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Aug 12

Black Raven Brewery Scotchster

Every Wednesday, Black Raven Brewery taps a special cask at 4pm. These casks are often extremely popular and you are well advised to get there early to make sure to get some before the cask runs dry. On August 4th, the featured cask was the “Sc (read full article)

beer, Black Raven Brewing, Cherry Beer, Scottish Ale, Tasting Notes

Aug 05

Lavender Wheat Beer

When you tell a guy that there are flowers in his beer, you get “THE LOOK“. At the Rails to Ales Brewfest, I watched them line up to the Snipes Mountain Brewery table and give the pourer the look when they hear Lavender Wheat is on tap. Y (read full article)

beer, Chris Miller, Lavender, Rails to Ales, Snipes Mountain Brewery, Tasting Notes

Jul 22

Fun and Fundraising at Woodinville Wine Maker Triathlon

Derek Des Voigne in dunk tank Wine is often accused of being a stuck up and snobbery affair but the 2010 Woodinville Wine Maker and Brew Master Triathlon shattered that myth. This was a wine event featuring costumes, dunk tanks, floating barrels and (read full article)

beer, Bob Betz, Des Voigne Cellars, Event Reviews, Fundraiser, Patterson Cellars, Redhook Brewery, Seattle Uncorked, Wine

Jul 20

Sun and Fun on tap for 2nd Annual Woodinville Wine Maker and Brew Master Triathlon

Last summer, brave wine makers and their crews participated in a tri-athlon to raise money for the Mitochondrial Research Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital. It was so much fun they are doing it again! On July 21st, the Second Annual Woodinvi (read full article)

Announcements, beer, Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Fundraiser, Redhook Brewery, Wine

Jul 17

Its a great weekend to be a Washington beer and wine lover!

Summer has come to Seattle and with it, a lot of opportunities to enjoy some great Washington beer and wine this weekend. Summer Festivals Kirkland Uncorked at the water Enjoy Washington wine and beer at Kirkland Uncorked all weekend long. Check out (read full article)

Adam Bench, Announcements, beer, Black Raven Brewing, Carpenter Creek Winery, Kirkland Uncorked, Lantz Cellars, William Church Winery, Wine

Jul 08

Beer Festivals: East and West of the Cascades this weekend

The sun is hot and the beer is cold and refreshing on both sides of the WashingtonCascades this weekend. In the west, the Phinney Neighborhood Association is hosting their fifth Annual Summer Beer Taste. On the eastern side, beer lovers will be gathe (read full article)

Announcements, beer, Fundraiser

Jul 06

Beer, Wine and Cheese!: Fromage Blanc Smack down

During Seattle Beer Week, Naked City Taphouse and Brewery did a Tale of Two Continents beer dinner. One of our favorite pairings was fromage blanc on toast with raspberries and proscuitto served with Pinkus Alt. I loved the simplicity of the pairing (read full article)

Announcements, beer, Belgium Ale, Davenport Cellars, Des Voigne Cellars, Dick's Brewing Company, Food Pairings, Hefeweizen, NW Wine Academy, Seattle Beer Authority

Jul 03

Wine meets beer: WBC or Bust bus stops at Pike Brewing

So why did a bunch of wine bloggers on the WBC or Bust road trip stop for beer at Pike Brewing Company? Most wine makers will tell you that: It takes a lot of beer to make a great wine! Wine makers will tell how they keep a keg stocked during crush, (read full article)

beer, Brew Pubs, Event Reviews, Pike Brewery Co, WBC-or-Bust, Wine

Jun 23

Black BANNED Brewery?

Geoff at Seattle Beer News broke the new first about Black Raven Brewery losing their trademark case on 6/21/10. Black Raven Brewing has been trying for two years to trademark their brewery name but their attempts to do so have been blocked by Ravenw (read full article)

Announcements, beer, Black Raven Brewing, Naked City Tap House, Trademark

Jun 19

Friday Night Highlights: Washington Brewers Fest 2010

The annual Washington Brewers’ Festival began with the ringing of the seminary bell on a gorgeous Friday afternoon in St Edwards park. The sun was shining but the temperature was mild as patrons roamed the festival grounds in search of their fa (read full article)

