Hop Availability Forces Alaskan Brewing to Discontinue Alaskan Pale Ale

May 22nd, 2013 · Press Release

Interesting press release here from Alaskan Brewing today. Personally, I’d much rather drink their new year-round Freeride APA…so I won’t miss their regular Pale too much.

Press release:

JUNEAU, Alaska (May 22, 2013) – Alaskan Brewing announced today that it will no longer offer its Alaskan Pale as a year-round release. The decision to cease production of this beloved beer was forced by the dwindling availability of the key hops required for the Golden Ale’s unique taste.

“The U.S. Tettnanger hops availability, consistency and quality had started to become an ongoing issue for the past several years,” said David Wilson, Quality Assurance Manager at Alaskan Brewing. “With most hop varieties we are able to order based on the characteristics we are looking for in the taste and aroma, but because so few farmers are growing this hop, we have had a hard time coming up with the consistency we need to brew Alaskan Pale year-round.”

Alaskan Pale is a Golden Ale, but in 1987 was called Pale to offer a contrast to the only other year-round brew Alaskan was producing at the time, Alaskan Amber. The Alaskan Pale has built a loyal following through the years, particularly in Alaska, and has won multiple awards for its unique and delicate flavor.

Alaskan Brewery distributors report that there is just about a month’s supply left of the Pale, so they recommend stocking up now. There is no direct replacement for the Pale planned in Alaskan’s product line, although the Brew Crew continues to experiment with all types of beers, including Golden Ales.

“We are always experimenting with different recipes, and we would love to find a similar flavor profile to the Alaskan Pale as many of us will miss this beer tremendously,” said Marcy Larson, brewery co-founder.  “But we wanted to be honest in that without those specific hops, it will not be the same beer.”

Alaskan’s latest year-round release, the Freeride APA is a very different beer than the Pale, with a citrusy hop-forward flavor profile and the medium bitterness that characterize American pale ales. Finding any style of Alaskan Beer in your area is as easy as checking the Alaskan Brew Finder.

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Seattle Beer Week Wrap-Up: My 2nd Half Highlights

May 21st, 2013 · Uncategorized

photo (2)After 11 days of fun, the 2013 edition of Seattle Beer Week came to a close on Sunday. As always, it was a hell of a fun week. I’m happy to slow down a bit this week, though.

Cheers to all the organizers, participating venues, and the hordes of people that enjoyed the events for making this another week to remember (even if it is a bit fuzzy).

I checked in last week with some of my 1st half SBW highlights, and following is a run down on what I enjoyed the rest of the week.

Wednesday – One of my favorite events every year is Firkin-Firkin at the Elysian Brewpub up on Capitol Hill, and this year was no exception. Each year, they have a selection of WA beers face off against a selection of special beers from a particular part of the country; this year they sourced some real gems from the Midwest. All beers are poured from casks, and there is voting for which beers are your favorites. The Midwest lineup won Best Regional Showing. The 1st place beer went to Brugge Brasserie Peony Kriek, while Elysian Space Dust tied with Three Floyd’s Zombie Dust for second. Cheers to Elysian for a fantastic event.

After Elysian, we headed over to Pine Box to see what special Firestone Walker beers we could snag. They were holding their Firestone Walker/Fran’s Chocolates pairing event, which was sold out, but they had special beers like Parabola and their XVI Anniversary Blend available to the public.

Thursday – Sour Fest. The lineup was as good as ever for the 5th year of this mouth-puckering event. Almost 60 sour/wild beers graced the taps of Brouwer’s Cafe, from the likes of Cantillon, Lost Abbey and Jolly Pumpkin, as well as local WA breweries like American and Big Al. Beer geeks lined up early for the 11am kick-off and stayed late to enjoy the impressive lineup. My favorites included the Freigeist Abraxxxas, which was lightly smoky combined with a mellow sourness; it is “inspired by an old style of smoked weisse beer known as Lichtenhainer which was popular in 19th century eastern Germany.” I also loved the balanced, refreshingly sour Struise Weltmerz Blonde Sour Ale. At just 3% ABV, this beer had a good body and packed plenty of flavor. It really impressed me while also helping to make my sobriety last a bit longer. This event is just another example of why I consider Brouwer’s Cafe one of the best beer bars in Seattle, and the entire country.

