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…
Have you ever dreamed of roadtripping across the country in search of good beer? Ever imagine wandering without a care from town to town like Buzz Murdock and Tod Stiles–the guys in the Corvette in that old television show Route 66? Who hasn’t, right? Well that’s exactly what Christian DeBenedetti’s new book is about. The…
Welcome to Black Wednesday. This is the most prolific party day of the year. Unless you work for Walmart, tomorrow is a holiday and most of us have nothing to do except to eat and watch football. Sure, we have families to manage and meals to cook, but for most of us the duty roster…
I just received the list of breweries and beers for this year’s Washington Winter Beer Fest. Once again the event showcases some amazing beers: Winter Beer Fest always features some wonderfully interesting beers as well as some seasonal classics. I share the list below. Don’t delay, tickets will go fast. One of my favorite things…
Beer Church Turkey Bowl happens tomorrow evening (Sat. Nov. 19) at West Seattle Bowl. Among the participants, eight local breweries and eight local bars are sending teams. We have a great list of prizes for our raffle this year (listed below). We have two lanes available for walk-ups. Also, anyone is welcome to show up…
By now many of you have figured out that Kim and I run an organization called Beer Church. Among other things, we organize and host the annual Beer Church Turkey Bowl. The 13th Annual Turkey Bowl takes place this Saturday, November 19th in West Seattle. It’s an outrageously good time, if I do say so…
by North Seattle Sarah, North Seattle Bureau Chief Although the PNA Beer Taste has been going for 24 years, I haven’t. Let’s face it – I’ve only been of legal drinking age for the past 7. So I didn’t have a lot of expectations for the event or know what I was getting into. Knowing…
BitterSweet: Beer + Chocolate, an event produced by the Washington Beer Blog, is just ten days away. Ticket sales have been brisk and it is time for you to reserve your spot before it sells out. The event will showcase chocolates from Theo Chocolate paired with select beers from eight local breweries. Also, this event…
Tonight is your last chance to vote in the Elite Eight round of Hoptoberfest at the Beveridge Place Pub (blog sponsor). The annual month-long event features the best Washington IPAs in tournamentp-style showdown to determine which beer will be the house IPA for the upcoming year. Because it is Micro Monday, the pints will only…
