#ghostfish brewing company

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. . . got caught looking.

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Finally, some more pumpkins beers

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Excited to find this beer I have been searching for for years! It was worth the $16 for a four-pack. It’s tasty.

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Washington breweries take home 22 medals, including Named Brewery and Brewer of the Year, and F.X. Matt, Defense of the Industry Award, at this year's Great American Beer Festival.

Press Release

Washington breweries were awarded 22 medals, including seven gold medals, at the recently concluded Great America Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, CO. The 22 medals were the second most awarded to any state trailing only California for total medals awarded.

In addition to the medal haul, Pamela Brulotte of Icicle Brewing, Leavenworth WA. and Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WA. both were honored with special recognitions during the awards ceremony.

The Brewers Association awarded 290 medals to 265 breweries across the country during the 2021 GABF awards ceremony in the largest competition to date. The best beers in 97 beer categories covering 175 different beer styles (including all subcategories) were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals during the 35th edition of the celebrated  GABF competition. Here is a list of the 22 medals captured by Washington state breweries:

Stoup Brewing, Silver, American Amber/Red Ale: Stoup NW Red Cloudburst Brewing, Silver, American Pilsner: Happy Little Clouds Stoup Brewing, Silver, America-Style Pale Ale: Mosaic Pale Ale The Good Society, Gold, Belgian-Style Table Beer or Belgian Style Session Ale: First to Fall Reuben’s Brews, Bronze, Belgian-Style Witbier: Lilywhite Wit Chainline Brewing Co., Silver, Bohemian-Style Pilsner: Polaris Pilsner Lowercase Brewing, Silver, English-Style Brown Ale: Brown Ale Mirage Beer Co., Silver, Field Beer: Versatile Solutions for Modern Living Aslan Brewing CO., Gold, German Sour Ale: Disco Lemonade Kulshan Brewing Co., Silver, German Sour Ale: Gose Chuckanut Brewery, Gold, German Style Kolsch: Kolsch Ghostfish Brewing Co., Gold, Gluten-Free Beer: Watchstander Stout San Juan Island Brewing Co., Bronze, Intl Dark Lager: The Late Boat Czech-Style Dark Lager Varietal Beer Co., Silver, Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale: Sup Cuz IPA Cloudburst Brewing, Gold, Kellerbier or Zwickelbier: Entschuldigung! Grains of Wrath Brewing, Gold, Munich-Style Helles: Frost Hammer Helles Kulshan Brewing, Bronze, Munich-Style Helles: Helles Fremont Brewing, Silver, Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine: Brew 4000 Silver City Brewery, Bronze, Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine: Old Scrooge Elysian Brewing, Gold, Pumpkin Beer: Night Owl Loowit Brewing Co., Bronze, Robust Porter: Grimlock Grains of Wrath Brewing, Bronze, Session India Pale Ale: Ticklish Warrior 

Pamela Brulotte Honored as the 2021 F.X. Matt, Defense of the Industry Award

Pamela Brulotte, Icicle Brewing, Leavenworth, WA. is the recipient of the 2021 F.X. Matt, Defense of the Industry Award! This award is named for the late F.X. Matt of F.X. Matt Brewing Co. and is presented to an individual or company for their contributions and efforts in championing the small brewing industry. Brulotte is a tireless advocate for small and independent breweries and has left her imprint on the Washington beer community in countless ways over the past decade. As past president of the Washington Brewers Guild, Brulotte helped to professionalize the organization, grow its membership, support its lobbying efforts, and serve as a mentor to the craft brewing community. Under Brulotte’s leadership, the guild has challenged increasing beer excise taxes and secured marketplace access for brewers, increasing their ability to sell and market their beers. You can watch the awards presentation video here: 

Cloudburst Brewing Named Brewery and Brewer of the Year

Seattle’s Cloudburst Brewing took home the honor of Brewery and Brewer of the Year in the 1,001 – 2,000 total barrels brewed category. Cloudburst Brewing has locations near Pike Place Market and in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.

Additional 2021 GABF Competition Statistics: 

9,680 beers judged

2,192 breweries in the competition from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico

170 judges

Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 99.6

*image of F.X. Matt recipient, Pamela Brulotte, sourced from the Brewers Association

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from Northwest Beer Guide - News - The Northwest Beer Guide https://bit.ly/2Z9rEDb

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Checking out a new local brewry! #Movember @ghostfishbrewco (at Ghostfish Brewing Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gz4hsp3MK/?igshid=1xdkd1xnk5ioe

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Obsessed with this amazing all gluten-free brewery in the industrial part of #Seattle. Thank you @ghostfishbrewco for existing! 🍺 (at Ghostfish Brewing Company) https://www.instagram.com/generationwild/p/Bv7_-HlA6B7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2oj3neq3lc7z

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I don't know if I have the desire to cover the bar with a tile game. I just wanna. (at Ghostfish Brewing Company)