From there I bused it over to Capitol Hill to play some 9-ball for a bit in preparation for the tourney at the Taphouse Grill on the last day of SBW. Then we hit up Quinn’s for dinner and to see what they had pouring for their Stillwater brewers night. I somehow thought it was a good idea to get a glass of their Premium 45 “new world Scandinavian malt liquor.” I’m not telling you how much I had to pay for the 12oz glass (way too much), but it most definitely was not worth it. I sure did enjoy my boar sloppy joe with a pint of Georgetown Bob’s Brown after that, though.

I was ready to hoof it home after that stop, but it’s easy to get talked into doing stupid things during SBW. Hence, that’s how I ended up at the Hopvine for their Black Raven brewers night to finish the night. Some the Black Raven crew was on hand, as well as publican Bob Brenlin. I didn’t need them, but I sure enjoyed their Session IPA and then a glass of their Grandfather Raven Imperial Stout.

Friday – Couch. No beer. My liver needed a break, thank you.

Saturday – I had a beer judging commitment all day (more on that later this week), and then I hit up the Eastlake Zoo Tavern for some ping pong. They had some beers leftover from their Heavy Metal Bash SBW event, so this kind of counts. Not really.

Sunday – My last event for SBW was the 4th annual Brewers 9-Ball Tourney at the Taphouse Grill. 8 different breweries get together teams of 5 to compete in a double-elimination style tourney. I had the pleasure of playing for Firestone Walker, and while my awesome teammates carried us to a third place finish, I didn’t have much luck in my matches. It was definitely a fun way to finish an incredible week, though.

Cheers again to everyone involved in making this SBW another success. I’m glad it only comes once a year, though.

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Seattle Beer Week 2013 – 5 Days Left – My 1st Half Highlights

May 15th, 2013 · Events

brouwers6 days of the 2013 edition of Seattle Beer Week are in the book, and it’s been quite a good time already. With 5 days of events still left, there are still plenty more opportunities to partake in these special events.

I haven’t attended events on every day of SBW, but I’ve done my fair share….following is a little run down with some highlights.

Friday – After missing the opening of SBW on Thursday, I was rearing to go on Friday. We started off with a couple of glasses of high ABV stouts at Back in Black at Brouwer’s Cafe. While the weather outside was sunny and not calling for stouts at all, the dim, beer hall-like interior of Brouwer’s is always perfect for strong beers. I had the Firestone Walker PNC Buckwheat Stout and the Green Flash Silva Stout, both of which were full of bourbon barrel goodness. From Brouwer’s, it was a quick jaunt over to the new Sixgill for their Hood River Night featuring beers from three awesome breweries: Double Mountain, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, and pFriem Family Brewers. My Oak Aged Bretta was a good transition from those big stouts at Brouwer’s. My final stop of the night was at Safeco Field for a little Mariner’s baseball, but not before stopping by The Lodge Sports Grille in Pioneer Square (old Tiki Bob’s spot) for a beer and a burger during their SBW Grand Opening party. The place was pretty packed, but my burger was great and the very solid lineup of beers included the likes of Boneyard RPM IPA and Chuckanut Pils. Seems like another good addition to the pregame bar list.

Saturday – I had thankfully headed home after the Mariners game (all my friends can’t say the same…), so I was pretty fresh and ready to go on Saturday. My first stop of the afternoon was at Urban Family Public House to check out the lineup for their Saison Fair, which did not disappoint. I enjoyed the collaboration “Urban George” saison that Fort George brewed with Urban Family, the Mikkeller “Yeast Series Saison”, and a few tastes of several others from friends. This was a great idea for a SBW event that I hope to see return in future years. From there it was over to check out Populuxe Brewing for the first time, and it was a perfect sunny day to enjoy their fairly large outdoor area featuring a few picnic tables and 2 sets of bags/cornhole. I quite enjoyed their Imperial IPA and a taste of their saison, but the CDA we shared was pretty off the mark from what I look for in the style. Overall, I loved the setup and abundant outdoor seating…I’ll be back. Our last stop of the day was just a few blocks up to Reuben’s Brews, where their Rye Brew Fest was heavy on styles featuring what has become their signature ingredient. Reuben’s has been a very popular spot since opening, and their line was out the door on this sunny afternoon.

