Highlighting how well beer pairs with all kinds of dining experiences.

The Washington Beer Blog is hosting the fifth annual Craft Beer + Food, a spectacular food and beer pairing event on October 21st. Ticket go on sale today at 10:00 am. At the event, guests have the opportunity to sample up to 12 different food and craft beer pairings provided by local restaurants andbreweries. Craft Beer + Food is an entirely non-profit event, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Washington Wild’s Brewshed Alliance.

BREWERY PARTICIPANTS: Alpenfire (cider), Beardslee Public House, Bluebird Brewery, Black Raven Brewing, Georgetown Brewing, Pike Brewing, Post Doc Brewing, Propolis Brewing, Reuben’s Brews, Schooner Exact Brewing, Stoup Brewing, and Two Beers Brewing.

OTHER PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS: Brave Horse Tavern, Bluebird Microcreamery, Bread & Circuses, Brave Horse Tavern, Capitol Cider, Carlile Room, Schooner Exact, Stout, Taylor Shellfish, and Watershed Pub and Kitchen.

EVENT DETAILS: 

• WHEN: Wednesday, October 21
• TIME: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
• WHERE: The Palace Ballroom / Seattle
• TICKETS: $40

Get your tickets here.

Cooking with Beer at Tom Douglas’ Hot Stove Society will give attendees the opportunity for hands-on learning. Four courses paired with Black Raven Brewing include spaetzle with beer cheese sauce and beer-brined fried chicken. For more information and registration visit: https://www.hotstovesociety.com/classes/cooking-with-beer-black-raven-brewing.

In addition to the main event, this year marks the addition of Craft Beer + Food Week. Throughout the week, event partners will offer various beer + food pairing experiences: beer dinners, special pairing menus, and even a cooking class.

About the Washington Beer Blog: Founded in 2008 by Kendall Jones and Kim Sharpe Jones, the Washington Beer Blog (http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com) is the premier online source for news and information about the local beer and brewing scene. The blog provides a single source for news and information about beer festivals and events, new brewery openings, new beer releases, and anything else related to craft beer in the evergreen state. Kendall Jones is also a freelance writer, providing beer- and travel-related stories to Seattle magazine, SIP Northwest magazine, Outdoors Northwest magazine, and others. 

About Washington Wild and Brewshed Alliance: Washington Wild protects and restores wild lands and waters in Washington State through advocacy, education and civic engagement. The Brewshed® movement is led by Washington Wild in Washington State. A Brewshed is the link between clean healthy watersheds and superior local beers, because clean water makes better beer. The Brewshed movement is a great reason for conservation-minded craft beer-lovers to gather in honor of healthy watersheds and local microbrews, all while supporting local breweries.

Craft Beer + Food               |               2100 5th Ave, Seattle             |            October 21, 2015