Washington Beer News

Reuben's Brews Hazelicious POG

How a beer goes from a whim to a winner at Reuben’s Brews

  Hazelicious P.O.G. latest entry in the Unbound Series from Reuben’s Brews Someone once told me that the taplist at the Reuben’s Brews taproom intimidated…

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Anheuser-Busch agrees to pay $5 million for trade practice violations

  Anheuser-Busch has agreed to pay $5 million in an Offer In Compromise (OIC) reached with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB),…

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Beardslee Public House introduces its spiked seltzer.

Not your little sister’s seltzer – Beardslee Public House introduces something new and interesting

  A Farmhouse Seltzer? Kveik, yes! I know most hardcore beer aficionados think spiked seltzer is boring. Drew Cluley, the head brewer at Beardslee Public House…

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Fair Isle Brewing of Seattle

When Fair Isle Brewing faced a COVID-related taproom closure, it went national

  Lots of breweries have found ways to adapt to our pandemic-affected world, adjusting and changing the way they’d always done business to meet the…

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Matt and Heather McClung now at Hale's Ales

Heather and Matt McClung, helping steer Hale’s Ales into the future

  I recently did a Facebook live video interview with Heather and Matt McClung. (Pictured above with their daughter Ellie about 5 years ago.) I…

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Local voices talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the beer industry

  Twenty years ago, craft beer consumers were a tiny subset of the country’s beer drinkers and an even tinier subset of the population overall. Because our…

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Cider industry veterans launch a new cider venture – Yonder Cider and The Source

  If you’ve hung around the local beer and cider scene long enough, you might recognize her name. Caitlin Braam handled all the Public Relations for…

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Georgetown Brewing – any more Manny’s cans? Taproom reopening? Other updates

  Can I get some more cans of Manny’s? When is the taproom reopening for something more than to-go beer sales? I’d imagine Georgetown Brewing…

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How to celebrate National Independent Beer Run Day

  The day before we celebrate the USA’s independence, celebrate your favorite breweries’ independence on National Independent Beer Run Day “B double-E double-R U N……

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