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The Proposed Beer Tax – Facts & Opinions

click here to see a list of all posts on this topic By now, you have probably heard about Governor Inslee’s proposed budget and his…

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Brouwer’s Cafe Celebrating its 8th Anniversary All Month Long

Brouwer’s Cafe is about kickoff a month-long anniversary celebration. The weekly event, dubbed From the Cellar, will see Brouwer’s pour a rotating selection of rare,…

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Bambino’s Anniversary Party with Alesmith & Westvleteren XII

Bambino’s (blog sponsor) is one of Seattle’s best-kept beer secrets. Unless you are a Belltown beer geek, you might not be familiar with this great…

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Diamond Knot Brewing Ready for a Grand Re-Opening

Back in January we told you about Diamond Knot Brewing’s temporary closure of its pub in Mukilteo (read it). The pub was long overdue for…

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Noble Fir Owners Opening a Second Beer Spot

From Jefferson Head to the Tacoma Narrows, from Alki Point to Agate Pass, every inch of Puget Sound has been charted, mapped and surveyed for…

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Airways Brewing Begins Shipping Beer Coast-to-Coast & Many Points In Between

Sometimes I feel like our local breweries are disrespected on the national beer scene. Like Washington beer doesn’t get the credit it deserves, damn it….

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Omission IPA – At Last, a “Gluten-Free” IPA

Okay, this is pretty awesome. When Widmer introduced its Omission line of beers, I was skeptical. Then I tried it. It was beer, something that…

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Meet Bale Breaker Brewing – From the Heart of Hop Country

Last September I found myself in Field 41 just outside of Yakima along the road to Moxee. There, I witnessed firsthand the harvesting of hops….

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Beer-Related Kickstarter Projects Address Life’s Enduring Questions

In the past I’ve done stories about young breweries, or would-be breweries, using Kickstarter to help get their businesses off the ground. The topic spurred…

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