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Why Local Brewers Like Cans
While less pretty than their glass counterparts, beer cans are gaining popularity, thanks to environ
At first glance, it seems retro: high-end local craft beers packaged in cans. But to Travis Guterson of Gig Harbor’s 7 Seas Brewing, canning beer is a natural. For one thing, cans offer extra protection against beer-skunking ultraviolet light. For another, cans are easier on the environment. “It’s much cheaper to turn recycled aluminum into…
The Unusual Beer Guide
Walk on the wilder side with our picks for several distinctive, less-common styles to complete your
Barley WineNamed so because it has an alcohol content similar to wine (around 8–12 percent), barley wine falls into the beer category because it is made with barley, not grapes. Most barley wines feature strong fruit and alcohol notes with toffee flavors and hoppiness, although they differ greatly from the palette presented by an IPA….
Local Brewers You Need to Know
The brewers and brewmasters currently shaping the Northwest craft beer scene.
Travis Guterson (left): Cofounding 7 Seas Brewing in Gig Harbor in 2008 at the ripe old age of 24, Guterson rocked the beer world when he broke with tradition and became the first Washington craft brewer to put his beer into aluminum cans. In fact, Guterson walks a fine line between tradition and innovation, creating…
How to Pair Beer and Cheese
Find tasty bliss using America's two basic food groups: beer and cheese.
Beer has found its place in the culinary world, with beer dinners, pairings and other events on restaurant schedules around town. You’ll even find beer in food. But beer and cheese? Absolutely, says Warren Peterson, chef and so-called “beer czar” of Tom Douglas’ new beer-centric Brave Horse Tavern in South Lake Union. “Beer is food…
Understanding Beer Glasses
The history and function behind four fancy glasses designed specially for beer.
Just as with wine, beer purists know it’s not just what you pour, it’s also what you pour into that matters. Gary Sink, of West Seattle’s Beveridge Place Pub, shows us how the proper glass brings out the best in beer. Pilsner glass (far left) History: For enjoying pilsners and fruity or bubblier beers.The physics:…
Beer Floats
Where to go for malty, adult versions of that beloved childhood treat.
The Pike Pub (Pike Place Market, 1415 First Ave.; 206.622.6044; pikebrewing.com) serves its Pike XXXXX Extra Stout with vanilla or chocolate gelato ($3.50 schooners, $6.50 pints). Elliott Bay Brewhouse and Pub (two locations, including West Seattle, 4720 California Ave. SW; 206.932.8695; elliottbaybrewing.com) makes coffee stout floats (with its No Doubt Stout; $3.95), so you can…
Surprising Beer-Flavored Foods
Local kitchens that are using beer to enhance natural flavors in their foods.
You won’t feel tipsy, because alcohol burns out during the cooking process, so get ready to experience beer cooking in its strangest forms. Washed:River Valley Ranch’s raw cow’s milk tomme cheese is rind-washed in Pike Brewing’s Naughty Nellie Ale. You’ll find it at The Calf & Kid cheese shop on Capitol Hill (1531 Melrose Ave.,…
Local Beer Festivals
A year-round calendar for exploring Seattle’s booming local beer culture.
January: Belgianfest Seattle, Warren G. Magnuson Park; washingtonbeer.com/belgianfest Taste more than 50 Belgian-style beers crafted by Washington breweries. January 27–29: Strange Brewfest Port Townsend, The American Legion; strangebrewfestpt.com This fun fest celebrates the most creative and unique concoctions. April: Washington Cask Beer Festival Seattle, Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion; washingtonbeer.com/cask-beer-fest More than 70 handcrafted beers, featuring…
Win Tickets to the Sold Out Craft Beer + Food Event
Visit our Facebook page and leave a comment telling us your favorite Washington craft brew (let our list refresh your memory). Next week, we will announce one lucky winner to be our guest (with a friend) at the Craft Beer+Food event on Wednesday, September 28 at the Yacht Club on Lake Union. Local brewers and…
Beer in the Northwest
In the early 1980s, you could count the number of American microbreweries on two hands, and two of them were in Washington: Redhook Ale Brewery in Ballard (now in Woodinville) and Grant’s Brewery Pub in Yakima (now closed). Since that time, a craft beer revolution has swept across the nation; these days, you can find…
How Rachel Got Her Beer Goggles Back
Seattle magazine's editorial director reflects on the dedicated research our team devoted to the Oct
We at Seattle magazine like to throw ourselves into researching our stories, so when we decided to do a beer issue to tap into (sorry) the recent resurgence of craft brewing, well, you can imagine how we felt we needed to take one for the team. I am generally more of a wine drinker, but…
Locally Brewed Beer Shampoo
Soak in the moisturizing benefits a delicious beer can have on your head.
At-home beauty devotees (this means you, lemon-juice highlights and homemade-scrub lady), meet new shower soul mate, MeMe Cosmetics’ Beer Shampoo and Conditioner. Handmade by Vancouver, Washington–based Inger Genest, the frothy, dark Obsidian Stout beer from Deschutes Brewery (which packs extra moisturizing punch due to a higher than normal carb count) is mixed with scented cedar…
Seattle’s Best Pub Grub
At these local beer-centric watering holes, the(great) food’s the thing.
When I moved to New York City a decade ago, I couldn’t believe how bad they had it. Oh sure, they’ve got Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud and so many other of the country’s best chefs. They’ve got world-class service, a genius on every corner, yada yada. But when it comes to what’s really important in…
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