Beer notes: Skookum bottles Amber’s Hot Friend

Skookum Brewery recently started bottling its wildly popular Amber’s Hot Friend amber ale in 12-ounce bottles.

Amber’s Hot Friend, which is available in six packs at most local bottleshops and some grocery stores, recently took home a second-place medal in the American Amber Ale category at the Washington Brewers Festival.

Ales for ALS

The Ram Restaurant and Brewery has brewed A Cure for what ALS You, an “assertively hopped” IPA, as part of the Ales for ALS fundraising campaign.

A Cure for what ALS You will be on tap at all Washington Ram locations, including the Ram location at the Seattle Premium Outlets at Tulalip, with $1 from each pint donated to ALS TDI.

, the world’s leader in ALS research.

The third annual Ales for ALS is a fundraising and awareness campaign to help find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

For more information, visit www.alesforals.com.

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