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Celebrate National Beer Day on April 7th

  For some of us, every day is beer day, but officially April 7th is National Beer Day. There’s a simple reason why: it was…

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Historic Day in Seattle Beer History – the 1st keg of craft beer

Craft beer is still a relatively new thing. We don’t have a lot of history. Luckily we live in Seattle, one of the places where…

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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….

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Anniversary Post: Remember When Breakaway Had Not Yet Broken?

Last month, on October 10th to be exact, the Washington Beer Blog very quietly celebrated it’s fifth anniversary. That’s right, we are now five years…

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Mississippi Passes Bill to Legalize Homebrewing

Today the American Homebrewers Association happily announced that the state of Mississippi has legalized homebrewing. A bill passed by the Mississippi Senate in February was…

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The Legend Behind the Legendary Cask Fest Ale

This is not merely a story about a beer and its impending release. This is not merely a story about another collaboration beer. It is…

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Rainier Beer – Recollect, Relight & Other Alliterations

Gather round and let me tell you about a time when there was no India Pale Ale around here. Nor was there Imperial Stout, Smoked…

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Get Ready: Latona Pub Anniversary Week Approaches

It seems like only yesterday that the Latona Pub was the only place to go for good beer in Seattle. When Bob Brenlin opened the…

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Rhubarb – It’s Not Just for Pie Anymore

This weekend (Friday and Saturday) offers beer drinkers an uncommon opportunity to sample some uncommon beers in Tacoma. The Rhubarb Barrel House at the Sumner…

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