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.

Tapping the First Fresh Hop Beer of 2015, This Friday

Hop harvest is now upon us. Farmers in the Yakima Valley are just now beginning to harvest the crop in earnest, but a couple weeks…

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Bellingham Tap Takeovers, a Prelude to Beer Week

Bellingham Beer Week runs from September 11 thru 21 with events celebrating the city’s vibrant and growing craft beer culture. As a prelude to beer…

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Gig Harbor Brewing Opens Saturday, August 15

UPDATE – The scheduled opening has been delayed. NOT OPENING THIS SATURDAY AS REPORTED. Stay tuned. Friday afternoon we received this message: “Due to an…

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Tumwater Artesian Brewfest, August 22

Back in the old days, before craft beer dominated the local brewing industry, the forests of the Cascade Mountains were haunted by two mythical creatures: Wild…

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Historic Day in Seattle Beer History – the 1st keg of craft beer

Craft beer is still a relatively new thing. We don’t have a lot of history. Luckily we live in Seattle, one of the places where…

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Seattle’s Epic Ales is closing Gastropod

This just in from the Twitterverse. Cody Morris, owner and brewer at Seattle’s Epic Ales, tweeted the news this morning. They’re closing Gastropod (on 1st…

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Sip Northwest celebrates 5 years & you’re invited

Next week, Sip Northwest is celebrating its fifth anniversary and you are invited. The event takes place 40 floors above the streets of Seattle on…

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When should you harvest your backyard hops?

Someone pinged me via email and asked for some advice on when to harvest his backyard hop crop. Indeed, this has been a hot and…

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Brewshed Pub Crawl Redmond, Black Raven & Hi-Fi

The Washington Brewshed® Alliance celebrates the link between good water and good beer, inviting you to join in the fun. On Thursday, August 27th Brewshed…

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