Posted in beer news on Dec 29th, 2009
It seems like only yesterday that the beer industry was facing a hop shortage. Actually, it was more like a year ago – or maybe even a bit longer ago than that – when bad weather in Europe, a drought in Australia, and eventually a fire in Yakima conspired to send hop prices through the [...]
Posted in beer news on Dec 28th, 2009
Last week we pointed you to a cute King 5 News story about a company using spent grain to create perfume. There’s much more to it than that. To begin with, the story did not mention that the grain was coming from Fremont Brewing. When we introduced you to Fremont Brewing last February, one thing [...]
Posted in Everything Else, beer news on Dec 21st, 2009
Some one just directed us on to this video. It’s a story that appeared the other night on King 5 news. It’s about a new “beer fueled” perfume. The story is done by Eric Wilkinson, who we know to be a craft beer aficionado, so we thought it was worth a quick post.
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Last May, Seattle celebrated its first official Seattle Beer Week. For 10 days our calendars were slam-packed with all sorts of cool beer events. Our livers barely survived and, as great as it was, by the last day most of us were breathing a sigh of relief. However, it only took about 5 days for [...]
Posted in WA Beer News on Oct 27th, 2008
Laura Stoudt has slung suds at two of the Seattle area’s greatest beer bars. Recently, you could find her behind the bar at Uber Tavern. Before that, you could find her working the taps at the Dog and Pony. The picture below shows her with one of the Dog and Pony regulars (Kevin Jones) as [...]
Posted in WA Beer News on Oct 27th, 2008
Laura Stoudt has slung suds at two of the Seattle area’s greatest beer bars. Recently, you could find her behind the bar at Uber Tavern. Before that, you could find her working the taps at the Dog and Pony. The picture below shows her with one of the Dog and Pony regulars (Kevin Jones) as [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 26th, 2008
Sunday Oct. 26th was the last day of the week-long Great Pumpkin Beer Festival — an annual celebration of pumpkin-inspired beers organized and hosted by Elysian Brewing. The festival’s finale was at Elysian Fields in Seattle’s stadium district. We were there to snap a few photos and add to last week’s report. Click here to read the original report and learn more about the [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 26th, 2008
Sunday Oct. 26th was the last day of the week-long Great Pumpkin Beer Festival — an annual celebration of pumpkin-inspired beers organized and hosted by Elysian Brewing. The festival’s finale was at Elysian Fields in Seattle’s stadium district. We were there to snap a few photos and add to last week’s report. Click here to read the original report and learn more about the [...]
Posted in WA Beer News on Oct 20th, 2008
Last Friday, Washington Wine & Beverage Company and Fish Brewing Company jointly announced that Washington Wine & Beverage has acquired a majority interest in the Fish Brewing Company. Washington Wine & Beverage Company produces Glen Fiona and Silver Lake wines. Fish Brewing produces Fish Tale Organic Ales, Leavenworth Beers, and Spire Mountain Ciders.
In 2003, Washington [...]
Posted in WA Beer News on Oct 11th, 2008
New Belgium Brewing and Elysian Brewing Company, two of America’s most award-winning breweries, are creating a new model in the craft brewing industry. The two independently owned breweries announced today that they are working together to brew their distinctive beers at each other’s breweries in Seattle, WA and Ft. Collins, CO. By coming together, New [...]
