South Sound Craft Beer Index – Funny Name Edition
The South Sound Craft Beer Scene Index measures the state of the greater Tacoma and Olympia area craft beer scene.
[+1] Strange Brewfest Port Townsend announced the winning brewery based on patron submitted tokens. Gig Harbor’s 7 Seas Brewing grabbed first place with their 7 Bloody Seas, Blue Ballz and Cucumber Dill Hefeweizen.
[+1] The News Tribune reported construction on the long-awaited Elks Lodge will begin by April with the entertainment complex opening in fall 2017. The News Tribune attended the Tacoma Downtown Merchants Group where McMenamins’ chief financial officer Chris Longinetti outlined plans for the century-old, seven-story Elks Lodge. Details: http://bit.ly/1PHd0FE
[+2] Harmon Brewing Company erected a 20-barrel wooden foeder in the middle of their Harmon Tap Room’s brewing room. The Tacoma brewery will amp up their Belgian and sour program with a smaller footprint than an equal volume of barrels, so it takes up less space in the brewery. Foeder for thought: http://on.fb.me/1QUztQh
[+1] The third annual Washington Hop Mob Roadshow, a touring Triple IPA festival, was launched featuring South Sound breweries 7 Seas Brewing, Rainy Daze Brewing, RAM Restaurant and Brewery, Silver City Brewery, Tacoma Brewing, Three Magnets Brewing and Wingman Brewers.
[+2] Main & Vine grocery store opened in Gig Harbor with craft beer on tap, including local Narrows Brewing, Silver City Brewery and a boatload of 7 Seas Brewing beer.
[+1] Northern Pacific Coffee Co. reopened next to Pacific Lutheran University, which means craft beer is back on tap too.
[+2] South Sound breweries released several craft beers this week. Cascadia Homebrew in Olympia released Double the Rye, Double the Trouble IPA — a, you guessed it, Rye Double IPA. Wet Coast Brewing introduced its Single-Hop Series with the release of the pine-y Simcoe Single Hop IPA. Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. added another IPA to their repertoire with the release of Divergence IPA with Citra and Amarillo hops. Tacoma Brewing Company brewed another batch of its amazing Cigar Box IPA aged on Spanish Cedar. In Bremerton, Silver City Brewery introduced their Valentines Series with Breakfast ‘N Bed oak barrel aged French-style farmhouse biere brewed with spices and maple and Imperial Mocha Porter StrangeLove with cold pressed coffee and chocolate by local chocolatier ChocMo.
[+3] Gig Harbor residents Trevor Jones and Bobby Holstein opened the Local Boys Tap Room next to the Purdy Bridge. The taproom and beer store will offer craft beer and cider from Washington state. Opening day recap: http://on.fb.me/1PZSEcs
Total Pluses: 13
Total Minuses: 0
South Sound Craft Beer Index Feb. 1-7 2016 Total: PLUS 13
