Great Pumpkin Beer Fest 2012 – New Brews and Other News
It has become one of the most popular beer events of the season, if not the entire year. The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, on October…
Bambino’s Raises the Bar
Chef Belle Coelho owns and operates Bambino’s Pizzeria on the northern fringes of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. She takes pizza very seriously. That aint all. She…
Drink Local – Skagit Valley Malting LLC, Coming Soon
The Skagit Valley Herald reported yesterday that a local company plans to start malting grains in Burlington, Washington. The enterprise is the result of a…
Rainier Beer – Recollect, Relight & Other Alliterations
Gather round and let me tell you about a time when there was no India Pale Ale around here. Nor was there Imperial Stout, Smoked…
The 2012 Hop Harvest – In Pictures and Words
Over in the Yakima Valley, the annual hop harvest nears completion. For about three weeks, crews work feverishly around the clock to bring in the…
Total Wine & More Announces Plans for More Stores in Washington
A story in Friday’s Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Total Wine & More plans to open more branches in Washington. (Read the original story.)…
Introducing B-Town Brewfest – Burien Gets a Beer Festival
Today we welcome a new sponsor to the Washington Beer Blog: Burien Brewfest (aka B-Town Brewfest). The event takes place on Saturday, October 13 at…
Cider Week Continues, and Other Events Too
In the wake of last weekend’s Cider Summit, the 2012 Seattle Cider Week continues with great cider-themed events around the city. For an additional list…
Whiskey Ridge Brewing – Brewery, Distillery & Pub
Nestled up against the Cascade Mountains in the upper Stillaguamish valley, the town of Darrington got its name by accident. Back in 1895, the locals…
