Pike Brewing released the 2012 batch of Old Bawdy Barley Wine on New Year’s Eve. If you haven’t had a chance to try it yet, this Friday is a great time to head down to the Pike Pub. They will be pouring 7 different vintages of Pike Old Bawdy, starting with the 2006 batch and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Barleywine'
Pike Brewing Hosting 7-Year Vertical Tasting of Old Bawdy Barley Wine This Friday
January 8th, 2013 · No Comments · Events, Washington Breweries
Tags: Barleywine
Barrel-Aged Beers Dominate Awards at Brouwer’s 10th Annual Hard Liver Barleywine Festival
March 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Events
This past Saturday Brouwer’s Cafe held the 10th Annual Hard Liver Barleywine Festival featuring over sixty barleywines on draft all in one day. A long line of dedicated drinkers from all over the NW formed early (I think the first person was reported in line around 7:30am?) before the doors cracked open at 11:15am. In addition […]
Tags: Barleywine·Brouwer's
Epic Beer Weekend Wraps Up
February 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries
This was one of those weekends where there were just too many great beer drinking options to choose from (talk about 1st world problems, huh?). Friday kicked off with a sold-out beer dinner at Trellis featuring Hopworks that got rave reviews. Saturday’s major event schedule included breweries across the state participating in the WA Beer […]
Black Raven Brewing Wins Top Honors at Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival
January 23rd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Washington Breweries
Congratulations are in order for Redmond’s Black Raven Brewing. At this past weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival, they won 1st Place for their vintage 2010 Old Birdbrain Barleywine. This is actually the second year in a row that Black Raven has taken top honors at this prestigious festival; they won with their […]
Brouwer’s Hard Liver Barleywine Festival Kicks Off This Saturday
March 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Events
Let the craziness begin. Brouwer’s Cafe is known for throwing great festivals, and this Saturday’s Hard Liver Barleywine Festival is the most popular of them all. Now in its 9th year, Hard Liver is a gauntlet of 60+ barleywines all on tap at once. The updated full list is below, as well as some highlights […]
Tags: Barleywine·Brouwer's
Glacier BrewHouse Big Woody Takes Top Honors at Brouwer’s 8th Annual Hard Liver Barleywine Festival
March 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Events
Matt Bonney of Brouwer’s Cafe announces this year’s winners at the Hard Liver Barleywine Festival. Congratulations to Glacier BrewHouse, located in Anchorage, Alaska, for taking 1st place in the judges rankings at Brouwer’s 8th Annual Hard Liver Barleywine Festival. Their Big Woody beat out 50+ other barleywines for the top honors. Big Woody is a […]
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Beveridge Place Pub Barleywine Bacchanal Kicks Off Today
February 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Events
This is it. The official launch of Barleywine Season starts today with the first day of the Beveridge Place Pub Barleywine Bacchanal. 50 barleywines will rotate through 24 dedicated taps starting today and ending March 6. They will pour older vintages from the cellar, rare offerings, and various special events will be spread throughout the […]
Collins Pub Real Strong Ale Festival Lineup
February 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Beer & Food, Beer Releases, Events
It’s more than just barleywines! Collins Pub will be pouring some seriously good, and seriously strong, ales during the annual Real Strong Ale Festival taking place March 3 to March 7. Beers will be available in sample flights or in full glasses. Beers will be tapped for the festival at 4pm on Wednesday and then […]
Tags: Barleywine·Big Beers·Collins Pub
Brouwer’s Hard Liver Festival Pics
April 8th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Events
I finally got around to uploading a few photos from what was another great year of barleywine drinking at the Hard Liver Festival….click through on any of these pics to check out the rest (there aren’t too many more). To look at that group shot in more detail, use this link to look at the […]
Brouwer’s Hard Liver Fest Gets Filthy
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Events
Bring your drinking shoes this Saturday….here’s most of the lineup: Alaskan Big Nugget ’07 Alaskan Big Nugget ’08 Anacortes Old Sebastes ’07 Anchor Old Foghorn ’08 Anderson Valley Horn of the Beer Anderson Valley Horn of the Beer Bourbon Barrel ’08 Avery Hog Heaven Barlywine ’08 Avery Samaels ’06 Big Sky Barleywine Bourbon Barrel Old […]