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Today is the day! Check out a local brewery as we celebrate Washington Beer Open House! Participating breweries will be offering special craft brews as well as serving up some fantastic food! Bring a friend and come out to support your local brewery! Fremont Brewing, Geaux Brewing, Georgetown Brewing, Ghost Runners Brewery, Ghostfish Brewing Company, Gig Harbor Brewing Co., Haywire Brewing Co., Heathen Brewing, Hellbent Brewing Company, Hoh River Brewery, Ice Harbor Brewing Company, Icicle Brewing Company, Iron Goat Brewing Co., Justice Brewing, Kulshan Brewing Company, Lake Stevens Brewing Company, Lantern Brewing, Lazy Boy Brewing Company, Loowit Brewing Company, Lowercase Brewing, Lucky Envelope Brewing, Lumber House Brewery LLC, Machine House Brewery, Maritime Pacific Brewery, McMenamins Anderson School, Middleton Brewing, Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, Narrows Brewing, No Boat Brewing Company, Odin Brewing Company, Old Stove Brewing Company, Optimism Brewing Company, Pacific Brewing & Malting Co., Perry Street Brewing, Pike Brewing Company, Postdoc Brewing, Propolis, Rainy Daze Brewing, RAM Restaurant & Brewery, Ravenna Brewing Company, Redhook Brewery, Resonate Brewery + Pizzeria, Reuben's Brews, River City Brewing. #beer #craftbeer #local #brew #saturday #beergeek #beerporn #beerhead #hops #ale #lager #friends #instalike (at Seattle, Washington)

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Don't be first in line . . .

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Worcester Has a New Imperial-Focused Brewery and Taproom, and There’s Lots of Grilled Cheese

And other Boston-area beer and liquor news, updated weekly

As the Massachusetts beer scene continues its fast-paced growth, we’re tracking beer-related news bites right here: brewery openings and closures, links to interesting features from other publications, and more. We’re throwing in some liquor news for good measure, too. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top. Email boston@eater.com with any Massachusetts beer or liquor news that should be on our radar.

Check out our 2017 archive of beer news here, and for a more in-depth look at the scene, check out the archive of our Beer & Mortar feature series.

March 22, 2018

FALL RIVER — Canned Heat Craft Beer Company (52 Ferry St.) could open as soon as early May; the team plans to can (of course) and distribute the beer, and there will also be tasting hours at the space, which will include cold food and a patio. Canned Heat has been previewing some potential beers on Facebook, including Limesicle, a milkshake IPA made with lime peel and vanilla bean; Aloha Brown, an English-style brown that will be aged on toasted coconut; and a Portuguese-inspired pilsner.

HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Smuttynose Brewing Company (105 Towle Farm Rd.) has been sold for an undisclosed amount to Runnymede Investments, a venture capital and investment firm based in North Hampton, New Hampshire, that intends to help the brand “not only survive, but…thrive.” Former Boston Beer Company executive Rich Lindsay, who was briefly CFO for Night Shift Brewing, will be CEO.

MARLBOROUGH — Walden Woods Brewing(277 Main St.) is so, so close to opening. It was supposed to happen this past weekend, but there were some delays. Look for it within the next few weeks.

ROSLINDALE — Alas, the season is about to end for Trillium’s temporary beer hall at the Roslindale Substation (4228 Washington St.). This Sunday will be the final day; check out some details for the last few events here.

SPRINGFIELD — In a Mass. Brew Bros. blind, bracket-style tasting of 20 Massachusetts New England IPAs, the victor was a nanobrewery in planning, Rustic Brewing Company, with a brew called Hop Blind. Lots of more established breweries were included, such as Trillium, Idle Hands, Tree House, and Lord Hobo. Western Mass. apparently has a lot to look forward to when Rustic opens, focusing on New England IPAs and milkshake IPAs.

WALTHAM — Contract brand Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. will get its own permanent home later this year, likely around fall — a 23,000-square-foot brewery and taproom right by Beaver Brook Reservation (411 Waverley Oaks Rd.). The large space will include a second taproom for overflow and private events, two patios, and a 30-barrel system, as well as an additional five-barrel pilot system for experimentation. The brand launched a few years back with the aim of producing protein-packed post-workout beers, but these days, Mighty Squirrel has moved away from those recipes, instead producing beers such as the hazy Cloud Candy IPA, Mocha Stout milk stout, and Kiwi White Belgian white ale.

WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company(55 Millbrook St.), which focuses on imperial ales and lagers between 8% and 14% ABV (hence the name), has debuted its 100-person taproom; here’s the schedule for the first couple of weeks. Greater Good’s kitchen, dubbed Toast (stylized “TOAST.”), is serving up five types of grilled cheese, plus soft pretzels, hot dogs, and other snacks.

March 15, 2018

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Trillium’s original Fort Point location

DOWNTOWN BOSTON — At the Royale over the weekend, a number of local bartenders took part in the annual Speed Rack competition, a speed bartending competition by and for women that raises money for breast cancer charities (and visibility for women in the bartending industry). This year, Tainah Soares (of A4cade in Cambridge) was crowned Miss Speed Rack New England, and she’ll go on to compete at the national finals in May, taking place in Chicago.

DOWNTOWN CROSSING, BOSTON — Democracy Brewing(35 Temple St.) — one of several exciting Boston-area brewery openings potentially slated for spring 2018 — is three months into construction and shared some renderings of what it’ll look like when it’s complete. Democracy Brewing is located in the longtime Windsor Button space.

