Brouwers Cafe Publishes Washington Beer Festival Lineup

 

North Sound Brewing pouring two new IPAs at WBF

 

Last week we published an article about Washington Beer Festival, which begins tomorrow at Brouwers Cafe. Brouwers will be clearing every single tap in the house for Washington brewers and matching the exquisite beer offerings with some locally sourced food options.

If you want to check up on the event as it develops, check out Brouwers’ website. But, the bar released its initial version of the tap list. We are speechless.

Here it is. We have underlined a few that you should probably give a try!

 

Anacortes  Tenth Anniversary, Anacortes

Big Al Alt Bier, Seattle

Big Time Big Dance, Seattle

Birdsview Cardiac Arrest Strong Brown Ale, Concrete

Black Raven All Washington Fresh Hop, Redmond

Boundary Bay Imperial Oatmeal Stout, Bellingham

Chuckanut Pilsner, Bellingham

Der Blokken Sacred Hop IPA, Bremerton (fairly sure this is their first visit across the Sound)

Diamond Knot Whip Ale, Mukilteo

Dick’s Bottleworks RyePA, Centralia

Elliot Bay Mashing Pumpkin, Seattle / Burien

Elysian The Great Pumpkin, Seattle

Emerald City Dotties, Seattle

Flyers Proptoberfest, Oak Harbor

Fremont Harvest Saison, Seattle

Georgetown Choppers, Seattle

Hales Super goose, Seattle

Harmon ESB, Tacoma

Hood Canal Dosewallip, Kingston

Iron Horse Fresh Hop, Ellensburg

Laht Neppur Piper Canyon Scotts Ale, Waitsburg

Lazyboy Big Double Trouble, Everett

Maritime Bosuns Black Porter, Seattle

Naked City Fresh Hop Saison, Seattle (have yet to try; got to love the creativity)

New Belgium Trip VI,  Seattle / Fort Collins

North Sound Brewing Hop Chops IPA, Mount Vernon (loved the first few things i had from them)

North Sound Brewing X-batch Single Hop IPA, Mount Vernon

Northern Lights IPA, Spokane

Odin Smokey Bacon, Seattle (people have loved this!)

Palouse Falls Crimson Pride Amber, Pullman

Paradise Creek Dirty Blonde, Pullman

Paradise Creek Over the Hop, Pullman (ummm? who?!)

Peaks Trainwreck, Port Angeles

Pike Double IPA, Seattle

Port Townsend Green Tea Golden,  Port Townsend

Ram Northgate Locavore Fresh Hop, Seattle

Red Hook Eisbock, Woodinville

River Port BullseyePA,Clarkston (again, who?!)

Rogue Issaquah CASK Belgian Pale, Issaquah

Rogue Issaquah Wet Frog , Issaquah

Schooner Exact  CASK Cascade Dry-Hopped 3 Grid, Seattle

Schooner Exact Fresh Hop, Seattle

Seven Seas Ballz Deep, Gig Harbor

Silver City Blonde, Silverdale

Silver City Fat Bastard, Silverdale

Skaggit Black Jack Lager, Mount Vernon

Skaggit Gospel IPA, Mount Vernon

Skookum Mule Strong Ale, Arlington (loved the few things ive had from them; strong = interesting)

Snipes Two Fresh, Sunnyside

Snoqualmie Belgian Wit, Snoqualmie

Three Skulls Coconut Porter, Seattle (every coconut porter i’ve had has killed)
Two Beers Pumpkin Spice, Seattle

Two Beers Summer Hop, Seattle

Yakima Brewing Ipa 1, Yakima

 

Events for Week of August 30, 2010

Stop by New Belgium Brewing Co for Tour De Fat this week!

Saturday was a good beer day- Big Al Brewing Co. for a sampler: Tripple, Alt Bier, Abbey Wheat, Smoked Porter and the IPA were all very tasty. The Alt Bier and Abbey Wheat stood out among the crowd. We stopped at Cask in West Seattle, a new wine/beer bar that opened just 5 weeks ago. The owner offers a “to-go” section that focuses on imports. We stayed for just one, Fremont Brewing Co.’s Interurban IPA dry hopped with Cascade hops, Lime, Orange and Grapefruit zest. Damn good. Porter House- just across the street has about 12-15 beers on tap- Pliny the Elder was up for grabs but I went with this new brewery- North Sound Brewing. Both their Stout (classic dry Irish stout served on Nitro) and their IPA were stellar. A night in was filled with IPAs- 7 Seas Ballz Deep Double IPA (in a tall boy can) and an IPA from Yakima Craft Brewing Co. But now for your week in beer:

Monday, August 30, 2010
Southern Tier Tasting: Jacksonville, Florida

4:00PM-7:00PM @ Grassroots Natural Market

Although I do not know what beers will be poured- Southern Tier will not disappoint!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Founders Nemesis Tapping: South Bend, Indiana

8:00PM-10:00PM @ Fiddler’s Hearth Public House

Nemsis, Founders’ Barley Wine is out and available tonight! Stop by and if you get your hands on this, please report back to bb.com. Look for this beer at your local beer bar – you lucky people that live in the mid-west or north east!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Back to (Beer) School, Mikkeller: New York, New York

11:30AM-11:30PM @ The Ginger Man

Get schooled on hops and yeast! The Ginger Man will be featuring Mikkeller’s Single Hop Series and their Yeast Series. The beers in the Single Hop Series use a control recipe with a different hop in each brew, showcasing the flavors and aromas of one variety of hop. Same rules for the Yeast Series, this time with varying yeast strands. The Single Hop Series will be on draught and the Yeast Series will be in bottle format.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Best of the Belgians: Beverly, Massachusetts

6:00PM-9:00PM @ Bogie’s Beer and Wine

Tonight- 15 beers…15 different styles….including Rochfort 8 & 10, Orval, Duvel, and many more. There will also be a special something from De Struise. This event is free, but Bogie’s is asking for a $5.00 donation. All proceeds will be donated to MCPCA Walk for the Animals.

Friday, September 3, 2010

The Little Woody Barrel- Aged Brew Festival 2010: Bend, Oregon

5:00PM-10:00PM @ Des Chutes Historical Museum

The Little Woody celebrates this ancient brewing technique as adapted by American craft brewers, featuring beers aged in wine barrels, whisky barrels and oak barrels, which uniquely flavors and intensifies the beer. The Little Woody 2010 will encompass two days-September 3 from 5 -10pm and September 4 from 12pm -10pm on the lawn of the Des Chutes Historical Museum in Downtown Bend. Admission to the event includes a commemorative glass. A tasting package is available and includes a commemorative glass and tasting tickets. For more information click here.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Tour de Fat: Fort Collins, Colorado

10:00AM-4:00PM @ New Belgium Brewing Co.

Annual national moving bike festival put on by hometown heroes New Belgium. Featuring bands, good people, good brews and a damn good reason to get silly! Bring a bike and a funky costume for maximum enjoyment. For more info, click here.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

6th Annual Festival of Iowa Beers: Amana, Iowa

1:00PM-5:00PM @ Millstream Brewing Co.

Iowa microbrews are getting some love today- Come down to the brewery and taste the best beers that Iowa has to offer and meet the brewers who make these great brews as they serve you. Live music, local food will also be part of the event! Proceeds go the the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation and Iowa Brewers Guild.

So thats your week in beer. If you go to an event, want us to post about an event, please leave a comment or email us at beerblotter@gmail.com! Cheers!