There’s always room for another beer festival. Today we want to tell you about the inaugural 4-Corners Brewfest in Shoreline, WA. The event takes place on Saturday, August 13th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Innis Arden Clubhouse. Twenty Washington breweries will pour more than 40 beers at the event, which is a fundraiser for the 4-Corners.org. The Washington Beer Blog is happy to welcome the festival as our newest sponsor.
Steve Kerr, speaking on behalf of 4-Corners.org, told us that they modeled the event after beer tasting events organized by the Phinney Neighborhood Association in Seattle: the PNA Summer Beer Taste and the PNA Winter Beer Taste. Like those events, the 4-Corners Brewfest benefits the neighborhoods that the organization serves, but it also provides the larger community with a fun event.
Last Saturday we attended the PNA Summer Beer Taste. It was a great event and we already look forward to the PNA Winter Beer Taste. If the 4-Corners Brewfest is anything like those events—and by all indications it will be—then it will be an equally successful beer festival.
The 4-Corners Brewfest will feature live music by Takes All Kinds, a Bellingham-based rock-n-blues band. Food, provided by local restaurants, is included in the cost of admision. The event also gives the crowd an opportunity to vote for their favorite beers. Local pubs and bars will then be encouraged to put the winning beers on tap.
About 4-Corners
Four neighborhoods come together at one intersection in Shoreline. The organizers of the event, 4-Corners.org, have a simple mission: enhance and strengthen community relationships between and among the 4-Corners neighborhoods of Hillwood, Innis Arden, Richmond Beach and Richmond Highlands. The 4-Corners Brewfest will not only earn money for the four neighborhood foundations, it will also strengthen the community by creating a spirit of unity between the four neighborhoods.
The Breweries:
- 192 Brewing (Kenmore)
- American Brewing (Edmonds)
- Big E Ales (Lynnwood)
- Diamond Knot Brewing (Mukilteo)
- Elysian Brewing (Seattle)
- Emerald City Beer Co. (Seattle)
- Fremont Brewing (Seattle)
- Gallagher’s Where-U-Brew (Edmonds)
- Georgetown Brewing (Seattle)
- Hale’s Ales (Seattle)
- Hood Canal Brewing (Kingston)
- Lantern Brewing (Seattle)
- Mac & Jack Brewery (Redmond)
- Maritime Pacific Brewing (Seattle)
- Naked City Brewing (Seattle)
- Silver City Brewing (Silverdale)
- Snoqualmie Falls Brewing (Snoqualmie)
- Sound Brewing (Poulsbo)
- Two Beers Brewing (Seattle)
- Wingman Brewer (Tacoma)
Tickets:
Advance tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Beach House Greetings at 626 NW Richmond Beach Road (cash or check) or online at Brown Paper Tickets. American Brewing, Big E Ales, and Naked City Brewing also have a limited number of tickets for sale in their respective taprooms. Admission includes ten 5 oz. samples of some of the tastiest craft beers this area has to offer, great food from Shoreline area restaurants, non-alcoholic beverages, live music, and plenty of fun. Space is limited so be sure to get your tickets early.
More Info
For more information on 4-Corners BrewFest, go to www.4-corners.org or join the 4-Corners BrewFest 2011 Facebook group.