FORT POINT, BOSTON — Trillium Brewing Company’s forthcoming Fort Point location at 47 Farnsworth St. — a move from its original spot in the neighborhood (369 Congress St.) that will result in a much larger and more awesome space — is moving along. BLDUP has a March construction update on the 16,000-square-foot project, noting that a permit has been submitted for restaurant occupancy. The two-story space, which could open by the end of the year, will include a brewpub with a full kitchen and microbrewery, bar on each floor, a room for private events, a retail shop, and two outdoor patios — one of which will be on the roof.

ROSLINDALE, BOSTON — Distraction Brewing Company (2 Belgrade Ave.) has now secured its Massachusetts farmer-brewery license, which lets it produce beer. Still in the works: a pouring license, zoning, and building the taproom.

WEYMOUTH — In addition to Barrel House Z (95 Woodrock Rd.), which opened a year and a half ago, and the forthcoming Article Fifteen (835 Washington St.) (see February 8 update below), Weymouth has even more beer on the way. Vitamin Sea Brewing has signed a lease near Barrel House Z and could open a 10-barrel brewery and taproom by the end of 2018, featuring a patio and rotating food trucks.

March 1, 2018

Greater Good/Facebook

Growlers at Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company, opening soon in Worcester

BOSTON — Prepare for beer gardens. Once the season arrives, Trillium’s popular Greenway garden will likely make a comeback this year, as the Herald reports, and that’s not all: The Greenway Conservancy is trying to find a brewery for “Dewey Square Drinkery,” a pop-up bar that would be open at least a couple days a week in Dewey Square. Stay tuned, and in the meantime, catch Trillium’s other seasonal beer garden — an indoor one — at the Roslindale Substation (4228 Washington St.)

CAMBRIDGE TO MEXICO CITY — Moe Isaza, bar manager atPammy’s(928 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge), is currently competing for his third time in the annual Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition, and he’s already made it quite far — he’ll be one of just two United States finalists competing globally in Mexico City against about 30 international bartenders on April 25. The US finalists were pulled from a field of 720 recipes submissions, narrowed down through several stages of judging and competition. Isaza’s drink is called the Poderoso and includes Bacardi Ocho, coffee liqueur (paying homage to Colombia, where Isaza was born before coming to East Boston as a four-year-old), pineapple juice, amaro, and a muddled lemon wedge.

EVERETT TO PAWTUCKET AND BEYOND — Night Shift Brewing (87 Santilli Hwy., Everett) is outgrowing its home and is now doing some contract brewing out of the Isle Brewers Guild cooperative in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, adding about 10,000 barrels a year to Night Shift’s output. And it’s the Everett brewery’s first foray into Rhode Island; it doesn’t yet distribute there, but its beers made at Isle Brewers Guild will be on tap and in cans at the Guild taproom.

In other Night Shift news, Braintree’s Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) has signed on with Night Shift Distributing (Night Shift Brewing’s sibling distribution arm) to take things to the next level (previously self-distributing to around 30 nearby accounts), hoping to spread around the whole Greater Boston area, not just the South Shore. Keep an eye out for Widowmaker’s Ecstasy of Gold American IPA and 50 Year Storm Double IPA around town, likely followed soon by the Donut Shop Stout.

And in other Night Shift news, Night Shift Distributing recently brought its first gluten-free brewery into its portfolio, Ghostfish Brewing out of Seattle. Four-packs began to hit Massachusetts shelves a couple weeks ago; look for Ghostfish’s Grapefruit IPA, Meteor Shower Blonde Ale, and Shrouded Summit Belgian White Ale.

IPSWICH — Privateer Rum (11 Brady Dr.) announced today that Maggie Campbell — head distiller since 2012, vice president since 2015 — has risen through the ranks again. She’s now president of the company, working alongside founder and CEO Andrew Cabot to further grow the seven-year-old brand, including doubling Privateer’s production capacity this year. (Privateer also recently debuted a new tasting room at the distillery.) Campbell is a familiar and distinguished face in the distilling world (and wine world, too), appearing on a number of boards and committees, as well as winning plenty of awards and recognition for her work at Privateer.

MALDEN — In case you missed yesterday’s news, Malden is getting lots more beer.

WORCESTER — Here’s a sneak peek inside Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company(55 Millbrook St.), set to open later this month with a focus on hefty imperial brews. The 100-person taproom will also have live music, games, and some food, such as panini and pretzels.

February 23, 2018

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American Fresh Assembly Row patio

SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company, aka Slumbrew, will be temporarily bringing back its outdoor beer garden at Assembly Row. “We’ll be back this summer with outdoor drinking and dining right at Assembly Row,” said cofounder Caitlin Jewell in a Facebook live video today. “We have bands and bocce and fun.” The beer garden, which was open in warmer seasons and covered up by a tent in colder seasons, was around for nearly three years before shutting down in fall 2017. A couple months later, Somerville Brewing Company opened up a full-service restaurant and bar, American Fresh Brewhouse, just down the block at 490 Foley St. in Assembly Row. Plus, there’s also the original Somerville Brewing location, a brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood, right by Union Square (15 Ward St.)

