Bellingham Beer Week is a ten-day celebration of Bellingham’s beer scene, featuring events at brewery taprooms and the city’s taphouses, culminating with one of the largest beer festivals in Washington state, April Brews Day on Saturday, April 28th.
Over the past decade, Bellingham has emerged as one of the most brewery-dense cities in the nation. The population of just 92,000 supports 15 breweries. More than two dozen events are already scheduled for Bellingham Beer Week this year, with the kickoff happening at Wander Brewing on Thursday, April 18th, and the crescendo at the April Brews Day festival on Saturday, April 28th. Here is the press release.
15 Breweries Collaborate to Organize Bellingham Beer Week
Bellingham Beer Week is back for a 10th year! Breweries and taphouses all around Bellingham will be celebrating our city’s vibrant craft beer culture with a week of creative events and beer releases, leading up to the grand finale of Bellingham’s biggest beer festival- April Brews Day! For the last decade, Bellingham Beer Week has been an annual celebration of the creative and unique beer scene in Bellingham, making our city a destination for beer drinkers across the Pacific Northwest.
This year, Bellingham Beer Week was planned by 15 of the breweries in Bellingham gathering together to get organized. So organized, in fact, that not only did we plan Bellingham Beer Week, but we also created an organizing committee for our beer community – Bellingham Beer Alliance. The BBA will be planning and promoting BBW, and will also be looking for other opportunities to continue to celebrate and grow the reach of Bellingham beer through other events and collaborations throughout the year.
“We’re all really excited about the potential of the Bellingham Beer Alliance. Planning for Bellingham Beer Week has certainly been our first priority, but we also can’t help but look forward to other event possibilities throughout the year, like an Oktoberfest or a Winter Beer Festival in Bellingham. We’re looking forward to being able to apply for grant money, and continuing on the momentum of Bellingham Beer Week.” – Emily Mallos, Communications Lead.
This April, breweries and taphouses all across Bellingham will be holding beer-centric events every day for the 11 days of BBW. From block parties, to brewery tours, to beer and food pairings, and collaboration beer releases, Bellingham Beer Week brings something for every beer lover! Bellingham Beer Week will be a true showcase of collaboration and camaraderie in our community, and sure to craft an experience as unique as each of the breweries in Bellingham!
This year Bellingham Beer Week has a brand new look. Keep an eye out for the new logo around the city as Bellingham Beer Week events start popping up. Follow along on social media @bhma.beer.week as your favorite breweries share more details on upcoming events and beer releases, and keep track of all the Bellingham Beer Week events on our website – bellinghambeerweek.com.
Visit our Events page for information about other upcoming beer events.