Entries from July 29th, 2011

Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo Available August 1

July 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Beer Releases

Press Release from Merchant du Vin: Merchant du Vin and Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery are proud to announce the third U.S. annual release of Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo. This barrel-aged, bottle-conditioned strong ale expresses the elegant refinement of every Samuel Smith’s beer, but with depth, length and power found in no other beer. This is […]

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New Belgium Brewing’s “Clips of Faith” at Gas Works Park Friday

July 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Events

Press release: Fort Collins, Colorado, July 27, 2011 – On Friday, July 29, New Belgium Brewing’s Clips of Faith Beer and Film Tour (www.clipsoffaith.com) will come to Seattle for the first time.  New Belgium, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, selected the winning films and has hit the road for its second annual tour, bringing […]

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Portland Beer Trippin’ Part 2: Imperial IPAs & Exploration

July 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Bar Reviews, Beer & Food, Beer Travels, Oregon Breweries

Someday, maybe I’ll have visited Portland enough times where there just isn’t anything of interest (from a beer perspective) left that I have not already visited. But, for now (after maybe ten trips in five years?) there are still plenty of new-to-me places to keep me busy. Our first day in PDX was a great one, but […]

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Grab A Beer: Redhook Dunkelweizen

July 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries

Redhook Dunkelweizen Alcohol by Volume: 6.0% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: The first release in Redhook’s new Blueline series of special releases is this traditional German-style dunkelweizen. The Blueline series will include four or five offerings throughout the year that will only be available in Washington, Oregon and […]

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Portland Beer Trippin’ Part 1: Cheese Bar, Roscoe’s and More

July 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Bar Reviews, Beer & Food, Beer Travels

It was just a couple short months ago that I was last in Portland checking out spots such as Migration, Coalition, and Burnside. But, I’m pretty sure you can’t make too many trips to Portland to drink beer, so a couple weekends ago it was back on the train and down to PDX for another […]

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Inaugural Bremerton Summer BrewFest Tomorrow

July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Events, Washington Breweries

It sounds like it might turn out to be a beautiful day for a beer fest tomorrow… From the Washington Beer Commission: The first Bremerton Summer BrewFest is coming to Pacific Avenue in downtown Bremerton (between Burwell St. and 6th St.) this Saturday, July 23, from noon – 9pm. The event will feature an outstanding […]

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Seattle Times: Sniffing out Yakima Valley hops, beer lovers can hail plant that flavors ale

July 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Beer Travels, Washington Breweries

With the Yakima hop harvest about to get underway in the next month or two, the Seattle Times has a timely article today about exploring the “Land of the Hop.” It includes visits to Yakima Craft Brewing, American Hop Museum, Horse Heaven Hills, Whitstram Brewing, and Snipes Mountain. From a more personal standpoint, this article […]

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Beer Pic: Russian River Blind Pig IPA

July 20th, 2011 · 3 Comments · California Beer, Random Beer Pics

A friend was kind enough to bring me back some Blind Pig from her road trip to Santa Rosa.  They are tasting great as ever.  It’s a shame they aren’t distributed here….. cheers, +Russ

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American Brewing to Start Bottling Breakaway IPA

July 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Great news from Skip Madsen, Neil Fallon, and the rest of the team up at American Brewing in Edmonds, WA. More WA beer available in bottles is always a good thing. Bottling Begins! Incredible! At almost 5 months from our opening date, we will begin bottling Breakaway IPA on Monday, July 25th! DON’T MISS OUT […]

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Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery Announces Brewing Competition

July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Press release from Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery: Seattle, WA, July 11, 2011 – “From Basement to Brewpub”. Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery (FBC) has announced the details of their first brewing competition. As part of the ongoing development for their line of beer, FBC is drawing from its membership via brewing competitions. “We surveyed our members […]

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