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99 Bottles, 3 cans, and a sweet island breeze

Fresh in from the islands – 3 beers hit the mainland. As of yesterday, 99 Bottles in Federal Way now has beers from Maui Brewing…

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Senators Murray and Cantwell step up in support of local brewers

The Washington Beer Blog wants to extend our thanks to Senator Maria Cantwell and Senator Patty Murray, both of whom recently became cosponsors of Senate…

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Follow up: 5 days and 40 IPAs, the beer list

The other day we told you about the upcoming IPA festival at Tap House Grill happening August 5-10 at both Tap House locations (Seattle and…

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Tacoma Craft Beer Festival extended to 2 days. Plus more new stuff

Last year the first-ever Tacoma Craft Beer Festival was a huge success. We attended the event and were amazed at how well the organizers put…

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A new Washington beer festival in Spokane

On September 24, 25 and 26, the Washington Beer Commission will present a new beer festival. An Oktoberfest celebration in late September certainly isn’t anything…

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5 days and 40 IPAs

Time to get ready for Tap House Grill’s IPA week. The Tap House Grill’s IPA week will run August 5th – 10th. Over the course…

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Ooh la la, the triumphant return of Le Petite Mort!

We just received word from Redmond’s Black Raven Brewing that they’re releasing this year’s version of Le Petite Mort tomorrow (Wednesday, July 14th). Anyone lucky…

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Des Moines City council approves Blues and Brews Festival

The city council in Des Moines has just approved the local Rotary Club’s plans to stage the first ever Poverty Bay Blues and Brews Festival….

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The Cask is now pouring in West Seattle

Last night The Cask opened in West Seattle. The self-described “old world ale house and wine house,” features four beers on tap and one on…

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