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.

NFL & Seahawks Kickoff Parties – At Last!

For Seahawks fans, there has never been a more hotly awaited NFL season than the one kicking off tonight. At least that’s my observation and…

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Win a Pair of Tickets to This Weekends’s Cider Summit Seattle

The giveaway is now closed. The 4th annual Cider Summit Seattle takes place this Friday and Saturday at The South Lake Union Discovery Park. Rumor…

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Narrows Brewing Welcomes Industry Expert, Dan Turner

By Margo (Greenman) Jorgenson* Having served in the industry for over 30 years, Tacoma native and local, Dan Turner, has worked as a distributor, brand…

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Airways Brewing’s New Session IPA – a Coast-to-Coast Collaboration Beer

Always with the clever names.  If you were Airways Brewing Company (blog sponsor), what would you name your session IPA? Kent, Washington’s aviation-themed brewery landed…

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Join Me for Food, Beverages & Conversations in the San Juan Islands

The Lakedale Resort on San Juan Island invites you to join them for some culinary conversations. Over the course of the next month, there will…

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First Sip of Fresh Hop 2013 – This Afternoon at Latona Pub

Let me share a bit of wisdom. A brewer friend of mine once told me, “I don’t care who’s got the first fresh hop beer…

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Two Beers Brewing is Releasing Fresh Hop 2013 this Friday

The there you have it. I just wrote about fresh hop beers, mentioning that Two Beer Brewing (blog sponsor) had already brewed one, and now…

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Brewery Lineup for Inland NW Craft Brewers Fest & More

We just got the list of breweries that will participate in the Inland NW Craft Beer Festival. Also, some other important info. The event is…

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Fresh Hop, Wet Hop, What’s the Difference?

(Aug. 28, 2013, updated Sept. 27, 2018) The season’s first fresh hop ales are here. Well, not here, but there, in California, where the hops…

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