It was about four years ago that Kim and I decided to organize the first Craft Beer + Food event, which highlights how well beer pairs with elevated cuisine. At that time, it was rare to find a fine restaurant serving fine beer. The beer and food paradox: the better the food, the worse the…
ART Restaurant recently decided it wanted a signature beer. Located at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seattle, at the corner of First and Union, ART prides itself on offering a true market-to-table experience, taking advantage of the fact that the Pike Place Market is right next door. A signature beer, brewed by a small,…
We just received a press release from Silver City Brewing (blog sponsor) announcing the release of the beloved Le Fat – Oak Barrel-Aged Sour Scotch Ale. Le Fat 2014 is the second generation of the original batch brewed in 2010. The brewery releases the beer at its Taproom in Bremerton this Friday, March 7th. A…
This is a guest post, written by Glenn Orloff. He’s an expert at this kind of trip planning. For the sake of disclosure, he is founder and CEO of Metropolitan Shuttle. That said, his advice is great and it’s relevant regardless of what transportation company you use or even if you decide you don’t need…
Update, March, 6th: We’ve learned that the Western Washington debut for Bale Breaker will be on Thursday, March 27th at the Beveridge Place Pub – 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. We’ve talked about this brewery a lot here on the Washington Beer Blog. It’s no secret that we adore Bale Breaker Brewing, the brewery located in…
This just in from Foggy Noggin Brewing. In a couple of weeks, they’ll be offering a special vertical tasting opportunity featuring four vintages of the Anniversary Ale. You’ll have to register in person at the tasting room in advance. Space (and beer) is limited. Vertical Tasting of Foggy Noggin Brewing’s 2011, 12, 13 & 14…
Three Washington breweries entered the competition and all three won medals. With nearly 3,000 breweries in the USA, winning such accolades is bit of a crap shoot these days and I’m not sure how much anyone cares about medals anymore. That said, I still like to give a shout-out to our local breweries when they…
They first released it as part of their grand opening last summer. It was met with lots of oohs and ahhs. Instantly, a crowd favorite. And thus, I think it is worth talking about here on the blog. Seattle Cider Company’s Gin Botanical is uncommon and delicious. The unique flavor profile comes, in part, from…
The other day I told you about the anniversary celebration Populuxe Brewing had planned for Saturday, March 8th. Today, I learned that Peddler Brewing will celebrate its first anniversary at the same time. Two parties at two breweries, just a five blocks away from each other. I suppose you don’t need me to tell you…
UPDATED March 3 5731 update… – Speaker Chopp is now our only potential savior; he has until Friday to get it into committee – Dead in Rep. Hurst’s committee as of last Friday (emails to him are pointless) – We are putting full-on press to contact Speaker Chopp; I just finished sending a couple hundred…
