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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Rick Bonino

UPDATE FRIDAY 8/12

– Hopped Up has tapped a Mulberry Cream Ale made with fresh local berries.

 

UPDATES THURSDAY 8/11

– Daft Badger on Friday is pouring a sneak preview of its new All Hucked Up huckleberry ale, which will be on tap for Saturday's Ales for the Trails in Coeur d'Alene.

– Perry Street is serving a new Palouse Amber made with locally produced Palouse Pint English pale and Munich malts.

– Mad Bomber releases this month's Action Comics cover print today with beer specials all day and an artist signing from 5 to 7.

 

UPDATES WEDNESDAY 8/10

– Today's weekly small-batch release at Daft Badger is a chardonnay barrel-aged Raspberry Cream Ale.

– Bellwether will pour a pair of bottle-conditioned, lightly sour gruit ales Thursday, with the Crate food truck on hand from 5 to 8.

– Grand Teton comes to Crafted Tap House for a tap takeover Thursday at 6.  

 

A look at the upcoming week in local craft beer:

MONDAY

– The beer of the week at Twelve String is C#7#5 IPA, with $4 pints and $9 growler fills. 

– Georgetown is this month's brewery at the Hayden Capone's, with pint purchases earning raffle tickets toward merchandise, while Big Sky is featured at the Post Falls Capone's.  

TUESDAY

– Georgetown visits Steady Flow Growler House for a four-tap pint night from 5 to 7, featuring L.A. Woman Crystal Kolsch, Johnny Utah single-hop Citra pale, Lily double IPA and Gusto Crema Coffee Ale.

WEDNESDAY

– The Steel Barrel hosts an Ecliptic tap takeover starting at 6, with Zenith Grapefruit Gose, Callisto Tripel with Blackcurrants, Hopservatory Tropical Imperial IPA and Oort Imperial Stout.

– Tickets still are available for Northern Quest's monthly brewer's dinner at 6, featuring Wallace Brewing's Idaho Select Lager, 1910 Black Lager and Huckleberry Shandy paired with three food courses; cost is $40, call (509) 481-2122.  

– A new Inland Northwest Beer Choir chapter holds its first event from 7 to 8:30 at the Coeur d'Alene Growler Guys; anyone 21 and older is welcome to come and join in traditional and original drinking songs.

FRIDAY

– The inaugural Spokane Brewers Festival runs Friday from 3 to 9 and Saturday from noon to 9 in the Spokane Arena parking lot, featuring 35 regional breweries and cideries plus food and live music. There's no admission fee; get a tasting mug for $7 and drink tokens for $1 each (2-ounce pours for one token, 10-ounce pours for five).

– The Coeur d'Alene Growler Guys welcomes River City from 4 to 7 for a tasting of Huckleberry Ale, Girlfriend Golden, Clocktower Imperial IPA, VB Stout and River City Root Beer.

SATURDAY

– The fourth annual Ales For the Trail, to benefit the North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation, runs from 2 to 8 in Coeur d'Alene's McEuen Park with 25 area breweries plus food and live music; tickets are $30, which includes six 5-ounce drink tickets.

– This month's Music, Micros and BBQ at the Coeur d'Alene Casino highlights Southern Idaho breweries, with all-you-can eat barbecue from 5 to 9 p.m. for $18 and live music from 7 to 10.

– The Lantern Tap House's Summer Concert Series continues with Grand Teton pint specials and live music by The Thomsen Boys at 9.

– Zythum celebrates brewer/owner Shawn Carney's 50th birthday with live music and food (including cake, of course). 

And as always, keep checking back for more information about everything happening throughout the week.