The Washington Beer Blog

Yoga pants and beer – Lululemon introduces Curiosity Lager

Yoga pants and beer. No doubt, each have their unique virtues, but what do they have to do with each other? Lululemon, a self-described yoga-inspired athletic…

Beer industry unites on excise tax releif issue

In the past, this blog has discussed the Small BREW Act, a proposal to reduce the federal excise tax paid by craft breweries. That legislation…

BrewDog coming to America, for real this time

The television show is cute and all, but this time it’s for real. Scotland’s BrewDog just announced its plan to open a new brewery in…

Kevin Forhan joins the team as Head Brewer at Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery

This is huge news on the Seattle beer scene. Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery just announced the hiring of Kevin Forhan as its Head Brewer. Most…

Craft Brewers Conference Recap

Last week 11,500 brewers and brewery-related industry professionals descended on Portland, OR for the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). Kendall and I were first-timers at the…

4th Anniversary Celebration at Wingman Brewers – April 18th

Wingman Brewers is preparing to celebrate its 4th birthday with a celebration at the brewery on Saturday, April 18th. Doors open at noon. More information,…

Archeologists unearth a 5,000 year-old brewery

In 2006 David Cohen opened The Dancing Camel Brewery, which holds the distinction of being Israel’s oldest production microbrewery. However, oldest is a relative term….