- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Snohomish County’s 5 Rights Brewing Company was recently named Small Brewery of the Year at the Washington Beer Awards (see our post). This honor comes on the eve of the company’s 2nd anniversary, so they’re having a party to celebrate both on Sunday, July 2nd in Snohomish.[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Today Gig Harbor Brewing announcing that it recently signed a new distribution agreement with Crown Distributing. The Tacoma-based brewery’s beers will soon be available in Snohomish, Skagit, Island, San Juan, Clallam, and Jefferson counties. The company’s beers are already available in five other counties by virtue of a distributor agreement[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - To help you answer the increasingly difficult question of “is this a craft beer?” the Brewers Association (BA) has introduced a new seal of independence - the Independent Craft Brewer Seal. As more craft breweries, which are by definition small and independent, are assimilated by the likes of[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Counterbalance Brewing Company just announced the pending release of its first two canned beers: Raconteur Rye Pale Ale and Counterbalance IPA. Both of them will hit the streets beginning in July 2017. To celebrate the release, Counterbalance Brewing teamed up with Beer Star, the new beer hall[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Ghostfish Brewing, Seattle only entirely gluten-free brewery, has partnered with The Mountaineers to create a new year-round IPA: Kick Step IPA. Proceeds from the beer benefit The Mountaineers, a locally based non-profit organization that helps people learn to love, respect and enjoy the great outdoors. Here are[…..]