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Mark the date: Friday, September 10th. Hop heads should take the day off work and find a designated driver. Brouwer’s Cafe will celebrate the 5th Annual Hop Fest with dozens of beautifully hoppy beers. Today on the Brower’s Cafe blog, they release the list as it stands right now, noting that a dozen or more [...]

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Beer dinners. Beer with chocolate. Beer with cheese. Any way you pair it we say, “Yes please!” to this rising trend of pairing beer with food.
A few weeks ago, we were talking with Goose Island head brewer Greg Hall about the rising trend of pairing craft beer with fine food in his hometown of Chicago. [...]

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For those who have not been, I must warn you that this is a riotous good time. The 6th Annual Smoke Off at the Pub at Pipers Creek kicks off Saturday, August 21st at 1:00 p.m. with the smashing of a 5-foot-tall pig pinata. The event includes a lot of great beer along with a [...]

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Hard to believe that it has been a year, but Two Beers Brewing is poised to celebrate the first anniversary of its move to Seattle’s SoDo district. The party is scheduled for Saturday, August 28th (2:00 – 7:00).  Here are the details from the Two Beers Facebook page.
It has been a year since we opened [...]

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Here are today’s highlights. For details about any of these events go to the Seattle Beer Week website.
– All Day Big Time IPA-fest – All IPA, All Day! Hop lovers dream! Can you name all the IPA’s Big time has brewed?
– 11:30 a.m. Pig Out at The Palace – In celebration of Beer Week we [...]

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It looks like this is going to be a beautiful April evening. What better excuse to get out for a beer. Here are some ideas:
IPApril at the Beveridge Place Pub and the annual IPA Festival at Cooper’s Alehouse are both winding down. Expect to find a great selection of IPAs at both places. Tomorrow (4/30) [...]

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Ah, listen to the birds. It is spring at last. The flowers bloom, the days get longer, the bunnies breed, and local brewers release their annual batch of Herbert’s Legendary Cask Fest Ale (a.k.a. Herbert’s or the Herbert’s).  Tomorrow night (Tuesday, March 23rd) is the official release party at the Rogue Issaquah Brewhouse. The Herbert’s [...]

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This weekend (tonight and tomorrow) offers you two excellent reasons to drink beer. Tonight is the Water 1sr Beer Second benefit on Lake Union and tomorrow is a cancer benefit at the Seattle Beer Aurthority. Details about both events are below.
I’m not the kind of guy who needs much of a reason, but it sure [...]

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Here at the Washington Beer Blog, we’re big on causes. This is one we really believe in. Beer festivals and the other beer-related events we usually promote on this blog are great, but this one supports an incredibly noble cause. Tickets are just $35 and that includes food and beer. A bargain.
We invite you to [...]

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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 [...]

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