- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Over 23,000 jobs. Over $2 billion dollars in economic activity. Nearly $900 million in tax revenue. That’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the economic impact of beer in Washington State. Today we share news of a new study showing the remarkable impact[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - 25 Beers for 25 Years When Maritime Pacific Brewing started making beer, there was no Pearl Jam. A new television show called The Simpsons was just hitting the airwaves. Most people had never even heard of Bill Clinton and nobody knew that then-President George Bush had children with political[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - The U.S. Open Beer Championship just announced the 2015 medal winners. Based out of Oxford, Ohio, this competition attracts over 4,000 beers and ciders from producers around the world. Below, the complete list of winners. Like most competitions of its kind, the U.S. Open Beer Championship doesn’t[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - When Seattle lost the SuperSonics in 2008, many people projected a dismal future for bars and restaurants around Key Arena. To a large extent, they were right and many establishments have closed. So it’s welcome news that a 7,000-square-foot beer hall is opening in the Lower Queen Anne[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - When Anheuser-Busch acquired Elysian Brewing last winter, the writing was on the wall. Two months following that devastating news, nobody with half a clue was surprised to learn that Dick Cantwell, one of Elysian’s co-founders and the mastermind behind the beer, tendered his resignation. Since then, the craft[…..]