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Hardliver X Barleywine Festival is March 3rd-4th

Our Cooler is filling up with this delicious, malty beverage. This will be the 10th anniversary of the event. It will be the 7th year here at Brouwer’s. We have a lot of the usual suspects and of course some special items. We are throwing around the idea doing a Vertical Night on Monday, March 5th with Stone Old Guardian (08-current) and Lagunitas Gnarlywine (08- current). Some Barleywines Currently in our cooler:
Alaskan Big Nugget ’09 and ’10
Anacortes
Anchor Old Foghorn ’10
Big Sky Old Blue Hair’11
Deschutes Mirror Mirror ’09 and ’10
Dogfish Head Old School
Emelisse Jack Daniels Barrel Aged
Firestone Walker(beer formerly know as Abucus) ’11
Great Divide Old Ruffian ’10
Lagunitas too many years to list -we will pick one or two for the festival
Lost Abbey Angel’s Share
Pike Old Bawdy ’11
Rogue Old Crustacean’11
Speakeasy Old Godfather’09
Stone Old Guardian -too many years to list- we will pick one or two for the festival

There you have it, We are trying to keep you up to date with our inventory as much as possible…Have no fear we will be keeping you posted as we get more and more in. We are very excited about this festival our 10th Anniversary of the event. Mark your calenders and get ready.

New Year’s Eve

We are open our regular hours on New Year’s Eve. You ask, “Are we doing anything special to ring in the New Year?” The answer is simple, “nothing short of what we do ever day”. Thank you for your support over the years and we look forward to serving you in the upcoming year.

We are closed on Sunday, January 1st for our staff to enjoy the new year. We hope that you do the same.

Who loves Washington? and Washington Beer? We are all well aware that Washington brews some of the greatest beer in the nation, and for that matter the world. Tomorrow we invite you to come on down and hoist a pint in honor of our great state. Lets all say a big thank you to the great brewers that have decided to call Washington home, for without them the long winter would be that much longer. See you tomorrow.

Thanks!!!

Thank you all for coming out for Hopfest. We still have quite a few hoppy selections on draft, so if you didn’t get your fix over the weekend come on back for some more.
The Hopfest winners, chosen by popular vote, were:
1. Founders Devil Dancer
2 HUB Bourbon Ace of Spades
3.Left Coast Hop Juice

Thank you to those who voted.


Tonight we are hosting Big Al Brewers Night starting at 6pm. Big Al, the original Local Hero,will be in attendance. We are pouring their Big Hoppa IPA, Pale Ale, Brougham Bitter, Smoked Porter, Mixed Berry Sour, Kolsch, Local Hero #10 Haynerweizen, and Irish Red. We hope to see you here.

Vote for us!!!

Who thinks we have the best beer selection in the city? I think you do, we think we do. Its that time of the year again. King 5 is asking people to vote for their Best Of Western Washington, and we are in the running for the Best Beer Selection. Please take the time to vote for us by going to their website. I’ve made it easy…(Follow the link here .) Thanks in advance for your support.

Who loves hops? We do!!! The cooler is filling up as we speak, and we are getting ready for lupulin to fall from the heavens and descend upon us all. Hopfest starts Friday September 9th at 11am. We expect their to be a line. So plan accordingly.



I hate to admit it, but fall is coming. But lets admit, Fall just happens to be a great season for cycling endeavors of the Cyclocross variety. Cyclocross just happens to be a favorite of the Belgians. For the past couple of seasons we have been a sponsor of a great local Cross series, MFG. On Tuesday September 6th the upstairs will be closed and we will be hosting the series annual opening party upstairs starting at 7pm.



If thats not enough for you. Right after Hopfest on Tuesday September 13th, at 6pm we are having a Big Al Brewers night. We will be pouring their Ipa, Pale, Irish Red, Brougham Bitter, Smoked Porter, Kolsch, Weissbier, and a sour beer of their choosing. Come on down and sample some of White Center’s finest.

Beer and Burger Battle Tonight at 6pm

Step right up! Come on in to see who will dominate this years Beer and Burger Battle…One of a kind Burgers created by the Brewer and cooked here for the masses to enjoy. Come eat and drink the creations from Fremont Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Port/Lost Abbey, Skagit Brewing and Sierra Nevada Brewing. See you tonight for the ultimate battle….The gloves come off at 6pm….

Another Beer Week Event

Seattle Beer Week is just around the corner and we added another event:

Hopworks Urban Brewing teams up with Brewing up Cocktails for a special event exploring the art of crafting unique and original cocktails with craft beer as a prime ingredient. Brewing up Cocktails mixologists will present a special menu highlighting various Hopworks beers and premium spirits. Hopworks beers will also be available stand alone on draft.

