Holiday Ale Festival raises $20k for Children’s Cancer Association

I don’t like to get involved in the “us versus them” thing. Seattle is a great beer town and Portland is a great beer town….

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President Obama – now a member of the American Homebrewers Association

A couple years ago, the world learned that the White House kitchen staff was brewing its own beer at the behest of President Obama. We…

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The Bergschrund set to open in Ballard this Friday

Because liquor laws are so frequently governed by bizarre pretzel logic, we can’t actually declare this new Ballard drinking establishment to be what it actually…

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Flying Bike Cooperative gets closer to takeoff

Today is an exciting day for the 900 member-owners of Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery. It was in April of 2011 that I first told you…

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Holiday Brewmaster Dinner at the Jolly Roger this Sunday

Maritime Pacific has something Jolly lined up for the holidays this year, and I’m not just talking about Jolly Roger, the company’s beloved Christmas Ale….

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Lake Tapps Brewing releasing whiskey barrel-aged Parliament Porter

This Thursday, December 18, from 6:00 – 8:00, Lake Tapps Brewing Company invites you to stop in and try the first release of its Parliament…

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Grab a beer on top of the world

There’s only one place in the city of Seattle where you can enjoy a tasty beer at 900-something feet above sea level.  I’m talking about…

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The Grouch, where he should be: in a can

In 2010 Northern Ales moved 30 miles south from Northport to Kettle Falls, making it a very remote brewery but no longer deserving the title…

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Wander Brewing begins bottling and distributing beer

Unless you’ve visited Bellingham in the past six months or so, you probably have not come across beers from Wander Brewing. Chad and Colleen Kuehl…

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