Author: Sue Vorenberg
Brewing is good medicine for Hazel Dell’s Ron Muck
In February Ron Muck of Hazel Dell won the People's Choice award for his American pale ale with juniper and star anise at Mashfest, a private Vancouver home-brewing festival and […]
Loowit wins state gold medal for fruit beer
Vancouver’s Loowit Brewing Company has won a statewide award for excellence for its “Vandalia Summer Ale." The brewery, which has been open for eight months, won a Gold Medal in […]
Rules for home brews
Steve Bader of Bader Beer and Wine was nice enough to clarify some of the rules for home brewers who want to transport their beer around Washington for a larger […]
Portland State launches new brewing program
Portland State University just launched a new online certificate program called "The Business of Craft Brewing." The online program teaches business aspects of craft breweries, distilleries and cideries. Four classes are […]
2013 Vancouver Beer Festivals
It looks like 2013 will be a busy year for Vancouver beer festivals. So far, there are four on the list. Here's our June 7 preview story for 2013's brewfest […]
Seasonal Beers, A Primer
Here's a series we did in 2011-2012 about beers for various seasons: Nov. 5, 2011 (Fall beers): Tap into fall beers Dec. 17, 2011 (Winter beers): Winter’s dark seasonal beers great for […]
Clark County’s brewers and craft stores
Clark County has a growing number of brewers and craft beer stores. Here's a partial list that we'll continue to update (please let us know if we missed any!): Brewers: Amnesia Brewing, […]
Some history on Vancouver’s beer festivals
Clark County saw its first three outdoor beer festivals in 2012. Here they are: Who's Your Daddy? (A small craft festival put on by By The Bottle in Turtle Place) The Vancouver […]
Clark County’s Beer History
Vancouver didn’t always play second fiddle to Portland’s brew scene. In the 1800s, Fort Vancouver was considered a prime target for beer sales, said Maj. Jeff Davis, a historian and chairman […]
Welcome to Brews in Clark
The beer scene here in Clark County, Washington is growing, and growing fast. Just a few years ago there were only a small handful of brewers and no outdoor beer festivals. […]