- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Icicle Brewing Company in Leavenworth Washington recently joined 1% for the Planet, pledging to donate 1% of distribution sales to support nonprofit organizations focused on the environment. They are the first brewery in Washington to join the organization’s mission. “We are so excited to be the first brewery member[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - On Saturday, July 21st Burke-Gilman Brewing opened to the public. We were there recently for a sneak peek. Located in Seattle’s Laurelhurst neighborhood, the brewery is situated along the Burke-Gilman Trail, very near Children’s Hospital, at that point where NE 45th Street turns into Sand Point Way. The partners[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - I have a cousin who fights wildfires. I’ve always know that the work was hard and often dangerous, but I never fully appreciated it until he told me one of his stories. Caught in a flashover, he laid face-down beneath his fire shelter (aluminum blanket, basically) as the[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - These days it seems every opinion is controversial and almost every word in the English language can incite vitriol, but beer has the ability to bridge gaps and cross borders. If nothing else, beer is a neutral party that encourages us to slow down and think about things a bit[…..]

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - You don’t drink with your eyes. That’s not necessarily true. If it were, nobody would drink hazy IPAs, but that’s a different subject. To a certain extent, and with few exceptions, what you see influences what you drink. More importantly for the bottom line, what you see[…..]