Announcements, beer, Black Raven Brewing, Chili Beer, Dopplebock, Foggy Noggin Brewery, Fremont Brewery, Lazy Boy Brewing, Odin Brewery, Patterson Cellars

Jun 17

Washington Brewers’ Festival Father’s day weekend 2010

The Washington Brewers’ Festival is an annual celebration of Washington craft beer. Held on Father’s Day Weekend, this beer festival is designed for the serious beer geek and the weekend beer drinker. Friday night starts small in terms of (read full article)

Announcements, beer, WABL, Washington Beer Commission, Washington Brewers Festival

Jun 05

North American Brewers’ Association Awards Washington Beer Excellence

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 (read full article)

Announcements, Barley wine, beer, Bitter Beer, Black Raven Brewing, Boundary Bay, Bronze Award Winner, Fish Brewery, Flyers Restaurant Brewery, Gold Award Winner

Jun 03

Silver City Brewing: Featured Brewery 6/10

Silver City Brewing wants you to know that there is a LOT of great beer on the west side of Puget Sound. We want you to know they are right! Silver City Brewing and Restaurant are very proud of their Kitsap Penninsula roots and their dedication to se (read full article)

Amber, beer, featured, Silver City Brewery

May 25

Over the Mountain We Go with Naked City

During Seattle Beer Week, Naked City Brewery and Tap House made a special effort to make sure that our brewers on the other side of the mountains were not forgotten. All day long, Eastern Washington brewers were featured on tap as well as Washington (read full article)

beer, Event Reviews, Golden Hills Brewing, Naked City Tap House, Rosalyn Brewing, Saison, Seattle Beer Week, Yakima Craft Brewery

May 19

Feliz Compleaños at the Dray

Feliz Compleaños (Happy Second Anniversary) at the Dray! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Email this (read full article)

beer, Event Reviews, Pike Brewery Co, Seattle Beer Week

May 19

Brouwer’s Back in Black Stout Fest

Do you like your stouts big and black? If so, you would have been very happy sampling stouts at Brouwer’s Cafe on Friday, as part of Seattle Beer Week.  Forty big, black stouts were on tap from all over the world, including eight from Washingt (read full article)

Barrel aged beer, beer, Big Time Brewery, Brew Pubs, Brouwer's Cafe, Chuckanut Brewery, Dick's Brewing Company, Elysian, Hales Ales, Odin Brewery

May 15

Hales Ales Bucephalus Blended Sour (spring version?)

Hales Ales Bucephalus Blended Sour is one very thick cloudy brew. I mean brew as in a witches’ brew as much as a beer brew. It looks a bit sinister and dangerous. This is a beer for the courageous. Bucephalus Blended Sour I have had Hales Ale B (read full article)

beer, Hales Ales, Seattle Beer Week, Sour Beer, Tasting Notes, WABL, Winterfest

May 14

Seattle Beer Week: Featured Brewery 5/10

How can we pick a single Washington Brewery for May when so many Washington breweries are doing such great things for Seattle Beer Week? Seattle Beer Week actually lasts eleven days because hey who is going to say no to more reasons to drink beer?   (read full article)

beer, Black Raven Brewing, Brew Pubs, Brouwer's Cafe, Elysian, Epic Ales, featured, Food Pairings, Naked City Tap House, Pike Brewery Co

May 07

Effective, Efficient Twitter for Beer Wine Industry

Twitter has proven itself as a powerful means to disperse information, news and reviews in the beer and wine world. A number of Washington wineries have been very successful in building and maintaining customer enthusiasm and loyalty via utilizing Tw (read full article)

Alexandria Nicole Cellars, Announcements, beer, Big Time Brewery, Elliot Bay Brewery, Hard Row to Hoe, Naked City Tap House, Northwest Totem Cellars, twitter, Walter Dacon Wines

May 02

Black Raven Brewery Hoppy Anniversary Party Review

Black Raven Brewing May 1st, Black Raven Brewery celebrated their first anniversary in fine style, with some of their best brews from this past year, plus food  and entertainment. Standard Black Raven Beers were on tap in the parking lot  where you (read full article)

Barley wine, Barrel aged beer, Beaux Bowman, beer, Black Raven Brewing, Cherry Beer, Event Reviews

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