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Breweries

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Potato Expert Sees a Future in "Microchips"

    ​With the potato chip industry continuing to consolidate, a University of Idaho agricultural economics professor thinks micro-chipperies could help save potato farms too small to deal with international conglomerates. "The good thing is, as you give consumers more choices, the total demand in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Beer Bar Expert Loves Beveridge Place and Latona Pub, But Can't Quite Say Why

    ​After drinking in hundreds of beer joints across the country - and blurbing more than 400 beer bars for his new book, touted as the "ultimate coast-to-coast road trip of craft beer" - craft beer connoisseur Christian DeBenedetti still can't define what makes an alehouse great. "It's impossib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Ten Courses Go Down Smooth and Heady at Brouwer's Home Brew Chef Collaboration Dinner

    Curtis CartierBrouwer's Cafe became a gourmet man cave last night.​Speaking before a packed house of more than 100 thirsty brew heads last night at Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont, Firestone Walker Brewing Company Owner David Walker declared in a European accent that "the beer industry in Europe is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Worldwide Beer Sisterhood Arrives in Seattle

    ​Beer is "still very much a man's world," says Lisa Morrison, author of the newly released Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest. To encourage more women to crash the stag party, Morrison recently joined other members of the Pink Boots Society--a trade group for female beer brewers, writers an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest Introduces Readers to Skookum Brewery

    ​Lisa Morrison's Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest is the kind of book that will have a permanent spot in the front seat of my car. It has information on brewpubs, bottle shops, and breweries throughout British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. There's advice for "don't miss" beers, along w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Is Cask Beer the Way We Were Meant to Drink Beer?

    Image courtesy Washington Beer Commission​Have you ever worked with "that guy?" Or maybe it's an uncle, neighbor or in-law. The one that thinks he knows everything, and takes every opportunity to inform you how wise and well traveled he is? If you try talking to him about beer and the conversa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Olympia Beer: The Water and the History

    ​Sidle up to any bar and try asking for an Oly. After your server gives you a blank look, you might have to slowly enunciate the name again. Olympia. No, not the state capital, the beer. After a brief discussion about spring water and horseshoes, the bartender will probably sneer and direct yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Top 5 Winter Beers From the Pacific Northwest

    ​The return of winter beer season is perhaps the only part of the over-marketing of the holidays that doesn't make me cringe. When six-packs of winter beers appear at the supermarket - topped with Santa hats or festooned in red and green bows - I rejoice instead of recoil. Crank up the Christm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Free Beer! No, Really FREE BEER

    *Girl not included​Okay, so I know that Seattle--with its plentiful microbrews, craft brewers, beer hobbyists and beer lists replete with obscure Belgian whatevers--is not exactly a Budweiser kind of town. The problem, though? It seems that, these days, nowhere is exactly a Budweiser kind of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    UPDATE: Free Beer! (Just Not For You)

    "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy..."​Remember a couple hours ago when I got you all excited about bars giving away free beer? Yeah, well it looks like you're probably going to have to travel a bit in order to get that free sample. See, as I was reminded by cool thinking Collin on the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    I-1100 Liquor Measure a Threat to Craft Brews

    ​Beer brewers and drinkers opposed to privatization of state liquor sales? Indeed, says Heather McClung, president of the Washington Brewers Guild, which represents the state's small craft breweries and, roundaboutly, craft-brew drinkers. Her industry is lined up against I-1100 and I-1105, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Liquor Privatization Initiatives Would Screw Craft Brewers, Say Craft Brewers

    Whyd'yawanna fuck Full Sail, eh?​Over at the Daily Weekly, Rick Anderson reveals that one group--craft brewers--you might expect to be all for the privatization of the state's liquor apparatus is actually dead set against Initiatives 1100 and 1105, which Anderson adroitly parsed in this week's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Hipsters Beware: Now You'll Be Drinking For The Man

    ​Pabst Blue Ribbon has long been the frosty-cold beverage of choice for those who style themselves as dork-glasses-wearing, skinny-jeans-sporting, retro-everything-loving irony junkies. It's also been the brew most favored by grandfathers, proud blue-collar factory workers, heavy boozers who h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Drink Belgian-Inspired NW Beer in Georgetown

    credit: blackravenbrewing.com/beers.htm​Georgetown hosts what it's calling the first annual Belgianfest, in which attendees are encouraged to sample Belgian-inspired brews crafted by over twenty Washington breweries. Beers on tap include top local interpretations of this popular style, includi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Resolution Run

    credit: blackravenbrewing.com/beers.htm​Georgetown hosts what it's calling the first annual Belgianfest, in which attendees are encouraged to sample Belgian-inspired brews crafted by over twenty Washington breweries. Beers on tap include top local interpretations of this popular style, includi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    The Heritage Meats Burger at Pike Brewing Co.

    ​In the course of researching this week's food lead on the Puget Sound's new artisanal, sustainability-minded butchers, I learned that Tracy Smaciarz of Heritage Meats supplies local, grass-feed beef burgers to Pike Brewing Company.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Monday Announcements: Free Fries, Energy Drink Nannying, Ragin' Amber

    Free Fry! This Friday, November 20th, and every 3rd Friday of the month from now on, Pike Street Fish Fry (925 E. Pike St.) will give away boats of fries and offer $2 pints of New Belgium beer (the co-host of the event). Lest this make you think of those old 1950s pictures of people stuffed into a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Monday Morning News: Mall Hooch; She Is Drunk; Hipster, Can You Spare $300 MIllion?

