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May 2007
Washington Brewers Festival beer lineup revealed!
The Mother of All Fathers Day Festivals is only a month away and you can now view the beer lineup for the biggest Washington Beer celebration of the year online at washingtonbeer.com/beerwabf.htm
With over 60 breweries and nearly 200 beers, it is the biggest beer selection in the event history! There will be many, many Washington breweries including new comers Schooner Exact and Skookum Brewery, and some excellent out of state guest breweries. It’ll be tough to decide what to try so plan ahead! And don’t forget about the 2007 Washington Brewers Fest WABL Beer- Belgian Blonde by Hale’s Ales Brewery!
In addition to the exclusive WABL Beer, WABL members will receive a special 8oz tasting GLASS, instead of a 5oz plastic cup, plus an extra token. So please make sure your membership is current and you have a sticker with your sign up date on the cover your passport.
2nd Annual Washington Brewers Festival
Saturday, June 16th & Sunday, June 17th
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saint Edward State Park
14445 Juanita Dr. NE
Kenmore, WA 98028
Admission is $20 at the gate or $15 advance tickets
Admission includes a tasting cup and six tastes
Advance tickets are on sale online at www.washingtonbeer.com and at select local outlets.
Designated driver admission is $8 and available at the gate only
Those under 21 admitted free (must be accompanied by a parent)
ALL AGES!!
Sorry, no dogs allowed
May WABL Event @ Redhook Ale Brewery
Tom Mace, a brewer of Redhook Ale Brewery is brewing up Bavarian Hefe, a brand new limited release to coincide with their Haul Ash Bike Ride/Race. Bavarian Hefe has never been brewed before and only a small amount will be available on tap at the pub for a limited time only. The beer will make its debut at its release party on Wednesday, May 16th. There will be a special price on pints and all the current and new WABL members will receive a Redhook pint glass to take home with!
If you plan to attend please send me a quick email so we can have enough glasses for you.
Bavarian Hefe Release Party
Wednesday, May 16th, 6 p.m.-
WABL Event @ Redhook Ale Brewery
14300 NE145th St.
Woodinville, WA 98072
www.redhook.com
Tap House Grill opening a new location in Downtown Seattle
Tap House Grill will open its 2nd location in June in the heart of Downtown Seattle. Boasting 160 beers on tap and progressive urban dining menu, Tap House Grill will continue to feature a broad spectrum of cuisine including steak, seafood and sushi ready to be paired with perfect brew.
Tap House Grill Rewards Program members will receive 20% off the entire bill the first seven days of every month. The program also offers cool features such as a membership card that allows you to track all the different beers you try. Plus, you will earn a point every time you order a different beer from their impressive beer selection (160 beers on tap!) and you can get rewarded for trying different beers!
Tap House Grill
1506 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
www.taphousegrill.com
American Craft Beer Week
Celebrate the Flavor and Diversity of American Craft Beer! May 14-20, 2007 is designated as a time for all legal-drinking-age Americans to explore and celebrate the flavorful beverages produced by our small, traditional and independent brewers. Craft brewers produce flavorful beers that combine classic European recipes with bold American innovation. For information about the brewery events and the Great American Beer Tour visit www.americancraftbeerweek.org
May is Belgian Beer Month at Beveridge Place Pub
There will be five taps dedicated to the wide variety of brews from Wallonia to West Flanders, plus a few US interpretations thrown in for good measure. Rotating tap selection includes Lazy Boy Strong Golden and Fish Monfish Tripel. Call the pub to find out what’s on tap now.
Pyramid installs a new brewing system in Seattle
Pyramid is currently installing a new brewery in their Seattle location. The new brewing equipment, a 15 barrel system, will be the new hub for all product research and development brewing. The new brewery will be also utilized to create an on-going variety of new and innovative beer styles to serve in the Pyramid Alehouses. So stay tuned for more news!
More volunteers needed for the Washington Brewers Festival
We are looking for a lot of volunteers for the Festival, so if you want to volunteer and receive free admission, or know someone who might, please go to www.washingtonbeer.com to sign up.
