Tickets are going fast for this weekend’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. Especially for the Saturday session, which we have just learned is very close to selling out. Elysian Brewing Company, which hosts the annual event, assures us that there will be plenty of beer for both days. What’s more, they’re saving a few treats to…
Check out the updated list – UPDATED Beer List as of Thursday, July 14th Session Festival kicks off tomorrow (Thursday, July 14) at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse in Greenwood. The ten day event features beers that weigh in at 5.0% ABV and below. Don’t expect to find Imperial Stouts or Barleywines at Session Festival….
I woke up this morning with a hangover. Not a beer hangover, mind you, but a food hangover. For those of you who don’t know, a food hangover is not attained by merely eating large quantities of food, but by eating any amount of rich and delicious food. While dehydration might be the key element…
I recently met with the editors of a local magazine to talk about beer. Among other things, we discussed Women in the Local Beer Scene as a possible topic for a story. After talking it through briefly, we decided that it really wasn’t a viable topic. Craft beer is still a man’s world, was our…
By North Seattle Sarah North Seattle Bureau Chief for the Washington Beer Blog I feel like there should be a Christmas song here – “on the third day of beer week, Seattle gave to me…” Yep, we’re getting into the thick of Seattle Beer Week now and the events keep coming. Did I mention I’m…
Seattle Beer Week (May 19th – 29th) offers no shortage of impressive beer events, some more exclusive than others. You might be inclined to play it day by day, from event to event, but there are some activities requiring a bit more forethought. We recommend that you decide which of these events you want to…
Below, we have some information about upcoming beer-food pairing events. I’d like to start off by telling you why the Washington Beer Blog is talking about food. Beer’s place at the table Historically, beer gets an inglorious seat at the kid’s table. Beer teeters on a folding chair and eats at a repurposed card table…
We just received an update from the Washington Beer Commission regarding Belgianfest, which takes place on January 22nd. Tickets are now available online and are going quickly. A quarter of the tickets for the first session are already sold. The evening session is also selling well. Starting next week (January 10th) some tickets will be…
From West Seattle to Capitol Hill to Greenwood, around Seattle we all celebrate the season the same way: we drink great beer. Three of Seattle’s most outstanding beer destinations have put together a cross-city event dubbed The 12 Beers of Christmas. You’ll drink great beer and have a chance to win a host of prizes….
