by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog The beer industry is getting ahead of the game, urging policymakers in Olympia to avoid increasing taxes on beer during the upcoming legislative session. There is no real indication that new taxes are on the horizon, but Washington is facing a $4.2 billion budget shortfall through 2023, largely due[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog Without further bemoaning the unpleasantness of our pandemic-afflicted world, let’s just say that a lot of people are not yet comfortable drinking and dining indoors at restaurants, bars, and brewery taprooms. That’s what recent surveys suggest. A lot of people I know say the same. (Above, Hale’s Palladium in a pre-COVID world.)[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog First of all, happy anniversary to Stoup Brewing. It was seven years ago almost to the day that Stoup Brewing opened to the public, welcoming guests to the taproom for the first time. Lara Zahaba, one of the owners, recalls that it was a simple but exciting time. “Nosh Fish and[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog Pandemic be damned! Seattle’s oldest beer festival will not be so easily deterred. The PNA Winter Beer Taste is adapting to these strange times to offer beer lovers a different kind of festival experience this year, one that does not involve a crowded room full of people. For the 33rd Annual[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog Huge congrats to 2020 Alpha King champion, Burke-Gilman Brewing of Seattle. It’s not really part of the Great American Beer Festival, but it happens at the same time and the winner is usually announced at the GABF. (Read our previous post about this year’s GABF winners.) This year the Alpha King winner[…..]