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Narrows Brewing Welcomes Industry Expert, Dan Turner

By Margo (Greenman) Jorgenson* Having served in the industry for over 30 years, Tacoma native and local, Dan Turner, has worked as a distributor, brand…

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Airways Brewing’s New Session IPA – a Coast-to-Coast Collaboration Beer

Always with the clever names.  If you were Airways Brewing Company (blog sponsor), what would you name your session IPA? Kent, Washington’s aviation-themed brewery landed…

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Fresh Hop, Wet Hop, What’s the Difference?

(Aug. 28, 2013, updated Sept. 27, 2018) The season’s first fresh hop ales are here. Well, not here, but there, in California, where the hops…

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Boston Beer Company Takes Over the Coney Island Beer Brand

We just learned via Brewbound.com that Alchemy & Science, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Beer Company, has acquired all rights to the Coney Island craft…

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Field Trip to the Hop Fields – Still Space Available

Last month I posted a story about Schooner Exact Brewing and the upcoming hop field trip – Tiptoe Through the Hop Fields. This is a…

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Consumer Reports Magazine – Craft Beer Ratings

I know it bothers some people to see craft beer getting so much mainstream attention. Some people are saddened to see our little secret (craft…

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First-Ever Fruit Beer & Cider Fest at The Sixgill This Saturday

This Saturday, August 24, The Sixgill in Fremont will host its first-ever Fruit Beer and Cider Festival. A number of the beers and ciders are…

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Brews, Blues & Your Chance to Win $500 Worth of Beer

How would you spend $500 at 99 Bottles (blog sponsor)? Obviously, you’d buy a lot of beer. Well, Rotary Club of Des Moines is raffling…

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Hi-Fi Brewing Opens Today in Redmond

The long awaited opening of Redmond’s Hi-Fi Brewing is now upon us. Today (Thursday, Aug 15) at 4:00 p.m. the doors will swing open for…

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