MORNING FOAM FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom outlandishness. …
Casey McLain, former Washington Beer Blog writer and beer podcaster, will host the Last Call Comedy Showcase at Wingman Brewers Saturday, Oct. 22. According to pre-show hype, “The show is a midnight show, and will feature some of the best comedians in the Puget Sound area. The show starts late, and borrows its concept from Seattle’s Super Secret Show, which, if the myths are all true, has been known to receive drop-ins from some very high profile comedians on occasion.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has acquired something a little different this week. Homebrew supplies. The global brewery has acquired Northern Brewer, which was founded 23 years ago by Chris Farley (not the actor). Since then the homebrew supply group has grown to one of the largest in the United States, posting $10’s of millions in annual revenue.
GoodLife Brewing has released Mountain Rescue Session Ale — Beer No.3 in the “Sustainable Session Series.” This Mountain Rescue Session Ale honors those highland heroes everywhere, the rugged volunteers who brave wilderness to get us. So we’re chipping in some sales to support local life-saving crews.
BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s original craft brewery, will release of their newest year-round brew offering, Stumptown Oatmeal Red Ale.
For the perfect gift, look no further than Full Sail’s annual favorite Wreck the Halls Hoppy Holiday Ale. The four-time gold medal winning ale is back and better than ever in festive, new packaging as part of Full Sail’s new Brewmaster Reserve 6-pack series.
Fort George Brewery is releasing one of it’s more requested seasonals Java the Hop as a small batch draft-only release. Java the Hop is a single hop + single bean beer that combines IPA with coffee in a singularly unique beer hitting Pacific Northwest taps starting Oct. 20.
Hipster Chef ditches his restaurant and opens the one business where he won’t be surrounded by hipsters: a microbrewery.
