Washington Beer News

Bremerton’s LoveCraft Brewing under new ownership

  Tasha and Jesse Wilson, the owners of LoveCraft Brewing in Bremerton, started to explore options for selling the brewery about a year ago, during…

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A visit to the hop fields with Bale Breaker Brewing and Jameson Irish Whiskey

  Bale Breaker Brewing teams up with Jameson Irish Whiskey for Caskmates Any excursion that leads me to a hop field at harvest time is…

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Icicle Brewing announces new ownership structure

  Icicle Brewing of Leavenworth, Washington just announced a change in its ownership structure. Pamela and Oliver Brulotte gifted a portion of ownership to four…

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Volition Brewing now open in North Bend

  We recently published a story about new brewery openings. Well, this one missed being part of that story by just a few days. Volition…

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Sound Brewery announces it is closing the restaurant, and the brewery may follow

  Some sad news recently on Facebook, and since I know that some people don’t do Facebook, I share it here. In short, Sound Brewery of…

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Bale Breaker Brewing giving away the Ultimate Hop Country Experience

  For beer lovers, touring a hop farm during harvest is something very special. It is a rare peek behind the curtain, where you’ll witness…

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New breweries continue to spring eternal in Washington – 10 new brewery openings

  A lot of folks are worried about brewery closures and market saturation. I don’t have a crystal ball. I don’t know which brewery will be…

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Workers reach $450,000 settlement with Pyramid Alehouse in Seattle

  Last Tuesday, a King County Superior Court judge ruled that Independent Brewers United must pay $450,000 to current and former employees at the Pyramid Alehouse in…

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This Thursday is National IPA Day, but does anyone care?

  I don’t remember who originally proclaimed that the first Thursday of August was National IPA Day. The first time we reported on it was in…

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