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Photo by Bill Myers of Joseph's Grainery.

Catching up with more news from the week in local craft beer:

• Seattle's Elysian is cooking up an Apple Cup beer with a decidedly Palouse flavor.

Bitter Rivalry features the English Pale and Light Munich malts produced by Palouse Pint in Spokane Valley, using barley grown by Joseph's Grainery in Colfax.   

The beer, brewed Friday on the seven-barrel pilot system at the Elysian Fields pub, also includes Washington apples and juice. It will be served at Elysian's locations leading up to the annual showdown between the Washington State Cougars and University of Washington Huskies on Nov. 25 in Seattle.

• Speaking of the Palouse, Pullman's Paradise Creek is preparing to release its first canned beer, the popular Huckleberry Pucker kettle sour.

• Green Bluff's breweries are readying for winter with the fall season having wrapped up this weekend.

Big Barn moves its taproom to the larger brewing barn from the smaller (and uninsulated) Tap House; winter hours will be Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Christmas tree sales begin after Thanksgiving. 

And 238 Brewing temporarily shuts down after this weekend to prepare for its annual operation as a Christmas tree farm. The brewery reopens the day after Thanksgiving, with Santa on hand for photos the weekend of Dec. 2-3.

• The nYne Bar & Bistro will host a Craft & Community evening in memory of late Iron Goat co-founder Paul Edminster on Nov. 12. The event will include a complimentary cocktail (no-host bar after), seven small plates from area restaurants accompanied by local beers, a silent auction plus a live auction of high-end art, and live music. Tickets are $50; proceeds go to Edminster's widow, local artist Sheila Evans, to assist with medical bills.