WABL Exclusive Offer
Every month, WABL members enjoy a number of exciting offers from Washington Brewers Guild, Guild member breweries, and sponsors. This month's offers are:
May WABL party @ Redhook Ale Brewery
Redhook is celebrating the release of its brand new beer, Bavarian Hefe on Wednesday, May 16th and WABLers are invited to be part of the celebration. WABL members will get a special Redhook pint glass as a souvenir so don’t forget to bring your passport!
Mother of All Fathers Day Beer Festival
It’s the biggest beer festival of the year so it’s only appropriate that perks are huge too! At the 2nd Annual Washington Beer Festival WABL members will receive a special WABL-only tasting glass (GLASS, not plastic!) and an extra tasting token, and of course there will be a WABL Beer and express line at the entrance too.
Event Calendar
Belgian Beer Month @ Brouwers Café
May 10th-
Brouwer’s Café
400 N. 35th St.
Seattle, WA 98103
www.brouwerscafe.com
Try over 60 different Belgian ales on tap.
Georgetown Brewing Bob’s Brown Release Party
Monday, May 14th
Nickerson Street Saloon
318 Nickerson Street
Seattle, WA 98109
www.georgetownbeer.com
Georgetown Brewing Bob’s Brown Release Party
Monday, May 14th, 6 p.m.
Beveridge Place Pub
6451 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98136
www.beveridgeplacepub.com
WABL EVENT!
Bavarian Hefe Release Party
Wednesday, May 16th, 6 p.m.-
Redhook Ale Brewery
14300 NE145th St.
Woodinville, WA 98072
www.redhook.com
"Support Washington Beer" Night at the Knot
An evening with Schooner Exact Brewing from West Seattle
Wednesday, May 16th, 6 p.m.-
Diamond Knot Brewing Co.
621 Front Street
Mukilteo, WA 98275
www.diamondknot.com
An evening with Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co. will feature 3 of their finest brewers- Cask-conditioned Wildcat IPA, Haystack Hefeweizen and Summer Beer.
Pacific Rim IPA Cask @ Beveridge Place Pub
Thursday, May 17th, 6 p.m.-
Beveridge Place Pub
6451 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98136
www.beverigeplacepub.com
Alpine Brewing Brewers Night
Thursday, May 17th
Anthony’s Woodfire Grill
Everett Marina Villa
Everett, WA 98208
Rock Bottom Bellevue Special Beer Tappings
Thursday, May 17th
Rock Bottom Brewery
550 106th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
(206) 782-3575
www.rockbottom.com
Once a month the Rock Bottom brewmaster makes something special and picks a Thursday night for the unveiling. Here’s your chance to meet the brewer and enjoy a complimentary glass of a truly unique beer!
May 17th: Uberwit Belgian Wit
June 14th: Bellevue Blonde
July 11th: American Dream IPA
Groovin' for Grizzlies
Saturday, May 18th, 5-9 p.m.
Boundary Bay Brewery
1107 Railroad Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
www.bbaybrewery.com
A family friendly event in the beer garden to benefit the efforts of Conservation Northwest. Salmon BBQ, Hug-A-Bear Booth, performances by The UpFront Theater, kids’ crafts and later, Hoola Hoopin' with Yogoman. Cover is $6, 12 and under free. Get $1 off with a bike to work sticker!
Cascade Brewers Cup Exbeerience
Saturday, May 19th, 1-6 p.m.
Lake Washington Rowing Club
910 N Northlake Way
Seattle, WA 98103
www.cascadebrewersclub.org
Come experience an eclectic mix of beer festival, homebrew awards ceremony and all-around beer appreciation. This 10-year strong Seattle homebrew competition (formerly the Cascadia Cup) is being reborn this year with 20 beers on tap and an awards ceremony throughout the day showcasing the winners with prizes up to their own Stainless steel conical fermenter and the opportunity to have their beer brewed by a commercial brewery. A public judging workshop will be open to the public to see how to “truly taste” a beer like the pros do.
