Seattle’s annual celebration of beer kicks off on May 9th
Seattle Beer Week officially kicks off on Friday, May 9th. Nine days of events celebrate Seattle’s robust and vibrant beer culture. There’s something for everyone: adopt a new best friend, take a bike ride, play some video games, race some matchbox cars, toss some cornhole, and more. Do it all with a beer in hand.
Below, I list some of the events and highlight just a few. I encourage you to visit the official SBW website for details about the events and the 16th annual Seattle Beer Week in general. You can order a T-shirt, learn about the official Seattle Beer Week beer, study the official events calendar, and make your plans.
Friday, May 9th
- SBW Kickoff at Urban Family Brewing. 4:00 – 8:00.
It’s the official kickoff of Beer Week, including the official tapping of the Seattle Beer
Week Beer: Group Project Helles Lager. - Seattle Cask-O-Rama at Beveridge Place Pub. 5:00 – close.
Enjoy ten beers brewed by ten Seattle breweries, served from firkins lined up along the bartop. Get a taster flight or order a full pour from your favorite Seattle brewery. This is an SBW tradition, and it’s a good one. - Spring Beer Fest, Machine House Brewing.
- Fryday Night at Ounces.
- Beer & Cheese Pairing Class at Outer Planet Brewing.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Saturday, May 10th
- Haze Fest at Reuben’s Brews, all day.
You don’t see as many hazy beers around town as you did a few years ago, but they’re still very popular. Haze Fest is a celebration of hazy beers that will include several new releases, some old favorites, and quite a few fun, one-off, draft-only infusions. Overall, 16 hazy beers on tap. Live music by The Prospectors from 5:00 -7:00. - Dirty Couch Brewing Anniversary Party, all day.
Dirty Couch Brewing celebrates its 10th anniversary at its Magnolia taproom. New beer releases, a pig roast, and live music from Grunge Tree. Festivities are happening all day, with food starting around 3:00 and music at 6:30. - Yoga and Pints at Great Notion Ballard.
- Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery, Member for a Day.
- Brewery Tours at Outer Planet Brewing.
- Easy Does It, DJs all Day at Bickersons Brewhouse.
- Spring Beer Fest at Machine House Brewing.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Sunday, May 11th
- Mom Please Drag Brunch at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill. 12:00 – 4:00. Celebrate Mother’s Day with a beermosa or some other beverage and enjoy live entertainment from a host of local drag queens as they share their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. This is a ticketed event, so act now.
- Kalt Following: Ceremony of Lager at Bizarre Brewing, Noon – 8:00. Kalt Following is Bizarre Brewing’s bi-annual lager fest. They’ll pour beer from breweries near and far and feature 3 gravity kegs on the bar top. Woodshop BBQ will be there serving food.
- Queen of Queens Release Party, Great Notion Ballard.
- Beers, Botox, and Beauty, Stoup Brewing Ballard.
- Tours & Pours at Ladd & Lass Brewing.
- Spring Beer Fest at Machine House Brewing.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Monday, May 12th
- This is Washington, Damn It! Beveridge Place Pub, all day.
The pub is turning over 30 taps to 30 deliciously local (Washington-brewed) beers and serving them for just $5 per pint. Be grateful we live in a place where such a thing is possible, damn it! - Mai Tai Monday with Cloudburst at Pine Box, 3:00 – 7:00
Hit the tiki bar at Pine Box and enjoy some cold brews from Cloudburst Brewing. Or consider a refreshing mai tai. All the while, enjoy some tasty tropical tunes. - SBW-themed Trivia at Great Notion Ballard.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Tuesday, May 13th
- aSault of the Senses at Lady Jaye, 6:00. The Lady Jaye aSault of the Senses Beer Week Dinner is a five-course meal paired with beers and beer cocktails, all set to the music of Sault, as spun by DJ ABV. Space is limited and a sellout is likely. You can get all the details and reserve your spot here.
