Update Tuesday, November 29 – Contest is now closed.
We are giving away four pairs of tickets to the Washington Winter Beer Fest, which takes place Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 3rd in Seattle. All you need to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment here or on our Facebook page telling us about your favorite winter brew. We will pick the winners at random on Tuesday, November 29.
It’s time to make plans for the 12th Annual Washington Winter Beer Festival. You know the drill, or at least you should after 12 years. This year the event takes place Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 3, once again returning to Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park in Seattle (pictured above).
Winter Beer Festival is present by, and is a benefit for, the Washington Brewers Guild. This year 50 local breweries will each bring three or more unique beers. That’s a lot of beer! Dark malty stouts, robust winter warmers, barrel-aged gems, and lord knows what else Washington’s breweries will come up with.
DATES
Friday, December 2nd
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 3rd
1st Session: Noon-4pm
2nd Session: 5:30pm-9:30pm
LOCATION
Hangar 30
Warren G. Magnuson Park
7400 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
ADMISSION
Advance tickets available now at washingtonbrewersguild.org
$30 advance/$35 at the door. This event has sold out the last three years so buy now!
Admission includes a tasting glass and eight 5oz beer tastes.
Additional tokens are available for $2 each or three tokens for $5.
Designated driver admission is $5 and available at the door only.
This is a 21+ only event.
PARTICIPATING WASHINGTON BREWERIES
192 Brewing
7 Seas Brewing
Anacortes Brewery
Bainbridge Brewing
Bale Breaker Brewing
Beardslee Public House
Big Al Brewing
Black Raven Brewing
Chainline Brewing
Cloudburst Brewing
Counterbalance Brewing
Crucible Brewing
Diamond Knot Craft Brewing
Dick’s Brewing
Elliott Bay Brewing
Elysian Brewing
Floating Bridge Brewing
Flying Bike Cooperative
Fremont Brewing
Geaux Brewing
Georgetown Brewing
Ghostfish Brewing
Hale’s Ales Brewery
Hellbent Brewing
Hi-Fi Brewing
Icicle Brewing
Lantern Brewing
Lucky Envelope Brewing
Mac & Jack’s Brewing
McMenamins Breweries
Naked City Brewing
No-Li Brewhouse
Old Stove Brewing
Optimism
Orlison Brewing
Pike Brewing
Postdoc Brewing
Rainy Daze Brewing
RAM Brewery
Redhook Brewery
Rooftop Brewing
Schooner Exact Brewing
Silver City Brewery
Slaughter County Brewing
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing
Sound Brewery
Standard Brewing
Stoup Brewing
Wet Coast Brewing
Wingman Brewers
Not a Washington brew, but I do love me some Jubelale.
You can’t go wrong with a porter.
While I love my Washington beer, my favorite winter brew is the changing collaboration between New Belgium and Ben and Jerry’s. Last year it was Salted Caramel Brownie. This year it’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. And it all raises money and awareness for a good cause.
A great belgian is the best any time of the year!
I would have to say anything Naked City has to offer. Always love Big Lebrewski 😉
I really like Black Raven’s Festivus
I gotta go with fremont barrel aged dark star. Notable mention , and also having the best name goes to foggy noggin fn’XmasTree
Full Sail Wassail is our favorite winter/ Holiday brew!
The Elysian Bifrost is always a holiday treat!
Snow Beer’d from Peddler Brewing in Ballard is painfully underrated!
I would go with Fremont Winter Ale and Stone Xocoveza
Dark Star and Stone Xocoveza all the way!!
I will have to put dark Star from fremont brewing.
Definitely the Fremont Brewing B-Bomb. This year the original is better than all the infusions!
Fremont bourbon abominable is a must have and my fave winter ale
Fremont’s B-Bomb is to die for.
Maritime’s Jolly Roger.
Fremont Bourbon Abominable– what a great way to Celebrate the Season!
Fremont B-bomb is a cannot miss winter beer!
La Conner Brewing Tannenbaum is a classic!
Fremont B-Bomb is a must have.
Cabin Fever!
Boundary Bay hits it every year.
I love Kitten Mittens by Kulshan Brewing in Bellingham. Even though I live in Seattle, I always grab a growler of this wintertime brew when I’m up north.
Elysian’s Punkuccino beer is one of my favorites.
Diamond Knot’s Ho! Ho! Winter Ale is great! I look forward to it every year.
Any beer is a good winter beer
A-Bomb from Fremont is awesome!
B-bomb from Fremont!
Fremont Winter Ale
Puyallup River Brewing’s Imperial Eggnog Mud Mountain milk stout for sure!
Easy. Entendez Noel from Sound Brewing.
Icicle Brewing Co
BootJack IPA
free tickets? yes please!
does irish death count as a winter warmer?
I am really enjoying Tipsy Toboggan from Two Beers and B-Bomb from Fremont is always a classic.
Bifrost winter ale always makes many seasons appearances.
Georgetown Tombourbon is delicious and warms you up on a cool winter evening..
Fremont Winter Ale – always delicious!
Coffee cinnamon B-bomb!
Fremont’s b-bomb is my fav!
Fremont’s Coffee Cinnamon B-Bomb is my favorite!
In the winter, you can POUR me any kind of porter, or anything from Silver City!!
I think B-bomb is my favorite winter brew.
Cozy-er Sweater from Iron Horse gets me warmed and ready for Winter
Black Raven Festivus!!!
Lawn mower beer season is over. Time to move on to some B-Bomb and other barrel-aged goodness.
Fremont’s Abom…er…Winter Ale all the way!