Looking for a job serving beer at one of the area’s most talked about beer joints? Black Raven Brewing announced yesterday that they are looking for an experienced beertender for their Redmond taproom. Details below. Black Raven Brewing Company is seeking an additional beertender/server for our taproom. Fun environment, good customers, great co-workers and fair…
It was quite a lightening rod when a big winery from California came shooting for little ol’ Black Raven Brewing. Few stories have sparked as much debate and triggered so much disdain as the matter of Black Raven vs. Ravenswood winery. You can read about that episode in Black Raven’s history here. But that’s water…
Tonight (Mon. March 21) at the Latona Pub, Black Raven Brewing will be delivering its contribution to the Latona Pub’s Winter into Spring Series of beers. The Latona will also be pouring other beers from Black Raven. Think of it as a Black Raven brewers night with a special beer just for the Latona. The…
On Sunday, March 13th, 100 people gathered at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse for the Daylight Savings Chaos Cook Off, a sold out event that will hopefully become an annual ritual. What a perfect way to spend a dark and rainy Sunday afternoon: drinking beer and eating chili. The Chaos Cook Off featured beer and…
The elusive Coco Jones is about to make a rare appearance. I’m not talking about my disowned second cousin, Ms. Coco Jones. Last I heard, cousin Coco was still doing two shows a night in Vegas, proudly walking on the wild side. Nope, not that Coco Jones. Today we are talking about Black Raven Brewing…
Last night I was talking to Jeff Lawrence, owner of the Whistle Stop Ale House in Renton. I first met Jeff back in 2002 when I interviewed him as part of a story I was writing for another publication−an article about cask-conditioned beer. More specifically, the story was about the unexpected increase in popularity of…
As the Beveridge Place Pub‘s Hoptoberfest Tournament rolls merrily along, patrons are happily sampling a great assortment of Washington-brewed IPAs and voting for their favorite. Now that the final eight have been announced, the competition is heating up. Read our previous post to understand the whole story. The desire to win is understandable, given that…
We just received word from Redmond’s Black Raven Brewing that they’re releasing this year’s version of Le Petite Mort tomorrow (Wednesday, July 14th). Anyone lucky enough to sample the 2009 version of this Strong Abbey Brown Ale knows why this is a big deal. In short, it’s outrageously good. Back in December, Le Petite Mort…
If you’ve been paying very close attention—I mean, “stalker-like” attention—you might have noticed that the Washington Beer Blog is the only blog in town that has not posted something about the recent trademark hullabaloo involving Black Raven Brewing and Franciscan Vineyards (Ravenswood). We don’t want our readers to think that we don’t care. We do…
