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Jester King Craft Brewery Goes to Bat for Texas Brewers

  Hey Texans: Are you enjoying that 6% Lager “Ale” or that 4% Pale “Beer”? Confused why the brewery can’t tell you where to score a six-pack Jester King Pale Ale ? What? Huh?   Well, according to one of your state’s best and brightest breweries, Texas law prohibits the use of commonly-used descriptive beer [...]

What About Us? I-1183′s Impact On Washington’s Fledgling Craft Distillers

  The liquor initiative is all I hear about. If you watch television ever, you are bound to see an ad supporting I-1183 followed immediately by an ad opposing I-1183. Costco has dumped more than $22 Million into its support for the initiative! Its pandemonium.   Last year, I really got into the discussion, posting [...]

Alternating Proprietorships: Getting Started Without a Brewery

  The craft brewing industry is ablaze with growth. More and more American craft beer is being sold; more and more brewers are popping up across the country. Its beginning to seem doable – starting your own brewery.   Many of you want to take that big step into professionally brewing. There are probably thousands [...]

Washington’s Chuckanut Brewery Takes Home Coveted Awards at Great American Beer Fest

  Congratulations to the wonderful people at Chuckanut Brewery, who took home the coveted Small Brewing Company of the Year award at the Great American Beer Fest. But, that wasn’t all. The Bellingham brewery took home Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year (Nice work Will!), two golds (Helles and Kolsch), a silver (Dunkel) and a bronze [...]