A large group of brewers posing for a picture in a brewery

Save the Dates, Plan Your Events, Seattle Beer Week is Coming

It’s a citywide celebration of beer. It’s called Seattle Beer Week, but it stretches across eight beer-filled days, with events at different locations around town filling the calendar.

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The founders of Bale Breaker Brewing standing in front of the brewery

Now 12 Years Old, Bale Breaker’s Roots are 93 Years Deep

Bale Breaker Brewing’s 12th anniversary party is slated for Saturday, April 12th, from noon until 9:00 at the brewery and taproom near Yakima. To help mark the occasion, I share some stuff you may not know about the brewery.

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Logo on the window of Figurehead Brewing Stone Way, along with the ramen window where you can order food.

Figurehead Brewing – 1st Anniversary at its 2nd Location

Figurehead Brewing on Stone Way celebrates its first anniversary on April 19th with an all-day, family-friendly party. In addition to releasing the anniversary beer for the grownups, they’ll offer free root beer floats for kids, door prizes, live music, and lots of amazing ramen.

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logos for Left Hand Brewing and Dry Dock Brewing

Consolidation Continues. Three Major Deals in One Week

It’s not exactly novel these days, but last week’s headlines illustrated that consolidation is a hot topic in the beer industry. Last week, we learned…

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Arial view of a brewery and its beer garden.

Award-Winning, Turnkey Brewery For Sale in Goldendale, WA

Today, I share an uncommon opportunity: the chance to take over a turnkey brewery and taproom in the lovely community of Goldendale, WA. The brewery and taproom is licensed as a brewery, winery, and distillery, so there are a lot of opportunities.

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A poster for Alpha Female beer from Dru Bru

Dru Bru Introduces This Year’s Pink Boots Beer, a Rosé IPA

Dru Bru Introduces this year’s Pink Boots Beer, a Rosé IPA. Brewed for the benefit of the Pink Boots Society, which works to support women and non-binary people in the beer industry.

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Keg Walking Across the City, How You Can Join the Fun

They call it Keg Walking, and breweries from across the city use hand trucks to deliver kegs to Latona Pub. Serving only beers delivered using any people-powered means. No internal combustion engines are involved!

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Artists rendering of the new taproom

Reuben’s Brews Opening a New, Downtown Location This Summer

Today, Reuben’s Brews announced that it will open another taproom this summer. Downtown, near Pike Place Market and the Seattle waterfront. Details in the story.

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Exploring the Craft Beer Scene in Historic, Beautiful Porto

This is our second story about beer in Portugal. This time, we focus on the emerging craft beer scene in Porto, a town most often associated with port wine.

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