In a Facebook thread, Jewell mentioned that this time around the beer garden will have “no tent, just fresh air.” She also noted that the “current plan” is that it’s just coming back for this upcoming warm season; the land is still slated to be built upon — part of Assembly Row’s seemingly never-ending development — but plans got delayed by a year.

Another beer update elsewhere in Somerville: On March 3, Winter Hill Brewing Co.(328 Broadway, Winter Hill, Somerville)will introduce its new milk stout, Large Iced Regular. The name — and the winter release date — is an homage to New Englanders’ year-round iced coffee obsession, and the stout is infused with Counter Culture Hologram coffee. In honor of the release, the brewery will be serving a special Union Square Donuts doughnut on March 3, while supplies last; the doughnut glaze is made using the beer.

February 16, 2018

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Pretty Things’ Fluffy White Rabbits

BOSTON — Boston Beer Co., which is behind Samuel Adams beer as well as Angry Orchard hard cider, Twisted Tea, and other alcoholic beverages, has a new president: Dave Burwick, who will leave his position of CEO of Peet’s Coffee for the job. He’s also been a member of Boston Beer Co.’s board of directors for over a decade. Burwick succeeds longtime president and CEO Martin Roper. Meanwhile, Boston Beer Co. founder and chairman Jim Koch will continue to hold those positions.

EVERYWHERE — In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, female brewers nationwide — including plenty in Massachusetts — will be brewing beers made with a special Pink Boots blend of hops, named for the Pink Boots organization, which supports women in beer-related careers. (Sales of the hops go to the organization.) Keep an eye out for all the Pink Boots beers appearing at breweries around town later this year.

THE UK — At last, the news that Pretty Things’ rabid Boston fanbase has been waiting for! Well, not exactly. Pretty Things founders Dann and Martha Holley-Paquette have a new brewery project in the works, but it’s all the way overseas in Sheffield, England. The popular Somerville-based Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project ended in late 2015 after a seven-year run; the website, which is still live, describes it as “now an ex-project.”

“We always intended to end it on our terms, and we are happy to have done so,” the duo wrote on their website. “That’s why it was a project!”

The new project will be a microbrewery on the site of the Old Dairy, which, as its name suggests, was once a milk and cheese processing plant. The Holley-Paquettes will reportedly “produce craft beer in bottles and kegs for sale to wholesale customers.”

February 8, 2018

Trillium Brewing Company [official photo]

BOSTON / CANTON — No, a Trillium Brewing Company (369 Congress St., Boston; 110 Shawmut Rd., Canton)truck didn’t get “Storrowed” — that was just a fun bit of Photoshop in order to promote the brewery’s new release, a double IPA called Storrowed. The company describes it as having a “dank nose of sweaty pineapple, mangosteen, and stone fruit [and] intensely juicy flavors of overripe mango, pear flesh, notes of grapefruit pith, and a background hit of raw sugar.” For those who don’t understand the term “Storrowed,” just heed the road signs that prohibit trucks from driving on Storrow Drive. Don’t be that truck that gets stuck at the overpass. You will get stuck.

CAMBRIDGE — Lamplighter Brewing Company (284 Broadway) officially debuts its new back taproom today, February 9, doubling the brewery’s capacity and allowing it to host more private and public events. And it’s got a really great mural.

HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Smuttynose Brewing Company (105 Towle Farm Rd.), which has been a big name in New England’s craft beer world for more than two decades, is for sale. In a note shared by owners Peter Egelston and Joanne Francis on social media and the Smuttynose website, the duo writes: “At this time, in order for our company to continue on the path we embarked on back in 1994, Smuttynose needs someone who can provide financial resources that will move the company forward…We’re strongly committed to making sure this transition is as smooth as possible, and to help the company’s new owner or partner embark on a successful next chapter for Smuttynose and its wonderful staff. We want to emphasize Smuttynose Brewing company is open, brewing our fine beers daily and serving delicious food at Hayseed Restaurant. Many of you have asked how you can help…keep drinking Smuttynose brews and send your rich aunt or uncle our way!”

ROSLINDALE — Distraction Brewing Company (2 Belgrade Ave.) is a big step closer to opening; the brewery has secured its TTB license, meaning that the federal government recognizes it as a brewery. “In other words, we’re one step closer to transforming this raw, beautiful space into a place where our fellow Rozzidents can kick back and enjoy our beer,” the brewery wrote on Facebook late last month. “Still plenty of work to do. But we can’t wait to get our hands dirty.”

WEYMOUTH — There’s a Kickstarter campaign underway to help fund the building of an “epic taproom” for Article Fifteen Brewing (835 Washington St.), a “veteran-owned nano-brewery” that is currently in the buildout phase. The campaign ends in 10 days, and there’s about $4000 left to raise by then. The team has a lease, brewing equipment, and funds to help with the buildout but is seeking a little bit of help to get to the next step of the process. When Article Fifteen opens, it’ll serve beer “inspired by a love of hops and a proud tradition of military, fire, and medical service.”

