Hops & Sips: Where to enjoy a libation in Snohomish County

Published 1:30 am Saturday, March 4, 2017

Whitewall Brewing anniversary party: Marysville’s Whitewall Brewing is hosting its third anniversary party from noon to 9 p.m. on March 4 at the brewery. Whitewall will be featuring eight short-run beers, including two sour ales, three barrel-aged imperial brown ales with different adjuncts and three versions of their anniversary barleywine. San Juan Cigars and Pinky’s BBQ will also be on hand. For more information, visit www.whitewallbrewing.com.

Snohomish Wine Festival: The eighth annual Snohomish Wine Festival is March 4 at the Snohomish Events Center, 1011 Second St. There will be two sessions from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The festival will showcase 20 wineries, cideries, breweries and even coffee. Food trucks will be on hand. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.cityofsnohomish.com or at the door.

American Brewing anniversary party: Edmonds’ American Brewing Co. is celebrating its sixth anniversary from 2 to 5 p.m. on March 4 at the brewery, 180 W. Dayton St. There will be beer and merchandise specials, mugs for sale and food courtesy Celtic Cowboy BBQ. For more information, visit www.americanbrewing.com.

Barrel Aged Beer Festival: Arlington’s Skookum Brewery is taking its barrel-aged Breakfast of Crows to the second Barrel Aged Beer Festival at The Copper Door, 12 N. Tacoma Ave., Tacoma, on March 11 and 12. There will be a total of 10 barrel-aged beers, including Crux Fermentation’s Tough Love and Engine House No. 9’s Sno Cru Strong Ale.

Ballast Point tasting: Edmonds’ Brigid’s Bottleshop, 190 Sunset Ave. S., Ste. C, Edmonds, is hosting Ballast Point Brewing from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 7. For more information, www.brigidsbottleshop.com.

At Large tasting: Route 2 Taproom & Grazing Place, 19837 Highway 2, Monroe, is hosting Everett’s At Large Brewing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on March 7. For more information, visit www.roadtriptaprooms.com.

Ecliptic Brewing tasting: Ale Spike, 9300 271st St. NW, Stanwood, is hosting Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 9. For more information, visit www.alespike.com.

South Sound Spirit Gathering: The Washington Distillers Guild hosts the second South Sound Spirit Gathering from 4 to 9 p.m. March 11 at the Olympic Flight Museum, 7637 Old Highway 99 SE, Tumwater. More than 20 distillers will be on hand offering samples, including Lynnwood’s Temple Distilling and Snohomish’s Skip Rock Distillers. Tickets are $35.