Festbier Dru Bru, Snoqualmie Pass WA Whether you call it fall, autumn, harvest time, or lager season, this is a beer well suited for crisp afternoons and your favorite zip up hoodie. Bright gold in color with admirable clarity, Dru Bru's...
Punchline Petit Sirah Wild Ale Dwinell County Ales, Goldendale, WA With a striking magenta color and the slight haze you'd expect from a wheat beer, Punchline is a drink that will turn heads. A little racy acidity greets the nose first, bringing with it fruity...
Here’s some good news for the outdoor drinking set: Seattle’s biggest beer garden opened on Saturday. Well, technically it reopened. Taking over and renovating the Ballard space formerly occupied by Populuxe Brewing, Yakima’s Bale Breaker Brewing and Wenatchee’s...
Hot Tub LifeguardBale Breaker Brewing Co., Yakima, WA Best known for its fresh off the farm IPAs, Bale Breaker might raise a few eyebrows with this kettle sour. Rose gold in color with exuberant carbonation, Hot Tub Lifeguard introduces itself with the...
Ace of Spades Imperial IPA Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR Thank goodness for breweries that haven't forgotten about the beauty of bright, bitter beer. Hopworks won gold at the Great American Beer Festival back in 2009 for this pale amber Imperial IPA and...
Stoned and Starving Fast Fashion Brewing, Seattle, WA Don't let the postmodern label art throw you off—Stoned and Starving is more of a people-pleaser than its appearance might suggest. A creamy dollop of thick foam sits atop the beer's peachy-orange body, while...
Pyxis PilsnerEcliptic Brewing, Portland, OR Pale gold with a snowy crown of thick, tight bubbles and flawless clarity, Ecliptic's new Pilsner is first and foremost a photogenic beer. But this is a lager brewed for drinking, not simply admiring in a glass. From the...
Slow Sipper Hazy IPAAslan Brewing Co., Bellingham, WA A collaboration with Seattle-based soul septet The Dip and a benefit for the National Independent Venue Association, Slow Sipper pours a pale orange with a slight haze and throws a fruit-forward aroma. On the...
Aaron Blonden isn’t someone with a lot of idle time on his hands. Ten years in the beer industry has taken him from North Corner Brewing Supply in Bellingham, Wash., to Two Beers Brewing, Redhook, Chainline and Matchless. Now the head brewer for Olympia’s Three...
Imperial Peach Tea Portland Cider Co. – Clackamas, OR Brassy colored with sparkling carbonation, this imperial seasonal is the first in a new series from Portland Cider. Culinary apples, a suggestion of earthy tea, and the sweet scent of honey stand...
