Entries from October 31st, 2012

New Belgium Releases Two New Lips of Faith Beers to End the Year

October 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Beer Releases

New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series of beers has included some great releases this year, but they aren’t finished. Next up is an Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout and a Biere de Garde, on which they collaborated with Brewery Vivant of Michigan. I’m excited to check both of these out in November. Press release from New […]

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Tickets Now on Sale for Washington Beer Commission’s 2012 Winter Beer Fest

October 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Events

The annual Winter Beer Fest is returning to the Hale’s Palladium on Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8. Tickets are on sale now via Brown Paper Tickets. Tickets are $25 in advance and include a tasting cup and six 5oz beer tastes. The brewery list isn’t online quite yet, but you can expect to […]

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Twelve Bar Brews Celebrates First Anniversary

October 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Events, Washington Breweries

Press Release: Woodinville, WA- In celebration of its first year in business, Twelve Bar Brews is hosting a party with food, friends and their signature ales on tap Saturday, November 3rd from noon to six pm. The party will be at the Broken String, the newly expanded tasting room at the TBB production facility. This newly furnished addition […]

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Bellevue Brewing Company Nears Opening

October 25th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Washington Breweries

It has been a long road for Bellevue Brewing Company (BBC). They first started getting beer drinkers’ attention when they set up their Facebook account in early 2010. Since then, they’ve found their perfect location, hired an experienced team, worked their way through many trials and tribulations, and now they are just about ready to open […]

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Fresh Hops and Randalls at The Pine Box Tonight

October 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Events

As fresh hop beer season winds down, there are still plenty of these seasonal beers pouring at various spots around town. If you need to catch up on what you have missed, The Pine Box will be pouring “about 20 or so” different fresh hop beers on tap tonight. The full list is below, but the lineup will include […]

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Owners of Ballard’s The Noble Fir to Open The Sixgill in Fremont

October 23rd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

The combination of outstanding beer and a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere have made the The Noble Fir, located on Ballard Ave, one of my favorite beer bars in the city. So, when owners Rick Weersing and Ellen Kelly mentioned that they were planning on signing a lease to open a new place in Fremont, I was […]

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“Brewing in Seattle” Available on Oct 29 – Release Party at Pike Brewing

October 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Washington Breweries

The first book dedicated to Seattle’s rich beer history is set to be released on October 29 through Arcadia Publishing as part of their “Images of America” series. Author Kurt Stream has put together “Brewing in Seattle“, which includes over two hundred photos with history and stories being told in the captions of those photos. […]

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Vote for Your Favorites in the 2012 Northwest Brewing News Readers Choice Poll

October 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The time of year has come when the Northwest Brewing News is running their annual Readers Choice Poll. You can vote for your favorite production brewery, brewpub, nano-brewery, pub/ale house, retailer, homebrew shop and your favorite beers in a variety of styles. There are more than 20 different categories you can cast your vote in. […]

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Grab A Beer: Airways Final Departure Imperial Stout

October 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Beer Reviews

Airways Final Departure Imperial Stout Alcohol by Volume: 9.9% Intro: This is the first bottled beer ever released from Airways Brewing, located in Kent, WA. While there are some breweries in Washington that occasionally release an imperial stout, they are few and far between. It’s always good to see another local brewery give the style […]

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Beer as Art: ‘Stache Bash Homebrew Competition, Tasting & Art Show on Sunday, November 4

October 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Events, Homebrewing, Uncategorized

Beer as Art is a series of events put on by Rain City Brew that pairs local homebrewers with local artists to create art pieces inspired by their homebrews. For their next event, ‘Stache Bash, they have paired up with a non-profit organization called The World is Fun and Ninkasi Brewing, which is allowing them to […]

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