The Washington Beer Blog

Ounces Taproom and Beer Garden is hosting a special event featuring beers from brewery members of the Pink Boots Society, a night market with products from women-owned businesses, and more.

This Friday and Saturday (June 20 and 21) at Seattle Center, breweries from across the state will come together to pour loads of delicious beers at the 2025 Washington Brewers Festival.

In what is best described as a friendly acquisition, Ackley Brands is taking over Silver City Brewery. In this story I share some of the details.

Bale Breaker Brewing, Humble Abode Brewing, and others are stepping up again this year to support ALS research with the Ales for ALS project. More info about the events and the project in this story.

I was recently a guest on the Grit and Grain Podcast. Among lots of other stuff, we talked about beer. It was fun, zany, and we’re doing it again. In this story, I share more info about how you can listen to it. Find out all sorts of fascinating things about my sordid past.

pFriem Family Brewers just announced a special deal. If you join the pFriemsters Union before June 23rd, you get access to a couple of exclusive beers.

Stoup Brewing is hosting two Pride events that I want to tell you about. One is at the Capitol Hill taproom on the night of Saturday, June 21st. The other is a Tea Dance on Sunday, June 22nd at the taproom in Ballard.

Redhook Taproom in Seattle (Brewlab) is closing. The company says it is looking for another Seattle location. No timeline has been set.

Breweries and bars around the Pacific Northwest are stepping up this year for Pride Month releasing special beers and hosting events. We share what we know about all the Pride-inspired fun.