Entries from November 30th, 2010

12 Beers of Christmas Tour

November 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Events

All you need is another excuse to go out and drink, right? Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, Beveridge Place Pub, and Quinn’s are teaming up to bring you the 12 Beers of Christmas Tour. Between them, they will be pouring 12 different seasonal brews over 12 days starting on December 1. Pick up an official […]

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DRAFT Magazine’s Top 25 Beers of 2010 Includes Northwest Beers

November 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beer Reviews, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

DRAFT Magazine has released their annual Top 25 beers of the year list, and it includes three beers from northwest breweries. The list is not just for new beers. These beers can be new, long-time favorites, perfect examples of a style, or crazy experimentations. Essentially, it is a list of personal favorite beers from 2010 for the […]

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Preliminary Tap List for Brouwer’s Big Wood Fest

November 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Events

My favorite Brouwer’s festival is coming up next Thursday, December 2, and yesterday they posted a preliminary list of beers that will pour on their website. Your liver should be very afraid. Here you go: Alaskan Oak Aged Smoked Porter ’08 Allagash Curieux Allagash Oddeysey Boulder BBN American Red Boulder BBN Hazed and Confused Boulder […]

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Beer Suggestions for Your Thanksgiving Feast

November 24th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Beer & Food

At most traditional Thanksgiving gatherings tomorrow, the average person will be holding a wine glass when it comes time to wash down the turkey and trimmings. But, before making the choice for wine, you should consider the argument for beer. Beer styles that would go well with turkey and the trimmings include many winter seasonals, […]

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Seattle Beer News Top 10 Beer Spots – #9 Latona Pub

November 22nd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Bar Reviews

This is the Seattle Beer News list of the Top 10 Beer Spots in Seattle. Many great bars, pubs, and breweries won’t make this list; that doesn’t mean they aren’t outstanding places. Check out the previous post for #10. #9 Beer Spot in Seattle: The Latona Pub Ah…The Latona. Good food, good beer and good […]

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Join Beer Church for the 12th Annual Turkey Bowl This Saturday

November 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beer Releases, Events, Washington Breweries

If you’re looking for a noble way to drink beer this weekend, head to West Seattle Bowl on Saturday at 5:30pm for Beer Church’s 12th Annual Turkey Bowl. They will be collecting food donations and raising money for the West Seattle Food Bank, and you can try the new Beer Church Pale Ale, crafted by […]

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Craft Beer in the Spotlight – Brew Masters Debuts on Discovery Channel Sunday at 10pm

November 17th, 2010 · 4 Comments · General Beer News

This Sunday, craft beer returns to television. Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery, will star in what is possibly the biggest splash on television for craft beer since Michael Jackson’s Beer Hunter series aired. Brew Masters will focus on Calagione’s creation of adventurous beers using unique ingredients, and it will follow his travels to […]

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2010 Alaskan Smoked Porter Releases This Month

November 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Beer Releases

One of my favorite beers on earth, the Alaskan Smoked Porter, is being released this month. The beer also just took top honors in the Smoked Beer/Rauchbier category at the European Beer Star Awards. There is no telling how many other beers it beat out, or which ones, but two German Rauchbiers placed 2nd and 3rd […]

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Seattle Beer News Top 10 Beer Spots – #10 Duck Island Ale House

November 15th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Bar Reviews

This is the first installment of the Seattle Beer News list of the Top 10 Beer Spots in Seattle. Many great bars, pubs, and breweries won’t make this list; that doesn’t mean they aren’t outstanding places. #10 Beer Spot in Seattle: Duck Island Ale House Duck Island isn’t your typical beer bar. Sure, it has […]

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Sound Brewery Prepares to Liberate Tradition in Poulsbo

November 12th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Colin Lenfesty, Uncategorized, Washington Breweries

posted by Colin Lenfesty Over the past few years, the Kitsap Peninsula has steadily grown into one of our great beery destinations. With a short drive from Seattle, ferry ride, or a combination of both, you can knock out some serious stool time at some great places around the West Puget Sound. 7 seas in […]

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