WORCESTER — Founded in 2014, 3cross Brewing Company (4 Knowlton Ave.) made a change recently: It’s now 3cross Fermentation Cooperative. As the name suggests, it’s now a coop, owned by workers and customers (the first community-owned brewery in the state), and it’s expanding its focus beyond beer to other fermented products.

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First time at Ghostfish and I'm having a kombucha... 😒😕🤖 (at Ghostfish Brewing Company)

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Brewery Night featuring the Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.

Starting a few years ago, as an opportunity to host a beer festival inside the ballpark, Brewery Night returns May 5th. Tickets are $57 which includes a view level seat, a pint glass (while supplies last) and 2 drink tickets. 

The Mariners are excited to bring back Brewery Night at the ballpark. Come enjoy local beers at the pregame event in the Outside Corner. Receive a Brewery Night pint glass and two drink vouchers for the pregame event (must show valid ID) when you purchase through this special offer.

Redeem your drink vouchers and pint glass (while supplies last) by bringing your ticket to the Outside Corner (near Section 330) between 5:10-7:00 p.m.

Drink vouchers are only valid during the pregame event in the Outside Corner.

Like the starting lineup, the following breweries (and beers) are subject to last minute substitutions. But the for the time being the following breweries and beers are yours to enjoy:

Melvin Brewing's Hey Zeus Mexican Lager

Farmstrong Brewing *Beer to be Determined

Sumerian Brewing Company's Holy Water Citrus IPA

Black Raven Brewing Company's Flock Party Anniversary Ale

No-Li Brewhouse Big Juicy IPA

Laurelwood Brewing's Workhorse IPA

Bale Breaker Brewing's Fresh off the Farm IPA, the official beer of Seattle Beer Week

Ghostfish *Beer to be Determined

Silver City Brewing's Tropic Haze IPA

Big Sky Brewing *Beer to be Determined

Diamond Knot Brewing's Azacca IPA

Schooner EXACT Brewing's *Beer to be Determined

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Ghostfish and Revelation Collaborate on Gluten-Free Sour Beer

Ghostfish and Revelation collaborate on a gluten-free fruited sour. (Credit: Ghostfish/Revelation)

March 7, 2017

Two craft breweries, Seattle’s Ghostfish and Delaware’s Revelation, are announcing the release of a big collaboration: a gluten-free sour beer.

Ghostfish focuses on totally gluten-free beer and, to be honest, they’ve been killing it, having won three medals in the past two years at the Great American Beer Festival.

On the East Coast, Patrick Staggs and Revelation, not even a year old, focus on boundary-pushing beers, which include mixed fermentation sour beers.

What brought together these two distinct breweries, which are on opposite sides of the country?

(MORE: A Sour Beer Pickle in American Brewing)

Brewers Collaborate to Craft New Option for Gluten-Free Beer Drinkers

Collaboration beers are a hallmark of the American craft beer scene. Brewers collaborate for different reasons despite often times being market competitors.

Most industries would not welcome competition into their R&D and share processes. So why do brewers do this? Well, for one, brewers collaborate because beer fans like collaboration beers, especially when they are fans of the breweries involved.

Nevertheless, it’s not all about us. Granted, we reap the benefits of collaborations, but sometimes brewers collaborate with their buddies or perhaps to learn a new skill to add to their repertoire. Both reasons play into the recent brew and soon to be released collaboration between Ghostfish Brewing Company and Revelation Craft Brewing Company.

Both Stagg and Ghostfish’s Brain Thiel worked together at beverage packaging company Crown Cork before each eventually decided to open his own brewery.

A collaboration between old friends was a given, and the opportunity to play off each breweries’ disciplines; Ghostfish’s expertise at using gluten-free grains and Revelation’s aforementioned sour powers offered each brewery a skill they desired. The plan to brew something that had never been done before, a mixed fermentation, fruited, gluten-free sour was agreed upon and brewed at Ghostfish’s Seattle brewery.

(MORE: Why Brewers Want You to Stop Stashing All Those Bottles)

Challenges in Creating a Gluten-free Sour Beer

If a gluten-free fruited sour seems challenging, you’d be right. And the desire to not only push boundaries in beer but to use processes that each brewer believes is the “right way” meant that additional cost and time is needed to produce a beer that both brewers would be proud to be associated with.

First of all, the gluten-free grains that Ghostfish uses is pricey. Secondly, since these are not typical brewing malts, the mashing process (the part where malts are mixed with hot water to activate the saccharification process) yields a mash with a much different consistency than beers brewed with malted barley and wheat. Staggs described the mix as “gravy-like.”

While the dedication to Ghostfish’s process proved challenging, Revelation’s extended kettle souring process does not take short cuts either. It involves introducing lactic bacteria cultures to the gluten-free mash and holding the mash temperature at a higher range for a longer period than a normal mash schedule to provide the perfect environment for the acidifying bacteria to thrive.

