Tacoma Craft Beer Fest - Are you ready?

A pictorial recap of...
 
Tacoma Craft Beer Fest

2011

They came in long buses, taxis and cars.

They came from their homes, the shopping mall, bars!

They came alone and in groups, to have a wee taste.

They came in great haste; all to taste, taste, taste, TASTE!

For TCBF offered the loveliest of times!
Afterall, it inspired MGD to bust out some rhymes.

PL Disclaimer: Pictorial commentary below provided by the Real MGD...

 Seven Seas brought their Rude Parrot once again, often seen at TCBF garnished with a hop flower! Mike also brought temp tats, which you know the PL can't resist.

As you can tell from the photos, the weather was superb. If Sean Jackson's (Engine House #9) smile is a factor, it'll be sunny and warm again this year.

 

TRH's Chris Miller seemed to be having a grand time also!

  

The PL always seems to end up sailing the Schooner Exact, hmmm...

 

TCBF Co-organizer Roxi and the PL make a Kenny Zee Beerman sammy

The Park Way Tavern plied their wares (and more temporary tats!) as an event sponsor

Beer Bloggers Union meeting, with guest speaker Mike Runion

 

With plenty of grass to sit on and space to cavort, the location was a big improvement over 2010. TCBF 2012 is in the same location

The day ended too soon for most festival-goers, most likely due to an underestimation of Tacoma's ability to drink lots of craft beer!

But the party continued for Colin and other hard core hopheads at our home-away-from-home!

 

 

 

 

 

You can see with your eyes,

all the fun had last year.

From beginning to end,

folks were full of good cheer!

Won't you join us again

for some fun, sun and beer?

Beer, beer, beer, BEER!

 Round 4 of the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival will surely not disappoint so ya best come on down and join the festivities! 

More info can be found below and at tacomacraftbeerfest.com. 

Tacoma Craft Beer Fest

Saturday, September the 1st, 2012

11am to 8pm

50+ Craft Breweries

At the 21^st Street Park on the Foss Waterway

2101 Dock Street, Tacoma WA 98402

21+ only

Tickets 
$25 pre-sale online July 15^th, 2012

$30 at the door

$10 Active Duty Military discount at the door only

5.5 oz commemorative taster glass + 10 tasting tokens

Additional 5.5 oz pours: $1.50

Games

Great Food

Live Entertainment

All profits benefiting Tacoma Historical Society. This event is being held to bring together those that are passionate about craft beer, and to further build community while promoting this amazing beverage in the South Sound. Please hop on board for our 4th year! This event will surely be one to look forward to annually.

 

MORE BEER!
  Last year ticket sales shut down at 4:30pm due to the availability of beer on hand. This year, we're increasing our brewers from 41 to over 50, but plan ahead and buy your tickets online!

See ya there kids!

Stay tuned of a beer list of what's pouring at the upcoming fest!

the pissed liBEERian

Photos and random commentary courtesy of The Real MGD because he's kind of a big deal.

Are you ready for Tacoma Craft Beer Festival?

The Craft Beer Festival of the Tacoma-ness is slowly creeping up on you. Only one chance to attend this year: Saturday, September 3rd. Noon-9p at a new outdoor location.

Are you ready? Do you have tickets? Can you say 'Oh hellz yeah!'?

If you're not there, you have problems. Or priorities. 

Or problems prioritizing your priorities.

Below is a list of confirmed Brewers that will be in attendance at the festival. I can't wait for the specific beer list to be released so I can get to work on my itemized, prioritized, color-coded spreadsheet. 

Hit me up if you want one too! I don't mind telling you what to drink...

Airways Brewing

Alaskan Brewing

Burris Brewing

Deschutes Brewing

Diamond Knot Brewing

Engine House #9

Hales Ales

Lazy Boy Brewing

Mac and Jacks

Maritime Pacific

MT Head Brewing

Naked City Brewery

New Belgium Brewing

Odin Brewing

Pike Brewing

Schooner Exact Brewing

Silver City Brewing

Snoqualmie Falls Brewing

Sound Brewery

Stone Brewing

Trade Route Brewing

Two Beers Brewing

Wingman Brewers

  And more...

 

(I certainly hope 'and more...', there are few local Tacoma breweries I don't see on this list yet.)

