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A book every beer lover must have

I like to sound smart when it comes to beer. So do many of you. Because you follow the Washington Beer Blog, I hope you…

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Gourd Almighty – Sunshine and Pumpkin Beer

(Reported live from the event on Saturday.) Crowds are building as the sun shines down on the Elysian Great Pumpkin Beer Fest at their new…

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Organic Amarillos distinguish Elliott Bay’s Hop Harvest Ale

Elliott Bay Brewery has just tapped its 2011 Hop Harvest Ale. It is currently on tap at the Burien pub and goes on tap tomorrow…

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Hilliard’s Beer opens to the public today

Ballard’s newest brewery opens to the public today. Hilliard’s Beer invites the public to come visit their warehouse-style brewery today (Friday, October 7th) from 3:00…

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Great Pumpkin Beer Festival nearly sold out

Tickets are going fast for this weekend’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. Especially for the Saturday session, which we have just learned is very close to…

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Pike Brewing increasing output by 30 percent

Pretty much every brewery we talk to these days recognizes a need to expand in one way or another. While breweries in business parks and…

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GABF results – Chuckanut and others hoist hardware

The Great American Beer Festival is perhaps the most prestigious beer competition in North America. Medals are highly coveted. The event took place this past…

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Yakima Fresh Hop Fest – strong showing for WA brewers

Saturday we attended the Yakima Fresh Hop Ale Festival. We’ve included some pictures below. Once again it was a fantastic event with copious quantities of…

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Craft:Beer+Food is done. BitterSweet:Beer+Chocolate is next

Last night’s Craft:Beer+Food event was amazing. Don’t take our word for it. Here are links for posts about the event that we presented last night…

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