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Elysian Brewing: 15 years and still rockin’

On May 10, 1996 Dick Cantwell, Dave Buhler and Joe Bisacca cut palms and shook hands, forming the partnership beer-lovers know as Elysian Brewing. Today,…

Matt’s in the Market Dinner with Two Beers Brewing

One of Seattle’s classic fine dining establishments, Matt’s in the Market will be hosting a beer dinner featuring Two Beers Brewing on Sunday, May 15th…

Washington Brewers Festival 2011: tickets and other info

Tickets are now on sale for the Washington Brewers Festival. Tickets are now available online. Tickets will be available at retail outlets next week. We…

Cinco de Mayo happenings for beer-lovers

Today is Cinco de Mayo. There is some historic significance to this day, especially for Mexican-Americans and Mexican nationals, but in the USA Cinco de…

Snoqualmie Falls, brewing up beer and history

This is as much a history lesson as it is an introduction of a new beer. Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Plant 1 Powerhouse IPA is out…

Cinco de Mayo con Dos Cervezas

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, perhaps the most American of all Mexican holidays. In an utterly futile attempt to bring down Mexican brewing behemoth Grupo…

From Emerald City to Emerald Isle – local brewer returns to Ireland

A couple of months ago the local beer industry went through a bit of a shake up. People were retiring, changing jobs, emerging, and disappearing….

BeerCity USA. Vote early, vote often

Last year the Examiner.com asked readers to vote for their favorite American beer city. More than 19,000 people voted, presumably from across the nation. You…

Beer Touring Skagit Valley, with or without the tulips

This past weekend was the grand finale of the Skagit Valley’s annual tulip festival. As the day turned out, I didn’t spend a lot of…

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