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7 Seas Brewing Now Available Statewide
Starting tomorrow, 7 Seas Brewing begins distributing beer across the entire state of Washington. Today the company announced an expanded partnership with The Odom Corporation…
Redhook Brewery is Opening a New Brewpub in Seattle
Redhook is returning to its roots and opening a new brewpub in the heart of the city where it was born. (Pictured at right, the…
Optimism Brewing Set to Open Saturday, December 5
Located at the corner of Broadway and Union Street in Seattle’s bustling Capitol Hill neighborhood, Optimism Brewing plans to open next Saturday, December 5th, the…
Small-Batch, Experimental Beers from Guinness
I know this isn’t exactly within the realm of things we normally talk about on this blog, but I think it’s pretty cool, so I…
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Winter Beer
In America, winter beer (craft-brewed winter beer) is now 40 years old. In Washington, winter beer is now 30 years old. That’s something to think…
Ballast Point Brewing Acquired for $1 Billion
This morning we learned that Ballast Point Brewing was just acquired by Constellation Brands Inc., the maker of Robert Mondavi wines and Svedka vodka. Reports…
Craft Beer Industry Weighs-in on the AB-InBev SABMiller Merger
The deal has been in the works for a long time, but today Anheuser-Busch InBev formalized a deal to acquire its SABMiller for $107 billion,…
Craft Beer + Food Raises over $9,100 for Washington Wild
On Wednesday, October 21 the Washington Beer Blog welcomed nearly 300 guests to enjoy the 5th Annual Craft Beer + Food event. A dozen local…
Is Kenmore about to become the new Ballard?
By now, most Seattle area beer lovers know about the wonders of Ballard and its eight or ten breweries (depends on where you draw the…
