I like hops. A lot. That’s no secret around here. In fact, I’ll shortly be re-posting a poem written all about hops in honor of the fresh hop season. But, by no means does that indicate that I can’t “understand the delicate subtlety and complexity” of other styles of beer. But, that’s exactly what renowned [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Notes'
Beer Notes – New Beer Taxes and Walking Man Brewing in the News
June 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Notes, Washington Breweries
The new Washington beer tax starts today. In addition to beer, their will also be new taxes for candy, bottled water, and gum. These taxes are expected to bring in $122 million over the next year, and under the legislation the taxes are slated to expire after 3 years. Visit the Seattle Times for more info on [...]
Tags: Walking Man Brewing
A Seattle Mariners Six-Pack for the 2010 Season
April 2nd, 2010 · 6 Comments · General Beer News, Notes
The Mariners kick-off the 2010 MLB season this upcoming Monday against the Oakland Athletics. The Mariners made some nice improvements for this year, but only time will tell if that will be enough to get them to the promised land. Since this is not a sports blog, I thought I’d be creative and combine my [...]
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Customer Service and Dealing With Modern-Day Beer Geek Expectations
February 3rd, 2010 · 10 Comments · Notes
These days, we drink in the modern-day world of technology such as Twitter feeds, Facebook updates, and real-time tap lists on brewery/bar websites. And like it or not, expectations have changed for some consumers (not all) when it comes to getting information from breweries and drinking establishments. Not all businesses are equipped to deal with these types of updates, and some businesses [...]
Tags: Beer Geeks
2010 – The Beer Ahead
January 9th, 2010 · 5 Comments · General Beer News, Notes
Looking at the past few years, I think it is safe to be excited for 2010. The past several years have all gotten consecutively more interesting when it comes to the world of craft beer, and there is no reason to expect anything different in 2010. Following are a few guesses at what we might [...]
Tags: BJCP·Cascade·Craft Brewers Conference·Imports·Seattle Beer Week
Merry Christmas – What Will You Be Drinking?
December 24th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Notes
Merry Christmas to all of you beer-loving readers out there! The holidays are a perfect time to break out a special bottle or pick up some seasonal beer from the market. What will you be enjoying this year? At the top of my list is a bottle of a 2007 New Belgium La Folie Falling [...]
Tags: Anchor·Goose Island·new belgium
Big Welcome to Chris Devlin and Colin Lenfesty
November 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Notes
You’re going to start seeing occasional posts from my friends Colin Lenfesty and Chris Devlin here at Seattlebeernews.com. We live in a huge world of beer these days, and no matter how hard I try I could never cover it all myself. It will be good to have Colin and Chris contribute their points of [...]
Men’s Journal’s Top Five Beer Towns = Fail
October 6th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Notes, Washington Breweries
First of all, writers and publications are obviously allowed to state their opinions. But, sometimes…opinions are just wrong. I try to leave rankings, lopsided polls, and the such alone…but yesterday’s article in Men’s Journal calling out the top five beer towns in the US got under my skin. Here are their top five: 1) San Diego 2) New [...]
Catching Up
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Notes
There was quite a bit going on this past weekend (Tacoma Craft Beer Fest, fresh hop festivals, Beer Can Derby, etc…), but I opted to take a timeout and recoup from what was a very fun, but long and busy summer. After multiple trips, people in town visiting, and a string of consecutive busy weekends, [...]
Tags: Beveridge Place·Elliott Bay·Widmer
GABF Results Notes and Observations
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Notes
Just a few notes/observations after reviewing the full GABF results: Cascade Brewing, from Portland, OR, took the top 2 spots in the Wood and Barrel Aged Sour Beer category. Their Bourbonic Plague earned the gold medal, and Vlad the Imp Aler earned the silver. Bourbonic Plague started off as a Belgian Spiced Double Porter that was then soured and [...]
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