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Guest post: There’s something for everyone at the Vancouver Brewfest
It’s almost as if the weather gods started drinking before noon and developed a quick sense of humor. At three o’clock yesterday, nearly on the button, the clouds parted like curtains and the sun shone down on Esther Short Park like a red carpet leading the first event goers through the gates of the 2nd […]
Guest post: Vancouver Brewfest and Heathen create official festival beer
In less than two weeks, the 2nd annual Vancouver Brewfest will be moving into Esther Short Park and serving up more than 50 craft beers to folks from all over the region who visit Clark County to check out the buzz about our brews. This hyper local community event oozes summertime delight for grownups with […]
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 warming up Northwest nights May 6, 2012 (Spring beers): Seasonal beers feature lighter, zestier flavors and creative offerings Aug. 4, 2012: (Summer beers): […]
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, 1834 Main St., Washougal, 360-335-1008. Beerded Brothers Brewing, 15005 NE 26th Street (Brewery, not open to the public), Vancouver, 206-235-6106. Brothers Cascadia 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 Brewfest (A large summer festival in Esther Short Park) Vancouver Winter Brewfest (A mid-sized winter festival held in a indoor tent in Esther […]
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 of the Vancouver Barracks Military Association. “You would have found more breweries over here in the 1800s than you would down in Portland,” Davis […]