Des Moines City council approves Blues and Brews Festival

The city council in Des Moines has just approved the local Rotary Club’s plans to stage the first ever Poverty Bay Blues and Brews Festival….

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Beers for Boobies a big success

This past Saturday at Big Al Brewing in White Center, beer lovers gathered to raise funds for breast cancer research. The beneficiaries of the Beers…

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The Cask is now pouring in West Seattle

Last night The Cask opened in West Seattle. The self-described “old world ale house and wine house,” features four beers on tap and one on…

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Happening this weekend: 3 beer events

If you like beer, there are three events you should know about this weekend. All of them are not-for-profit fundraisers. Happening this Weekend: The PNA…

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Beers for Boobies this Saturday – a benefit for breast cancer research

This Saturday craft beer lovers can support breast cancer research by attending Beers for Boobies – a breast cancer benefit in the parking lot at  Big…

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20 Washington brewers will pour at the PNA Beer Taste this weekend

This Saturday (July 10th) the Phinney Neighborhood Association will host its 5th Annual PNA Summer Beer Taste. The event takes place at the Phinney Center…

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Beer Travels – A beautiful beast of a brewery in Snohomish County

Skookum is a brewery about which most people know nothing. It is as mysterious as the name. In Chinook jargon (a local native/English dialect), Skookum…

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Chuckanut Brewery celebrates two years by doubling capacity

To celebrate its second anniversary, Chuckanut Brewery in Bellingham is about to double its brewing capacity. Hard to believe it has only been two years,…

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Going to SIB? Nine don’t-miss beers (and tips)

Friday afternoon we headed out to the Seattle International Beerfest (SIB). Sure, the weather could have been better, but we survived. The Friday crowd was…

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