I’m a bit late in posting this, but any time we can walk to
and from a craft beer festival it’s better late than never when it comes to
writing about it. We moved to Everett,
WA in 2012. The first ever downtown
Everett Craft Beer Festival took place in 2012.
Coincidence? I think not. Hopefully this will be an annual thing. And we’ll commit to staying in Everett if
they keep doing it.
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| One of the 27 Eager to Pour Brewery Tents |
On Saturday, August 18th a two block section of
Hoyt Avenue was closed to traffic and 27 craft brewers descended on the area
with 60-some different styles of brew in tow.
The lineup didn’t go from A to Z but it was close, from American Brewing
(Edmonds) to Two Beers Brewing (Seattle).
There was a mocha flavored Porter, an Oatmeal Stout, and beers with additives
as diverse as pumpkin, lemon grass and peaches.
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| A Group of Discerning Tasters at The Everett Brew Fest |
The weather was perfect during the four hours we were there
and in the middle of that time we took a lunch break, visiting an excellent new
New Mexican restaurant that was just ‘round the corner. (It was our second meal there and it’ll be
the topic of my next blog post).
Speaking of food, if the Washington Beer Commission decides to put this
event on next year (and I’m sure the 3500 people who attended would be in favor
of that) it would be great to have some food options inside the festival
itself. There was a lone burger vendor
that was overwhelmed most of the day.
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| The Crowd Got Larger as the Afternoon Went On |
It’s nice to now know that Everett is on the brewmap (I
think I may have just invented a new word).
For 2013, let’s go for another city block and have 15 more breweries
show up.
Joe, your favorite beer is from a brewery not far from out house. In fact there are now 6-8 Nano Breweries in the north Woodinville area, 1 we can even walk to from our house. You should check them out. Bob Chiles
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Bob. It's amazing that all of these little places keep popping up everywhere. I can't keep track anymore! Gone are the days when it was just Redhook, Grants, Pyramid and maybe a couple of others. This is the best place in the world for beer diversity.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Bob, I'd be remiss in not mentioning that your last name is a perfect transition to my post immediately after this one. Many thanks for that : )
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