Always nice when your beer industry press release catches the interest of a local reporter.

The Olympian@theolympian.com · 2d ago

Learn about the latest happenings with Thurston County businesses.

For 15 years, we've searched for the Northwest's best beers. Registration is now open for the 15th Annual Best of the Northwest Beer Awards. Breweries can enter now through 9/25.  https://sipmagazine.com/celebrating-15-years-of-recognizing-the-northwests-best-beer/

Everybody likes to make fun of summer pumpkin beer creep, but what about Festbier? Are we ready for it in late July?

Wish I'd been in Chicago for @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social's release of pH1 yesterday, but I'm grateful that @rudyfaust.bsky.social shared a photo of the legendary barrel. For the curious, here's @beerbybart.bsky.social's award-winning story about its journey: www.beeradvocate.com/articles/135...

Sad to learn that the world of brewing lost a true pioneer in Alan Sprints yesterday. He was a quiet yet powerful force in the industry, and I had the pleasure of spending time with him more than once over the years. Here's my short interview with him from 2015: www.beeradvocate.com/articles/110...

Rogue abruptly ceased operations last November. For some reason, Total Wine still has 4-packs of Mom Beer packaged in February 2024 on shelves in Seattle. Remember to check your date codes everybody!

The 8.4-ounce can might be my favorite format for barrel-aged beers like this tasty Chai spiced Stout from Seattle's Ravenna Brewing.

If you’ve lingered at a happy hour or spent an afternoon watching sports with friends, you know several pints of 7% IPA is nothing to scoff at. That’s when a beer that can hold your attention without completely impairing your senses starts to make a lot of sense. beerconnoisseur.com/mid-strength...

Should we tell them about the Stumbling Monk? 😁

seattlekim@seattlekim.bsky.social · 4w ago

Belgium is hanging out in Renton for a while longer, I guess that’s one upside for our region?

I think US soccer fans like to focus on offense and goals because our other popular sports tend to give us games with higher scores. I get it. And maybe it's the Seahawk fan in me but man, can we PLEASE put together a better defense for 2030? IMHO they let us down more often than not.

You might say that non-alcoholic beer has been on a bit of a tear lately, with rapid growth in a market that hadn’t seen much competition or innovation in years. But for all of the advances in the NA brewing space, I haven’t found one that scratches the itch. beerconnoisseur.com/mid-strength...

Meet Me in the Middle: In Praise of Mid-Strength Beer

A look at why mid-strength beer, low-ABV IPA, and moderation-minded brewing are earning a welcome place between NA beer and full-strength pints.

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🎙️ Just published a new episode of All About Beer: AAB 094: 18th Century Beer: How The Colonists Shaped American Beer. Have a listen:

AAB 094: 18th Century Beer: How The Colonists Shaped American Beer

Beer has been an important staple of humanity for millennia. But how was...

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Fun to consider the most "American" beers. I'd add Blind Pig and/or Heady Topper to this list, for their influence, endurance, and likely historical significance to the brewing industry. Or go back further and include Bert Grant's pioneering IPA.

Jeff Alworth@beervana.bsky.social · last mo.

An annual celebration of the independent breweries that paradoxically both preserve old traditions and invent new ones, along with a special semiquincentennial consideration of beer’s role in American life. Plus a possibly controversial list of the most “American” beers.

My favorite part about the TV coverage of this World Cup has got to be the impassioned reaction shots of kids in the stands.

Enjoying an IPA at an outdoor concert in Seattle where Portland's Quasi is performing and @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social's Ken Jennings is milling around in a KEXP T-shirt is about as close to PNW bingo as I have come in 10 years.

I just returned from an alumni weekend at a major university in upstate NY. To my pleasant surprise, all but one of the drink options (cider, red and white wine, IPA, light lager, Witbier, fruited sour) came from in-state producers. I wonder how common this is elsewhere?

If you're going to find yourself in the greater Olympia area on Saturday, this will be a fun hang.

Cheers to 10 years Ravenna Brewing! Outer Atmosphere DIPA and Bird Search IPA are stellar. #seattlebeer

Here’s a challenge to consider before ordering your next pint: Instead of chasing hype and rarity, revisit an old favorite. Or seek out a classic like Allagash White, Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald, or Odell 90 Shilling. And when you’re finished, order another. beerconnoisseur.com/getting-over...

Getting Over Your Fear of Commitment: Why We Should Be More Loyal to the Beers We Love

Stop chasing beer hype. Revisit reliable beer favorites like Bodhizafa, Mirror Pond, Allagash White, and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

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Tried my first beer with the newly released Ramosa hop variety and I must say, I'm a fan. Lots of sweet, tangy, pineapple character, like a supercharged Idaho 7.

As we creep closer to Memorial Day weekend, more and more summer beers are beginning to appear. Which one(s) are you eager to see on shelves again?

Maybe it's just me, but I’m glad to walk into a bar with a dozen well curated taps; I don’t need to stare at a list of 50 different beers to feel like I have options. I'm also happy to order the same beer round after round. beerconnoisseur.com/getting-over...

Getting Over Your Fear of Commitment: Why We Should be More Loyal to the Beers We Love

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Enjoyed this one from a local cider maker here in Seattle. Took me back to the first Scrumpy I ever tried in Wales years ago. Have you had this style of cider?

A decade ago, for years, bookstores would stock a dozen+ titles on brewing and beer culture: travel guides, tasting guides, popular histories, homebrewing handbooks, and more. Today when I dropped by Barnes & Noble on an errand I found exactly two: Palmer's How to Brew and The Beer Bible by Alworth.

How many small brewery owners are walking around Philly right now hoping to bump into someone representing a bigger company that's shopping for brands with market penetration and potential?

You make a mess, you clean it up, right? The fossil fuel industry thinks that rule shouldn't apply to them. Now, federal lawmakers introduced legislation to block communities pursuing accountability for the climate deception and damages fossil fuel products have caused. 🧵⬇️ #MakePollutersPay

If you loved Fresher Than Fresh as much as I did last year, find Trap Door Brewing's fantastic new spin off IPA with fresh frozen Mosaic hops.

It's always a pleasure and a privilege to judge competitions like @sipmagazine.bsky.social's Best of the Northwest. Late last year, after judging several rounds of beer, the editors asked me to write tasting notes for the platinum medal winners. Track down a copy of the magazine to read all 34.

Hi folks. As part of my reporting, I'd like to talk to middle-class households about their alcohol purchasing. If that's you, please DM. (Your name can be withheld if desired.) * I'll use the Pew definition of middle class, which is households making $56K-$167K.

If you see this post a concert photo you took.

Mike@mikelovesbeer.com · 4mo ago

If you see this post a concert photo you took