Dave Morales has worn a lot of hats in the Bellingham beer community. If you're a brewer, you've probably made a beer with him or learned a thing or two from him. If you're a beertender, you've more than likely served him a cold one at one point or another. If [...]
Pint Points As we enter March, mark your calendars for the Atwood Ales beer pairing dinner at The Vault in Blaine, WA. This 5 course, 5 beer event is on March 31 from 5-8 PM. Tickets are $55 and reservations are required. Don't miss the Depot Comedy Club this Sunday at [...]
Pint Points Congrats to Aslan for having the honor of brewing the 2019 Seattle Beer Week official beer! That's so rad, we might just have to drive to Seattle to try it. Mark your calendars for March 3 for a fun night celebrating the 12th season of the Bellingham Roller Betties [...]
While the snow-pacalypse is close to over, or at least turned into slush-pacalypse, that doesn't mean Bellingham is warming up anytime soon. While school is finally back in session and your favorite local businesses open regular hours again, it seems like a great time to escape the cold and duck into [...]
Pint Points What a strange and snowy week! Most breweries are back to regular business hours! Be careful on the roads on the way home from your favorite Tap Trail stops. Lost Giants is spicing things up and making it feel a little hotter than it is with their weekly infusion! [...]
Pint Points Join Aslan and Rainier for the release of King of the Mountain Pilsner, a collaboration made for the Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom, Sunday, February 10 at Graham's Restaurant. These cans look epic, fitting for such an epic partnership. 5% of all sales of this beer go to Protect [...]
Pint Points Boundary Bay has your Super Bowl Sunday needs covered with their famous, rich and perfectly cheesy pans of mac n' cheese for $35. Get it delivered to your door or pick it up! You may as well throw a couple six packs in there too. It'll be like your [...]
Getting your first few stamps on your Tap Trail passport right off the bat can be easy when you have a handful of places where you’re a regular. For instance, the Cornwall neighborhood has Wander, Kulshan, Twin Sisters and more right at their fingertips, easily walkable for a pint. But half [...]
Pint Points This Saturday, January 26, the Aslan Depot turns 1! And they're throwing a heck of a party for it. There will be a bottle pour station where they'll feature bottles from deep within their cellar, vertical tastings and even a new release. Doors open at 12 pm, Ovn Wood [...]
Sometimes you just don't know what to do with it all. Bellingham's constant cycle of events, beer and food is just mouth watering. But Aslan Depot has really upped the game these next few days. Aslan Brewing opened Aslan Depot a year ago and now you'll have an opportunity to [...]
Over the last few months, Jason and Kim Harper have been working hard to make their dreams of owning and operating a brewery, a reality. We've been with them since they nailed down a space late this last summer, and as they've had a brewhouse delivered (previously owned by Photo [...]
Pint Points Aslan is expanding into Seattle this summer! Read more about the opening of their Fremont taproom, here. The Aslan Depot is now open on Saturdays and Sundays at noon, instead of 3 p.m. That's three more hours of delicious barrel projects we can get behind. This week from Lost [...]
Coming Summer 2019...Aslan Seattle! Located in the heart of the Fremont neighborhood, this new taproom will serve exclusive organic beer brewed by and delivered directly from Aslan Brewing Company. Soon, Aslan will be able to give the Seattle community access to a wider selection of seasonal offerings, barrel projects, and specialty can [...]
Pint Points Every Monday at 6:30 pm through the month of February, you can join Bellingham yogi Lacy Kemp for free vinyasa yoga in the Roosevelt brewery! Heat lamps provided by Heating Green, you must be 21+ to attend. Keep your eyes out around town for the Resilience IPA from Sierra [...]
Pint Points Need plans for New Years Eve? Lucky for you, Bellingham Tap Trail pitstops are throwing parties and dinners throughout town. Check out their Instagram's for more details on each event. Aslan Depot Boundary Bay Stones Throw Brewery Illuminati Brewing Company Bellingham Cider Company GRUFF Brewing Co. Twin Sisters Brewing [...]
Pint Points Mark your calendars now for the just-announced Aslan 2018 Barrel Project Retrospective! Different events will be hosted in different cities, like Seattle, Portland and two separate Bellingham events on 1/24 and 1/26. For more details on how to taste your way through 2018 with Aslan, check out their website. [...]
We are officially less than one week away from Christmas, meaning now is the time to scramble for last minute gifts for that cousin you didn't know was coming to dinner, plan exactly what you're contributing to your family's Christmas feast, and pick up a couple boozy stocking stuffers to get [...]
