MORNING FOAM FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 20: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom gunk. …
Dubbed the “downtown Tacoma block party,” the 4th Annual Brew Five Three festival returns on Saturday, Aug. 13. The event features beer from more than 30 breweries and cideries, a great lineup of blues music, food trucks, and more, all on the streets of downtown Tacoma.
Sip Northwest has rounded up a handful of new and notable breweries that have opened within the last six months in Washington, Oregon and BC.
Ruse Brewing is the one-man operation of Shaun Kalis, a Northwest Farmhouse-inspired brewery sharing space in NE Portland’s Culmination Brewing. Ruse’s MultiBeast Takes Flight into 500ml bottles for the first time.
After an exciting season that saw the Starks reclaim the North and Cersei take the Iron Throne as the first queen of Westeros, Brewery Ommegang and HBO Global Licensing are introducing a new beer and bringing back a previous brew to steady the nerves of fans as they anxiously endure the show’s off-season break. Valar Dohaeris Tripel Ale is the latest beer in the series and pays homage to Arya’s season-long struggles within and around the House of Black and White. This beer will be available in 750ml single bottles, on draft and also paired alongside its previously released sister-brew Valar Morghulis in a collectible gift pack which features a commemorative glass as well.
Most people think of spent grain from the brewing process as a waste product, hence the name “spent” grain. But is it? Some brewing operations have a local farmer pick up their spent grain to use as animal feed, which benefits local agriculture and helps to keep the product out of the waste stream. Others might compost their spent grain or use it to generate energy. Others make waffles with spent grain.
MicroHops is a new company based in Everett, Washington that seeks to enhance your beer-drinking experience by allowing you to add more hop character to the beers you drink.
Almost as riveting as Melania Trump’s speech, Stephen Colbert dedicated actual CBS resources to providing a two-hour live feed of all the action at one of the Republican National Convention’s condiment stations. That’s right, 120 continuous minutes of navy suit pant-clad butts lining up to squirt ketchup and mustard on their hot dogs, along with a few instances of gross napkin abuse. (Seriously, who needs 12 napkins to eat a damn hot dog?)