Tuesday – After sitting SBW out on both Sunday and Monday, Tuesday night found Jeanne and I partaking in the Brewer’s Dinner at Schooner Exact. This was the third dinner that chef Warren Peterson has put on at the brewery, but it was the first one they’ve done for a SBW. The food and beer were both pretty outstanding. You can see the full menu below, but my favorite combo of the meal was the panna cotta paired with the kriek. While the special BBN Imperial Porter was probably my favorite beer of the lineup, the Gen X IPA (featuring Mosaic hops) was a pretty stellar IPA. Chef Peterson actually designed this beer with the help of the brew staff and got to help brew it, and I think he’s pretty happy with the results. Jeanne and I were happy with it as well…we happily filled a growler we had stashed in the car so we can enjoy some later this week. Cheers to Warren, Matt, Heather, Mark and the rest of the crew that helped out for a great dinner (at a very reasonable price for what we got).

First
Dungeness Crab Salad with endive, cucumber, fresno chili, lemon, celery, cilantro
Paired with Seamstress Union Raspberry Wheat

Second
Pan-Roasted Alaskan Halibut with braised artichoke, pancetta, apple
Paired with Gen X IPA

Third
Stout-Braised Beef Short Rib with pickled mushroom, white cheddar polenta
Paired with Dry Stout

Fourth
Aged Gouda with rosemary flatbread, quince paste, chesnut honey
Paired with Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter

Fifth
Mascarpone Panna Cotta with blackberries, toasted almonds
Paired with Kriek

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Random Beer Pic: Justin Gerardy of Standard Brewing

May 14th, 2013 · Washington Breweries

If you haven’t heard of Standard Brewing yet, I wouldn’t be surprised. Justin Gerardy opened the small 1bbl nanobrewery back in late March, and most (if not all) of their beer has only been poured in their taproom. Located at 25th and Jackson in the Central District, you can stop by Standard to have a pint or fill growlers. It seems like they are open about 4pm to 8pm Wed – Sat for now, but there is no confirmation on their website.

I stopped by with some friends a week or two ago and enjoyed a few pints at the single table on their patio. Their high octane (9.5% ABV) Cascadian Dark Ale was easily my favorite of the lineup; very solid.

A good chance to try Justin’s beers will be when he stops by The BottleNeck Lounge this Thursday, May 16, for a brewers night as part of Seattle Beer Week.

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Black Raven Collaborates with Midnight Sun to Release Sun of a Beak This Saturday

May 10th, 2013 · Beer Releases

Back in January when the brewers from Black Raven Brewing were in Alaska for the Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival (where they took 3rd place this year; 1st in 2012), they headed to Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage to collaborate on a special beer. These breweries are two of my favorites in the country, and it is safe to say I’ve been excited to try what they brewed together.

This Saturday, they will be releasing “Sun of a Beak” on draft at the Black Raven Brewing taproom starting at noon and then in bottles at Malt & Vine starting at 5pm. They ended up brewing an imperial coconut porter that was then aged in bourbon barrels. Black Raven’s “Coco Jones” coconut brown porter is a fantastic beer, so I have high hopes for this one.

Black Raven’s Head Brewer/Owner Beaux Bowman and Midnight Sun’s Head Brewer Lee Ellis will be at both establishments to chat up the collaborative process and reminisce about brewing the beer.

It will be available on draft at Black Raven, and both on draft and in 22oz bottles at Malt & Vine.

In addition to these two Seattle Beer week events, you can taste the beer at a Midnight Sun/Black Raven brewers dinner at Bravehorse Tavern on Wednesday and at a Midnight Sun/Black Raven brewers night at The Burgundian on Friday, 5/17. Possibly at a couple of other events…

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Grab A Beer: Fremont Seattle Beer Week Organic Pale Ale

May 8th, 2013 · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries

Fremont Seattle Beer Week Organic Pale Ale
Alcohol by Volume: 4.5%
Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown.

Intro:

Pic from Fremont Brewing.

Pic from Fremont Brewing.

