Northwest Beer News

Ballast Point Brewing Enters the Seattle Marketplace

Another noteworthy out-of-state brewery is coming to Seattle. A while back there were rumors that this was going to happen. Then there was silence. Hopes…

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Double Mountain Brewing Introduces Pounders to the Washington Market

Back in the dark ages, before the proliferation of craft beer, discerning beer drinkers reached for Rainier Beer. Our favorite way to drink it was…

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The Booming Business of Beer in Ballard

by North Seattle Sarah, Washington Beer Blog’s North Seattle Bureau Chief Friday night I had the opportunity to attend two new brewery grand openings in…

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Look Out, Ninkasi is Taking Over

This Thursday, Feb. 21 Ninkasi Brewing plans to take over taps at more than 100 different locations in the western United States: a west coast…

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Iron Horse Brewery: The Case of the Missing Off-Gas Compression Tube

For the sake of making my point more authentic, I usually say something like, “A brewery owner once told me…” But the fact of the…

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The 100 Best Beer Bars in America

The current issue of Draft Magazine showed up in the mailbox the other day. The cover story: The 100 Best Beer Bars in America. I…

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Tonight at the Beveridge Place – a Special Cask of a Special Beer

I keep telling people (magazine editors mostly) that this “barrel-aged beer thing” is really catching on. That it is a big deal. That it is…

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Another New Brewery Poised to Open in Ballard

Back in October I told you about Populuxe Brewing Company, which intends to open soon in Ballard. Today, MyBallard.com reports that the brewery intends to…

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