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.

Craft Beer contributes $34 billion to the U.S. economy

It’s an impressive number: $34 billion. That figure represents the craft beer industry’s contribution to the U.S. economy, according to the Brewers Association (BA). The…

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West Seattle Brewing’s taproom opens this Thursday

Some time ago, West Seattle Brewing started selling beer on a very limited basis. Unless you hang out at A Terrible Beauty, the Irish pubs…

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Wingman Brewers collaborates with musicians to benefit education

Here’s a press release from Wingman Brewers in Tacoma. Tacoma Brewers and Musicians Collaborate for Education TACOMA—Local beer makers Wingman Brewers and the band Mighty…

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Last minute beer gift idea number 3: Beer Books

Give the gift of knowledge. Or entertainment. Today I want to provide some recommendations for beer books, which always make great gifts for literate beer…

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Lowercase Brewing & the brewery boom in South Park

We visited one of Seattle’s newest breweries a few weeks ago: Burdick Brewing, which opened a couple months ago in the South Park neighborhood (read…

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Last minute beer gift idea number 2: Beer Club

Really, it’s all any beer lover wants: beer. Back in the mid-90s, I was contacted by a company that wanted to give me a membership…

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Last minute beer gift idea number 1: iPhone Bottle Opener

Yep, this is my obligatory Beer Gift Guide. Actually, I’m doing mine a bit differently this year. Every idea that I share qualifies as a…

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Drink beer to support clean water this Thursday

This Thursday you have two opportunities to contribute to the preservation of our clean water sources. All you have to do is drink beer. A…

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Grizzly Ciderworks gets more than inspiration from craft beer

Yes, the Washington Beer Blog’s focus remains on beer, but we enjoy craft cider and do not mind sharing cider info with you from time…

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