The Washington Beer Blog

Country Malt Group (CMG), a Vancouver, Washington-based supplier to the North American craft beverage industry, announced today that it will become the exclusive U.S. distributor of Montana Craft Malt (MCM).

Last night at The Growler Guys in Seattle, the Washington Beer Awards announced the winners of this year’s Fresh Hop Beer Competition. I share the results below.
In the 2026 competition, 49 Washington breweries entered 156 fresh hop beers.

MMIW Tribal Pale Ale is a limited-edition release created to raise awareness of the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Look for the beer starting in October.

The 2026 Great American Beer Festival winners are in, and the Pacific Northwest came away with plenty of hardware. Washington breweries earned 17 medals, and Oregon breweries took home 34. Here’s the full list of winners from both states.

Mark the calendar: October 15th through 17th, join us in West Seattle for a fresh hop beer festival – the freshest wet hop beer festival, or the wettest fresh hop festival. You decide. Whatever you call it, get ready for a biblical flood of fresh hop beers.

It’s not beer. It’s not alcohol. It doesn’t have calories. So what exactly is hop water, and why should you drink it?

I like a beer with a purpose, a mission, and The Mayor IPA is one of them. Last call for this annual beer/project!

In the wake of the devastating Spokane Complex Fire in August, Copperworks Distilling Co. turned to a whiskey rooted in the region to support the communities affected by the disaster.

If you’re looking for an excellent excuse to work your way through a wide selection of fresh hop beers from breweries near and far, look no further than Freshie and Friends at 5 Rights Brewing.