Seattle Beer Week

Starting next Wednesday, and every other Wednesday after that, we will be pouring a special cask from Fremont Brewing. We thought that since we both reside here in the Center of the Universe we should do something special. Look for us to Twitter or Facebook on Tuesday what the cask will be. Seattle Beer Week is just around the corner, and we have some events planned:

Friday May 20th

Kulture Freaks brought to you by Shmaltz Brewing

Saturday May 21st

Back in Black Stout Fest, thanks to Underburg

Monday May 23nd

Firestone Walker and Home Brew Chef Sean Paxton Dinner

$100 per Ticket via Brown Paper Tickets

Tuesday May 24th

5 Guys Burger Battle, with Beers from Fremont Brewing, Skagit River, Port/Lost Abbey, Sierra Nevada, and last years winner HUB

Thursday May 26th

Sour Beer Fest

Saturday May 28th

Industry Vinyl Night Brought to you by New Belgium and HUB

Saturday April 23rd, 2011

Help us welcome the newest Washington Breweries on April 23rd with a toast to them at 6 pm.

A night dedicated to those breweries that have just begun. We thought it would be a great way to get them some exposure.

Signed up so far: Valholl, North Sound, Foggy Noggin, NorthWest Peaks, American Brewing, Paradise Creek, Emerald City, & Wingman.



The New Hardliver List.

Now that Pliny the Younger has passed its on to Hardliver 9….here is what we will be pouring.

Hardliver 2011

Flying Dog Horn Dog 09

Fishtail 10 squared

Red Hook Trouble Hook 10

Alaskan Golden Nugget 10

Victory Old Horizontal 10

Sierra Nevada Big Foot 08

Sierra Nevada Black Barleywine 10

Avery Hog Heaven 10

Boulder Killer Penguin 10

Great Divide Old ruffian 10

Southern Tier Black Burner 09

Anchor Old Foghorn 10

Dogfish Olde School 10

Lost Coast Fog Cutter 10

Pike Old Bawdy 07

Anderson Valley Horn of the Bear 09

Ninkasi Critical Hit 10

Speakeasy Old Godfather 09

Stone Old Guardian 09

Stone Belgo Barleywine 10

Lagunitas Gnarleywine 10

North Coast Old Stock ale 10

Anacortes Old Sea Bass 10

Dick’s 05

Hales Rudyard’s Rare 07

Hood Canal Breidablik 10

Deschutes Mirror Mirror 08

Mad River John Barley Corn 09

Mad River Wheatwine 08

Hair of Dog Doggie Claws 10

Boundary Bay Old Bounder 10

Glacier Brew House Old Woody 10

Lost Abbey Angel Share 10 Brandy

Lost Abbey Angel Share 10 bourbon

Black Raven Old Birdbrain 09

Big Time Bill’s Bearded Wonderfulness 09

Big Time Bill’s Bearded Wonderfulness 10

Elysian Cyclops

10 Ram Mall Walker 10

Fullsail Old Board Head ??

Hub Noggin Floggin 10

Bigsky Old Blue Hair 10

Bigsky Old Blue Hair 10 Cask

Firestone Abacus 11

Smaltz Jubilation Blend 14

7 Seas Wheel Chair 10

Moylan’s Old Blarney 10

Marin Old Dipsey 10

Scuttlebutt Old No. 1 09

Naked City Cluster Cuss 10

Eel River Triple Exultation 10

Snipes Roza 10

Old Lampoc Tavern Rat 09

Old Lampoc Unsettler Belgo Barleywine 10

Laurelwood Old Reliable

Port Towsend 10

Don Remembered, By Tom Dalldorf of Celebrator Magazine

Here is an excerpt of a great ode to the late Don Younger, written by Tom Daldorf of the Celebrator Beer News. Don was a great publican and will be missed by all of us here at Brouwer’s Cafe.

Don Younger, famed publican extraordinaire and legendary beer evangelist, died early Monday morning, January 31, 2011 of complications from a fall a few days earlier. He was 69 years old.

Don was a “larger than life” character with an enormous passion for beer, brewing and beer culture. He loved meeting new people and spreading the word of good beer but eschewed “phonies” and poseurs. He also eschewed people who would say “eschewed.” He was not a model for the healthy lifestyle preferring beer, whisky (make it MCCALLAN 12 please, 18 if ya got it) and cigarettes (Sprits will do) to more conventional comestibles. It is suggested that both he and Patsy from the BBC’s Absolutely Fabulous had not had solid food since 1977. That is not true, of course, but close.

To  read the entire column please visit http://celebrator.com/specials/donyounger/

Ring in the New Year

As the ball drops for news years eve, we’ll be dropping some interesting drafts.
On Tap at 6pm
Russian River Consecration
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Russian River Supplication
On Tap at 7pm
Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Midnight Sun Obliteration VII American Imperial Stout
On Tap at 8pm
Firestone Walker 14
 
 On Tap at 9pm
Hair of the Dog Matt (Bottleworks 10th anniversary)
On Tap at 10pm
Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks 9th anniversary)