 
40 Craft Breweries pouring over 80 Craft beers
Live Music, Food, and Games (yes, games!)

Tickets:

Click Here to Pre Order Tickets and Save $5!

$25 pre-sale online

$30 at the door

Military discount with active duty ID at the door

Tickets can also be bought at Amocat Cafe (Tacoma) & 99 Bottles (Federal Way) with cash

Fred Meyer Reward Card Members bring your card for a discount at the door (2 per card)

Admission includes:

5.5 oz commemorative taster glass + 10 tasting tokens

Additional 5.5 oz pours: $1.50

Last year the festival was so dang fun I get verklempt just thinking about it. Hope to see the 253 out in force that day, representing in the way we do!

 

stay pretty & drink real beer,

the pissed liBEERian

 

Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project officially has the best slogan ever.

 

All hail the mighty Odin Brewing Company (take a knee bitches!)

In all honesty, I visited the Odin Brewery waaaaaay too long ago. It almost feels like I need to go again simply to justify putting this blog out at such a random ass time. Like another trip would be such a hardship on me and my liver... However, Odin Brewing Company has exciting news on the horizon which prompts me to get my effing act together and give you a bit of an Odin FYI.

We first met Dan & the Odin crew at the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival in early October 2010. Their Smoky Bacon Ale was a big hit with the festival goers and I spent the better part of half an hour trying to talk Dan out of his Odin Glitter Tee. It was clear that Dan was wearing 2 t-shirts soooooo, logic being what it is in my world, why wouldn't he give me one? Being the nice guy that he is, Dan promised me a free one if I stopped by the brewery for a visit. Sold. Off I gallop to Odin on my own personal Sleipni, the Jetta.

The Odin tasting room consists of an eclectic mix of artwork that features 'Odin' in random ways and the furniture is said to be mostly anything Dan's in-laws were considering throwing on their front lawn with a 'FREE TO TAKE' sign attached. It feels like a mix between a rummage sale (minus the price tags) and a man cave, all the while being completely comfy and a great place to chill with a pint. Added bonus: When I decided it was time to dump my full tasting glass all over myself, I didn't feel all that bad about getting some on the couch.

Hanging out with Al (Big Al), Heather (Schooner Exact), & Dan (Odin) @ Jillian's in Seattle.

Odin Beers I've Lovingly Ingested During My Visit & All Over Tarnation (ie Seattle & Tacoma):

Odin's Gift Ruby Ale

Thor's Intrigue 

(holy fucking Thorballs, this ale is amazing! A sour stout, cha!)

Odin Freya's Gold

Odin Smoky Bacon Ale 

(I had to bend my digestive morality & at least taste it... shuddup)

Odin's Pearl White Ale

Over a few tastes of what Odin had on tap, we chatted Dan up about how he got into the beer business. Originally a Canuckistanian, he previously worked at a Major who shall remain unmentioned but who's name resembles that of my #1 Minion. I knew there was something a bit off about him... With the desire to make unique beer with new twists, Dan felt he had to leave a major corporation to do so. Bypassing the whole home brewer stage that many begin with, Dan started Odin Brewing Company with 4 employees and is doing just that.

So, for the most totally excellent news on the horizon I promised to deliver (unlike Digiorno). Odin has started bottling their beer! In early February, the first shipment went north to Bellingham (WTF guys!) and the Seattle area should being seeing Odin bottles on the shelves by March. I thought the ever trendy and popular Smoky Bacon Ale would be their first choice to hit bottledom but Odin's gonna be pumping out the Ruby (one of my mouth's all time faves!!!) and the Kolsch at this time. Keep your eyes peeled, their beer is not something you want to pass up.

Odin & crew have a great attitude, solid business plan, excellent vision and cool used furniture; even with only having one eye and a duo of seeing-eye wolves to get by... I think they'll be going far and I'm happy to be right thur, drinkin' der beers as they do it.

Click here if you'd like to learn more about Dan's hair than someone who isn't his wife or hair stylist should ever know. Their website has had quite the makeover since I visited it last so seriously, check it out.

Glitter T's acquired! Dan gave me a freebie & MGD won his @ Jillians. Dan thoroughly tried to convince me the night this picture was taken that the girl shirts run small for a reason... hmmmmm.

the pissed liBEERian

Photo credits to MGD
& mutual editing credits to MGD and myself when I had to re-edit his editing. <3