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Celebrating Ciders in Seattle

Most people around here are aware of the reputation enjoyed by Washington and the Pacific Northwest as one of the world’s leading apple producing regions….

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Happy Birthday to the Latona Pub

by North Seattle Sarah, North Seattle Bureau Chief for the Washington Beer Blog Celebrating Latona’s 24th Beerthday Never one to miss an important birthday, I…

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Washington passes the 150 mark – More new breweries on the way

By our reckoning, there are now 153 breweries in Washington. (See our list of Washington Breweries and Brewpubs.) That statement comes with all the usual…

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From Russia, with love – growlers full of local beer

In Federal Way, 99 Bottles (blog sponsor) is about to take full advantage of a recent change to state law. Beginning Tuesday, August 23rd the…

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The North Fork – a beer shrine

Worshiping at the Beer Shrine North Fork Brewery in Deming, WA calls itself The Beer Shrine. What, you might ask, is a beer shrine? We…

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Brewery to market – the beer starts flowing 2 oz at a time

Todd Cardin, co-owner of Elliott Bay Brewing, was the first person I ever heard talk about it. A few years ago he told me that…

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Bottleshop growlers – a new market for many WA breweries

Update: Read our more recent post to learn more about the cool stuff our local bottleshops are doing to insure that you can take delicious,…

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Tacoma Craft Beer Festival – new date & location

The first two Tacoma Craft Beer Festivals were well-attended and enjoyed by all. This year the event has changed a bit, but it sounds like…

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Beer and food pairing – a new sensation

If you are the kind of person who pays attention to such things, you have likely noticed an increase in beer dinners and other beer…

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