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- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog -

Updated Wed. Feb. 19

Washington Beer Open House takes place on Saturday, February 22nd. Breweries across the state will open their doors and welcome the public to enjoy a variety of special events. New beer releases, rare beer releases, brewery tours, special tasting opportunities, food and beer pairings, and more. The official hours for Open House are Noon until 5:00. See the official press release from the Washington Beer Commission.

Click here to open the official map of WA Beer Open House (google map).

Here is a list of what we know is going on. We will update this post as we learn more. (And we very likely will learn more.) Otherwise, check with your favorite breweries to see what they’ve got planned. At the bottom of this post is a list of all breweries that are participating. Breweries! Click here to send us a message about what you’ve got planned.

Airways Brewing - We will have a special cask of Blueberry Cinnamon ESB in the Tap room, and will also be doing tours on the hour and half hour between noon and 5 pm with tastings directly from the zwickel on the fermenter.

Bellingham Beer Bus - It’s a hop-on, hop-off kind of thing. The bus will roam around town from brewery to brewery. Start our adventure at one brewery and then just hop-on to go to the next brewery, and so on. Participating breweries: Chuckanut Brewery, Boundary Bay Brewing, Kulshan Brewing, Wander, and Aslan Brewing. Even though the last two aren’t open yet, they’d still like to show off their spaces.

Black Raven Brewing - We hear that they’ll be tapping the Birdserker Triple IPA at noon. Other deliciousness on tap To Be Determined.

Boundary Bay Brewing - The annual release of the Imperial IPA bottles.

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen - Tours with the brewers at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30. Keller beer (straight from the fermentation tanks) for those over 21 to taste.

Foggy Noggin Brewing - They’ll be releasing Diablo del Sol – English Pale Ale - SEASONAL. Sparky would be proud of this incredible interpretation of an English Pale Ale. This beer has a bold hoppy aroma that will warn you to apply sunscreen and put on your sunglasses. A huge amount of hops are added to the end of the boil to make this beer pop. Nice balance with a rich malty sweetness and floral aggressive hoppy pressence will have you thinking Spring is already here. ¡Salud!

Geaux Brewing - Opening our brewery doors. Come on down between noon and 8pm to see how we do it—nano style. We’ll be brewing an Orange Wit that day with a fellow homebrewer so you’ll be able to not only talk to the brewers but also see us in action. We’re also releasing a new beer—a Belgian-style pale. It’ll be a fun time. Families welcome!

Iron Horse Brewing - Iron Horse Brewery is proud to open it’s doors and welcome you to tour the brewery this Saturday Feb 22nd. Our handsomest bravest brewers have gotten together to help plan a beer-tacular almost hour-ish of time just for you and those other people who want to come too. Bring Grandma! We will be hosting 3 guided tours, at 12ish, 1ish, and 2ish. These will happen at our production facility, located at 1621 Vantage Hwy** **this is very important. You can tell because there are two asterisks and not just one. your livelihood depends on this. read more…

Justice Brewing - Open from Noon to 5pm for WA Beer Open House. One of the few days a year you can drop by without an appointment. We will have 4 sour beers on tap for samples and growler fills. New sour beers in bottles as well as some limited old ones. Come by early so you don’t miss out. More info.

Machine House Brewing - We will be featuring live music, cask beer info and our latest creation Dandelion Pale Ale!

Maritime Pacific Brewing and the Jolly Roger Taproom - Starting at 12:15PM, we will have tours every hour until the last tour at 4:15PM. Come check out the Jolly Roger Taproom for beer specials and specialty beers! Come in, chat with our brewers, enjoy come fresh and local beer, and check out Maritime Pacific’s brewing facilities! We hope to see you there!

Middleton Brewing- Upstairs brewing area open for visitors, brewing a beer at noon-ish to 5:00. Pre release of seasonal beer.

Naked City Brewing - They’ll be pouring samples of Wild At Heart and Whiskey Barrel Aged Sour in the brewery.

No-Li Brewhouse - Brewery tours, meet & chat with the production team & brewers. Special tappings: Mosaic Dry-Hopped Jet Star @ 2pm, Brewers Breakfast Firkin @ 4pm. $5 taster trays. Small plates & beer pairings special menu.

