For three days the judges sampled and sipped some of the best beers in North America. It was a tough job but the North American Brewers’ Association was up to the task of judging more than 1000 beers. 22 Washington beers won medals at the North American Beer Awards, including nine gold awards! Washington breweries [...]
Read moreFremont Studios is the place to be on Saturday, April 24th, if you would like to sample not just beer but also scotch, wine & tequila, and at the same time support SIFF, the Seattle International Film Festival. The Hop Scotch Spring Beer & Scotch Festival kicked off yesterday and I was the sixth person [...]
Read moreIf you spend any time talking to Matt Lincecum and Sara Nelson, you are struck by their passion and politics. Matt was an attorney in the beverage industry, working hard for others when he decided it was time to start working hard on his own dreams. His dreams? Producing high quality beer in the most [...]
Read moreImperial Fresh Hop Rye Pale Ale, from Anacortes Brewery was one of the highlights for me at the WABL 4th Anniversary Party held Nov. 7th at the Seattle Center Rainier Room. Part of this beer’s intrigue is that the guys were late bringing in the keg so inquiries could be heard at every table, “Where [...]
Read moreWe first discovered the Powerhouse Restaurant and Brewery, of Puyallup, while on the WABL Southend Brewery Bus Tour. We were impressed by the quality of the beers that ranged across an impressive variety of styles. Somehow we made it through the Brewery Bus Tour with only one growler and that growler was a delicious Doublebock [...]
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