-by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog- A couple of months ago the local beer industry went through a bit of a shake up. People were retiring, changing jobs, emerging, and disappearing. It was hard to keep track of all the personnel changes. (Here’s the post we did in March about the big shake up.) Today[.....]
-by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog- Recently, we reported on Flying Bike Cooperative and its plans to create a new kind of brewery: a community brewery based on co-op principles. Today we learn of a similar venture in Bellingham that is trying to gain momentum, or at least gauge people’s interest. The organizers envision a[.....]
-by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog- The story of Big E Ales (Ellersick Brewing Company) is the story of Rick “The Beer Man” Ellersick. Like many brewers making delicious craft beer in Washington today, Rick began many years ago as a home brewer. Unlike the vast majority of other home brewers of his day, Rick[.....]