With any luck, all of your drenched, wrung-out clothing has (finally!) dried since Saturday’s downpour, which came along with a surprise dose of lightning that temporarily brought the music to a halt. By this point in the weekend, we know the ropes of this year’s new ticket-bracelet system, we know to expect a strikingly young festival crowd, and we know to pack a raincoat/poncho just in case.

A collaboration with five American craft breweries.

We are thrilled to introduce a new Seattleite column that is dedicated to providing information about the latest and greatest craft brews, beer & spirits tasting events, interviews and q&a with brewmasters, and all the adult beverage-related Seattle news we can get our hands on. “Brew Barons” will be co-authored by Kelsey Uy and Jered Perez.

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 and