The last time we did one of these posts it was early August. At that time we reported that 12 new Washington breweries were looming on the horizon, threatening to pop into existence. Read that report. It hasn’t even been two months and we have nine more to report. This is getting crazy. Can you[…..]

Story by Kendall Jones This is the first in a series of stories I will write about the Bellevue Brewing Company. I find myself emotionally invested in this one. While the building of a new brewery is a beautiful and glorious thing that always tickles my fancy, this one hits really close to home. In[…..]

by Kendall Jones Let’s get you off of the fenceHave you been thinking about making the roadtrip (or cheap flight) to Spokane this weekend for the inaugural Spokane Oktoberfest (this Fri, Sat, Sun), where the weatherman says it will be sunny and in the 70s? Do you need one last thing to push you over[…..]

by Kim Sharpe Jones This is the first of what I hope will become a series of posts featuring food and beer pairing suggestions at our local brewpubs and beer bars. As Paul “Fruit Trees” Orchard (NW Beer Guide) has noted before, we bloggers have the best of intentions to start a series of this,[…..]

Only two weeks from today the inaugural Spokane Oktoberfest will bring 50 amazing Washington beers along with brats and sauerkraut, pretzels and mustard, lederhosen and dirndls, to downtown Spokane’s Riverfront Park.Twenty Washington Breweries will be on hand to tap the following: Alpine Brewing-Oroville, WA 1) Alpine Bohemian Pilsner (ABV: 5.2% )A golden colored, full bodied[…..]