Washington Beer News (2025)

The Twin Sisters is such a nice location and all that grass should provide room for the rompers. I just hope it's not the first overexpansion story of 2024 as well...

 

Seems like it enhances the dismal neighborhood. Maybe needs to be more brightly lit at night.

 

Hops & Seed Brewing in Woodinville has some sad news:

This email is a tough one for me to write but after taking a long look at the last year of operations, the owners and I have made the decision to shut down the brewery and taproom immediately, starting this weekend 01/10/25.

I have had so much fun hanging out and getting to know all of you and brewing beer professionally has been a dream come true for me. Unfortunately, we never could get enough traction to keep the business sustainable and it has became apparent that the only way forward is to close up shop while we seek out a buyer to take over the equipment and space.

But this is not goodbye just yet..
I am brewing a killer fresh IPA that I want to send us off with and will open up the taproom for at least 2 days in February to share it with you:
Saturday February 1st (3-8pm)
Saturday February 8th (3-8pm)

The plan these days is an everything must go atmosphere with crazy deals on pints, crowlers, and on our remaining merchandise (hats, shirts, hoodies, glassware).

 

Well, there is still Watts and Triplehorn, which was one of the first breweries I ever visited outside the Seattle orbit. I still have coasters! Then for the memories, there was Sumerian and the huge Redhook place now taken over by wineries. And was there not a Fish Brewing satellite there as well?

 

There was, but it's long gone. Taken over by a winery tasting room I believe. There are also a couple of taphouses in town, with fair to midlin draft selections.

Woodinville always strikes me as a pretty affluent town. You'd think there would be a more interesting beer scene there (like maybe something comparable to Bellingham).