Entries from April 12th, 2009

Beer Notes

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · General Beer News, Washington Breweries

Happy Easter, everyone… Just a few random notes: Check out the Washington Beer Blog’s post about month-long IPA festivals going on at Cooper’s Alehouse and Beveridge Place Pub. If you haven’t been up to Cooper’s, it is definitely worth the trip for this IPA fest. It also happens to be pretty much accross the street from […]

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Sour Thang! at Collins Pub Tonight Through Saturday

April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Events

Thanks to Seth for getting into that Twitter thing, and thanks to Paul over at the Pickled Liver for writing all this up Featured on the The Collins pub’s Twitter status was a previously unannounced mention to Seth Howard’s love of Sour Beers and in recognition of that he is holding a mini festival. Feature below is […]

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Brouwer’s Hard Liver Festival Pics

April 8th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Events

I finally got around to uploading a few photos from what was another great year of barleywine drinking at the Hard Liver Festival….click through on any of these pics to check out the rest (there aren’t too many more).  To look at that group shot in more detail, use this link to look at the […]

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Northwest Brewing News Tasting Panel – Summer Beers

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer Reviews, California Beer, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

A feature of the bi-monthly Northwest Brewing News  (for which I write the Seattle column) is a tasting panel that reviews a set style/type of beers. If there are any brewers/reps reading that would like to be considered for the June/July issue featuring summer beers (open to interpretation), please contact me for information on submitting […]

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Beer Reviews, Press Releases and General Stuff Back Over at Seattlepi.com

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer Reviews, General Beer News

One thing I don’t do a ton of on this blog is the usual beer reviews, press releases and the like. For some reason, I’ve wanted to keep those out of this blog. Since I still have my Seattlepi.com What’s On Tap blog, I’ve decided that I’m going to start using that space to post […]

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Beers in the Sun

April 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · General Beer News, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

These few days of sun and nice weather were sorely needed for many of us, and I’m sure I haven’t been the only one sitting out on a porch somewhere enjoying a beer. Here are a few places that you might find me sitting outside drinking in the sun: My Own Porch – It’s cheap, the food […]

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Best Brewery or Beer Bar Websites?

April 5th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Washington Breweries

It’s not a given that every brewery/beer bar has a a website these days, but it’s fair to say that the majority of them at least have some info online. What are some of the better websites out there? What qualifies as a good website is completely open to interpretation. It could be a website that […]

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Beer Notes

April 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · General Beer News, Notes

I blame my real job and looking at wedding reception sites for keeping me from posting this past week. Or, you could say I’m just lazy. By the way, any suggestions on wedding reception venues? Preferably a place that will let us source our own beer/wine. We’ve got lots of ideas and have started looking, […]

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