The Washington Beer Commission will hold its annual Winter Beer Festival December 4th and 5th at Hale’s Palladium (4301 Leary Way NW). You can download the beer list HERE. Half of the tickets for pre-sale are already gone; so get ’em while they’re hot. Over 30 breweries will pour their winter seasonals and heavies, and this year the event is partnering with the Chocolate Box, who will pair chocolates to some of the beers. They’ll also be reconfiguring the space a bit this year to make more room.Tickets are $23 ($25 at the door) and available via Brown Paper Tickets. As with most of these events, you get a special one hour preview before the doors open if you are part of WABL (Washington Beer Lovers), as well as other offers like extra tokens and access to a few special beers; consider it for an early present for the beer geek in your life. (Membership is a mere $25 per year.) This event always sells out. You have been warned.