From a few weeks ago. The list of breweries keeps getting longer: http://www.spokane7.com/blog/2015/nov/18/trail-stops-here/
Neat! Could you do me a favor? Grab one of the new maps when they come out, and mail it to me? I'm sure I can find a way to reward you.
No problem, though I think they're not out until January. Funny how this has grown from being mainly Spokane-oriented to the point where nearly everything east of the Cascades seems eligible
Yeah, I like it though. I want to show it to the guys who run our local tap trail. compare notes if you will. Or, steal ideas. We have 16 spots on ours, 8 stamps get you a key ring bottle opener (shaped like a bike!), and all 16 gets you a silicon pint glass. I like the mini growler idea. Actually something that might get used.
The wife and I love these regional ale trails. We've done Bend and the Breweries in the Gorge, and are one stamp away from completing the new Oregon's North Coast trail. We've also started the Eastern Oregon Brews Byway. Someday we may even complete the huge McMenamin's Passport tour.
You can do the Bellingham Tap Trail in a weekend (it has been done in 1 drunken day). With 16 stops, most pretty close together, it's easy to do while also checking out town/shopping/biking. The hard one to get is North Fork, as it's 20 miles out of town. But, if you were to hiking/sight-seeing up towards Mt. Baker during the day, they're on the way back to town. Come up some weekend, I'll give ya a guided tour!
We should've made the trip before now, but we will definitely come visit. Also: Applause for your new avatar. A fine, fine album.
I'm thinking the drive down from North Fork might be a little tricky after a day of hitting the ale trail hard!
That's why you start that day at NF. Couple there, then head back to town. Mt. Baker Highway ain't too bad through that part, it's when you're out past Glacier ya gots to be on your toes.
Still not out yet, but Dan at Black Label told me he has seen it and that it should be out soon (just in case @beertunes thought I'd forgot).
There is an app coming out which will help things a ton. New breweries can be added at the time of registration instead of at the start of the new year. Plus you won't have to carry your map around.
The app sounds cool, but I also kinda like the idea of the actual physical map for all the varied ways breweries mark them - especially the really old school wax seal that Black Label does (and which would really mess up a phone). Then again, I'm the kind of guy who prefers to look at paper maps and atlases rather than squint at a phone or monitor.
Printed map is out, in "limited quantities" - no word yet on the app: https://www.facebook.com/englishset...29.1147076939/993488474057778/?type=3&theater
Latest update: Official release for printed map is March 5, breweries will start distributing them then with special events planned at their taprooms (English Setter jumped the gun a bit).
Nice one-stop resource, @Babbo. A lot more convenient than sifting through facebook pages. Although I'll be grabbing a few hours of sleep this morning and early afternoon due to having picked up a graveyard shift, I'm thinking I need to check out whatever barrel-aged goodness is available at Iron Goat.
After getting off graveyard and a few hours of power sleeping, I hit Iron Goat around 5:30, and they still had some Scotch Ale and Goatnik that had been aged in Dry Fly bourbon barrels. Both were quite tasty. You had to ask about them (they mentioned it on FB), they weren't listed on the board, so it's possible there might still be some left when they open on Tuesday. Just sayin'.
