Beer News

Lawmakers in Olympia currently have a few beer-related issues on their dockets. The Washington Brewers Guild is working to represent the best interests of the state’s brewing industry.

Bale Breaker Brewing teamed up with its distribution partner (NW Beverages), Washington State Ferries, and Sodexo (the food and beverage vendor on the boats) to create a new IPA.

Here is a release notice from Chuckanut Brewery, which is packaging its barrel-aged stout in cans (kegs, too).

Bellingham-based Aslan Brewing just announced that it is opening another location in Seattle. This will be its fifth location overall and its third in the Emerald City.

Lucky Envelope Brewing hosts its annual Lunar New Year celebration this Saturday to welcome the Year of the Fire Horse.

Five craft beverage companies in Central Oregon have combined forces to face the future. Cascade Lakes Brewing, Crux Fermentation Project, GoodLife Brewing, Silver Moon Brewing, and Tumalo Cider are now part of one entity: the Oregon Beverage Collective. 

The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation and the Seibel Institute of Technology recently announced two full-tuition scholarship opportunities. The scholarships are for the World Brewing Academy (WBA) Concise Course in Brewing Technology in Montreal, this coming October.  

A beer (Really Special Bitter) and an upcoming event at the Logan Brewing taproom in Kent honor and celebrate the life of a special man, and benefit two organizations he cared about deeply.

I’ve created a quick survey to learn what people think of IPA these days, and maybe get an idea of where it should go.