Entries from August 28th, 2013

Shelton Brothers Portfolio Returns to Seattle Through New Urban Family Distributing

August 28th, 2013 · 2 Comments · General Beer News

Beer geeks, rejoice. Shelton Brothers, the importer & distributor of world-class beers & ciders, will soon be sending beer back to Seattle after a several year hiatus. They will be represented in Seattle by the new Urban Family Distributing, the same owners of Urban Family Brewing & Public House in Ballard. Shelton Brothers is perhaps […]

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Tickets for Craft Beer + Food On Sale Today

August 27th, 2013 · No Comments · Events, Washington Breweries

For the third year in a row, Kendall & Kim from over at Washington Beer Blog have put together an impressive lineup of restaurants and breweries for their Craft Beer + Food event taking place on Wednesday, September 25 at 6pm at the Tyee Yacht Club on Lake Union. Ten local breweries will have their […]

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Grab A Beer: New Belgium French Aramis IPA

August 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Beer Reviews

New Belgium French Aramis IPA Alcohol by Volume: 6.7% Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: This is the second release in New Belgium’s “Hop Kitchen” series. There will be four total releases of this series in 2013, with Hoppy Bock being the first, a fresh hop beer being […]

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Triplehorn Brewing Celebrates 1st Anniversary This Saturday in Woodinville

August 22nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Events, Washington Breweries

Triplehorn Brewing has been making some great beers since opening last year. We don’t see nearly enough of them over here in Seattle, so a visit to the brewery is the best way to find their beer. They will be celebrating their 1st anniversary this Saturday with special beers, including barrel-aged offerings, casks and more. […]

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First Annual Fruit Beer & Cider Fest Coming to Sixgill This Saturday

August 21st, 2013 · No Comments · Events

Fruit beer has not always had the best reputation in craft beer circles. There was a time when “fruit beer” often meant that a brewery was taking some fruit syrup/concentrate of some sort and adding it to an American-style wheat beer, or something else light and sessionable. The resulting “fruit flavor” was typically sweet and […]

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Hi-Fi Brewing Open This Weekend in Redmond

August 15th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Beer Releases, Washington Breweries

Hi-Fi Brewing is set to open their doors this weekend at 14950 NE 95th St. in Redmond, just down the street from Black Raven Brewing. They’ll be starting out with a soft opening today from 4pm to 9pm, and regular hours going forward will be 4pm to 9pm Monday through Thursday, 4pm to 10pm on […]

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Iron Horse Brewery to Release Decision Maker DPA – Decisive Pale Ale

August 14th, 2013 · No Comments · Beer Releases

The team at Iron Horse Brewery has quite the sense of humor. In an industry where there are pretty much no regulations for what style you want to call your beer, you might as well have fun with it. You should read this blog post from Iron Horse, which follows their creative process for coming […]

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Nominate Your Favorite Bar for the CraftBeer.com Great American Beer Bars Survey

August 12th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

We all know that Seattle has some of the best beer bars in the country, but I have no idea if the rest of the country has any idea just how lucky we are up here. CraftBeer.com wants to know what the best craft beer bars in America are, and I’d love to see several local bars […]

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Big Al Brewing 5th Anniversary Celebration This Saturday With Special Beers & Music

August 9th, 2013 · No Comments · Events, Washington Breweries

Time flies when you’re having fun. Cheers to Alejandro Brown and the rest of the crew at Big Al Brewing for 5 years of making great beers. Join them to celebrate this Saturday with special beers and live music. From Big Al Brewing: Come celebrate our 5 year anniversary with us this Saturday night with […]

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Odin Viking Fest at Asgard Tavern This Sunday Supports Fight Against MS

August 7th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Events, Washington Breweries

This Sunday, August 11, the Biking Vikings will be holding the 1st Annual Odin’s Viking Fest at the Asgard Tasting Room in in Fremont neighborhood from 3pm to 7pm. The event will go to help the National MS Society fund research, advocate for change and help people with MS. The Asgard Tavern is Odin Brewing’s […]

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