Author: Kendall Jones

Highland Brewing President/CEO Leah Ashburn Named Person of the Year by Brewbound. Leading beer industry media group recognizes Highland’s community impact after Helene’s historic floods.

Wayfinder Beer of Portland, Oregon, just announced some new releases along with some coming-soon releases. Below, we share the release dates and the descriptions of the beers.

Robyn Schumacher is one of the co-founders and co-owners of Stoup Brewing. For several years, Robyn served on the Washington Brewers Guild board of directors and now takes over the role of President.

Locust Cider recently closed six taprooms in Washington and one taproom in Texas. The announcement came via social media posts on Tuesday, December 10th.

Burke-Gilman Brewing just announced its lineup of seasonal holiday beer releases for 2024. The beers are available at the brewery’s taproom in Seattle and at select retail outlets. More info below.

T’is the season and that means lots of beery events happening around Seattle and across Western Washington. Here’s a list of the weekend’s beer events.

The Year End Report from the Brewers Association suggests that breweries are restrategizing to meet the challenges of 2024 and beyond. I share some thoughts and a quick look ahead.

Every year, the folks at Yakima Chief Hops team up with the Pink Boots Society to create a new hop product–a carefully created blend of particular hops.

Mazama Brewing closed some time ago but the brewery equipment is now going up for auction. Just the brewery closed; pub at Orenco Station still open.