One of the highlights of Seattle Beer Week (SBW) is that each year a different brewery is chosen to craft an official beer for the event. In previous years the SBW brews have included Pike Double IPA, Hale’s Double IPA, Maritime Decompression Ale, and Elysian Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout. This low ABV session pale ale is a chance in direction from the other SBW beers that came before it, but I’m quite happy with what they have chosen. Whereas high ABV imperial IPAs haven gotten much of the attention in the past few years, hoppy session beers are gaining popularity. Finding something with good hop flavor that you can have few of without getting drunk has been a challenge in the past, but beers like this are changing that.

Description:
Pours a clear dark golden with with a big white head that sticks on top of the glass for quite a while. Strong citrus hops and light grainy malt pop out in the aroma. The hops are right up front in the aroma and let you know what this beer is all about. The flavor is focused on a mix of citrus and spicy hop flavors, and a good amount of bready/grainy malt flavor contributes as well. A moderate bitterness balances well without being too intense. There is minimal sweetness, the texture is a bit creamy, and the light-medium body is perfect for a refreshing, low ABV pale ale.

I love this beer. It is a well-balanced session pale that lets the hop flavors shine without completely forgetting about the malt. Without question, if this were available year-round in six-packs it would find its way into my fridge often.

This beer may not be crazy enough for some beer geeks to think it is anything special. It is not barrel-aged, imperial, or dark and sweet. It’s just a damn good, hoppy beer that I could drink a shit ton of.

Verdict: Buy the hell out of it while you can.
Click here to see a list of select local bottle shops.
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Brouwer’s Cafe Announces Lineups for Back in Black Stout Fest and Sour Fest

May 7th, 2013 · Events

Brouwer’s Cafe just put up a post about their upcoming Seattle Beer Week events, including the below preliminary beer lists (always subject to change, for better or worse) for the Underberg Back in Black Stout Fest taking place this Friday and Sour Fest taking place on Thursday, May 16.

From Brouwer’s:

For those of you that need a reminder Seattle Beer Week is just around the corner, the celebration of all things beer in Seattle kicks off next Thursday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 19th.  We have 4 events during the 10 day celebration here.  They are as follows:
Underberg Back in Black Stout Fest, Friday, May 10th, Who’s a fan of good digestion?  Starts when we open the doors at 11am.  It’s just like it sounds we replace just about every tap we have with some delicious stouts from around the world.  We will have some special T-Shirts for sale at this event.
Here are a handful of the offerings that we will be pouring, this is not a finalized list, there will be things available that are not here and a few of these might not make it on, but most of them will.
Deschutes The Abyss ’10 (11%) Oregon
Deschutes The Abyss ’11 (11%) Oregon
Djaevlebryg Gudelos (8.9%) Denmark
Djaevlebryg Pride of Nekron (10.2%) Denmark
Double Mountain Black Irish Stout (4.5%) Nitro Oregon
Double Mountain Formidable (11%) Oregon
Ellezelloise Hercule Stout (9%) Belgium
Elysian Dark of the Moon ’12(6.5%) Washington
Emelisse Ardbeg Stout Milk Stout (10.5%) Netherlands
Emelisse  Russian Imperial Stout ’12 (11%) Netherlands
Evil Twin/Westbrook Mini Growler (12%) Denmark
Evil Twin Yin and Yang(12%) Denmark
Fano/Hopping Frog Natasha Rocks (7.5%)  Denmark
Fort George Coffee Girl Stout (8.2%) Oregon
Fort George Rye Cavatica Stout (9.2%) Oregon
Firestone Parabola ’12 (12.5%) California
Fremont Coffee Darkstar (8.5%) Nitro  Seattle
Full Sail Black Gold ’11(11.4%) Oregon
Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti (9.5%) Colorado
Green Flash  Double Stout ’11 (8.8%) San Diego
Howe Sound Mega Destroyer Imperial Licorice Stout (10%) Canada 
Howe Sound Pothole Filer Imperial Stout (10%) Canada
HUB Army of Darkness (11%) Oregon
Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout ’12 (10.5%) California
Mad River Rorschach Imperial Oatmeal Stout (7.5%) California
Midnight Sun Moscow Rye Imperial Stout (11.%) Alaska
Nectar Black Xantus Coffee Stout ’13 (11%) California
Ninkasi Vanilla Oatis (7.2%) Eugene
Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy ’12 (10.5%) Colorado
Pike Entire (8%) Washington
Port Older Viscosity (12.5%) California
Silver City Imperial Stout (9.2%) Washington
Skagit Trumpeter Stout ’12 (9.2%) Washinton
Speakeasy Scarface Imperial Stout (9.5%) California
Stone Bourbon Imperial Russian Stout ’08 (10.5%)California
Stone Imperial Russian Stout ’10 (10.5%) California 
The Bruery Mrs. Stoutfire (9.5%) California
To Ol Golitat Imperial Coffee Stout (10.1%) Denmark
Beer and Burger Battle, Tuesday, May 14th.  Are you Ready to Rumble!!!  New this year it starts when the doors open, at 11am,  we are asking the brewers to be here by 5pm at the latest.   The formula is simple, each brewery designs a burger centered around beef patty, and brings 3 to 5 special beers, after that the sky is the limit.  We have had breweries bring in Voodoo Donuts to be used as the bun.  We have some really delicious options that will be available this year.
The returning champ is 21st Amendment and the contenders this year are Big Time, Double Mountain, Maui, Green Flash and Snipes.  The winner is determined by highest sales.
          
