Bellingham Beer and Music Festival -June 30

June 25, 2018 by Michael Eisenberg

Beer is BIG in Bellingham, I sometimes wonder which sells more, beer or coffee, my guess would be coffee but beer is probably not far behind.

The 8th annual Bellingham Beer and Music Festival is an evening event featuring 25 different breweries, up to 75 different beers, plus spirits and wine tasting, and live music by

Eve Samson
Katie Gray Band
All Star Opera
Withering Blooms

Net proceeds benefit Whatcom Beer and Wine Foundation’s beneficiary organizations: Our TreeHouse, Growing Alliances and Make.Shift Literacy Programs.

Date: Saturday, June 30, 2018

Location: North Bellingham Golf Course, 205 West Smith Road in Bellingham

Time: 6 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. (Entry to venue begins at 5:30 p.m., beer service begins at 6 p.m. The last call is at 10 p.m. and the event closes as the last band leaves the stage at 10:30 p.m.)

Cost: $20 to $35 ($30 if purchased in advance, $35 if purchased day of the event at the gate, student discount tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the gate)

Tickets Include:

A souvenir beer glass
Full access to beer, spirits and wine tasting and McKay’s Taphouse & Pizzeria’s famous pizza. (Must be age 21 or older)
Access to all performances
One BBQ picnic dinner ticket (additional tickets may be purchased during the event for $10)
BBQ dinner options are hamburgers or hot dogs with the works and chips. Vegetarian options available.

Bellingham Beer Week

September 10, 2016 by Michael Eisenberg

Bellingham Beer Week

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Beer aficionados rejoice it’s really here, Bellingham beer week has arrived again. Actually, it’s more than a week, it’s 10 days from September 9 – 18. Beer has become a big deal in Bellingham, And a pretty big business as well. According to the Brewers Association there were 4,144 breweries in the United States the End of 2015 breweries are popping up so often here in Bellingham it’s hard to keep track how many there are six or seven as of this writing. It’s time to showcase them all this week Bellingham beer week.

Aslan brewery is offering 10 for 10, for 10 days, 10% of their beer sales will go toward 10 nonprofits, Oktoberfest is happening Chuckanut Brewery, September 10 music all day, costume and yodelling contests face painting for the kids, lawn games and more

September 11 brings the scavenger pub pedal, register at 10 am at McKay’s Tap House, get you first clue and beer, and finish at 5pm at the Green Frog, if you can still walk after hunting and drinking all day.

Check the full schedule at the Bellingham Beer Weeks Website

Bellingham Becoming a Brew Pub Haven

April 10, 2014 by Michael Eisenberg

Beer is booming in Bellingham.

There are currently 3 brew pubs in Bellingham brewing and serving local popular beers, Boundary Bay Brewery, Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen, and Kulshan Brewing Co. are all popular establishments in the community. The number of Brew Pubs is about to double.

Aslan Brewing Co., which is preparing to open at 1330 N. Forest St. very soon, they are shooting for the end of April, or early May, at the latest.

Wander Brewing, at 1807 Dean Ave., on the west edge of downtown Bellingham, has set the first weekend of May as their opening date.

Stones Throw Brewery has recently applied for licensing from the Washington State Liquor Control Board to start a microbrewery at 1009 Larrabee Ave., in Fairhaven.

Beer’s growing popularity and Bellingham’s buy local attitude, along with the cooperative nature of Bellingham’s competing brewers. They sponsor local events and help each other out. Some are also brewing root beer for the underage crowd and serving food, or having food truck on the premises and having live music

Wander Brewing plans to have an 80-seat tasting area between Dean and Cornwall avenues, with a rotating selection of 10 beers on tap, and a root beer and cider. They plan to have outdoor seating space with space for a food truck similar to Kulshan Brewery. They will be capable of producing 2,000 barrels of beer a year. One barrel being equal to 31 U.S. gallons or 248 pints.

Aslan Brewing Co. first establishing a test brewery in a garage behind the Upfront Theater on Bay Street. At their new downtown location on Forest Street home, they are looking at producing 2,800 barrels of beer annually. They will also offer wine, homemade soda and food, a tasting room, an upstairs area that can be rented out for private parties, and an outdoor seating area. They hope to have their products certified organic by the USDA in time for their grand opening.

Kulshan Brewing Co., which opened it’s door in April 2012 at 2238 James St., has since expanded its capacity twice.

Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen, has added five 20-barrel fermentation tanks in 2012, after maxing out its capacity the previous year.

Boundary Bay Brewery, the first of our microbrewery’s opened in 1995, and has added three 60-barrel fermentation tanks inside a 4,000-square-foot space next door to its home at 1107 Railroad Ave. They are estimating the company’s new production somewhere around 10,000 barrels a year.