Washington Beer Open House this Saturday

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  1. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,282) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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  2. tcampbel1

    tcampbel1 Initiate (0) May 17, 2010 Oregon

    Looks like I picked a good week to head up to Seattle.
     
  3. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,282) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    If you're staying just in Seattle, I'd suggest Schooner Exact for the vertical of Hoppy the Woodsman and Big Time for cask Icculus. Black Raven is always worth the trip across the lake. And I'd suspect they'll pull some special treats out for this.
     
  4. tcampbel1

    tcampbel1 Initiate (0) May 17, 2010 Oregon

    Suggestion noted. Thanks for the info. A lot has changed in the 5 years since I moved from Seattle to Portland.
     
  5. rjfarel

    rjfarel Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2009 Washington
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    Beergrimage to Poulsbo broh!
     
  6. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Fremont still has some Bourbon Abominable ($15 a bottle) which will probably sell out tomorrow during the open house.
     
  7. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    $15 for Bourbon Abominable??? Christ I paid around $22 at Tacoma Boys! Maybe there are two versions?
     
  8. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    Heh, didn't know this. I might stop in before work to snag some.
     
  9. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    They had it on tap last Thursday along with the last round of bottles. I stopped in on Monday to pick up a hoodie and two bombers. They had four cases left at that point. No bottle limit, but no one should be "that guy" who buys them all.

    That's the difference between buying at retail or direct from the brewery.
     
  10. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    Naturally. I don't have the capacity to buy whole cases of things anyway. Probably just a couple bottles will do 'er. Thanks for the tip-off!
     
  11. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Sure thing. Fremont is really good about letting people know about these things via their Twitter and Facebook feeds.
     
  12. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    WA open house off to great start. Terry (beertunes) stellar at Boundary Bay. Chuckanut next.
     
  13. kevwcamp

    kevwcamp Initiate (0) May 13, 2010 Washington

    Black raven is the place to be right now. Grandfather Raven imp stout, Coco Jones, Bourbon La Petite Mort, and Old Birdbrain on tap. I'm in heaven here.
     
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  14. ScreamForMe

    ScreamForMe Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2008 Washington

    Don't forget the barrel samples - raw, straight from the barrels that Beaux was doing earlier today - hope you got some!
     
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  15. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,282) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I just KNEW Black Raven would bust out some goodies today. Would have loved to have been there, and Schooner Exact, for the festivities. I had blast pouring for folks at BB today. It was fun seeing NWer. I hope we can grow WA Beer Open House into as big of an event as Zwiecklemania is for OR. There are still bottles of BBImpIPA available if anyone is interested.
     
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  16. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Yesterday was one of those days when there was too much going on. Had to pick and choose.
    I am very happy with my choice to make the trek to Bellingham to Boundary Bay and Chuckanut.
    None other than the renowned beertunes pouring Dry Fly whiskey barrel aged Cabin Feaver then to top it off, a guided lecture of Chuckanut brewery by Will Kemper himself so detailed and full of information it made my head hurt - not to mention the generous tastes of the gold medal winning (@gabf) Kolsch.
    Too bad I missed out on Schooner Exact and Black Raven but I'm not complaining.
     
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  17. jpbebeau

    jpbebeau Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2011 Washington

    My wife and daughter allowed me ~2 hours to sneak away on Saturday. I chose Black Raven and was not disappointed. Great beers on tap (Old Birdbrain, Grandfather Raven). Delicious meat & cheese spread. Barrel samples (BBA Imperial Stout, BBA Scotch, Cognac barrel wheat wine). Good conversation with brewers as well.

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  18. kevwcamp

    kevwcamp Initiate (0) May 13, 2010 Washington

    Nice pictures. I tried the Splinters (BBA Second Sight Scotch Ale) sample and a red wine barrel version of Second Sight.

    I missed out on the BBA Imperial Stout sample, but I saw a barrel labeled Great Grandfather which is their stout aged in a 20-year Heaven Hill barrel. They did this for both the 2011 and 2012 Grandfather Raven releases. I also noted that Old Birdbrain, at least this year's version, is 46% aged in Rye Whiskey barrels.
     
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  19. Arassuil

    Arassuil Devotee (397) Jan 21, 2008 Australia

    Damn! Black Raven Old Bird Brain & Grandfather Raven on tap at the same time! :astonished:
    I guess it's good I don't work just down Willows Road anymore... or IS IT!
     
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