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Hops on Equinox Spring Beer Festival

There’s a good time coming at Seattle Center, where you’ll want to get your springtime beer on. It’ll…

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Brewin’ in the Burbs

There’s good news brewing from the North End and the Eastside, and I’m not just talking about Rogue…

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Summer Brewfest

Ain’t no cure for the summertime brews Father’s Day weekend is coming, and that means the annual NWsource.com…

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Summertime, and the Brewin’ is Easy

C’mon, you still want to go outside and play and drink some great beer, don’t you? We have…

Beer in Washington State: Some Highs and Lows

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Beer in Washington State: Some Highs and Lows

1854: Denlin Brewery, first in the Washington Territory, opens in Steilacoom. 1893: Three Seattle breweries merge to form…

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The Glass—Or What’s In It?

So here’s a question that cuts to the heart of the beer experience: Is it all about the…

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Multitap Taverns

Seattle’s multitap taverns offer drinkers a happy plethora of beer. One joint has five taps, the one down…

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Winter Darkness

Y’know that cliché about Christmas coming earlier every year? Maybe it’s true of winter in general. Pyramid was…

Not a professional? No problem; you can still drink like one.

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Beertown U.S.A.

Next week, Seattle will be awash in great suds and sudsmakers. Here's how to dive in.

Belgian-Style, Northwest Brewed

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Belgian-Style, Northwest Brewed

The secret is out. Belgian beer is, if still not a household word, well known among those who…

Prost! From all the gang at the Beveridge Place Pub in West Seattle.

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Twenty Years of Better Beer

The Northwest leads the charge.

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Brewfests: Change Is Inevitable

This summer brings a mix of old and new beer-focused events. The Washington Brewers Guild (WBG) stages its…

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Washington Brewers Go Gold (and Silver and Bronze)

Another Great American Beer Festival has come and gone, and along with being one helluva grand beer-drinking session…

The Future of Beer Is Belgium (Belgium?!)

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The Future of Beer Is Belgium (Belgium?!)

If you’ve been to a decent multitap pub or restaurant with a good bar lately, you can’t help…

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A Midsummer Night’s Beer Garden

It’s summer, and like most of us, I’m off to vacationland. After visiting some relatives and seeing historic…

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Got Microlager?

July is American Beer Month—summertime means warmer weather, so people tend to go for cooling, refreshing beers. Lagers…

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Do Competitions Matter?

Behind the bar at my local brewpub, there are some medals on display, suspended on red, white, and…

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Beer Geekery

Check out the promo or label on your favorite specialty beer, and you might see more than you…

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The Road to Beervana

Portland, Ore., deserves the title “Beervana” as much as any city in America. There is no shortage of…

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Built-in Bubbles

This year’s edition of my favorite local brewfest is Saturday, Oct. 29. At Washington Cask Beer Festival VI,…