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Changes Brewing at Brave Horse Tavern

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Last week we attended an amazing beer dinner at Tom Douglas’ Brave Horse Tavern. Actually, the event took place in the space next door previously known as Ting Momo, a Tibetan dumpling house that was open for lunch only. That space is now the Brave Horse Tack[.....]

Port Townsend Brewing

– by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog – The original Port Townsend Brewing Company opened in 1905 and was one of the largest and longest operating breweries of its time. Sadly, like so many other breweries, it closed when Prohibition became law in Washington in 1916. Fast-forward to 1997, when Guy and Kim Sands opened[.....]

Tickets Now On Sale for Spokane Oktoberfest

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd Annual Spokane Oktoberfest. Hosted and organized by the Washington Beer Commission this event takes place at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane and features beers from more than 20 Washington breweries. The list of breweries continues to grow. This event[.....]

The Elephant in the Room: Dirty Beer Lines

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - We all want our draft beer to taste brewery-fresh no matter where we drink it. Well, at least as close as reasonably possible. The breweries want their beer to taste good too. Duh. The breweries cannot afford an army of employees to be out there, all the[.....]

An Outsider’s View of the Washington Beer Scene

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Rich La Susa is a man on a mission. To say he gets around is an understatement. To date, he has visited more than 1,200 breweries. That number continues to grow. A brewery historian hailing from Gold Canyon, Arizona, Rich is a regular columnist for The Breweriana[.....]