Snohomish County booze calendar

Hoppy Ales and Happy Tails: Stanwood’s Ale Spike Bottles and Taps is hosting a fundraiser for the NOAH Center from noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 at the bottleshop, 9300 271st St. NW Suite B5, Stanwood. Grab you pup and buy some beer to help the Northwest Organization for Animal Help which will receive a portion from sales of all beer sold during the event.

SnoTown Brewery turns 2: Snohomish’s SnoTown Brewery, 511 Second St., celebrates its second anniversary with the releases of Cit-Bay, a citrus basil ale, and live music Aug. 4-6. The Reclamation Project will play 7 p.m. Friday, followed by Timothy Butterfield at 5 p.m. and the Johnny Cash tribute band Johnny Loves June 7 p.m. Saturday. Jimmy Peters performs at 4 p.m. and Chris Mohs at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Everett AquaSox Beerfest: The second annual Everett AquaSox Beerfest is from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 9 at Everett Memorial Stadium, 3802 Broadway, Everett. Tickets are $35 and include a ticket to the game, beer and barbecue. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.aquasox.com.

Lake Stevens Lions Club Blues, Brews and BBQ: The second annual Lake Stevens Lions Club Blues, Brews and BBQ is 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 11 and 1 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12 at Team Fitness, 1109 Frontier Circle E., Lake Stevens. A number of local breweries will be pouring beer, including Sound to Summit Brewing and Diamond Knot Brewing. There will also be food, music and activities for kids. Advance tickets are $20 and tickets at the door ar $25. Tickets include six tasting tokens.

Sky Valley Corks &Kegs Block Party: The Monroe Chamber of Commerce is hosting more than a dozen local breweries, wineries and cideries from 3 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12 at Harry’s on Tye, 14286 169th Drive SE, Monroe. There will also be food trucks and live music. Advance tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.corkkeg.eventbrite.com.

Beer Can Derby at Naked City Camano: Naked City Camano Island is hosting a Beer and Root Beer Can Derby at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the brewery, 848 N. Sunset Blvd., Camano Island. There will be prizes. Derby car kits are available at Camano Island Marketplace, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., and expert advice is available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the brewery.

Rock the Boat 3: Scuttlebutt Brewing and Everett Music Initiative are hosting the third annual Rock the Boat music and beer festival from 4 to 10 p.m. Aug. 12 at Boxcar Park, 615 13th St., Everett. Headlining the festival will be Sir Mix-a-Lot and the Meat Puppets. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Brown Paper Tickets.

PFriem Family Brewers tasting: Stanwood’s Ale Spike Bottles and Taps will host the Hood River, Oregon, brewery from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at the bottleshop, 9300 271st St. NW, Suite B5, Stanwood.

Washington Beer’s Collaboration Festival: The Washington Beer Commission is hosting the 2017 Collaboration Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at South Lake Union’s Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle. The festival will feature 27 collaboration beers from more than 50 Washington breweries, including At Large Brewing, Whitewall Brewing, Scuttlebutt Brewing and Diamond Knot. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.washingtonbeer.com/festivals.

Cider Summit Seattle: The eighth annual Cider Summit Seattle is 3 p.m. Sept. 8 and noon Sept. 9 at South Lake Union Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle. More than 50 cideries from around the Northwest will be pouring nearly 200 ciders, meads and cider cocktails. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cidersummitnw.com.

Upper Left Beerfest: The city of Everett and Downtown Everett Association is hosting the Upper Left Beerfest in downtown Everett at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 and 6 p.m. Sept. 17. The event will feature beer from local breweries, food trucks, live music and more. The event gate will be located on Hoyt Avenue, north of the Everpark Garage, extending north to Everett Avenue. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.upperleftbeerfest.com.

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