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Every week we swap out the Served banner art above, introducing you to the people who serve food and drinks in the South Sound. This week, meet Seth Roth. Server Banner Boy, Sept. 22-28, 2014 Seth Roth Seth Roth has been singing
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Brewery soft openings are for practicing and thanking. Operators invite friends and family, their various suppliers, distributors, investors and other associates, many of whom have a vested interest in the venue's success. These types of people tend to provide two types of positive feedback: (1) glowing validation and/or (2) helpful suggestions.
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It's been a long month - back to school, Washington State Fair zaniness, bears roaming the streets. Too long to make like a rabbit and nibble on some gross, shrivelled salad for dinner. How does, say, schnitzel beef sliders sound? What about some hearty beer braised pork shank, blaukraut and
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A little over a month ago, Weekly Volcano scribe Joshua Swainston discussed the resurgence of Tacoma's beer legacy, focusing on Pacific Brewing & Malting Company's historical roots in Tacoma, and the brewery's re-opening on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. As far back as when Job Carr stirred wort alongside the banks
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Food truck. Mac-and-cheese. Metropolitan Market. Delicious. Last Saturday, Tacoma's Proctor District was humming. The "Green Day" edition of the Proctor Farmers Market blossomed with folks studying sustainability and deleting Gateway to India's dish options before the market closed. Fair schmair. People walked the streets with purchased goods, with a little skip
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Given the Teutonic propensity with precision, you'd think the Germans would have at least gotten the name for Oktoberfest right. Why not call it "Septemberfest" or "Autumnfest," since the annual celebration takes place primarily during the month of September? Then again, Oktoberfest just has a nice ring to it, a
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As the autumn leaves begin their annual shift from gold and green to deeper hues, so should your drink. Variety is the spice of life, so visit several South Sound breweries this week and fall in love with the autumn flavors of the changing seasons. THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 Top Rung Brewing Co.
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So let me get this straight. 99 Bottles beer store will offer 15 pumpkin beers for $2. Is this level of decadence even legal? Wait. It's a grab-bag tasting - meaning you can TASTE any 10 pumpkin beers from the 15 lined-up at the Federal Way store. Still ... there should be
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The craft beer production industry is expected to grow 16.8 percent in 2014, and will likely continue to boast the most aggressive revenue growth of any alcoholic beverage industry in the US, according to IBISWorld. Seasonal beers comprise an estimated 23.7 percent of the industry's total revenue, and recent trends show that
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Need a Monday pick-me-up? Check out the always-amazing combo of pizza and beer at Katie Downs tonight. The Tacoma waterfront bar and eatery hosts Two Beers Brewing Co. and Seattle Cider Co. for a brewers' night from 6-8 p.m. Pizza and beer is a match made in heaven, and everywhere else.
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Every week we swap out the Served banner art above, introducing you to the people who serve food and drinks in the South Sound. This week, meet Ian Hedlund. Server Banner Boy, Sept. 15-21, 2014 Ian Hedlund Ian Hedlund has done everything there is
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"Morgan Alexander is a cool guy," says Craig Martinson, one of four friends who opened the Lake Tapps Brewing Co. Aug. 25 in the Riverside Pub building next to the Stuck River Bridge in Sumner. Alexander's name came up in conversation as the Tacoma Brewing Company founder shares the same passion
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Me, I like a good mystery. Pyramids? Shugborough inscription? Bigfoot? Dark energy? Ted Cruz? Quantum physics? Tacoma's Black Bear? Obviously. But I also adore the lesser-known mysteries, the countless smallish puzzlers that I still don't understand after one live conversation, a phone call, a pending Facebook reply and an embarrassingly long Google
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Perusing Weekly Volcano scribe Jackie Fender's update on big menu changes and the addition of a bourbon bar at the Powerhouse Restaurant and Brewery, I noticed the downtown Puyallup brewery announced its fall beers: Other new beverage delights include fall brew releases such as an Oktoberfest, a pumpkin-Graham Cracker brew
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The South Sound - Pierce County especially - is quickly becoming a major craft beer destination. With long standing places such as Engine House No. 9, The RAM, Powerhouse and Harmon Brewing Company, to newer breweries such as 7 Seas Brewing, Wingman Brewers, Tacoma Brewing Company, Narrows Brewing and Puyallup
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Every week we swap out the Served banner art above, introducing you to the people who serve food and drinks in the South Sound. This week, meet Andy Geertsen. Server Banner Boy, Sept. 8-14, 2014 Andy Geertsen Before Andy Geertsen began bartending in Olympia, which included
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It was 3:45 p.m. yesterday and I was sitting in my car, waiting for Andy Geertsen to open his Rhythm and Rye club in downtown Olympia. Needing to kill 15 minutes, I searched the Internet. The Price is Right was on my smartphone. Bob Barker put his arm around a
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No, I'm not high. Yes, I write a weekly mac and cheese column. And, one might be hard pressed to find a weed-loving soul who scoffs at mac and cheese, the ultimate comfort food. But, my answer to the questioned posed via email was, "Not right now." Aghast was a reader who
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Bennett Thurmon had his sights on Tacoma's Union Station for years. The co-producer of the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival wanted to host a more intimate drinking session at the downtown Tacoma historic building. He imagined a classy affair with candlelight and Tivoli lights. The Washington Beer Commission beat him to it.
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According to Thrillist, Washington state is the No. 5 state in the nation when it comes to beer. In fact, Olympia's Fish Brewing and Tacoma's Harmon Brewing Co. even receive shout-outs. Check it: 5. Washington Washington has long been one of the most formidable beer states, growing the majority of the country's
