Some events happening tonight (Thursday, January 5th) that you should know about. Latona Pub This is a big year for the Latona Pub, one of Seattle’s original great beer bars. It was 25 years ago that they began pouring great beer. To celebrate, they’re commissioning some local breweries to make special beers all year long….
Tomorrow night (Thursday, Jan. 5th) is a big night in West Seattle as the Beveridge Place Pub (blog sponsor) officially inaugurates the new house IPA for 2012. Each October the Beveridge Place hosts the Hoptoberfest tournament and permits its patrons to select the house IPA: the IPA that will always be on tap at the…
We are now just one month away from the 3rd Annual Belgianfest. The event organizer, the Washington Beer Commission, has now released a list of participating breweries (below). Belgianfest is an increasingly popular celebration of Washington-brewed, Belgian-style beers. To accommodate the need for a bigger venue, this year Belgianfest moves to the Bell Harbor International…
My wife seemed astonished by how easily I agreed to go see Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. Then again, she was also surprised to learn that I didn’t mind watching America’s Next Top Model with her. Go figure. We were looking for a reason to go downtown and step out for the holidays…
Pike Brewing has announced three big events at the Seattle pub. It all begins with a celebration to ring in the new year. The second event celebrates the old: Old Bawdy Barleywine, that is. Finally, the annual Chocofest, which is held just before Valentine’s Day, has grown like the Grinch’s heart. The New Year’s Eve…
Advance tickets are now on sale for the Washington Beer Commission’s first beer festival of 2012: Belgianfest. The event takes place in Seattle on Saturday, February 4th. See our previous posts about the previous three Belgianfest events. The list of participating breweries and the list of beers is still unavailable, but we know there will…
In case you missed it, last weekend’s Washington Winter Beer Fest was a smashing success. Once again our local brewers amazed festivalgoers with creative, unique and delicious beers. Today we want to share the results of the People’s Choice awards. Friday, December 2nd People’s Choice Winners 1) Fremont Brewing Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale “BBomb” 2)…
Tonight (Tuesday, December 6th) is the annual Northwest Harvest Auction at Fiddler’s Inn. The event starts at 6:30. Stop by, have a beer, and bid on some amazing beer stuff, wine stuff, and other fun items. All proceeds go to Northwest Harvest. What’s more, as I understand it, publican Bob Brenlin will be running the…
The first thing that comes to my mind when someone mentions The 12 Beers of Christmas is that silly song by Bob and Doug McKenzie (with keyboard accompaniment by Geddy Lee). “Take off, you hoser!” Showing my age, aren’t I? Apparently The 12 Beers of Christmas is also a new Seattle holiday tradition. From West…
