by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog Great Pumpkin Beer Festival now a benefit for Fred Hutch This is the same pumpkin beer festival that Elysian Brewing started 15 years ago. Back then, it was a modest affair at the company’s Capitol Hill brewery and pub. Not much more than a tap takeover, really. Then it grew into[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog Not long ago, Pike Brewing Company invited some of the old crew back to the brewery to make a batch of beer. The resulting beer, Pike Reunion IPA, was just released. This is all part of the brewery’s ongoing 30th-anniversary celebration. For the unaware, the list of brewers that have come[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog By now I hope all professional brewers in Washington are aware of the upcoming Washington Craft Beer Summit taking place in Puyallup on November 7th thru 9th. The event features educational seminars on business and compliance, marketing, technical brewing, and front of house hospitality. All geared specifically toward Washington breweries. I will actually[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog A lot of beer is consumed in the year-round resort community of Whistler, British Columbia. Each year the Whistler Village Beer Festival is more than a fun time for beer enthusiasts, it is a competition of sorts. Essentially, the brewery garnering the most “peoples choice” votes earns the right to supply beer to some[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog You may not recognize the name, but you probably recognize the brands. Browar Polska is a wholesale distributor of beers here in Washington, handling both domestic and, more significantly, imported beers. The company distributes brands like Evil Twin Brewing, Schmaltz Brewing, Stiegl, St. Bernardus, Corsendonk, Karlovacko, and many others. Seattle-based Browar Polska was[…..]