The Exbeerience will take place from 1-6PM on Saturday May 19th at the Lake Washington Rowing Club in the Fremont Neighborhood of Seattle. There will be several breweries pouring beer, including Ellersick Brewing, Lazy Boy Brewing, Redhook Brewery and Elliott Bay Brewing.
Entry is just $10 and includes 5 6oz beer tastings; additional tickets may be purchased inside. Proceeds benefit the American Hop Museum.
Alpine Brewing Brewers Night
Saturday, May 19th
The Mint
1608 Cole Street
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Pike Brewers Night
Monday, May 21st, 8 p.m.-
Latona Pub
6423 Latona Ave. N.E.
Seattle, WA 98115
www.3pubs.com
Latona Pub’s 20 year anniversary celebration continues with Pike Brewing Co. Bob and Elliott helped brew BSB (Bob's Special Bitter), an ESB, on April 10th and it's now on tap at the Latona, Fiddlers Inn, and the Hopvine during the month of May. BSB is this month's 20th anniversary ale celebrating the Latona's 20 years in the business of bringing great beer to Seattle. Pike is the brewery of the month and will be featured through out May. Pike will pour a couple of unique cask conditioned ales, including BSB, and several other Pike beers on May 21st! BSB also is being poured as FSB - Finkel Special Bitter at the Pike in downtown Seattle through June.
Port Townsend Hop Diggidy IPA Cask
Thursday, May 24th, 6 p.m.-
Beveridge Place Pub
6451 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98136
www.beverigeplacepub.com
Lazy Boy Brewers Night @ Fred’s Rivertown Alehouse
Tuesday, May 29th, 7 p.m.-
Fred’s Rivertown Alehouse
1114 1st St.
Snohomish, WA 98290
(360) 568-5820
Cask Night with Lazy Boy Belgian Strong Ale!
Lazy Boy Brewers Night @ Fred’s Rivertown Alehouse
Wednesday, May 30th, 7 p.m.-
Fred’s Rivertown Alehouse
1114 1st St.
Snohomish, WA 98290
(360) 568-5820
Another Lazy Boy 1 year anniversary party!
Snoqualmie Wild Cat IPA Cask
Thursday, May 31st, 6 p.m.-
Beveridge Place Pub
6451 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98136
www.beverigeplacepub.com
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Tasting @ 99 Bottles
Saturday, June 9th, 12-3 p.m.
99 Bottles
35002 Pacific Highway South, A102
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 838-2558
www.99bottles.net
Host, brewmaster Kevin Gessel of Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co. in Snoqualmie.
2nd Annual Washington Brewers Festival
Saturday, June 16th- Sunday, June 17th
Saint Edward State Park
14445 Juanita Dr. NE
Kenmore, WA 98028
www.washingtonbeer.com
Snoqualmie Falls Brewers Night
Tuesday, June 26th, 6 p.m.-
Eddies Trackside Bar & Grill
214 N Lewis St.
Monroe, WA
(360) 805-5305
Hilary & Janelle will be on hand to talk about the beers and give out prizes. This is a lovely, remodeled bar with great food and fun people.
New and Seasonal Releases
Big Time Brewing
Ave. Rat Malt Liquor
In celebration of "Brew Year's Eve" in early April (a Brewers Association promotion commemorating the conditional Repeal of Prohibition to allow the production of low-alcohol beer beginning in April of 1933, before the official repeal in December of that year), Big Time brewed a strong, pre-Prohibition West Coast-style lager with the Anchor yeast and some flaked corn for flavor authenticity (though, more accurately, rice would probably have been used around SF). The Big Time brewer Bill chose corn for both its (modern) flavor contribution and the "corniness" it would lend to a craft-brewed interpretation of malt liquor. It is set to be released during the American Craft Beer Week (another BA promotion) which begins on May 15th which also happens to be the week leading up to the University District Street Fair, on May 19-20.
Firecracker
A Northwest Pale Ale that has everything you might expect in one: fiery orange color, full body, moderate strength, and a healthy dose of NW hops (Cascade, Mt. Hood, and Willamette). Around 5.25% ABV. The beer was brewed to honor Aurora, one of Big Time’s long time kitchen employees, who (unfortunately) just left to work over at Whole Foods. It is feisty, full-bodied, and not to be messed with!
