Seattle Beer Week Coming in May
Oregon’s craft beer scene is so massive, they’ve dedicated the entire month of July to it. On the city level, a big new trend is Beer Week. A week-long celebration of a city’s beer scene, Beer Week is a showcase of an area’s breweries, bars and beer community. Philadelphia had their inaugural celebration in 2008. This year, San Francisco is putting the finishing touches on its first SF Beer Week, taking place in February around the already-famous Bistro Double IPA Fest and Toronado Barleywine Fest.
Not to be outdone by Philly and SF, Seattle has a Beer Week of our own scheduled for May 7 -17. While no Seattle events have been set in stone, there has been one big announcement. Pike Brewing will be creating a special, inaugural beer to commemorate the week. The beer, brewed by Pike head brewer Drew Cluley, will be a Double IPA (which will, naturally, be made entirely with Washington-grown hops).
The organizers of Seattle Beer Week are working diligently on adding exciting events to the schedule, so keep an eye on the website for breaking news. Also, check back here often. I plan to step up my blogging efforts and bring you the scoop as soon as I hear anything.
January 15, 2009 at 2:38 am
The design of your page is sick- the blue contrasting with greys and whites is classic. Seattle beer week sounds fantastic.
January 16, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Ah, I want my own beer week here in Chicago. Nice new site dude.
January 20, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Chicago’s probably next. I’ve never been there. Gotta plan a long weekend to see the city and drink beer. Maybe once winter’s over…
February 2, 2009 at 6:09 am
Good to find a good beer blog with a city-heavy slant. Just added it to my blog roll. And of course, checking the schedule to see if I can make it up for Seattle’s Beer Week (provided I survive SF’s).