by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog “KEEP FROZEN (ZERO DEGREES F. OR BELOW)” - That’s what the box says. That must make transportation and logistics a challenge, but if it means I get to drink freshly brewed fresh hop beer in January, so be it. By now, most beer lovers who pay attention know the[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog This is good news, by all accounts and appearances. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) is about to become law. Basically, this makes a temporary tax relief initiative a permanent change to the federal tax rate. The CBMTRA was included in the year-end omnibus and COVID[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog Food insecurity in America is a bizarre issue. The amount of food we overproduce and throw away each day would feed a small nation. It makes no sense that anyone goes to bed hungry in this country. Those who know me well, know that it is an issue about[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog If you’ve beer toured in Astoria, Oregon in the last six years, you’ve probably stopped in at Buoy Beer Company. Located on the city’s working riverfront, the Riverwalk, the seals and sea lions bark beneath the pier and huge ships navigate up and down the river impossibly close to[…..]

by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog If you are not familiar with Chef Jason Stratton, it is probably because you don’t watch Top Chef. Either that or you have not been visiting some of Seattle’s most ballyhooed eateries over the past decade. It doesn’t really matter if you’re a hardcore foodie or not, you just[…..]