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Drink Local – Skagit Valley Malting LLC, Coming Soon

The Skagit Valley Herald reported yesterday that a local company plans to start malting grains in Burlington, Washington. The enterprise is the result of a…

Rainier Beer – Recollect, Relight & Other Alliterations

Gather round and let me tell you about a time when there was no India Pale Ale around here. Nor was there Imperial Stout, Smoked…

Total Wine & More Announces Plans for More Stores in Washington

A story in Friday’s Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Total Wine & More plans to open more branches in Washington. (Read the original story.)…

Introducing B-Town Brewfest – Burien Gets a Beer Festival

Today we welcome a new sponsor to the Washington Beer Blog: Burien Brewfest (aka B-Town Brewfest). The event takes place on Saturday, October 13 at…

Cider Week Continues, and Other Events Too

In the wake of last weekend’s Cider Summit, the 2012 Seattle Cider Week continues with great cider-themed events around the city. For an additional list…

Whiskey Ridge Brewing – Brewery, Distillery & Pub

Nestled up against the Cascade Mountains in the upper Stillaguamish valley, the town of Darrington got its name by accident. Back in 1895, the locals…

Party This Sunday in Ballard, at Hilliard’s Beer

This Sunday (September 16), Hilliard’s Beer, along with Epic Ales, is hosting a fundraiser for Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, a local roller derby league. The…

Enjoy the Parade, They are Coming

Folks, we live in a target-rich environment. They are gunning for us and I cannot blame them. That statement probably makes them sound more predatory…

World of Beer – Coming Soon to Renton, WA

Today plans were released for a World of Beer location in Renton, Washington. My sources tell me that the World of Beer Renton will be…

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