Gig Harbor Brewing Opens Saturday, August 15

UPDATE – The scheduled opening has been delayed. NOT OPENING THIS SATURDAY AS REPORTED. Stay tuned. Friday afternoon we received this message: “Due to an…

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Tumwater Artesian Brewfest, August 22

Back in the old days, before craft beer dominated the local brewing industry, the forests of the Cascade Mountains were haunted by two mythical creatures: Wild…

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Historic Day in Seattle Beer History – the 1st keg of craft beer

Craft beer is still a relatively new thing. We don’t have a lot of history. Luckily we live in Seattle, one of the places where…

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Seattle’s Epic Ales is closing Gastropod

This just in from the Twitterverse. Cody Morris, owner and brewer at Seattle’s Epic Ales, tweeted the news this morning. They’re closing Gastropod (on 1st…

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Sip Northwest celebrates 5 years & you’re invited

Next week, Sip Northwest is celebrating its fifth anniversary and you are invited. The event takes place 40 floors above the streets of Seattle on…

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When should you harvest your backyard hops?

Someone pinged me via email and asked for some advice on when to harvest his backyard hop crop. Indeed, this has been a hot and…

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Brewshed Pub Crawl Redmond, Black Raven & Hi-Fi

The Washington Brewshed® Alliance celebrates the link between good water and good beer, inviting you to join in the fun. On Thursday, August 27th Brewshed…

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Beer Release – La Mort Bourbon, Black Raven Brewing

Note to other breweries: want me to do posts like this for you? Send me the info. Images help a lot.  Next week, Black Raven…

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Rooftop Brewing announces its reopening – this week

Rooftop Brewing Company originally opened in the summer of 2013 on the northern slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Then, discovering an almost immediate…

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