- Brewers Spelling Beer at Latona Pub, 7:30. A collection of local brewers compete in a spelling bee. Can you spell acetaldehyde? How about keg? Indeed, there will be a comic element to this one.
- Gratituesday at Reuben’s Brews
- Around the World in Aslan Beers at Aslan Fremont.
- Member for a Day at Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery.
- Brett Beer Release at Figurehead Brewing, Stone Way.
- Paper Airplane Contest at Beveridge Place Pub.
- Hopvine Trivia at Urban Family Brewing.
- SBW-Themed Trivia at Great Notion Ballard.
- 12 Packs at the Troll (IYKYK).
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Wednesday, May 14th
- Brewer’s Day at the Ballpark, 11:30 – 4:00
Be among the first to experience The Hall on Occidental! (Same folks as Queen Anne Beer Hall). Lunch and beer before the game at The Hall. Then at 1:30 the Mariners play the Yankees at T-Mobile Park. Secure your tickets here. - Cornhole Showdown at Growler Guys, 6:00 – 11:00.
Think of it like a pro-am golf tournament. A beer-industry professional is paired with a non-industry cornholer. Expect dozens of local beers on tap. It’s recommended you show up/sign up by 5:00 or reach out to the Growler Guys in advance. - Industry Night at Stoup Brewing Ballard, 7:00 – 9:30.
Join fellow beer industry professionals for a $5 pint or two. Embarrass yourself with karaoke. Get your future told by a tarot reader. Relax with other people who know the battle. - Flight Night at Figurehead Brewing (both locations).
- Pints with Pauly at Great Notion Georgetown.
- BrewBQ with Ladd & Lass at Fiddler’s Inn.
- Run Club Scavenger Hunt at Flying Bike.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Thursday, May 15th
- Free Axe Throwing at Ounces, 5:30 – 7:30. Drink beer, throw axes. What could go wrong? Tomahawk Axe will be on sight to make sure nobody gets hurt.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament, 8:00 – 10:30. Latona Pub presents a Mario Kart Tournament, featuring beers from Vice Brewing. There’s room for up to 32 racers, so shoot Latona Pub a DM on Instagram to pre-register.
- Cask Night at Figurehead Brewing, Magnolia.
- Pints with Pauly, Great Notion Ballard.
- Pig and Pint Night at Rhein Haus.
- Brewers Night Wing Competition at Queen Anne Beerhall.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Friday, May 15th
- Rice Lager Weekend at Full Throttle, all weekend.
Full Throttle Bottles is leaning hard into the soft flavors of Rice Lager, an increasingly popular style of beer these days. On tap, they’ll offer several locally brewed versions of rice lager (AKA Japanese lager) as well as Asahi, the bellwether version of the style. - Bodacious Beverages at Beveridge Place Pub, 3:00 – close.
Only the biggest, boldest brews: barrel-aged, super-hopped, etc. Taster trays available for your sampling pleasure. - Sour Hour Comedy Night at Urban Family Brewing.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Saturday, May 17th
- Beer Can Derby at Pine Box, 3:00 – 6:00.
This is the 13th annual event. Fashion a racer out of a beer can and the provided supplies then race for glory! See if you, and your can, are made of championship metal. - Car Races at Latona Pub, 3:00 – 5:30.
Hot Wheels and Matchbox racers provided, or bring your own to race on the custom totally rad race track. Beers by Matchless Brewing. - Tour de Pints, starts at Flying Bike.
- Sip and Paint at Bickersons Brewhouse Ballard.
- Pints with a Purpose at Great Notion Georgetown.
- Pints with a Purpose at Great Notion Ballard.
- Rice Lager Weekend, cont. Full Throttle Bottles.
- Pet-A-Pup, adoption event at Ounces Taproom.
- Learn more about all of these events here.
Visit the official Seattle Beer Week website for details about these events and more information about Seattle Beer Week.
Visit our events page and calendar to learn about all sorts of other upcoming beer events. To submit an event for inclusion on our events calendar, use our event submission form. Got more details to share, reach out to us.
