Beer News

Figurehead Brewing on Stone Way celebrates its first anniversary on April 19th with an all-day, family-friendly party. In addition to releasing the anniversary beer for the grownups, they’ll offer free root beer floats for kids, door prizes, live music, and lots of amazing ramen.

It’s not exactly novel these days, but last week’s headlines illustrated that consolidation is a hot topic in the beer industry. Last week, we learned…

Dru Bru Introduces this year’s Pink Boots Beer, a Rosé IPA. Brewed for the benefit of the Pink Boots Society, which works to support women and non-binary people in the beer industry.

They call it Keg Walking, and breweries from across the city use hand trucks to deliver kegs to Latona Pub. Serving only beers delivered using any people-powered means. No internal combustion engines are involved!

Today, Reuben’s Brews announced that it will open another taproom this summer. Downtown, near Pike Place Market and the Seattle waterfront. Details in the story.

This is our second story about beer in Portugal. This time, we focus on the emerging craft beer scene in Porto, a town most often associated with port wine.

Some legislators in Oregon are looking to add a sales tax to beer, wine, and cider. Generally, there is no sales tax in Oregon, and this represents something unprecedented and especially worrisome since it targets one industry specifically. Details in the story.

Anderson Valley Brewing Company just introduced its new owner, Jason McConnell. An industry veteran and entrepreneur, he is stepping in to write the next chapter in the 37-year-old breweries story. Details in the story.

Lumber House Brewery of Black Diamond, WA, announced it will close effective May 25, 2025. The company has operated a brewpub for eleven years, serving the local community in an uncommonly underserved part of King County.