    ​ (November in Seattle?) Booze at the Mall - The Washington State Liquor Control Board has opened four temporary liquor stores in four different shopping malls around the sound, one in Bellingham and the rest: Pacific Place (600 Pine St., downtown Seattle) Alderwood Mall (3000 184th St. S.W., ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Shitty Beer's Getting More Expensive, and We're Drinking More of It

    ​Via CNN/Money: Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer and maker of Budweiser, announced plans to raise prices Tuesday. "We plan on taking price increases on a majority of volume and in a majority of markets this fall," Anheuser-Busch InBev said in a statement. "The increase helps ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Monday Morning Announcements: Tour de Fat and Pour on the Plaza This Saturday

    Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad New Belgium Brewing Company's tribute to the bicycle, the 10th annual Tour de Fat, brings together two-wheelers and beer lovers in a quirky, hard to describe festival/concert/gathering. The aim of the festival is to promote bicycle use, and one lucky (?) entrant will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Matt's in the Market: Drinks With a View

    My one splurge for Seattle Beer Week last week was the joint Pike Brewing and Trade Route Brewing beer dinner at Matt's in the Market. Matt's owner Dan Bugge and chef Chester Gerl gave the dinner fantastic pacing and the courses were sized perfectly, with each dish paired with both a Pike and Trade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Seattle Beer Week: South Seattle Open House

    South Seattle Breweries Open House: On Saturday May 16th, you could be an arrogant bastard and start your day at the Stone Brewing brunch at Linda's Tavern (opens at 10:00am), with head brewer Mitch Steele. Once you're warmed up, have your designated driver ferry you down to Georgetown Brewing Compa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Craft Beer Sales Were Up in 2008

    The Brewers Association says that craft beer sales were up 5.8 percent by volume and 10.5 percent by dollars. Via ReelBeer.com: "2008 was a historic year for beer with the large brewers consolidating and imports losing share, while the top ten selling beer brands dropped in sales. At the same time, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Elysian New Belgium Collaborations Starting To Appear

    Last summer, Seattle's Elysian Brewing announced a new, unique partnership with Colorado's New Belgium Brewing Company. The goals were two-fold: 1.) Elysian wanted to up production and expand into different markets, and 2.) New Belgium wanted to brew smaller batches of experimental beers. New Belgiu ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2009

    Free Beer, Please

    Local homebrewers find state laws a bit prohibitive.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Not Everything in Olympia is About the Economy, There's Beer Too

    Jerome Seipp loves beer. He's spent 15 years perfecting his recipes for India Pale Ale and Belgian-style brews and uses "cheers" as a signoff. But under state law, he can't bring his beer to a wedding or even the barbecue next door. State law allows someone to transport only one gallon of home bre ... More >>

  • Food

    July 23, 2008

    Kölsch: The Freshdrinker

    A beverage to go with your brat.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Another Georgetown Building to Bite the Dust

    A beverage to go with your brat.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Comments of the Week: Pale Ale Backlash

    A beverage to go with your brat.

  • News

    March 19, 2008

    Even in a Craft Beer Mecca Like Seattle, Microbrewers Are Struggling

    Forget oil—the price of hops has already claimed at least one local casualty.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    GABF Saturday Night Session and Recap

    Forget oil—the price of hops has already claimed at least one local casualty.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2007

    GABF : And Now...Indie Washington Medalists!

    Forget oil—the price of hops has already claimed at least one local casualty.

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2007

    Ferry, Bus, Beer

    Forget oil—the price of hops has already claimed at least one local casualty.

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2007

    Tour de Fat This Weekend

    Forget oil—the price of hops has already claimed at least one local casualty.

  • Food

    August 9, 2006

    Food News

    August 9 - 16, 2006.

  • Food

    August 2, 2006

    The Growler

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2006

    Homebrewers, Winemakers

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    June 14, 2006

    Brewfests: Change Is Inevitable

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    January 11, 2006

    The Road to Beervana

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    September 28, 2005

    The Glass—Or What's In It?

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    September 14, 2005

    Branding for Fun and Profit

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    August 31, 2005

    What I Learned This Summer

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    July 6, 2005

    Got Microlager?

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    June 8, 2005

    Summer Brewfest

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    April 13, 2005

    The Future of Beer Is Belgium (Belgium?!)

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    April 13, 2005

    Beer in Washington State: Some Highs and Lows

    A growler is bigger than a 40, smaller than a pony keg, and perfect for picnics.

  • Food

    April 13, 2005

    Twenty Years of Better Beer

    The Northwest leads the charge.

  • Food

    March 2, 2005

    Bud Extra, Sparks

    The Northwest leads the charge.

  • Food

    March 17, 2004

    Brew Food

    Some Seattle taverns and brewpubs are moving in on fine dining.

  • Food

    January 21, 2004

    Fizzing

    Roger Downey

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