- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Two new breweries opened recently in Bellingham: Aslan Brewing and Wander Brewing. If that’s not reason enough to visit Bellingham, here’s another: the Northwest’s first canned beer festival. Event organizers call it “an all-American, 100 percent recyclable Fourth of July festival.” They also assert that it is[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Once upon a time, people believed that divine intervention spurred fermentation. It was magic. That explains why the original text of the Reinheitsgebot—Germany’s food purity law, which dates back to the 1500s—stated that beer must be brewed using only water, barley and hops. No mention of yeast.[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - At times, I am tempted to throw my hands in the air and say, “I give up! You win.” But, alas, it’s a tough job to which I am committed. Keeping up with all the continuing growth of the Washington brewing industry remains a constant challenge. I[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Saturday, June 14 at the Washington Brewers Festival, the winners of the 2014 Washington Beer Awards were announced. In all, 75 Washington breweries submitted 460 beers to the competition. Congratulations to all of the winners. The Washington Brewers Festival continues today, so head out to Marymoor Park[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - It seems like only yesterday that Dan Lee opened his brewery in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. In reality, Odin Brewing opened five years ago. Today we get the official word about some big changes at Odin Brewing: the company is moving the operation south to Tukwila. The[…..]