Author: Kendall Jones

Freelance writer, freestyle beer drinker, and producer of the Washington Beer Blog. Longtime craft beer enthusiast and recovering homebrewer. Dedicated to helping the craft brewing industry continue to grow and prosper. To learn more about Kendall, CLICK HERE.

Hopped Up Brewing is closing, but don’t be sad

Most often, it is sad news when a brewery closes. This is different. Sue and Steve Ewan, along with their two daughters, opened Hopped Up…

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Bellevue Brewing opening a 2nd location, in the Spring District

We first reported this way back in 2015. Not about Bellevue Brewing necessarily, but about how the developers of a large project in Bellevue were…

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Tickets are on sale! WA Fresh Hop Fest at Marymoor Park

We all missed the Washington Brewers Festival at Marymoor Park, which usually happens in June each year. Alas, the last year has been anything but…

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Inland NW Craft Beer Festival – Tickets on Sale

Hello, Spokane beer lovers! The Washington Beer Commission has some good news for you. BEER FESTS ARE BACK! That means the Inland NW Craft Beer…

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Gig Harbor Beer Festival return July 24th

For the 10th year, the Gig Harbor Beer Festival returns to the Uptown Gig Harbor Pavilion. After last year’s unavoidable hiatus, the event makes its…

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Auctioning off a piece of Seattle’s craft beer history

It’s sad to think of it as a piece of Seattle beer history, but that’s what it is. Anyone who visited Populux Brewing in Seattle’s…

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Brew Five Three To Go! Get your tickets now

In January, the folks who organize Brew Five Three, Tacoma’s annual beer and music festival, announced that they were going virtual with a to-go, virtual…

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Get ready for Eastside Beer Week, July 23 thru Aug. 1

Breweries up and down the I-405 and I-90 corridors invite you to join them as they celebrate Eastside Beer Week. From Duval and Carnation to…

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YCH introduces Frozen Fresh Hops to its global customer base

Several months ago, I shared a story about a new hop product from Yakima Cheif Hops (YCH). Basically, fresh-frozen hops. At that time, it was…

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