- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - The Washington Beer Commission told me today that The Spokane Oktoberfest will change its name to the Inland NW Craft Beer Festival for 2013. The change is intended to highlight the dynamic craft beer scene in the Inland Northwest region. In the coming weeks we will have[.....]
- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - The Brewers Association today released mid-year data on the U.S. craft brewing industry, which showed a 15 percent increase in dollar sales and 13 percent jump in volume in the first half of 2013. Additionally, the total U.S. brewery count is now at 2,538 breweries – the[.....]
- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - The 2nd Annual Everett Craft Beer Festival is less than a month away and listed below are the 30 Washington craft breweries that will be pouring more than 80 unique beers, including a number of special fruit or hop infused creations, on Hoyt Avenue (entrance near Hewitt[.....]
Four friends, all Tacoma natives, started wingman Brewers: Ken Thoburn, Derrick Moyer, Daniel Heath, and Jason Sabol. Out of the gate, Wingman is a self-described small-batch brewery. They started as a small, nano-brewery but now brew on a larger system at the Wingman Brewery and Taproom near the Tacoma Dome. They don’t serve any food,[.....]