Old Sol Wheatwine
Big Time’s summertime barleywine style ale, introduced in 2002, Old Sol is available on tap and in bottles to go. The 2003 Old Sol won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival. This summertime version of Barleywine made with 46% wheat and Warrior, Simcoe & Amarillo hops will be a sure winner. OG 23.6 Plato 1.100 SG 9.75% ABV. Brewed on the Lunar New Year, Tapped on the Summer Solstice. Also available in 22oz bottles for a limited time only.
Elysian Brewing Co.
Avatar Jasmine IPA
Now available on draught at all three Elysians and select draught accounts. Also available in bottles.
Elliott Bay Brewing
Von Boorian Line
Elliott Bay took on a brewing challenge in 2007...managing a Belgian yeast strain. We've brewed recipes at each of the pubs on an alternating basis in an effort to keep the yeast active and viable, including a hoppy Belgian pale ale called Hop von Boorian and Noir von Boorian, a Belgian black ale. Others soon to be pourning in both the West Seattle and Burien pubs include: Pale von Boorian (a dry-hopped De Koninck knock-off), Red von Boorian (sour-ish Belgian red ale), Wit von Boorian (spiced w/ corriander and zest of citrus fruits), and Blonde von Boorian (a la Leffe Blond).
Other Current Seasonals:
Klondike Gold
a hoppy summer ale from the West Seattle pub
Golden Promise
a wedding ale brewed w/ local West Seattle wildflower honey and Kent Golding hops
and coming soon...
Olde Burien 800
a perverse attempt at replicating the infamous malt liquor style
Anniversary Ale #10
the culmination of a decade of brewing in West Seattle. 10 hop additions from 10 different brewers. released the week of July 13.
Fish Brewing Co.
Fish Tale Blonde
A very drinkable summer seasonal. At 4% ABV and a small addition of Rye to give a spicy taste without too much hops. It’s a great summer thirst quencher and one of Fish’s best selling draft brands year 'round.
Hale’s Ales Brewery
Kolsh Ale
Kolsch Ale represents a departure from Hale's British style beers. A traditional beer of Cologne, Germany, it is a golden, lighter ale with a delicious flavor derived from its special yeast.
Drawbridge Blonde
Easy to drink, yet definitely interesting, this "junior I.P.A." has a pleasing malt backbone that interplays with crisp hop influences. Perfect for a sunny summer day, a misty spring day, a backyard barbeque or a couch with a good book -- in other words, this friendly brew fits in just about anywhere. Enjoy!
Pike Brewing Co.
BSB (Bob’s Special Bitter)/FSB (Finkel’s Special Bitter),
An authentic English Special Bitter brewed for Latona Pub’s 20th anniversary, featuring Maris Otter floor malted pale malt; Willamette hops (Fuggle's American cousin), with 58 IBU's of bitterness from Magnum, Nugget, Willamette, and Northern Brewer hops. 5.8% ABV.
Please also note that Pike's Monks Uncle Tripel ale (available in 22oz bottles) is disappearing fast! Hurry up a secure a case for your cellar today!
Port Townsend Brewing Co.
Hop Diggidy
Hops spring eternal with Port Townsend’s newest India Pale Ale. Give your mouth a blast of hops with this unique crisp ale. 5.5% ABV.
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co.
Haystack Hefeweizen
Rande Reed's latest (and best) interpretation of a cloudy Northwest wheat ale. He uses 60% wheat in the malt bill then ferments it with our American ale yeast for a beer with a clean, mellow flavor and citrus & spice overtones. This beer is being released to the wider public on draft in June, but you can preview it at the Snoqualmie taproom, at Dexter Hayes Public House in Seattle, and at upcoming festivals.
Summer Beer
Available May 1st. Snoqualmie’s pre-prohibition, alt-style pilsner is the perfect warm weather brew, with its crisp flavor and spicy Saaz hops. Light in color and body, but not in flavor, this is not your Father's lawnmower beer.
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