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Introducing Beer Church Pale Ale. Release party planned.

Beer Church Pale Ale will be released on Tuesday, November 23rd at the Beveridge Place Pub. Details below. In addition to running the Washington Beer…

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Walking Man Brewing’s 10 Year Celebration

We would like to extend a happy birthday to Walking Man Brewing. Coming up November 17th – 21st they will be celebrating their 10th anniversary…

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Is Ivar’s suddenly becoming hip?

Ivar’s Acres of Clams and Ivar’s Salmon House are Seattle institutions. It warms the hearts of old-timers like me to remember Ivar Haglund’s silly songs…

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Winter Beer Fest update: tickets on sale and breweries aboard

Tickets are now on sale for the Washington Winter Beer Fest, which takes place at Hale’s Palladium on December 10th and 11th. Advance tickets are…

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It’s all over but the shouting. 1100 and 1105 fail.

It was a heated debate. I am guilty of getting wrapped up in the drama. I admit it. Initiative 1100 pushed me to the limits…

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24 delicious casks of Washington IPA await you

Last night I was talking to Jeff Lawrence, owner of the Whistle Stop Ale House in Renton. I first met Jeff back in 2002 when…

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Grow a Mo this November

Throughout November, Fremont Brewing Company is brewing and distributing Mo-Brew Porter to local Fremont bars and pubs. For every pint ordered $1 will be donated…

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Dine Out (at a local pub) for Lakewood Officer Memorial

Connections to the local police community run deep in my family. Two uncles retired, one from the SPD, the other from the Renton PD. My brother-in-law and…

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Northern Ales moves to the big city

A couple of years ago we told you about Northern Ales—the brewery in North Port, WA that we’d dubbed Washington’s most remote brewery. (North Port…

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