Northwest Peaks Brewing - 1) Tapping the last keg of our whiskey barrel aged double redoubt. We’ll make more, but that’s it for the foreseeable future. 2) Outside patio will be open rain or shine. 3) Kevin (founder/brewer) will tap a cask (or two?) of Challenger IPA on the patio. There’ll be a couple more beers sold on the patio. 4) Kevin will be around to answer q’s about NW Peaks past, present, and future, as well show off NW Peaks’ equipment (when not serving).

Orlison Brewing - Join us as we celebrate our partnership with Team Gleason and the release of our new Pilsner 37 (see our post). Nordic Smoke BBQ will be on site cooking up some mouthwatering barbeque. more info.

Reuben’s Brews - Blimey (triple ipa) on tap. Some bottles of Blimey may still be available (release date is Friday at the brewery). Three barrel aged brews: Rare appearance for our Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout (2013 world beer championships gold medal winner). Bourbon barrel Auld Heritage. Imperial porter aged in rye whisky barrels (brand new beer!)

Rogue’s Issaquah Brewhouse will release a Cherry Stout.

Schooner Exact Brewing - Big Beers and Small Bites. Enjoy beer and food pairings while having the chance to tour the brewery.

“Snohomish Brewery Loop Tour” - Part of this year’s WA Beer Open House. Noon - 5 pm. Here’s the Challenge - visit 6 participating breweries in one day. Pick up a stamp book at your first brewery and get your book stamped at each one, turn it in at your last visit and qualify for a drawing - the winner receives the Mother Lode of Swag! Paricipating Breweries: Diamond Knot, Big E Ales, Skuttlebutt, Skookum, Lazy Boy, and American Brewing!

Spinnaker Bay Brewing - Opening early (at noon) instead of the usual 3 pm.

Tacoma Brewing - Stop by between noon and 9 pm. There is sure to be a special beer or two on tap made just for the event!

Triplehorn Brewing - The grand opening of the new tasting room at Triplehorn Brewing. Later, at 8 pm, they’ll have live music and officially celebrate. Click here for event details.

White Bluffs Brewing - Tours all day, special food.

List of breweries participating in the 2014 Washington Beer Open House

Airways Brewing

American Brewing

Bainbridge Island Brewing

Bale Breaker Brewing

Black Raven Brewing

Boundary Bay Brewery

Brickyard Brewing

Chuckanut Brewery

Der Blokken Brewery

Diamond Knot Brewery

Diamond Knot Brewpub

Diamond Knot Camano

Diamond Knot Pizza House

Diamond Knot Production

Dick’s Brewing

Dirty Bucket Brewing

Elliott Bay Public House

Elysian Brewery

Epic Ales

Foggy Noggin Brewing

Fremont Brewing

Geaux Brewing

Hale’s Ales Pub

Harmon Tap Room

Herbert B. Friendly

Hi-Fi Brewing

Hilliard’s Beer

Hopped Up Brewing

Icicle Brewing

Iron Goat Brewing

Iron Horse Brewery

Issaquah Brewhouse

Justice Brewing

Kulshan Brewing Co

Lazy Boy Brewing

Loowit Brewing

Machine House Brewery

Maritime Pacific Brewing

McMemanins Six Arms

McMenamins Mill Creek

McMenamins Columbia

Middleton Brewing

Mt. Tabor Brewing

No-Li Brewhouse

Northwest Peaks Brewery

Northwest Sausage & Deli

Odin Brewing

Orlison Brewing

Pike Brewing

Ramblin’ Road Brewery

Redhook Brewery

Reuben’s Brews

River City Brewing

Anacortes Brewery

Rooftop Brewing

Schooner EXACT Brewing

Scuttlebutt Brewing

Seapine Brewing

Silver City Brewery

Slaughter County Brewing

Slippery Pig Brewery

Spinnaker Bay Brewing

Stoup Brewing

Tacoma Brewing

Tin Dog Brewing

Triplehorn Brewing

Twelve Bar Brews

Two Beers Brewing

Valholl Brewing

White Bluffs Brewing

Wingman Brewers

Yakima Craft Brewing

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