Bellingham, Wash. - December 18, 2018 - On Wednesday, December 19, Bellingham breweries Boundary Bay Brewing Co. & Wander Brewing are each releasing Resilience IPA, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s nationwide fundraising brew. Sierra Nevada Brewing Comapny created the recipe for Resilience IPA and invited the craft beer community to brew and [...]
Why do you drink? I mean that neither as an accusation nor as a rhetorical question, but in all sincerity, and with the emphasis on ‘you’. What are your reasons? The simplest answer is just: beer tastes good. I wholeheartedly agree. But that’s not the end of it, right? Also: [...]
Pint Points Tomorrow (12/14), Aslan Depot will host a Holiday Bazaar featuring local artisans from 2-8 pm. This is the perfect opportunity to find Christmas gifts made locally, and tasty treats to bring to Christmas dinner. Don't miss it! Tonight! At 6:30 pm you can meet the man behind the production [...]
As we're just a little under two weeks until Christmas, time is of the essence when it comes to buying gifts. If you're staying local to celebrate with family, chances are there's a craft beer lover on your list of people to shop for. If you're traveling, now may be the [...]
Pint Points Stemma Brewing, Bellingham's newest brewery, will have their first pieces of merchandise available for pre-order starting tonight! T-shirts, hoodies and more will debut their logo, a big step for a new brewery! Two words: Beer. Snowcones. That's right! Boundary Bay is putting two of the best things together for [...]
I’ve been home brewing – off and on – for roughly 20 years, but I’m always eager to see how things are done at commercial breweries. I recently had the opportunity to help brew a batch of beer at Menace Brewing in Bellingham, and it was yet another learning experience. While [...]
Pint Points Boundary Bay is providing an awesome holiday gift option by being part of the Bus Club! Perks include getting a personalized mug to use in house, getting a monthly special beer delivery right to your door, and free delivery on any other Boundary Bay deliveries you get. Check out [...]
It's Thursday night and you randomly scored a babysitter. Wondering what to do with your spouse with the few hours of free time that you have, you naturally decide to get a few stamps on your Tap Trail passport, right? Soon enough, the number of breweries on the passport will grow [...]
Pint Points Mark your calendars for December 2, when Aslan will host a Holiday Record Bazaar at the Depot location! From 4-8 pm you can shop new and used vinyl records from three different Bellingham record stores. What a cool way to support so many local businesses. The Lost Giants infusion [...]
**Yummy pie header image courtesy of Boundary Bay Brewery The holidays are upon us, and in Bellingham that means the days get much shorter, the weather gets much wetter and for some, the beer gets much darker. Along with the hustle of the holidays, comes the stress of figuring out what [...]
Pint Points Structures re-releases their City of Solace Double IPA today when they open. $20/4 pack and there's a limit of 1 case per human. If you're participating in No Shave November or just have a rockin' beard, mark your calendars for the annual Best Beard in Bellingham contest at Aslan [...]
Pint Points This Saturday, Elizabeth Station hosts a Specialty Coffee Beer event from 8 am to 8 pm! Coffee collaborations with Twin Sisters, Menace, Structures, Mirage (Seattle) and North Fork will be available as flight specials or individually. Come see how delicious ES counterpart Primer Coffee pairs with beer! Mark your [...]
Bellingham has been lucky enough to have a long summer. Sunny days with crisp air and virtually no rain fall have allowed locals to maximize their patio time, whether it be in Menace's beer garden, Elizabeth Station's patio, or the outdoor beer-drinking mecca that is Goods Local Brews. Open since late [...]
What an AMAZING Event! We heard this many times while selling through some old Tap Trail shirts at the finish line party for the 2018 Trails to Taps Relay in Bellingham on Sunday, October 21st. It really was a great event and it was truly amazing to see so many [...]
Pint Points Herb's Cider opens today at 2pm! Aslan is working on a new and improved beer garden! Can't wait to check it out. Keep your eyes out for progress on their brewpub location. This Saturday, October 20, Stones Throw hosts one of their legendary block parties in honor [...]
You probably aren't going to want to miss this one! While we'd love to tell you all about it in our own words, we think the info is best coming right from the source. Official Stones Throw Press Release Stones Throw Brewery is excited to announce the release of their bottled [...]
