattle, Pyramid Breweries halted the last vestiges of its Seattle brewing…
Congratulations to Anthony Stone, the recipient of the 2012 Glen Hay Falconer Foundation American Brewers Guild scholarship. Anthony, one of the brewers at Boundary Bay Brewing in Bellingham, will attend the American Brewers Guild’s Intensive Brewing Sciences and Engineering course. This year the Foundation entertained the largest number of applications in the program’s history. The…
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…
