Washington Beer News
Celebrate America’s “first brett beer” – Orval Day, March 26th
Saturday, March 26th is Orval Day, a day to celebrate a beer beloved by many beer geeks and professional brewers. Beer drinkers these days, especially…
Bittersweet Bellingham – an IPA challenge, starts Thursday
It’s Bellingham’s version of March madness. They aren’t calling it that; rather, they’ve dubbed it Bittersweet ’16. It’s an IPA challenge and it kicks off…
Craft beer world mourns the loss of George Hancock, a Washington beer legend
A couple years ago, the phone rang. It was my brother, who said, “I’m in Phoenix this week and I’m having a beer with a…
Icicle Brewing and Base Camp Brewing share a common obsession
Icicle Brewing of Leavenworth, WA and Base Camp Brewing of Portland, OR share a common obsession. Well, two of them, actually: skiing the deep powder…
Strapping on the feed bag at Iron Horse Brewery
The Iron Horse Brewery pub in Ellensburg is now serving food. We told you about the plan back in January, but last weekend we actually…
Beer Release – Barrel-Aged Didactic, Justice Brewing
Justice Brewing in Everett just announced the release of a new barrel-aged beer. Here is the info straight from the brewery: Barrel Aged Didactic 2016…
List of breweries and beers for Washington Cask Beer Festival
Saturday, March 19th, the Washington Brewers Guild presents the Washington Cask Beer Festival. We now have the complete list of participating breweries and the beers…
First visit to Whipsaw Brewing, a new brewery in Ellensburg
For years Ellensburg, Washington has been a one-horse town. An Iron Horse town, that is. But there’s a new brewery in the ‘burg: Whipsaw Brewing…
Drink beer like a champion, take the Woodinville Brewery Challenge
The brewery’s of Woodinville, WA present the Woodinville Brewery Challenge. The city is now home to several breweries and six of them have partnered to…






























