Two exceptional days of beer at The Beer Junction, with Cascade and Deschutes
The Beer Junction regularly has great beer events, offering brewery-specific tastings on Thursdays and hosting other special tasting events throughout the year. The next couple of…
Seattle no longer has the most breweries of any city in America
Chicago replaces Seattle as the city with the most breweries in America. Wait a minute. What? It was a matter of some heated discussion…
Reuben’s Brews in search of the next great home brewer
Reuben’s Brews just announced its 3rd annual Hop Idol Homebrew Contest. Entries are now being accepted. The winning brewer will get to brew their…
Beer Releases – Reuben’s Brews 3 Ryes Men Barleywine and Chocolate Box Stout
On Saturday, December 15th Reuben’s Brews releases this year’s vintage of Three Ryes Men (see what they did there), a 12.2 percent ABV Barleywine….
Good news for breweries as U.S. beer consumption continues to fall
This is a story about the kinds of things that breweries need to understand these days in order to succeed in an increasingly crowded…
Pura Vida Indy Beer Cup, in Costa Rica – entries wanted
Wait. What? Seriously? Say that again. Say it slowly to make sure I understand. Asociacion de Cerveceros Artesanales de Costa Rica. In other words, Costa…
Din Tai Fung, Chuckanut, and other things that are f****ing fun to say
The word onomatopoeia is perfect. It is defined as a word formed to resemble, imitate or suggest the sound it describes. Thwack, boom, pop, and…
This Seattle brewery has survived an army of steamrollers
The oldest Seattle brewery celebrates its 30th anniversary this Saturday Seattle is a city of new things and new people. I’m not the type to wax melancholy…
Beer Releases – Winter beers from Watts Brewing, with release event this Friday
This Friday, December 7th at The Hop and Hound in Bothell, Watts Brewing releases two new beers (4:00 – 11:00). Here is the info…
