- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Pyramid Brewing recently announced the introduction of Josh Riggs as Innovation Brewer, working in the Brewery and Alehouse in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood. In this role, Josh will direct and manage all brewing processes for the Seattle operations, which houses a 15-barrel, 2-vessel brew system with four fermenters and four bright tanks.[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Anderson School invites you to Summer School again this year. The 2nd Annual Summer School Brewfest takes place on Saturday, July 21st at McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell. Admission is free if you just want to hang out and dig on some tunes, but for $28 you’ll get a commemorative[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - This year’s Olympia Brew Fest is scheduled for Saturday, August 4th. The event is an annual tradition that takes place at the Port Plaza in Olympia, WA. It features 30+ hand-picked, northwest breweries (plus a few cider makers) and over 60 different beers. Proceeds from the festival benefit the[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - We just received some information from the Washington Beer Commission regarding last weekend’s Washington Brewers Festival at Marymoor Park in Redmond. The big takeaway, this was the best-attended festival in the event’s history. (Recognize that the Washington Beer Commission organizes and operates this event and is responsible for the policies[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Hale’s Ale Brewery is the oldest independent brewery in Washington*, having sold its first keg of beer on July 4, 1983. In fact, it ranks among the oldest in the entire country. When Hale’s opened, there were fewer than 100 breweries in the U.S. and most of them were[…..]