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Craft Beer Sales up 17 Percent in 2012

Today the Brewers Association released a report on craft brewing growth in 2012 (below). The numbers are remarkable. In 2012, the craft segment of the…

Latona Pub Presents a Bracket that Actually Matters to Beer Lovers

Have you filled out a bracket yet? You gotta fill it out by Tuesday afternoon. I’m not talking about a bracket for the NCAA Men’s…

The Legend Behind the Legendary Cask Fest Ale

This is not merely a story about a beer and its impending release. This is not merely a story about another collaboration beer. It is…

List of Beers for Hardliver 2013

Hardliver Festival rapidly approaches. This year the annual barleywine festival at Brouwer’s Cafe takes place on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th. This highly…

An Ode to the Intrinsic Value of Pants (and Beer)

The Parkway Tavern asked me to remind you all that everyone needs pants. Men, women and kids of all shapes and ages, we all need…

Craft Beer Exports Reach Record High in 2012

If you’ve been to Portland, you know how hard it is to find Washington craft beer. Portland just doesn’t seem very interested in our beer….

Expect Some New Beers from Twelve Bar Brews

We recently learned that Twelve Bar Brews is installing a new fermenter that will allow the brewery to increase capacity by 40 percent. Here’s the…

Dates Set for 2nd Annual Bellingham Beer Week

Bellingham is busily planning the second annual Bellingham Beer Week. Kim and I were recently talking about our favorite Northwest beercation getaway destinations – towns…

Washington Cask Beer Fest – List of Breweries and Beers

The Washington Brewers Guild has released the list of breweries and beers for this year’s Washington Cask Beer Festival – March, 30th in Seattle. Tickets…

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