By our reckoning, there are now 153 breweries in Washington. (See our list of Washington Breweries and Brewpubs.) That statement comes with all the usual caveats and disclaimers. The number is based on the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s official list of Licensed Microbreweries and is then adjusted using our own less-than-scientific method of calculation….
In Federal Way, 99 Bottles (blog sponsor) is about to take full advantage of a recent change to state law. Beginning Tuesday, August 23rd the bottleshop will offer customers growler fills of fresh craft beer. To insure that customers get a fresh, delicious, properly poured growler of beer, 99 Bottles will use an innovative device…
This past weekend we pointed the Washington Beer Cruiser south through the torrential rain to Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA, where they were hosting a Celebration of Beer weekend. (Read our prior post about the event.) The planners wisely rented a large tent for the event, and it certainly wasn’t a chilly day, so the crowd enjoyed beer, food and…
Around here, two things in life are certain when it comes to beer. Washington loves delicious craft beer and Washington produces delicious craft beer. Events taking place this weekend, and over the next ten days, confirm these two self-evident truths. So do the numbers. In the greater Seattle-Tacoma area 24 percent of the beer we…
Today we’d like to introduce a new contributor to the Washington Beer Blog. To his friends, he is known as the Growler Guy because that’s the way he rolls: showing up at parties, barbecues, and just about anywhere else with growlers full of delicious craft beer. Last Saturday, not entirely by his own choosing, Growler…
Ongoing expansion plans at the Port of Everett call for the demolition of the building currently housing Scuttlebutt’s waterfront pub. To say it as dramatically as possible, the Port wants Scuttlebutt out. The Port of Everett isn’t stupid. It recognizes that Scuttlebutt is a valuable tenant–one that fits into its plans for expansion very well….
Let’s get you off of the fence Have you been thinking about making the roadtrip (or cheap flight) to Spokane this weekend for the inaugural Spokane Oktoberfest (this Fri, Sat, Sun), where the weatherman says it will be sunny and in the 70s? Do you need one last thing to push you over the edge?…
Washington’s Brings Home Fewer Medals this Year In Seattle we love craft beer. In fact, 24 percent of the beer we consume in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area is craft beer. In the United States, only Portland, Oregon has us beat at 29.9 percent*. To help quench our local thirst for craft beer, Washington currently boast…
This is the first in a series of stories I will write about the Bellevue Brewing Company. I find myself emotionally invested in this one. While the building of a new brewery is a beautiful and glorious thing that always tickles my fancy, this one hits really close to home. In this post, I want…
