A couple of weekends ago, more than 400 beers from almost 70 Washington breweries competed at the first annual Washington Beer Awards. Many of the state’s best breweries competed in just about every style category you can think of, and the best of the bunch were selected as winners. The results will be announced at […]
Entries from May 29th, 2013
400+ Beers Compete at Washington Beer Awards – Results to Be Announced at WA Brewers Fest
May 29th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Washington Breweries
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Hop Availability Forces Alaskan Brewing to Discontinue Alaskan Pale Ale
May 22nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Press Release
Interesting press release here from Alaskan Brewing today. Personally, I’d much rather drink their new year-round Freeride APA…so I won’t miss their regular Pale too much. Press release: JUNEAU, Alaska (May 22, 2013) – Alaskan Brewing announced today that it will no longer offer its Alaskan Pale as a year-round release. The decision to cease production […]
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Seattle Beer Week Wrap-Up: My 2nd Half Highlights
May 21st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
After 11 days of fun, the 2013 edition of Seattle Beer Week came to a close on Sunday. As always, it was a hell of a fun week. I’m happy to slow down a bit this week, though. Cheers to all the organizers, participating venues, and the hordes of people that enjoyed the events for making this […]
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Seattle Beer Week 2013 – 5 Days Left – My 1st Half Highlights
May 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Events
6 days of the 2013 edition of Seattle Beer Week are in the book, and it’s been quite a good time already. With 5 days of events still left, there are still plenty more opportunities to partake in these special events. I haven’t attended events on every day of SBW, but I’ve done my fair […]
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Random Beer Pic: Justin Gerardy of Standard Brewing
May 14th, 2013 · No Comments · Washington Breweries
If you haven’t heard of Standard Brewing yet, I wouldn’t be surprised. Justin Gerardy opened the small 1bbl nanobrewery back in late March, and most (if not all) of their beer has only been poured in their taproom. Located at 25th and Jackson in the Central District, you can stop by Standard to have a […]
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Black Raven Collaborates with Midnight Sun to Release Sun of a Beak This Saturday
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Beer Releases
Back in January when the brewers from Black Raven Brewing were in Alaska for the Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival (where they took 3rd place this year; 1st in 2012), they headed to Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage to collaborate on a special beer. These breweries are two of my favorites in the […]
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Grab A Beer: Fremont Seattle Beer Week Organic Pale Ale
May 8th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries
Fremont Seattle Beer Week Organic Pale Ale Alcohol by Volume: 4.5% Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: One of the highlights of Seattle Beer Week (SBW) is that each year a different brewery is chosen to craft an official beer for the event. In previous years the SBW […]
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Brouwer’s Cafe Announces Lineups for Back in Black Stout Fest and Sour Fest
May 7th, 2013 · No Comments · Events
Brouwer’s Cafe just put up a post about their upcoming Seattle Beer Week events, including the below preliminary beer lists (always subject to change, for better or worse) for the Underberg Back in Black Stout Fest taking place this Friday and Sour Fest taking place on Thursday, May 16. From Brouwer’s: For those of you […]
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Seattle Beer Week Kicks Off 200+ Scheduled Events Starting on Thursday
May 6th, 2013 · No Comments · Events
While I’m excited about the 5th annual Seattle Beer Week (SBW), which will kick off Thursday, May 9 and last through Sunday, May 19, my liver has secretly been dreading this date. With over 200 events scheduled for the week (it’s really 11 days), you shouldn’t have a problem finding something interesting that fits your […]
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Silver City Brewery to Release The Giant Made of Shadows
May 3rd, 2013 · No Comments · Beer Releases, Washington Breweries
Silver City Brewery will release a new beer called The Giant Made of Shadows on May 9. It will have a limited release in both draft and bottles, and you can also join them for a release party at their brewery taproom on the 9th. More info from Silver City: It’s almost like one of […]
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