Beer Picture: Hop Henge

January 27th, 2016 · No Comments · + Russ, Beer & Food, Beer Releases, Beer Reviews, Random Beer Pics

True to name, Deschute’s Hop Henge is a mysterious beer. Sometimes this seasonally released double IPA is good, while other years it’s fantastic! Sometimes a season’s offering will taste fantastic and I’ll go out and buy more only to find that the additional bottles don’t quite taste the same. Hmmm, quite the mystery… Or maybe […]

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Random Beer Picture: Pour Responsibly

March 30th, 2015 · No Comments · + Russ, Random Beer Pics

That one time a bottle of Evil Twin’s Lil’ B got away from me… 10.5% Imperial Porters have a way of doing that though. But what a delicious beer! cheers,+Russ

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A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Georgetown Brewers Night at Beveridge Place Pub

April 27th, 2013 · No Comments · + Russ, Events, Random Beer Pics

Welcome to random picture month! April is going to be dedicated to posting random pictures of people and places in the beer industry. Here we see Gary from Beveridge Place Pub and Manny from Georgetown Brewing toasting the 5 year anniversary of the new pub location. Five years ago on opening night, The Bev hosted […]

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The Sixgill Is Now Open

April 25th, 2013 · No Comments · + Russ, Bar Reviews, Beer & Food, General Beer News, Random Beer Pics

Last night Fremont’s new beer bar, The Sixgill, opened its doors to the public. Brought to you by Rick & Ellen, the owners of the Noble Fir, The Sixgill offers 36 taps of craft beer, a full bar and a good looking food menu. We checked it out on Tuesday for the soft opening where […]

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Double Mountain Bottle Release

April 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · + Russ, Beer Releases, Events, Random Beer Pics

After years of waiting, bottles of Double Mountain will soon be available on the Seattle market. Starting about May 1st, these fantastic beers should be available at your local bottle shop. To celebrate the release, Bottleworks will be holding a special event with the folks from Double Mountain present to share some special draft beers […]

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A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Epic Ales in SODO

April 18th, 2013 · No Comments · + Russ, Beer & Food, Random Beer Pics, Uncategorized, Washington Breweries

Welcome to random picture month! April is going to be dedicated to posting random pictures of people and places in the beer industry. Epic Ale’s newly remodeled Gastropod has been up and running for a couple of months now. This picture was taken at their third anniversary party in January. As you can see, they’ve […]

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The Winners of Brouwer’s Hard Liver Barleywine Festival Announced

March 27th, 2013 · No Comments · + Russ, Beer Reviews, Events

So another Hard Liver barleywine festival is in the books. This last Saturday, crowds lined up in the sun for the 11am opening of Brouwer’s Cafe in order to take a stab at the 57 or so barleywines on tap. The first people in line reportedly arrived at 7:45am! Wow, that’s some dedication. After the […]

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Cooking with beer: Garlic & ginger clams w/ coconut milk & stout beer sauce

October 12th, 2012 · 2 Comments · + Russ, Beer & Food

Post & recipe by +Russ As the Fall season settles in and brings shorter days and cooler evenings, I tend to spend more time in the kitchen cooking up comfort food.  I enjoy cooking and I like to drink beer while I cook.  Now that it’s the season for more stouts and porters, let’s combine […]

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Big Time Brewery’s Whiny The Complainer Triple IPA

February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Beer & Food, Beer Reviews, Random Beer Pics, Washington Breweries

Today is the day.  Avoid the Pliny The Younger headache and head over to the Big Time for a glass (or two) of Whiny The Complainer.  It’s tasting great with a nice light, resiny, citrus aroma and some big, rich, juicy hop flavor.  Nicely done. Cheers, +Russ

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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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