Washington Beer News

Sumerian Brewing expands its beverage portfolio with Squeeze Hard Seltzer

Another local brewery has ventured into the realm of hard seltzer. For most, such a move represents the first diversion away from beer, but for…

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What’s really fueling the service industry labor shortage

By now, we all know the story too well. The number of service and hospitality industry workers who suddenly found themselves without jobs because of…

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Now Hiring: the entire beer industry, including Growler Guys

We recently added two new pages to the Washington Beer Blog: Seattle Brewery Jobs and Washington Brewery Jobs. Those pages, powered by Brewery.Work, feature job…

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Scuttlebutt Brewing invites you to guess the hop to win a prize

“Guess that hop variety” is a game that my wife, Kim, and I play. She’s way better at it than I am. What’s her advantage?…

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Sky Hag IPA in a can and that ain’t all

One of the region’s favorite IPAs finally found its way into an aluminum can. Airways Brewing of Kent, Washington just announced that Sky Hag IPA…

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Resources for breweries: Coronavirus Relief Package and PPP Loans

I just got a message from the Washington Brewers Guild. They want breweries to know about two upcoming opportunities related to COVID-19 economic relief. Specifically,…

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Garden Path Fermentation releasing its first spontaneously fermented beer

Garden Path Fermentation in Burlington, WA is releasing its first 100 percent spontaneously fermented beer this Saturday, January 2nd: The Spontaneous Ferment. A lot of…

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Iron Horse Brewery announces that the pub is shutting down

Iron Horse Brewery has a history of moving around the city of Ellensburg. From one end of town to the completely opposite end of town,…

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WA State grants for pandemic assistance – application portal now open

Apply Now – Working WA Small Business Grant Portal for Applications Now Open As of December 2nd, the Washington Department of Commerce is accepting applications…

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