Washington Cask Beer Festival
Cask-conditioned beer is considered “real ale,” and this Saturday a festival will celebrate it in all its CO2-less glory. The 2015 Washington Cask Beer Festival is March 28 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. There will be two sessions from noon to 4 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. Doors open 15 minutes before each session begins, with taps closing 30 minutes before each session ends.
There will be over 40 Washington breweries on hand, including Snohomish County breweries American Brewing, Diamond Knot Brewing and Scuttlebutt Brewing. Brewed naturally without artificially introducing CO2, cask-conditioned beers will be poured by gravity or via a beer engine. For a full list of the beers pouring, visit www.washingtonbrewersguild.org. Three unique beers brought by the local breweries include a Cabernet Stout (American), Apple Cinnamon ESB (Diamond Knot) and Jarret’s Folly (Scuttlebutt), a cask-conditioned Cascadian Dark Ale.
Tickets, which include a commemorative tasting glass and 25 sample tastes, are $40 advance and $45 at the door. Tickets are on sale online at www.washingtonbrewersguild.org.
Foggy Noggin releases beer 1,000
Part of its five-year anniversary celebration, Bothell’s Foggy Noggin Brewing will unveil its 1,000th brew, Batch 1,000, a Russian Imperial Stout, March 28 at its taproom, 22329 53rd Ave. SE, Bothell. Brewed with rye malt, oats and Dominican Republic cocoa nibs, Batch 1,000 started with an Original Gravity of 1.100 and ended up at 11.6-percent ABV. For more, visit www.foggynogginbrewing.com.
Taste of the Northwest
Bethany’s 10th annual Taste of the Northwest Wine Tasting and Silent Auction is 5 p.m. April 17 at Xfinity Arena. Tickets are $25 and include tastes of Northwest wines, craft beers and spirits. There will be a silent auction with money raised going to support the Bethany organization, which assists senior and disabled Snohomish County residents. For more information and to buy tickets, call Julie Reymore at 425-551-6340.
RiteCare Beer Festival
The RiteCare Beer Festival is noon April 25 at the Seattle Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Shoreline. There will be more than 12 breweries showcasing their beers, food, prizes and live music. Tickets are $30 ($35 at the door) and include seven tastes, lunch and a commemorative glass. Money raised will go to RiteCare of Washington, which provides intensive professional speech and language therapy to children. For more information, call 206-324-6293 or visit www.ritecarewa.org.
Schooner Zodiac beer expeditions
Explore the region’s best microbrews aboard the historic Schooner Zodiac, a Bellingham-based tall ship, on two multi-day brewery tours in July and August. The Schooner Zodiac embarks on a four-day brewery expedition of the San Juan Islands in July and a three-day transit from Bellingham to Seattle in August. The four-day brewery expedition in the San Juan Islands takes place from July 9 through 12 and includes beer tasting at Anacortes Brewery and Island Hoppin’ Brewery on Orcas Island. The three-day brewery cruise to Seattle is from Aug. 15 through 17 and includes beer tasting at Anacortes Brewery, Mukilteo’s Diamond Knot Brewery and Fremont Brewing in Seattle. Passage on both cruises includes all meals prepared by a professional chef in the ship’s galley. Passengers on the Zodiac have the option of participating in the sailing of the ship as well as learning to navigate, stand watch and steer the vessel. More information can be found at schoonerzodiac.com. Reservations can be made by calling 206-719-7622.
Brewers Nights
April 1: Holy Mountain at Special Brews, 6 p.m. April 7: Aslan Brewing at The Collective on Camano Island, 6 p.m. April 8: Canopalooza with Hopworks, Oskar Blues, 21st Amendment and Hop Valley at Special Brews, 6 p.m.
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