Washington Beer News
Washington breweries win big at NABA Awards
The North American Brewers Association (NABA) held its annual festival and beer judging competition on Saturday, June 4th. Once again Washington breweries brought home plenty…
Washington Brewers Festival – entertainment lineup
The Washington Beer Commission has released the entertainment lineup for the Washington Brewers Festival, which takes place June 17-19 at Saint Edward State Park in…
Washington dominates Colorado at Firkin-Firkin Throwdown
On Wednesday, May 25th Elysian Brewing Company hosted the Firkin-Firkin Throwdown. The event matched up cask-conditioned beers from Colorado and Washington. The drinking public voted…
Help Wanted: Washington Brewers Festival
Someone once said, “Any beer is good beer, cold beer is better, and free beer is best.”* If that’s true, free admission (with tasting tokens)…
A gathering of the Ladies of Craft Beer, Seattle
I recently met with the editors of a local magazine to talk about beer. Among other things, we discussed Women in the Local Beer Scene…
West Sound Brewers Night at Naked City – best of the west
Last night the Naked City Brewery and Taphouse dedicated all 24 taps to the west side of Puget Sound as 12 breweries participated in the…
My latest beer crush, and a dreamy beer dinner at Trellis
Lately I’ve had a crush on a brewery—a beer crush. Like an adolescent schoolgirl, I seem to have one hardcore crush at any given moment…
Six brewers battle it out in Iron Brewer Triple Header
Yesterday the Beveridge Place Pub (blog sponsor) hosted the Iron Brewer Triple Header, an event challenging six local breweries to put their skills to the…
Inkin’ and Drinkin’ – tattoos and brews
By North Seattle Sarah North Seattle Bureau Chief for the Washington Beer Blog I feel like there should be a Christmas song here – “on…

























