Tag: beer_history

This day in beer history – Nation Beer Can Appreciation Day

Diamond Knot Brewing is celebrating today (see below), but we should probably join them. On this day in 1935, Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Richmond, Virginia…

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Historic Day in Seattle Beer History – the 1st keg of craft beer

Craft beer is still a relatively new thing. We don’t have a lot of history. Luckily we live in Seattle, one of the places where…

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Archeologists unearth a 5,000 year-old brewery

In 2006 David Cohen opened The Dancing Camel Brewery, which holds the distinction of being Israel’s oldest production microbrewery. However, oldest is a relative term….

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Anniversary Post: Remember the Days of Litigation, Not Collabeeration?

This is the second in our series of time machine posts celebrating the Washington Beer Blog’s 5th anniversary. Our intention is to pull some interesting…

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Anniversary Post: Remember When Breakaway Had Not Yet Broken?

Last month, on October 10th to be exact, the Washington Beer Blog very quietly celebrated it’s fifth anniversary. That’s right, we are now five years…

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Fourth of July – Celebrate Early American Beer History

The Fourth of July is about more than fireworks. As Americans we should use this day to remember the brave patriots that fought for our…

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