Burke-Gilman Brewing

@burkebrewing.bsky.social

neighborhood brewery in northeast Seattle. we just started a brewery to meet more dogs. abolish ICE.

I don't know what it's like to live in South Dakota or something, but some guys who have won multiple national medals for lagers came over the other day to brew a lager with us and it was just normal. You could go to their place and drink their lagers if you want (or you could drink ours :) )

We (and a number of other breweries in Western WA) are hosting a collection point for a donation drive for victims of the Spokane fires. Stop by our place, Stoup, or Holy Mountain (or a number of other places - see the link in the next post) to donate.

Breweries Across Western Washington

Wildfire Relief Drive
Breweries, Neighbors, Communities, Stronger together
Let's support our neighbors, our land, and the communities impacted by wildfires

How you can help
Donate locally - drop off non-perishable food and pet supplies at participating breweries: 8/3 - 8/5
We deliver - participting breweries: all donations must be at Stoup Brewing by 9AM on Thursday, 8/6
Make an impact - your generosity provides critical supplies to families, pets and communities in need.

What to donate:
- wet or dry cat or dog food
- non-perishable food
- canned goods
- hygiene products, toiletries & other household essentials

Donate money
monetary donations help provide immediate relief where it's needed most. Scan to donate to H.O.M.E starts here fund

Support the colville tribes
the Kaiser Canyon fire has devastated the Colville reservation and surrounding communities. Scan to donate to Colville Tribes Cedar Fund Wildlife Recovery

Smarty Pints! Coming up on Monday, July 20th! We’re going to learn about local geology, and we’re going to dissect a mosquito! Get here early to make sure you get a seat. Gonna be packed! (Also - get a drink! That’s how we pay rent! We have plenty of NA options!)

Fieldson:
Smarty Pints event poster, for July 20, 6:30-8:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Doors at 6. The talk title is “Mosquitoes, Malaria, and the Science Behind the Buzz!”, by Cassandra Fieldson, Malaria researcher and science educator, Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The talk text is overlaid on a photo through a microscope, showing a magnified mosquito and the tips of some pointy lab instruments.The mosquito is an orange-yellow color against a gray background, and the event info text uses the same orange-yellow color.Pratt:
Smarty Pints event poster, for July 20, 6:30-8:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Doors at 6. The talk title is “From Swamps to Shafts: The Geology and History of Black Diamond”, by Zach Pratt, docent and lecturer, Black Diamond Historical Society. The talk text is overlaid on a black-and-white historical photo taken at the entrance to a mine shaft; rails in the foreground lead into the mine, with a mine car sitting at the entrance, and a man with a walrus mustache sitting on the top edge of the mine car. A sign in the background reads “FRANKLIN MINE”. The event info text is bold red against the photo.

Smarty Pints! Coming up on Monday, July 20th! We’re going to learn about local geology, and we’re going to dissect a mosquito! Get here early to make sure you get a seat. Gonna be packed! (Also - get a drink! That’s how we pay rent! We have plenty of NA options!)

Fieldson:
Smarty Pints event poster, for July 20, 6:30-8:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Doors at 6. The talk title is “Mosquitoes, Malaria, and the Science Behind the Buzz!”, by Cassandra Fieldson, Malaria researcher and science educator, Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The talk text is overlaid on a photo through a microscope, showing a magnified mosquito and the tips of some pointy lab instruments.The mosquito is an orange-yellow color against a gray background, and the event info text uses the same orange-yellow color.Pratt:
Smarty Pints event poster, for July 20, 6:30-8:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Doors at 6. The talk title is “From Swamps to Shafts: The Geology and History of Black Diamond”, by Zach Pratt, docent and lecturer, Black Diamond Historical Society. The talk text is overlaid on a black-and-white historical photo taken at the entrance to a mine shaft; rails in the foreground lead into the mine, with a mine car sitting at the entrance, and a man with a walrus mustache sitting on the top edge of the mine car. A sign in the background reads “FRANKLIN MINE”. The event info text is bold red against the photo.

Okay on the audio “lesbian icon“ category, I didn’t have a clue on the other 8, but did know Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls, which teammates somehow did not know. So, you know - it takes a village!

Burke-Gilman Brewing@burkebrewing.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hey, next Wednesday, 6/24, 7PM - @birdsconnectsea.bsky.social is coming by to host Beers for Birds, a bird-themed trivia event! We hope you come by for a few pints and test your bird brains and support the local birding group!

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BEERS for birds
Bird themed trivia for everyone!

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
7:00 - 9:00 PM
at Burke-Gilman Brewing
3626 NE 45th St #102
Seattle, WA 98105

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It’s time for Smarty Pints! Taryn has put together another fascinating lineup, we can’t wait to see you all! Heads-up, though - we have a private event until 6 (still open outside and at the bar!) and we’re going to work hard to transition over. Asking for patience as we sort that out.

Today is the anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens eruption! Smarty Pints is on the case! Come hear two scientists talk all about it. Talk starts at 630, get here by 6 to make sure you get a seat and a pint*. *it's important that you get a pint. That's how we pay rent. We have NA selections! :)

Prof. Harold Tobin
Professor and Paros Endowed Chair in Seismology and Geohazards, UW Earth and Space Sciences
Director, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
“When Mt. St. Helens blew its top - and how we (probably) will know before it happens again”
Mt. St. Helens blew itself to pieces in 1980 in the largest eruption on record in the Cascade volcanoes. 46 years later, we can still see the effects in the landscape today. UW and USGS scientists recognized the signs of an impending eruption months in advance and sounded the alarm, undoubtedly saving many lives. Now, MSH is considered the most likely of Cascades peaks to erupt again – but how do we know? We monitor tiny earthquakes, bulges and changes in the land with GPS, temperature, and gases, all to detect any signs of unrest. I'll discuss the state of the science then and now and our role in it here at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.Dr. Eric Wagner
Writer and researcher
UW Center for Ecosystem Sentinels
“After the Blast: The ecological recovery of Mount St. Helens”
On May 18, 1980, the world watched in awe as Mount St. Helens erupted, killing 57 people and laying waste to hundreds of square miles of land. Everyone thought life would take ages to return to the mountain, but scientists who visited soon after were shocked to find plants sprouting up through the ash, and animals skittering around downed trees. Ecologists have since spent decades studying life’s resilience in the face of seeming total devastation. Through their work, the eruption of Mount St. Helens has become known as the greatest natural experiment in Pacific Northwest history. Tonight, author Eric Wagner will take everyone on a journey through the blast zone. He will talk not just of the surprising ways animals and plants survived the eruption, but also the complex roles that people have played, all while showing how fascinating Mount St. Helens still is more than forty years after the blast.

This is Monday, 4/20! Come learn about the fascinating chemistry of pot, and similarities with the chemistry of beer! Learn about the interaction btw climate change & pollinators! And drink some beer! We don't charge for this event, but we do pay rent! We can pay rent because people drink beer!

Burke-Gilman Brewing@burkebrewing.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Spring has sprung, so we’re bringing you pollinators and weed(s) for Smarty Pints this month! On April 20 we’re back with more timely talks, on how changing snow conditions affect plants and their pollinators and on the chemistry of cannabis, beer, and essential oils. See you 6:30 in the taproom!

Roe: Smarty Pints event poster, for April 20, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Background image of lots of beer hops on the vine, and an overlay of a graph with a noisy horizontal line with several vertical spikes, labeled “Burke’s Best Bitter”. Overlay text for the talk title, “Volatile compounds in cannabis, essential oils, and beer”, and the speaker, Jim Roe, analytical chemist, SoRSE Technology.