We told you about Churchkey Can Co. last week. Oh how I love a scoop! Today the company distributed the official press release and told the world what you and I already know: flat top steelies are back. The press release reveals the names that I agreed not to mention. Any secrets have been revealed….
Today I want to tell you about three pending breweries in the Seattle area that have recently been approved by the state. We expect to see beer from them soon. I watch a lot of these kinds of approvals fail to materialize into breweries; nevertheless, I have it on good authority that these breweries will…
This is a blog about beer. For the most part, that’s what we talk about. Sometimes our chosen subject matter touches other topics. For instance, today’s news that Bellingham’s Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen found a bank to organize and secure loans to fund another round of expansion is cause for cautious optimism about our nation’s…
We like volunteering. We like beer. In a way, that was the impetus behind the formation of Beer Church, the not-for-profit organization that Kim and I operate. Beer Church was created to provide people with fun, beer-related ways to give back and get involved. Today we learn of a local group of people with a…
The Washington Beer Commission will soon announce the addition of a summer beer festival in Everett. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 18th in the part of town that Everett has dubbed its Arts District. Similar to last summer’s inaugural Bremerton Summer Brewfest, the event will take place on closed streets…
Those who pay attention to the local beer and food scene recognize Warren Peterson as Tom Douglas Restaurants‘ Beer Czar. Beyond his duties as one of Douglas’ sous chefs, he helped make beer-related decisions companywide. It is not unusual to find a chef that likes beer, but Warren’s passion exceeds that of most other chefs….
It is not exactly news that The Beer Junction (blog sponsor) is moving to a new location around the corner. West Seattleites can expect the new, bigger and better Beer Junction to be open in a couple weeks. Today Morgan Herzog (owner/operator) announced an official closing date for the current location: Sunday, March 11th. This…
Updated, Friday March 2nd. Go to bottom of post to see updates. Kim and I live very near a fire station. The firefighters are our neighbors. A while ago, one of the firefighters asked me if the sound of the engines leaving the garage and the other inherent noises of a fire station were bothersome….
This isn’t something I report very often: a Washington brewery is going out of business. The announcement showed up on the Battenkill Brewing’s Facebook page yesterday. Sad to report. It is with a bit of sadness that I annouce today is the last official day of business for Battenkill Brewing Company of Poulsbo. I told…
