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East Ballard Breweries Parade O’Pints on St. Patrick’s Day

  On Saturday, March 17th five breweries in East Ballard are teaming up for St. Patrick’s Day celebration. They’re calling it a Parade O’Pints, but there…

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Pike Brewing reinvents its iconic IPA for the 21 century

  Back in 1990, when the independent beer scene as we know it today was just barely up on its feet, most beer drinkers had…

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Big Block Brewery is on the move

  The Big Block Brewery taproom on East Lake Sammamish Parkway is not closing but the company just announced plans to open a second location. It…

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Special collaboration beer release at Latona Pub on March 5th

  On Monday, March 5th Latona Pub will tap into a very special beer, a collaboration beer created by five of Washington’s brightest up-and-coming breweries:…

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The truth behind cask-conditioned beer

  We are now less than one month away from Washington Cask Beer Festival, the annual celebration of locally brewed, cask-conditioned beer. That inspired me…

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Open House events around Washington this Saturday

  This Saturday, February 24th is Washington Beer Day, a day when the state’s breweries open their doors and invite the public in for special…

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Beer Release – Black Raven Brewing, Wisdom Seeker Double IPA

  This Saturday, February 24th Black Raven Brewing releases this year’s batch of Wisdom Seeker Double IPA. Note that Saturday is also Washington Beer Day…

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Hi-Fi Brewing closing down on February 21st

  We’ve known for quite some time that Hi-Fi Brewing was, basically, for sale. Now we’ve learned that the brewery in Redmond is closing down….

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Trekking on the Kirkland brewery trail

  As a Seattleite, sometimes the low-hanging fruit is the most difficult to reach. I’d blame the traffic, but that’s a lame excuse. I was…

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