Posted in Brewing News, Events, tagged Beveridge Place, Lucky Labrador, Elliott Bay, Laughing Buddha, Dog and Pony Alehouse, St. Patrick's Day, Pike Brewing Company, Ice Harbor Brewing Company, River City Brewing Company, Brew it Up!, Spring Beer and Wine Fest, Washington Cask Festival, WABL (Washington Beer Lovers), Boundary Bay Brewing Company, Hard Liver Barleywine Festival, Barleywine Bacchanal on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Did you miss Toronado last month and all the delicious barleywines? Well wipe away that tear my friend, if you line north of the Siskiyous there is still plenty of sweet barleywine to come. where? when? I’ll tell you.
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Posted in Events, tagged hop rhizome, The Bistro on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There are all kinds of brew festivals. Some are just about beer in general, with multiple breweries with multiple taps, and you can find anything you like. Others focus on a specific style of beer and various breweries’ take on that style. While they might not be festivals, beer dinners many times feature on brewery [...]
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Posted in Brewing News, Events on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, the National IPA Championship has completed Round 1 and I have to say, I’m kind of bummed. I don’t know much about the inner workings of this competition, but I am entitled to my opinion on this competition that has absolutely no real world consequences.
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Posted in Brewing News, Events, tagged IPA on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Dave’s beer bracket is looking good. So good that Great Lakes Brewing News copied the idea. We, I’m not sure about that, but they have their own bracket going, but this is strictly for the IPA. Read a little more, click the link, and vote. You have until tomorrow to make predictions. After that the [...]
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Posted in Events on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, we Thoughtful Writers here at Brewed For Thought didn’t think of actually attending the Bistro’s Double IPA Festival but for those of you who were interested in what happened, check out William Brand’s blog. He has a brief review of the festivities.
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So, the Suber Bowl is over, no more football to fill your weekend, what now? My suggestion, drink beer. This weekend, there are two destinations you might have in mind, depending on where you live.
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Posted in Events, tagged festival, homebrew, KLCC on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s a special kind of event that produces such memorable quotes. The KLCC Microbrew Festival is one such event. It’s not the biggest, and I’m sure many would say it’s not the best festival, but this festival is loaded with character. Keep reading for more information on times, available beers and of [...]
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Posted in Events, tagged festival on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m new to this whole blogging thing, and more often than not I get my news from other sources and consolidate it for the rest of you. One of these sources is William Brand, at What’s On Tap. William put together a great list of events for the Bay Area for the upcoming [...]
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Posted in Brewing News, Events, tagged prohibition on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Guess what folks, it’s a holiday! Well it should be at least. Seventy-four years ago, America kissed the 18th Amendment goodbye and welcomed the 21st Amendment. A little history on the amendment, it was ratified by all but 3 states at the time. Two of those states would ratify the amendment [...]
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Posted in Events, tagged festival on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Winter is usually a pretty rough time when it comes to beer festivals. So here are the events happening around the country that might be worth checking out.
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