(MORE: 14 Spring Beers Brewers are Excited to Release in 2017)

Co-Conspirator Apricot Sour

There is no doubt both sour beers and gluten-free options are growing trends in the craft beer world. Both processes have their shortcuts or alternative modes of operation that garner similar results, but each brewery in this collaboration wanted to make a point to say they pride themselves on solid processes that produce extraordinary beer quality. The result of these breweries’ efforts is the combination of both trends in the release of the “Co-Conspirator Apricot Sour.”

Ghostfish brewmaster, Jason “Igliashon” Yerger reported the Ghostfish version of the collaboration clocks in at 5.3% Alcohol by Volume. This beer received the addition of apricots at the end of its secondary fermentation, and will be available at Ghostfish and at limited accounts in the brewery’s footprint around Seattle. Revelation will brew their version this week in the hopes that a beer will be available as thousands of craft brewers arrive in the area in time for the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington D.C. in mid-April.

Co-Conspirator encompasses three of the hottest trends in craft beer — collaboration beers, sours and gluten-free — but it’s the process and attention to details that shine through this project.

“You can get together and throw a bunch of crazy fruits or adjuncts into a beer and get attention,” explains Staggs, “but it’s understanding and executing a solid brewing process to create a great beer that makes this notable.”

Andy Sparhawk

Andy Sparhawk, the Brewers Association’s craft beer web manager, is a Certified Cicerone® and BJCP Beer Judge. He lives in Arvada, Colorado where he is a homebrewer and avid craft beer enthusiast. On occasion, Andy is inspired to write on his experiences with craft beer, and if they are not too ridiculous, you might see the results here on CraftBeer.com. Read more by this author

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The Colorado Brewers Guild and Two Parts have come together to host the 4th annual 2017 craft beer Collaboration Fest this March 25.  Collaboration Fest brings together over 100 participating breweries to create 75+ “beer projects” brewed specifically for the festival.  This celebration highlights one of the craft beer industry’s best characteristics, their long-standing spirit of community.  Here’s how it works:

For every beer collaboration project, a Colorado-based brewery partners up with at least one other brewer (or two, or five) of their choosing to create something unique. These partnerships often include brewers from around the corner, a neighboring state, or 10 time zones away… past collaborations have even stretched around the globe. These mash-ups often end up blending genres to create unique and unexpected beers.  The full list of 2017 collaborations can be found below.

Collaboration Fest – photo: Brewtography Project

Collaboration Fest 2017 will feature collaborations from:

105 West Brewing Company and Chain Reaction, 38 State Brewing and Backcountry Brewery, 4 Noses Brewing Co. and Wibby Brewing, Alpine Dog and Mountain Toad, Barrels & Bottles Brewery, Golden City Brewery and Holidaily Brewing Co., Beryl’s Beer Co. and Goose Island, Bierstadt Lagerhaus and Call to Arms Brewing Co., Big Choice Brewing and Molly’s Spirits, BJ’s BrewHouse and Shine Brewing Co., BJ’s BrewHouse and RedStone Meadery, BJ’s BrewHouse and Bryggeri Helsinki, Bonfire Brewing, Casey Brewing and Blending, and Breakside Brewery, Boulder Beer Co. and New Holland Brewing, a Summit County Collaboration including Breckenridge Brewery, Backcountry Brewery, Dillon DAM Brewery, Broken Compass and Pug Ryan’s Brewing, C.B. & Potts – Highlands Ranch and Dead Hippie Brewing, Cannonball Creek and Hogshead Brewery, Cerebral Brewing and Great Notion Brewing, Chain Reaction Brewing and Galveston Bay Beer Company, CO-Brew and Grandma’s House, CO-Brew and Southern Brewing and Winemaking, Colorado Plus Brewpub and Brewery RIckoli, Comrade Brewing and Überbrew, Copper Kettle and Bruz Beers, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project and Omnipollo, Crystal Springs Brewing Company and BRU Handbuilt Ales and Eats, Declaration Brewing and Dark Horse Brewing Company, Declaration Brewing and FATE Brewing Company, Denver Beer Co. and Altitude Chophouse and Brewery, Diebolt Brewing Co. and Proper Brewing Co., El Rancho Brewing Co. and Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, Elevation Beer Company and Spangalang Brewery, Epic Brewing and Melvin Brewing, Epic Brewing Company and Telluride Brewing Company, Equinox Brewing and Coppersmiths Brewery, FATE Brewing Company and Reuben’s Brews, Fermaentra and Blue Moon Rino, Fiction Beer Company and Ursula Brewing Company, Fiction Beer Company and Mystery Brewing Company, Fossil Craft Beer Company and Lake Charlevoix Brewing Company, Fossil Craft Beer Company, Cerberus Brewing and Fieldhouse Brewing Company, Golden City Brewery and Nantahala Brewing Co., Gravity Brewing and KettleHouse Brewing Company, Holidaily Brewing Company and Ghostfish Brewing Company, RiNo Brewery Collaboration: Great Divide Brewing Co., Epic Brewing Co., Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Beryl’s, Our Mutual Friend, Zephyr, Ratio, Zephyr, Black Shirt, Crooked Stave and Mockery, Great Divide Brewing Co. and Maplewood Brewery, Grossen Bart Brewery and Verboten Brewery, Grist Brewing Company and Tommyknocker Brewery, Horse & Dragon Brewing Company, Pinthouse Pizza and Funkwerks, Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery and Vail Brewing Co., Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery and UberBrew, Joyride Brewing Company and Little Machine Beer, Kannah Creek Brewing Company and Roaring Fork, Launch Pad Brewery and Ursula Brewery, Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. and Comrade Brewing Co., Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. and Überbrew, Living the Dream Brewing Company, Pikes Peak Brewing Company and Alter Brewing Company, Locavore Beer Works and Aquanaut Brewing Company, Locavore Beer Works and Goldspot Brewing, Lone Tree Brewing Co. and Platt Park Brewing Co., Mockery Brewing, Baere Brewing and Inland Island Yeast Co., Nighthawk Brewery and Barnett & Sons Brewery, Odd13 Brewing and Kane Brewing, Odd13 Brewing and New Image Brewing, Odyssey Beerwerks and River North, Our Mutual Friend Brewing and Wiley Roots Brewing, Ratio Beerworks and WeldWerks Brewing, Renegade Brewing and Ozark Brewing Company, Sanitas Brewery, Gunbarrel Brewing Company, Asher Brewing, Bootstrap Brewing and 12 Degree Brewing, Sleeping Giant Brewing Company and Bosque Brewing Co., Station 26 and EatDenver, Steamworks Brewing Co. and Dry Dock Brewing, Steamworks Brewing Co. and Fossil Cove Brewing Company, Strange Craft Beer Company, Ska Brewing, Left Hand Brewing, Funkweks, Odell Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Company, Upslope Brewing Company, Renegade Brewing and Pagosa Brewing Company, Strange Craft Beer Company and Freetail Brewing Company, The Brew on Broadway and Black Sky, The Post and Sleeping Giant, The Post Brewing Co. and Rubber Soul Brewing Co., The Post Brewing and Dogfish Head, TRVE Brewing and Cerebral Brewing, Two22 Brew and Überbrew, Upslope Brewing and Resolute Brewing, WeldWerks Brewing Co. and Great Notion Brewing, Westbound & Down Brewery and Powder Keg, Wiley Roots Brewing Company and Barbarian Brewing Company, Wonderland Brewing Company and Grateful Gnome, Zwei Brewing Co, and C.B. & Potts – Fort Collins

