We just received some IPA news from Elysian Brewing Company. They plan to get a bit manic about IPA in the coming months. Also, Avatar Jasmine IPA (one of Mrs. Beerblog’s most favorite beers ever) is about to make its return and is getting a facelift. The brewery reports that after a little hiatus due…
I was trying to come up with some clever way to introduce this story. I thought about creating a metaphorical image to describe the many unexpected, interesting, brilliant and bizarre things I’ve heard Dick Cantwell say over the years. You see, Dick first told me about the 12 Beers of the Apocalypse a few months…
While the world waits with bated breath for the release of Jolly Roger Christmas Ale from Maritime Pacific Brewing, the Ballard brewery announced today the upcoming release of its Harvest XPA. (Expect to see Jolly Roger around Thanksgiving, or so we’ve been told.) Maritime Pacific will release the beer at the Jolly Roger Taproom in…
Winter is on the way. No doubt about it. The nights are getting long, the sun is sinking in the south, and local breweries are beginning to release their winter seasonal beers—those robust, malty beers that fill our bellies and warm our spirits. Elysian was first out of the gate (as far as we know),…
American Brewing Company in Edmonds hit the ground running. Although they’ve only been open for five short months, the beers taste like American Brewing has been doing it for years. Of course this is due, in large part, to the fact that Skip Madsen is the one brewing the beer. Skip has been brewing amazing…
This is as much a history lesson as it is an introduction of a new beer. Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Plant 1 Powerhouse IPA is out there. Very soon (if not already) you will find it on shelves at grocery stores and bottleshops, and also on tap at bars around the area. Most local beer-lovers are…
The plane is about to leave the hanger. Wingman Brewers, Tacoma’s fledgling brewery, just announced the official release party via their Facebook page. Join Wingman at the Red Hot Tacoma (Washington Beer Blog sponsor) on Thursday, April 21st at 6:00. Wingman Brewers also plans to participate in New Guys Night at Brouwer’s Café on Saturday,…
Today we are happy to share some important information with you: exactly where you can find Beer Church Pale Ale. The beer we brewed with Schooner Exact Brewing to benefit Pints for Prostates is now being delivered to bars around the Seattle area. All the kegs of Beer Church Pale Ale have been spoken for….
Dick Young was a pioneer in the local beer industry. I first met Dick at a beer festival shortly after he opened Dick’s Brewing Company back in the early 1990s. He slapped a Dick Danger sticker on my chest and thereby dubbed me one of his Beer Test Dummies, or something like that. I immediately…
