The Washington Beer Blog

The 2025 World Beer Cup winners were announced. I share the list of PNW winners and a lot of other info about the competition. Oregon and Washington breweries crushed it this year!

A familiar name on the Seattle-Tacoma beer scene, a legend, actually, Larry Rock announced today that he has accepted a position with White Bluffs Brewing in Richland, Washington. As Western Washington Sales Manager, he’ll help introduce the region’s beer drinkers to White Bluff’s beers.

Reuben’s Brews announces it is closing the Fremont location. Not exactly a surprise. The property owner is redeveloping the property. This on the heels of the brewery’s announcement about a new location coming to downtown Seattle.

Frühlingsfest is a German tradition. It’s a celebration of spring and beer. A sort of mini Oktoberfest. In recent years, craft breweries around Washington have…

The Washington Brewers Guild provides a wrap-up of the 2025 legislative session and how it did and didn’t impact breweries. For now, we dodged a bullet.

Seattle’s Lucky Envelope Brewing is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this weekend, and you’re invited. The brewery will release four anniversary beers. Other events happening in May, too.

Brick West Brewing in Spokane is happy to present the third Pilsner Picnic. They’ve invited several breweries to provide beer. Some are local Spokane-area breweries, others are from farther afield. In all, nine breweries will provide beer for the event.

Seattle Beer Week is rapidly approaching. The official SBW beer is now hitting the streets, T-shirts are available, and the events calendar is quickly filling up. More info in the story.

Watts Brewing introduces Hive Mind Pale Ale, a collaboration beer brewed with one of the brewery’s nearby neighbors, Woodinville Cut Shop. Designed to resemble an IPA, but with lower ABV and more restrained bitterness, Hive Mind Pale Ale packs a hoppy punch.