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Theme of beer fest: a device that brews in-your-face flavor
Have you met Randall?
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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.
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Bothell’s new Beardslee Public House opens tonight
John Howie’s new Beardslee Public House, a new brewery and restaurant in Bothell, is opening its doors Aug.…
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Sno Town Brewing opens this weekend in Snohomish
Sno Town Brewing is holding its grand opening this weekend at its new space at 511 2nd Ave,…
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Demystifying gin one bottle at a time
When gin comes up in conversation, I have heard the phrase “you either love it or hate it”…
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Seattle bartender Nik Virrey’s Naka Niwa wins gin cocktail competition
On Monday six of Seattle’s top bartenders competed to see who could make the best, most creative gin…
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Woodward Canyon remains a top Washington winery
LOWDEN — For nearly 35 years, Woodward Canyon Winery has been one of the top wineries in Washington,…
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Beers I’m looking forward to the most at this year’s Everett Craft Beer Fest
The fourth annual Everett Craft Beer Festival is next Saturday. Here’s a look at the 10 — plus…
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Beer lineup for this year’s Everett Craft Beer Festival
The fourth annual Everett Craft Beer Festival, which features 30 Washington breweries pouring more than 100 beers, starts…
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Marysville’s 5 Rights Brewery part of new trend: making beer in the garage
Standing in the Whitlows’ garage, it’s not unusual for a customer to walk in and ask them to…
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Get your beer or wine judged at Washington State Fair
Calling all homebrewers: The Washington State Fair is looking for beers to judge for this year’s amateur beer…
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Myths still fuel absinthe’s allure
Were you to line up famous scapegoats, along with the biblical Eve, hapless Cubs fan Steve Bartman and…
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For Thurston Wolfe, wine is all in the family
Everyone at Thurston Wolfe gets a wine. First is owner/winemaker Wade Wolfe (D.R. Wolfe’s Family Red), followed by…
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The most imaginative cocktail
On Monday, bartenders will gather in Seattle to compete in the U.S. Bartenders Guild’s Most Imaginative Bartender Cocktail…
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American Brewing returning to Great American Beer Festival
The Great American Beer Festival announced its roster of nearly 750 breweries for the 2015 festival on Tuesday,…
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Number of unique Scuttlebutt beers at Saturday’s Rock the Boat festival
The inaugural Rock the Boat event this Saturday is a combination of music and beer. Everett Music Initiative…
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Bill 5353 is big news for Washington craft distilleries
Herald writer Dan Catchpole wrote Friday about Senate Bill 5353, which “removes several constraints on consumer interaction for…
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Bluewater opens ‘Northwest beach bar’ on Everett waterfront
John Lundin is a sailor and he’s learned a number of things from his years at sea.