Hop Mob Triple IPA Roadshow
The second annual Hop Mob Triple IPA Roadshow takes place Feb. 6 through 21 at breweries and beer shops from Lynnwood to Tacoma. The two-week celebration will have more than 30 breweries produce triple IPAs for seven events, including one at noon Feb. 14 at Special Brews in Lynnwood. For more information, including a list of events and participating breweries, visit www.wahopmob.com.
Cider Seminar
The Northwest Agriculture Business Center is offering a one-day seminar on cider Feb. 14 at Everett Community College. The seminar, State of Cider: 2015 and Beyond, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be in the Jackson Center/Wilderness Center, Room 101. The fee is $95 and includes beverages, lunch and cider. Register at www.agbizcenter.org. Producers of cider and perry are now working in the fastest growing category of alcoholic beverage in North America.
Ming the Merciless release party
Everett’s Scuttlebutt Brewery will release its Ming the Merciless Imperial IPA at an event at The Cannery 8 p.m. Feb. 28. The event, which is in collaboration with the Everett Music Initiative, will also have live music from bands Deep Sea Diver and Tangerine. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com/event/1201574. The event is 21-and-over.
Hops &Props
The 13th annual Hops &Props is 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle. Tickets for members are $70 and non-members are $85. All proceeds of this event go toward supporting The Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Snohomish on the Rocks
The Snohomish on the Rocks Distillery Festival is 2 p.m. March 21 at Thomas Family Farm 9010 March Road, Snohomish. Tickets are $30 and include eight tasting tickets, a food truck voucher and a commemorative shot glass. For more information, visit www.snohomishwa.gov or call 425-244-6967.
Washington Cask Beer Festival
The 2015 Washington Cask Beer Festival is March 28 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. There will be two sessions, starting at noon and 6 p.m. More than 40 breweries are expected to participate, with over 100 cask-conditioned beers available. Doors open 15 minutes before each session begins, with taps closing 30 minutes before each session ends. Tickets, which includes a commemorative tasting glass and 25 sample tastes, are $40 advance and $45 at the door. Tickets are on sale online at www.washingtonbrewersguild.org.
Schooner Zodiac beer sail
Explore the region’s best microbrews aboard the historic Schooner Zodiac, a Bellingham-based tall ship, on two multi-day brewery tours in July and August. The Schooner Zodiac embarks on a four-day brewery expedition of the San Juan Islands in July and a three-day transit from Bellingham to Seattle in August. The four-day brewery expedition in the San Juan Islands takes place from July 9 through 12 and includes beer tasting at Anacortes Brewery and Island Hoppin’ Brewery on Orcas Island. The three-day brewery cruise to Seattle is from Aug. 15 through 17 and includes beer tasting at Anacortes Brewery, Mukilteo’s Diamond Knot Brewery and Fremont Brewing in Seattle. Passage on both cruises includes all meals prepared by a professional chef in the ship’s galley. More information can be found at schoonerzodiac.com and reservations can be made by calling 206-719-7622.
Brewers Nights
Feb. 11: Georgetown Brewing at Special Brews. Feb. 12: Pelican Brewing at Ale Spike, 5 p.m. Feb. 18: Scuttlebutt at Special Brews. Feb. 25: No-Li Brewing at Special Brews. March 19: Hop Valley Brewing at Ale Spike, 5 p.m. March 25: Sierra Nevada at Special Brews.
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