Seattle seems to be the place that people from Montana move to when they grow tired of wide-open spaces, bone-chilling winters, and bears crossing the street, if the ads on the sides of buses are at all indicative...
"Whoa- Sleigh'r!" said the cashier as I bought a bottle of this seasonal offering, a double Altbier, from Ninkasi."Is it good?" I asked. "I've never tried it, but dude- Slayer! Can...
Hey Seattle IPA lovers: tired of malty-sweet winter beers yet?Full Sail Wreck the Halls is the holiday beer for people who are sick of winter warmers: don't let the red and green packaging fool you into thinking...
Hanukkah starts tonight at sunset, and eight days of fun commence. To commemorate the occasion, I picked up a bottle of He'Brew Jewbelation: Bar Mitzvah from the Bay Area's Shmaltz Brewing Co.Shmaltz brewed this round of Jewbelation...
Today (December 10) is National Lager Day! When the average American thinks of lager, Budweiser-type beers usually come to mind. However, the serious beer lover knows that lagers are much more varied than that. What better way to celebrate...
The Washington Beer Commission's Winter Beer Festival is this weekend!The festival takes place this Friday, December 4th from 5 -10 PM (with a special hour for WABL members between 4 -5 PM) and Saturday December 5th from 1...
Today is World Aids day; in honor of this, a nickel for every "hand-crafted beverage" sold at Starbucks goes towards the Global Fund. Never fear, beer lovers: your drink of choice can do some good too. A...
Today is the biggest shopping day of the year: Black Friday. Thrilled? Here are some gift ideas for the beer lovers on your list.Homebrewing KitAnyone who drinks beer should also brew beer (I'm working on that part). I...
The weather in Seattle has been wavering between tolerable and freakin' cold for the past week or so (if 45 degrees at night can be called freakin' cold). It's not quite scarf and mittens weather yet, but it's...
I had the pleasure of hanging out with my San Francisco counterpart, Brian Yaeger, this past weekend. Brian was in Seattle for a wedding and wanted to see the sights and drink the beers.First stop was Elysian Capitol Hill...