We’re especially excited about one Collaboration Project in particular…

the Colorado Brewers Guild “board collaboration.” This collaboration includes Strange, Ska, Left Hand, Pikes Peak, Funkwerks, Odell, New Belgium, Upslope, Renegade and Pagosa. Their beer collaboration will be brewed at Strange Brewing in Denver, CO on Wednesday, February 15th and will be ready for unveiling with all the rest of the Collaboration Projects at the Fest in March.

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Collaboration Fest – photo: Brewtography Project

Collaboration Fest – photo: Brewtography Project

Collaboration Fest – photo: Brewtography Project

Collaboration Fest – photo: Brewtography Project

Ticket Info: Tickets for Collaboration Fest are on sale now at CollaborationFest.com.  General Admission tickets are $60 and include unlimited tastings throughout festival and commemorative glass. VIP tickets are $85 and include hour-long early access (3:00 p.m. entry), unlimited tastings throughout the event, the commemorative glass, and a VIP T-Shirt.

Collaboration Fest – photo: Brewtography Project

About Two Parts

Two Parts is a Denver-based event production and ticketing company that coordinates with the best restaurants, bars, music venues, and other fine establishments to create craft events. Two Parts produces events such as the Denver Flea, Denver Beer Festivus and The Big Eat. For more information, visit www.twoparts.com.

About the Colorado Brewers Guild

The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) is a non-profit trade association representing Colorado craft breweries and brewpubs. CBG is dedicated to the improvement of business conditions and is an advocate for its members. CBG sponsors a variety of beer events each year designed to increase the awareness and appreciation of Colorado-brewed beer. Board members include: Brad Lincoln (Funkwerks Brewing Company), Brian O’Connell (Renegade Brewing Company), Chris Wright (Pikes Peak Brewing Company), Eric Wallace (Left Hand Brewing Company), Kim Jordan (New Belgium Brewing Company), Kristen Muraro (Ska Brewing Company), Matt Cutter (Upslope Brewing Company), Tim Myers (Strange Brewing Company), Tony Simmons (Pagosa Springs Brewing and Grill), Wynne Odell (Odell Brewing Company). For more information about the Guild, visit www.coloradobeer.org.

About the Brewtography Project

Dustin is an avid photographer and home brewer living in Denver, Colorado.  He started the Brewtography Project in the summer of 2013 while sitting in one of his favorite local breweries realizing it would be a fun location to photograph.  The project aims to capture the unique personality, feel, and methodology of Colorado’s breweries, cideries and distilleries through photography – telling the stories of the people working in them, allowing everyone a window into the culture of this amazing industry.  Find out more at http://brewtographyproject.com/.

Collaboration Fest

Celebrate the Community of Craft Beer at the 2017 Collaboration Fest The Colorado Brewers Guild and Two Parts have come together to host the 4th annual 2017 craft beer Collaboration Fest this March 25. 

