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Announcing Tacoma Craft Beer Festival 2012 – Bigger & Better

May 18, 2012 by Kendall Jones

It is still a few months away, but it’s never too early to tell you about another great beer festival. Mark your calendars. This September 8th the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival returns to the shores of the Foss Waterway near downtown Tacoma. Event organizers learned a few things over the event’s first three years and the fourth annual Tacoma Craft Beer Fest promises to be the best yet. To begin with, for 2012 the event will feature more breweries and more beer. Also, we understand the event organizers made some changes behind the scenes to help insure that there are no beer shortages. You will find more details about the event below. We will be certain to announce when advance tickets are available online.

A New Beneficiary

This year the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival welcomes a new beneficiary: the Tacoma Historical Society. Tacoma boasts a proud, robust, but oft-forgotten brewing tradition that dates back to 1888 (as far as I can tell without researching too deeply). Today’s T-town breweries –Harmon Brewing, Engine House 9, RAM Brewery, and Wingman Brewers– are carrying on a proud tradition.

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Widmer Distributes its “Gluten-Removed” Beers Nationwide

May 18, 2012 by Kendall Jones

In March we posted a story about the introduction of Omission Beer (read it), which at that time was described as a new line of gluten-free beers from Widmer Brothers Brewing. We quickly learned that the term “gluten-free” is tricky. At that time the brewery was introducing the beer to the Oregon marketplace only. Today…

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Thirsty Sisters at Pike Brewing

May 16, 2012 by Kendall Jones

Last night’s Thirsty Sisters event at Pike Brewing was all it promised to be and a little bit more. The event, which I describe as a celebration of the role women play in the Pacific Northwest beer industry, featured a number of beers brewed by women. Also, a lot of great food from local vendors….

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Odds & Ends – A Few Tasty Morsels of Beer News

May 16, 2012 by Kendall Jones

Sometimes beer news comes to us in sips and not gulps. Here are a few things that landed in our inbox recently and collectively warranted a single post. Wingman Brewers We recently told you that Wingman Brewers opened a taproom near the Tacoma Dome (read it). That aint all. Today we are happy to report…

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Local Brewers On The Air with KUOW

May 15, 2012 by Kendall Jones

Did you hear it? Yesterday (Monday, May 14) KUOW invited a few guests into the studio to talk about beer. To celebrate Seattle Beer Week the local NPR affiliate invited Manny Chao (Georgetown Brewing), Heather McClung (Schooner Exact Brewing), and Joe Bisacca (Elysian Brewing) to join The Conversation host Ross Reynolds for a 20 minute…

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Homefront IPA – A Beer to Benefit America’s Heroes

May 15, 2012 by Kendall Jones

Last June we reported that then-Mariner pitcher Chris Ray is an avid home brewer with dreams of going pro (read it). We met Chris at Fremont Brewing Company where he was brewing the first batch of Homefront IPA. He was wide-eyed as he raked the mash. He shoveled the wet grain out of the tun…

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Join Us for a Very Special Beer Dinner at The Burgundian

May 9, 2012 by Kendall Jones

The Washington Beer Blog has teamed up with SIP Northwest, Laurelwood Brewing and The Burgundian to present a very special beer dinner. Chef Ryan Sturm put together an amazing menu (below) for the event, which takes place this Saturday, May 12. Seating is limited so I recommend that you do not delay – get tickets,…

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Girls Like Beer Too – A Celebration of NW Women in Beer

May 9, 2012 by Kendall Jones

Amongst the sea of Seattle Beer Week happenings, an event at the Pike Brewery Pub celebrates the role that women play in the Northwest beer industry. The event will feature a number of beers brewed by women. Thirstysisters at Pike Brewing provides an opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the most influential women…

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Congratulations to Tom Douglas – James Beard Foundation Award Winner

May 8, 2012 by Kendall Jones

Tom Douglas (left) with fellow Seattle culinary icon Thierry Rautureau.

This blog focuses primarily on beer and not on food. However, this is a big deal. The Washington Beer Blog wants to extend our congratulations to Tom Douglas and the local company bearing his name. Last night in New York the James Beard Foundation named Seattle’s own Tom Douglas “Outstanding Restaurateur.” For the uninformed, winning…

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