The Washington Beer Blog

Last night the winners were announced. Each year, Specialty Competitions LLC conducts the Washington Beer Awards® Fresh Hop Competition. Here is the list of winners.

Here is my response to an essay about craft beer that recently appeared in the New York Times. I hope to clear a few things up.

The Salmon Safe Drinker’s Choice award went to Fill Your Cup IPA, a beer brewed by Oregon’s Kings and Daughters Brewery using Salmon-Safe Certified hops from Coleman Farms.

Lantern Brewing is closing, saying that it was not able to extend its lease with the property owner. The brewery, located just off Aurora Avenue in North Seattle, says it is looking for a new location and exploring ideas for creating a new, reimagined version of the brewery.

Chuckanut Brewery brought home a Silver Medal from the GABF in the Historical Beer category for Chuckanut Grodziskie.
But what’s that?

Mac & Jack’s Brewing is moving its brewing production to Bremerton and will operate jointly with Silver City Brewery.

New owners have taken over Downpour Brewing in Kingston, Washington. I share what information I uncovered on social media about this change. Also, a bit about Friends and Neighbors Brewing.

Leavenworth, Washington’s Blewett Brewing is opening a second location in nearby Wenatchee.

The 39th annual Great American Beer Festival concluded Saturday with the 2025 GABF awards ceremony. The GABF is the largest and most prestigious beer-judging competition in the nation. Washington and Oregon breweries brought home 28 medals this year.