We’re all always thinking about where we’re gonna get our next pint, in the beer garden at Twin Sisters, in the Menace taproom or down the street at Elizabeth Station. But having a pint at home has become increasingly popular, luckily Growler’s Keep, located in Bakerview Square Shopping Center, has Bellingham’s [...]
While Bellingham's beer community is growing, so is our capacity to support more breweries. Our palettes are developing, as is our willingness to try new things. Each Bellingham beer location has something different to offer, which is part of the beauty of the Tap Trail passport. While it gives you an [...]
As the craft beer industry in Bellingham grows, smaller communities within craft beer grow as well. Whether it be the camaraderie among local brewers or the bond shared by beertenders around town, the love of craft beer seemingly brings people together unlike any other industry. Blame it on the pints we [...]
In craft beer towns across the United States, not only have the brews become a point of tourism, but an integral part of the community. In fact, some of us probably see our beertenders more than we see some of our family members. While it’s easy to get lost in [...]
Pint Points Sunday, August 26 is Bacon and Kegs takes over the Depot Market Square, a beer and bacon festival benefitting Whatcom Center for Early Learning. There will be two sessions available for entry, an all ages session from 11-3 and an over 21 session from 5:30-9 pm. Chili Bravo is [...]
Bellingham's beer scene has grown leaps and bounds over these past four years. Each offering it's own unique aesthetic, ambiance and surroundings. It's been a blistering pace of brewery after brewery. Followed by our recent splurge on the missing link of cideries, that round out our city's tap selection. But our [...]
As the craft beer scene in Bellingham has grown, so have many of our palettes and the array of beer we enjoy on a day to day basis. The Pacific Northwest has earned the reputation of being IPA snobs, but many don't know that we are all expanding our horizons. For [...]
We truly live amidst an embarrassment of zymurgical riches, with over 20 imbibing locations listed on the Tap Trail map. But maps can never include everything, and while the locations listed on the Tap Trail map are certainly the brightest stars of the Bellingham beer universe, there are plenty of [...]
Each Bellingham beer drinker has a few favorite places to frequent for a pint, whether it’s the Wander Brew Hall or either Kulshan location to take advantage of the best parts of summer (patios and food trucks). But what happens when you just don’t feel like leaving your backyard and want [...]
Pint Points Bellingham cleaned up at the Washington Beer Awards this weekend! We are so lucky to be surrounded by such incredible breweries in this town. Wander won large brewery of the year! As well as Gold for Champagne Toast, Correspondent and WanderAle, Silver for Wild Warehouse, and Bronze for Doglost [...]
Pint Points Don't miss the Atwood & North Fork Sandwich event tonight at Elizabeth Station! From 5-9 pm, taste the two collaborative brews they made with some unexpected ingredients. We expect nothing less than totally weird and totally awesome from these two brewers. You can now find Kid Sister food truck at [...]
For the last few months, the Sunnyland neighborhood has been home to a construction zone. Many might drive by and wonder what could be opening in their family-oriented neighborhood, and the answer is a little something for everyone. With an opening later this summer, Twin Sisters Brewing Company will check all [...]
What has been noticed by many Bellingham residents as a small, colorful, local produce stand in the Fountain neighborhood has now made the most of their space on Northwest Avenue. Expanded toward the street and newly renovated on the inside, Goods Local Brews has seen success in recent weeks after serving [...]
Pint Points Ski to Sea is proving to be a beer-heavy event! Join Bellingham breweries for block parties and commemorative beers. TONIGHT (Friday 5/25) is Boundary Bay's Ski to Sea Block party! TOMORROW (Saturday 5/26) join Stones Throw for their block party! Live music, good beer, better company at both locations. [...]
Pint Points We heard word of a collaboration between Atwood Ales and Elizabeth Station's staff.... after some time sitting in barrels, we are looking forward to tasting the excellence that will be the collaboration between these two local beer entities! Aslan is releasing Disco Lemonade, a seasonal yet very popular Berliner [...]
In case you weren't aware, Bellingham's craft beer community brews some of the best beer in the world. This year's World Beer Cup continued to prove that to everyone. Every two years the World Beer Cup is hosted held at the annual Craft Brewers Conference (CBC.) The Craft Brewers Conference [...]
According to a recent report by the Brewers Association (BA), U.S. craft breweries now consume nearly 40% of the total malt consumed by U.S. brewers, even though craft breweries only represent 12.7% of the market. And both of those percentages are expected to continue to grow. Illustration by Aubrey Laurence [...]
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