An Evening with 12% featuring Stillwater, Wednesday, May 15th (? – Assumption here..not listed on SBW website or in Brouwer’s post).  12% imports, importers of Evil Twin, Hof ten Dormal to name a few will join us.  We will have 8 draft total, 4 from Stillwater, and other offerings from Evil Twin, Hof Ten Dormal and De Dochtor.
Everybody’s favorite Sour Fest, Thursday, May 16th, starts when we open the doors at 11am. We replace as many taps as we can with a sour beer for your imbibing pleasure.  Here is some of what we will be pouring, there will be more, but we never like to release what we are pouring until it is in our cooler. Again this is not a finalized list, there will be things available that are not here and a few of these might not make it on, but most of them will.
BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon Chien .
American Brewing Stupid Sexy Flanders
Anderson Valley Feahter Leggy Bulrusher
Bear Republic  Tartare Berlinerweisse
Bockor Cuvee De Jacobins  
Bockor Publican Lambic  
Cantillion St. Lamvinus
Cantillion Vigneronne
Cascade Vine
Cascade Shrieking Violet
Cascade Supracot
De Proef/HOD Flanders Fred
Firestone Lil Opal
Firestone Slo Ambic
Freigeist Abraxxxas
Freigeist Sauer Porter
Gulpener Mestreeche Aajt 
Jolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza
Liefman’s Goudenband
Logsdon Cerasus
Mort Subite White Lambic
New Belgium  Clutch 
New Belgium  La Folie
Ommegang Biere D’Hougoumount 
Ritterguts Gose
Rodenbach  Grand Cru
Russian River Consecration ‘11
Russian River Supplication ‘12
Russian River Temptation ’11
Schooner Exact No Sac Sour Brown
Snipes Quinceanera Andrea
Snipes Quinceanera Concepcion
Snipes Quinceanera Prieta
Struise Weltmerz Blonde Sour Ale
Tilquin  Gueze Batch #2
The Bruery Sour in the Rye 2013

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Seattle Beer Week Kicks Off 200+ Scheduled Events Starting on Thursday

May 6th, 2013 · Events

While I’m excited about the 5th annual Seattle Beer Week (SBW), which will kick off Thursday, May 9 and last through Sunday, May 19, my liver has secretly been dreading this date. With over 200 events scheduled for the week (it’s really 11 days), you shouldn’t have a problem finding something interesting that fits your schedule. I wouldn’t suggest trying to hit them all…not that you could.

With so many great breweries, bars, retailers and restaurants that focus on good beer year-round in Seattle without the need for a special occasion, you could almost call every week your own personal “beer week”. But, SBW is one hell of an excuse for every beer venue in town to throw a collective party that celebrates everything that is great about one of the best beer cities in the country. Seattle helped start the now booming countrywide craft beer craze, and our fine city continues to boast some of the best breweries and beer bars anywhere.

The fun starts on Thursday at Fremont Brewing Company, where at 5:30pm they will tap the first keg of the official 2013 SBW beer, a 4.5% ABV Organic Session Pale Ale. This year’s closing event will be a Salmon Bake held at the Pyramid Alehouse on May 19 from 1pm to 8pm. In between those two events, you’ll find beer dinners, full-blown festivals (I’m looking at you, Brouwer’s Cafe), bar crawls, brewers nights, tap takeovers, new and specialty beer releases and plenty more.

