Yesterday the new issue of Beer West Magazine (Summer 2011) showed up in my mailbox. In this issue, the Best of the West Coast awards. As with any such list, you likely will not agree with many of the choices. Remember, these things are subjective. Which west coast city is the best beer city, or…
Today I am happy to introduce a new sponsor: the Red Hot in Tacoma How Good Can a Hot Dog Be? I don’t even like doughnuts, but I vividly remember when Krispy Kreme opened its first Washington location in Issaquah back in 2001. Radio and television media delighted at the opportunity to tell stories about…
The Northwest Brewing News has released the winners of the annual People’s Choice Awards. Below we list the Washington winners. Only Washington winners are listed below. To see the complete list of all winners, click here. Congratulations to all of the winners. Best Alehouse/Pub, Washington Brouwers’ Café, Seattle Honorable Mention: Beveridge Place Pub, Seattle Best…
Barleywine lovers, you need not despair. Sure, the 2010 versions of the Barleywine Bacchanal and the Hard Liver Festival are now history, but Tacoma’s Parkway Tavern has you covered. Coming up on April 24th and 25th, the Parkway Tavern celebrates the most bodacious of beers when they host the 5th Annual Parkway Barleywine Festival. This…
I am posting this because I’m curious to see if anyone cares. I am particularity curious to hear what people in the industry think. Yesterday the Liquor Control Board adopted revised rules restricting outdoor alcohol advertising at all establishments serving and selling alcohol. Among other things, this rule impacts the size and number of signs…
The current issue of Draft magazine includes a listing of the Top 150 Beer Bars in the country (Draft magazine, Jan-Feb 2010). Six of our local beer joints made the list. If you were conducting this important research, what would be your criteria? Draft kept things rather ambiguous, stating only that they were looking for:…
We’re live at the new Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Taproom, at the preview event for WABL members. It’s standing room only, with a free cask of IPA blown in 18 minutes. No worries, pints will be two dollars all night (open until 10 p.m.). George Hancock just welcomed the crowd and is now offering brewery…
Time once again for the Beveridge Place Pub’s IPA Cask-o-Rama — a wonderful celebration of good firkin beer! The event starts this Thursday, Nov. 5th at 6:00 p.m. and runs until the end of business on Saturday. Where else can you find 24 different cask-conditioned IPAs on tap at once? Even if you cannot make…
Laurelwood Pub and Brewery opened last Friday in Battle Ground, Washington. With multiple locations around Portland, Laurelwood has finally made their way north of the Columbia River into Washington. We’ve always liked Laurelwood – the pubs and the beers. To be honest, we’ve always liked Oregon as well – the pubs and the beers. It’s…
