Redhook Ale Brewery is staged to release Big Ballard Imperial IPA next month. The beer will be available in 22 oz. bottles and on draft. To pay homage to Redhook’s noble past, the beer sports a familiar face on the label. Ya sure, ya betcha! He’s back! Not long ago I shared a pint with…
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Slacking off, but still keeping you informed
Okay, we admit we’re slacking off this week. Your humble Washington Beer Bloggers are seriously distracted right now (in body but not in spirit). We are out of town doing important beer-related business in a place where the sun actually does shine. I know, the thought of us baking in the warm desert sun makes you want to…
This year’s exBEERiance
The 4th annual ExBEERience will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Redhook Brewing Company in Woodinville from noon to 4 PM. The event, sponsored by the Cascade Brewers Guild home brewing club, will feature commercial brewers, home brew samples, food, and the recognition of award winners from both the 2010 Cascade Brewers Cup…
Barleywine Bacchanal – The complete details are here
Today marks the start of the Beveridge Place Pub’s 8th Annual Barleywine Bacchanal – a week-long celebration of potent libations. This year the Beveridge Place has included some special events within the larger event. We have included a complete list of what will be on tap and when below. This is the most amazing list…
Draft magazine’s list of Seattle’s best
The current issue of Draft magazine includes a listing of the Top 150 Beer Bars in the country (Draft magazine, Jan-Feb 2010). Six of our local beer joints made the list. If you were conducting this important research, what would be your criteria? Draft kept things rather ambiguous, stating only that they were looking for:…
DOA and the Big Lebrewski Redux
Last night we attended a Big Time brewers night celebration at Naked City Taphouse. While we were there enjoying fine beers from Big Time, we also had a chance to chat with Don Webb, one of the owners/brewers at Naked City. We have a couple of quick things to report. Finally, an Oscars party for…
And then there were three – Washington IPAs left in NIPAC, that is
Is it a conspiracy to keep Washington breweries down or is it simply fate? Is it a blatant attempt to stack the deck against us or is it the luck of the draw? You be the judge. Seven of Washington’s finest beers made it out of the first round of the National IPA Championship (NIPAC),…
Changes brewing at Schooner Exact Brewing
There has been a bit of a shake up at Schooner Exact Brewing and Marcus Connery wants to make sure there aren’t any silly rumors floating around. One of the founders of Schooner Exact Brewing, Marcus told me today that he is now a former partner in the venture. They parted ways amicably and Marcus…
Local brewers battle it out for a worthy cause
This Saturday, Beer Church will host its 11th Annual Beer Church Turkey Bowl. The event is a bowling party, fundraiser and food drive to support the West Seattle Food Bank. Within the larger event, six Washington breweries will be competing in the 2nd Annual Battle of the Brewers. Teams from Big Als Brewing, Elliott Bay…