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That's just grape . . . fruit.

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Breweries across Washington invite you to stop by, during the Washington Beer Open House, February 29th.

Press Release

image courtesy Washington Beer Commission

Washington Beer Open House will allow you to take a look behind the scenes at some of Washington's most innovative breweries, talk to the brewers themselves, discover new breweries, try unique craft beer creations, and meet some new craft beer loving friends.

Participating breweries will have a wide range of things going on during the five hour open house including rare barrel tastings, new seasonal beers, finger food, full brewery tours, brewer conversation, unique beer samples, growler sales, live music and other activities. Happenings will vary at each brewery.

Visit washingtonbeer.com for a map, details, and other useful information. Plan your trip to visit a couple of neighboring breweries throughout the day, or spend the afternoon at just one of your local favorites. Please remember to enjoy the day responsibly.

Following is the current list of the 107 participating breweries (with more to be announced!):

122 West Brewing – Bellingham

5 Rights Brewing - Marysville

54-40 Brewing - Washougal

7 Seas Brewery – Gig Harbor & Tacoma

Acorn Brewing - Edgewood

Anacortes Brewery - Anacortes

At Large Brewing - Everett

Bad Jimmys Brewing - Seattle

Bainbridge Brewing – Bainbridge Island

Bastion Brewing Co. - Anacortes

Bent Bine Brew Co. – Belfair

Berchman’s Brewing - Yakima

Best of Hands Barrelhouse - Seattle

Bickersons Brewhouse - Renton

Big Block Brewing - Redmond

Black Fleet Brewing - Tacoma

Black Raven Brewing - Woodinville

Bottle Bay Brewing Co. - Spokane

Boundary Bay Brewery - Bellingham

Brick West Brewing Co. - Spokane

Brothers Cascadia Brewing - Vancouver

Cairn Brewing - Kenmore

Chainline Brewing Company - Kirkland

Chuckanut Brewery – Bellingham & Burlington

Counterbalance Brewing Co - Seattle

Crucible Brewing – Everett & Woodinville

Deep Draft Brewing - Bremerton

Dick’s Brewing - Centralia

Dubtown Brewing - Renton

Dwinell Country Ales - Goldendale

E9 Brewing Company - Tacoma

Farmstrong Brewing Co. – Mt. Vernon

Figurehead Brewing Co. - Seattle

Flycaster Brewing - Kirkland

Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery - Seattle

Flying Lion Brewing - Seattle

Foggy Noggin Brewing - Bothell

Fremont Brewing - Seattle

Garden Path Fermentation – Burlington

Georgetown Brewing – Seattle

Ghost Runner Brewery - Vancouver

Ghostfish Brewing - Seattle

Gig Harbor Brewing Company - Tacoma

Haywire Brewing Co. - Snohomish

Headless Mumby Brewing Company - Olympia

Heathen Brewing - Vancouver

Heavy Metal Brewing Co. - Vancouver

Hellbent Brewing Company - Seattle

Hemlock State Brewing Co. – Mountlake Terrace

Humble Abode Brewing - Spokane

Ice Harbor Brewing - Kennewick

Icicle Brewing -Leavenworth

In The Shadow Brewing - Arlington

Iron Goat Brewing -Spokane

Jellyfish Brewing - Seattle

Jones Creek Brewing Company - Chehalis

Kulshan Brewery - Bellingham

Lake Stevens Brewing Company – Lake Stevens

Lazy Boy Brewing - Everett

Lucky Envelope Brewing - Seattle

Machine House Brewery -Seattle

Maelstrom Brewing - Kirkland

Maritime Pacific Brewing - Seattle

McMenamins Breweries – Bothell, Kalama, Tacoma & Vancouver

Metier Brewing Co - Woodinville

Moonshot Brewing - Kennewick

Mountain Lakes Brewing Company - Spokane

North Jetty Brewing - Seaview

Odin Brewing - Tukwila

Optimism Brewing Co. - Seattle

Outer Planet Craft Brewing - Seattle

Populuxe Brewing - Seattle

Rainy Daze Brewing - Poulsbo

Ravenna Brewing Company - Seattle

Reuben’s Brews - Seattle

Scatter Creek Brewing - Tenino

Scrappy Punk Brewing - Snohomish

Silver City Brewery - Bremerton

Single Hill Brewing -Yakima

Sno Town Brewery - Snohomish

Sound to Summit Brewing - Snohomish

Spada Farmhouse Brewery - Snohomish

Stemma Brewing Company - Bellingham

Stones Throw Brewing - Bellingham

Stormy Mountain Brewing - Chelan

Sumerian Brewing -Woodinville

Tin Dog Brewing - Seattle

Top Rung Brewing - Lacey

Triplehorn Brewing - Woodinville

Trusty Brewing - Vancouver

Urban Family Brewing Company - Seattle

Valley House Brewing - Duvall

Varietal Beer Co. - Sunnyside

Walking Man Brewing - Stevenson

Wander Brewing - Bellingham

Wandering Hop Brewery - Yakima

Western Red Brewing - Poulsbo

White Bluffs Brewing - Richland

Wingman Brewers - Tacoma

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