The Washington Beer Blog

The South Sound Beer Fest is scheduled for Saturday, July 26th, at the Three Magnets Brewing Pubhouse in downtown Olympia, Washington. The event will showcase beers from roughly two dozen breweries and celebrate Three Magnets Brewing’s 11th anniversary.

Beer-loving baseball fans are invited to join the folks from Silver City Brewery on Saturday, August 23rd, for the annual Silver City Brewery Pub Crawl that culminates at the ballpark.

One of the very first American craft brewers, Jack McAuliffe, died at his home in Arkansas on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at the age of 80. He is credited with starting Sonoma, California’s New Albion Brewing in 1976. His contribution to the beer world we know today was immense. 

The winners of the 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship have been announced. We share info about the PNW winners and more.

A barrage of epic, historic rain events in New Zealand have impacted the region’s hop farms in both physical and personal ways. Some farms were submerged and the enduring damage remains to be seen.

Scuttlebutt Brewing of Everett, WA has partnered with Seattle Mariner Cal Raleigh to create a beer. It will be release this summer. Here’s what you need to know about Big Dumper Beer.

Seattle-based Schilling Cider just made a $25,000 contribution to launch It’s Cider’s Time, the American Cider Association’s new national advocacy and educational program.

With Brewing Hope, a series of pint-night events, Stoup Brewing refines and better defines its community giving program.

On the cusp of its 12th anniversary, we’ve learned that Big Block Brewing is opening its 4th location. We received word yesterday from Lumber House Brewery that Big Block Brewing will take over its brewery/pub in Black Diamond, Washington.