SBW is also a great chance to check out some of the newer beer spots in town, as well as new breweries from around the area. The fantastic duo behind The Noble Fir recently opened The Sixgill in Fremont, and they have 7 events on their event calendar for the week. Brave Horse Tavern will also host a “Newbies Night” that will feature beers from Rueben’s Brews, Bellevue Brewing Co., Peddler Brewing Co., Populuxe Brewing and Moscow Brewing. 

With so many events to choose from, it might be hard to decide where to spend your time. In my opinion, you can’t go wrong. For more information on these and other events, make sure to check out Seattlebeerweek.com.

I may put up daily posts featuring some events here at SBN, but we’ll have to see about that. I may be too busy having fun.

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Silver City Brewery to Release The Giant Made of Shadows

May 3rd, 2013 · Beer Releases, Washington Breweries

SCSilver City Brewery will release a new beer called The Giant Made of Shadows on May 9. It will have a limited release in both draft and bottles, and you can also join them for a release party at their brewery taproom on the 9th.

More info from Silver City:

It’s almost like one of those dreams. You’re running, but you’re not being chased. You might be running through the woods or down a hallway.  The place is unfamiliar, dark and full of shadows.

The Giant Made Of Shadows is a malty Dark Strong Ale in the Belgian Style. Belgian brewers have never placed style over expression and our  full flavored ale is rich in black cherry, carmel, and coffee character.  Spicy Belgian yeast marries with biscuity malt and warming alcohol in this distinctive, mysterious nightcap.

Run from the shadows, not from the Giant.

9.9% ABV

I believe Silver City poured a version of this beer at Belgianfest a couple of years ago, and I remember enjoying it quite a bit. They really excel at these big, boozy strong ales, and I will be excited to hopefully find a bottle of this.

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Double Mountain Bottles Hit Shelves in Western Washington

May 2nd, 2013 · Beer Releases, Oregon Breweries

Thanks to +Russ for the image.

Thanks to +Russ for the image.

I’m quite excited to see that we will now be able to bring home bottles of Double Mountain beers here in Seattle. They had a release party last night at Bottleworks, and there will be another one tonight at Chuck’s on 85th.

Press release:

Double Mountain Bottles Rolling to Western WA
? Reusable Half-Liter Bottles Hit Shelves Today ?
? Tasting Parties this Week at Bottleworks, Chuck’s 85th

The wait is over! Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom, Hood River, Oregon, is pleased to announce the arrival of their bottled beer to retail outlets throughout Western Washington. The brewery’s core brands – Kölsch, Vaporizer Dry-Hopped Pale Ale, India Red Ale (IRA) and Hop Lava Northwest IPA – will be on shelves and available for purchase at outlets starting May 1, with seasonals and other specialties to follow. Distribution will be handled by Alpha Distributing of Kent, WA, Double Mountain’s wholesaler of record since 2011.

A partial list of initial retailers includes:
99 Bottles
Beer @ a Time
Beer Junction
Bottleworks
By The Bottle
Chuck’s 85th St. Market
Downtown Spirits
Gravity Beer Market
Ken’s Market Queen Anne
Last Drop Bottleshop
Met Market Sandpoint
Met Market Uptown
NW Liquid Gold
Pear Deli
Pint Defiance
Tacoma Boys
Tacoma Co-op
Whole Foods Westlake
World Beers
…with more to come online soon.

The beers come in unique half-liter (16.9 oz) bottles made in Germany with thick-walled glass, allowing them to be cleaned and reused dozens of times. Double Mountain will be soliciting finer retailers to serve as drop-off stations for the empties, which will be returned to the brewery for reuse. There will be no deposit charged or returned. Visit www.DMReturns.com to learn more about this green program and to find participating retailers as they are secured. To celebrate the new bottles, the brewery will be meeting fans tonight, May 1 at Bottleworks and tomorrow night, May 2, at Chuck’s 85th St. Market, both of whom will be pouring some special DM draft beers as well. Come on down and check them out!

For any more information, please contact Charlie Devereux at 503-939-0606 or via email at charlie@doublemountainbrewery.com; or Jeff Bert at Alpha Distributing, 360-888-3106.

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