Beer, wine, spirits: Snohomish County booze calendar

Published 1:30 am Friday, October 6, 2017

Brew &Cider Fest: The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Brew &Cider Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 3rd Street, Marysville. There will be four breweries and three cideries pouring drinks, live music and food. Advance tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.marysvilletulalipchamber.com. Tickets at the door are $35.

Barrel-aged Beer Day at Special Brews: Lynnwood’s Special Brews is hosting an event to celebrate Barrel-aged Beer Day on Oct. 6. The beer emporium, at 14608 Highway 99, will be tapping barrel-aged beers from Fremont Brewing, Crucible Brewing, The Bruery, Founders and more.

Anacortes Bier on the Pier Festival: Enjoy beer and cider from more than 40 vendors at this two-day event Oct. 6 and 7 at the Historic Port of Anacortes Warehouse, 100 Commercial Ave. The event is 5 p.m. Oct. 6 and noon Oct. 7. Tickets are $25 for Friday and $30 for Saturday, or $50 for both days. For more information, visit www.anacortes.org/beer.

Freshies To Your Face fresh hop event: Bothell’s The Hop and Hound is hosting the second annual Freshies To Your Face fresh hop event from noon to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the bottleshop, 18116 101st Ave. NE. There will be eight-plus taps and a cask of fresh hop beers.

New Belgium tastings: Stanwood’s Ale Spike Taproom and Bottleshop is hosting Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing for a brewers night from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the taproom, 9300 271st St. NW. The event will also be a fundraiser for The NOAH Center, an animal protection organization in north Snohomish County. Snohomish’s Josh’s Taps &Caps is hosting New Belgium on Oct. 19, and Lynnwood’s Special Brews will host the brewery on Oct. 25.

Seattle Fresh Hops Festival: Hale’s Palladium is hosting the 2017 Fresh Hops Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the theater, 4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle. There will be more than 20 breweries pouring fresh hop beers, food and performances. Tickets are $25.

Monroe Oktoberfest: Enjoy bingo, brats and beer at the Monroe Oktoberfest at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at the East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Tickets are $20 and include dinner and bingo.

Fresh Hoptoberfest at Foggy Noggin: Bothell’s Foggy Noggin Brewing is hosting Fresh Hoptoberfest from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the brewery, 22329 53rd Ave. SE. Three fresh hop Foggy Noggin beers will be on tap, including an English pale ale with 12 pounds of freshly harvested Mount Hood hops.

Bothell Beer Fest: The fourth annual Bothell Beer Festival is from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Bothell City Hall Garage, 18415 101st Ave. NE. There will be nearly 30 breweries and cideries pouring, food trucks and live music. Advance tickets are $25 and $30 at the door. The festival’s official after-party will be at The Hop and Hound, 18116 101st Ave. NE, Bothell. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/2xyb9ke.

Dash to Diamond Knot: Flying Unicorn Racing is teaming up with Mukilteo’s Diamond Knot to host Dash to Diamond Knot Oktoberfest 5K, 10K and kids half-mile fun runs on Oct. 21 in Mountlake Terrace. The runs begin and end at Diamond Knot Brewpub @ Mountlake Terrace, 5602 232nd St. SW. For cost and times, visit flyingunicornracing.com/events.

St. Jude’s Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest: Snohomish’s Three Bull Brewing will be pouring at the annual St. Jude’s Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the church’s parish hall, 10526 166th Ave. NE, Redmond.

Double Bluff Oktoberfest: The Whidbey Island brewery is hosting its Oktoberfest celebration and second anniversary party on Oct. 27 and 28. There will be five German-style beers on tap, traditional German food and live music. The brewery is at 112 Anthes Ave., Langley.