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The Beer Authority Welcomes its New Neighbor

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On Tuesday, January 24 The Beer Authority hosts a brewers night celebration featuring the beers of Elliott Bay Brewery. The event is intended to welcome Elliott Bay Brewery to the Lake City neighborhood. In case you haven’t heard, Elliott Bay is in the process of building its third brewery and pub. The location, which is…

Are you ready for winter beers?

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It’s a shot across the bow. An early distant warning. A sure sign that the end is near. This is the very first release notice we’ve seen about the pending availability of a winter beer. For crying out loud, it’s still August! Over at Elysian Brewing they’ve got a lot, uh, brewing, so to speak….

Brewery to market – the beer starts flowing 2 oz at a time

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Todd Cardin, co-owner of Elliott Bay Brewing, was the first person I ever heard talk about it. A few years ago he told me that it’s really silly that the law forbids him from serving samples of his beer at the West Seattle Farmers Market, which takes place every Sunday right across the street from…

Essentials for Bremerton Summer Brewfest

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The inaugural Bremerton Summer Brewfest takes place this Saturday. Visit the official website for complete details, including ticket information. We have already published the list of breweries and beers (see it here). It is impressive. I want to provide some recommendations. This is not a list of the beers I think you should try, rather…

Elysian’s new Georgetown digs: a new home for Pumpkin Fest

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When you step into the Elysian Brewing Company’s new facility on Airport Way South in Seattle’s Georgetown district, you’ll immediately notice one thing: it’s big. It’s vast. Actually, it’s 33,500 square feet. Perhaps the space will feel a bit cozier when all ten of the 240-barrel stainless fermentation tanks arrive. Yep, you heard me right….

Two Washington breweries survive round 2 at NIPAC

Seven fall, two survive Harmon Brewing Company‘s Commencement Bay IPA and Boundary Bay Brewery‘s IPA are the only Washington beers still standing at this year’s National IPA Championship (NIPAC) – the annual IPA competition organized by the Brewing News. They now advance to the competition’s third round. In the second round Harmon knocked off Stone…

Nine WA IPAs advance in NIPAC

The first round of the National IPA Championship is in the books.  Nine of our Washington beers have advanced to the next round. You can find more complete coverage over at Seattle Beer News. Click here to see the list of first round match-ups – to see who lost. Here’s the list of Washington beers…

Belgianfest update – tickets on sale and going quickly

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…

Cheers with Beers this New Year!

Looking for a place to ring in the New Year with good beer and good cheer? Most places are open New Year’s Eve, with many staying open for the full enchilada while others close early so they can party down with the rest of us. Ringing in the New Year: Anacortes Rockfish, Anacortes – with…