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3 Local Breweries Create a Beer Featuring Marijuana
And it's 100 percent legal
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog When Washington state legalized cannabis in 2014, some professional brewers immediately began considering ways in which they might incorporate the magical herb into their beers. Although consumers were free to smoke, eat and otherwise consume products containing THC and CBD, brewing a beer that contained those substances remained illegal….
Two New Breweries Open Their Doors in the Puget Sound Area
Another day, another brewery opening
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog As we all sit here politely waiting for the beer bubble to burst, for the market to reach saturation, for the irrational exuberance to subside, more and more breweries keep opening across Washington. We recently breezed past the number 400 like it was no big…
A Guide to Finding and Drinking Fresh Hop Beers in the PNW
These festivals, bars and new brews will quench your fresh hops thirst
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog It’s a magical time of year: the annual hop harvest. That means all of you hop heads are eager to quaff some fresh hop beers at every opportunity. As your beer enablers, we want to share some information about where you can find fresh hop beers. We list festivals and…
Spokane’s The Grain Shed Becomes 400th Brewery to Open in Washington State
The brewery uses Washington-grown ingredients exclusively
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog According to the Washington Beer Commission, there are now over 400 breweries in Washington. We recently hit that milestone number when The Grain Shed, a brewery and bakery, opened in Spokane as the state’s 400th brewery. It is fitting that this particular brewery is associated with such a…
City of Seattle Proclaims July 28 as Hale’s Ales Day
Hale's Ales Brewery, the oldest independent brewery in Washington, is about to celebrate its 35th birthday
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog It is official. The City of Seattle has proclaimed this Saturday, July 28th Hale’s Ales Day! See the official proclamation signed by Mayor Durkan below. Hale’s Ale Brewery is the oldest independent brewery in Washington*, having sold its first keg of beer on July 4,…
First Look: Seattle’s Newest Brewery, Burke-Gilman Brewing
The new brewery opens this weekend in the Laurelhurst neighborhood
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog On Saturday, July 21, Burke-Gilman Brewing opens to the public. We were there last night for a sneak peek. (See note below about the Founder’s Club if you want to get in a day early.) Located in Seattle’s Laurelhurst neighborhood, the brewery is…
Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing Is Celebrating the Yakima Valley’s Migrant Workers
Five breweries from two countries worked together to produce Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter at @beerblog These days it seems every opinion is controversial and almost every word in the English language can incite vitriol, but beer has the ability to bridge gaps and cross borders. If nothing else, beer is a neutral party that encourages us to slow down and think…
Two Seattle Breweries Join Pearl Jam’s Home Shows Campaign
Drink beer for a good cause
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter at @beerblog “You can’t be a Seattleite and not feel the gravity of the situation that’s going on in our streets,” says Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam. “The issue of homelessness is everywhere. Seattle is an amazing town, one I’m proud to be from….
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