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Crowdfunding Craft Beer – A New Spin on a New Idea

Back in the olden days—say, three or four years ago—we used to call this kind of thing microfinance. While that word is rather impressive and…

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pFriem Family Brewers Celebrating First Anniversary

This just in from Hood River, OR. pFriem Family Brewers is about to turn one year old and they plan to have a party to…

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Mid-Year Report Shows Remarkable Growth for Craft Beer

The Brewers Association today released mid-year data on the U.S. craft brewing industry, which showed a 15 percent increase in dollar sales and 13 percent…

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Washington Beer Wins at U.S. Open Beer Championship

The long list of awards earned by Reuben’s Brews in its first year of existence continues to grow. The upstart Seattle brewery placed sixth overall…

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The Sixgill – Last Night’s Beer Dinner & Some Upcoming Events

Last night we attended a very impressive beer dinner at The Sixgill featuring beers from The Bruery paired with food prepared by Chef Eric Stover….

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New Website Promotes Beer & Spirits Tourism

Beer tourism is alive and well. It is especially evident around Seattle this time of year, when people have other reasons for visiting but do…

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How to Become a Stouperstar – Join the Stoup Brewing Founders Club

Okay, there are a lot of breweries-in-planning around Washington and nobody can be expected to track the progress of them all, but I’ve got my…

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Reuben’s Brews Ready to Wrap Up a Stellar First Year

Story by Lynn Sherk, Washington Beer Blog Budding Correspondent When Adam and Grace Robbings opened Reuben’s Brews on August 5 last year, I was one…

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Beer Industry Pros and Insiders – Event Next Week in Seattle

Brewbound is coming to town next week to host a networking and educational event for beer pros. Unless you work in the industry, or keep…

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