Friday (06/14/2013) was the ultimate Brewvet ride! Kasia needed to do some shopping in Woodinville, so we parked there and I rode to Marymoor Park in Redmond for the first day of the
Washington Brewer's Festival! While there I tasted quite a few (possibly too many) excellent beers from local breweries, including:
It was a beautiful day for a ride, and an even better day for trying new beers in the park.
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Plenty of bike parking |
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Dirty Bucket Brewing (Woodinville, WA) with their India Black Ale |
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Triplehorn Brewing (Woodinville, WA) |
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Triplehorn Brewing Coconut Porter |
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192 Brewing (Kenmore, WA) |
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The 192 Brewing guys |
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192 Brewing Strong Shticky Blonde |
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Skookum Brewery (Arlington, WA) |
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Many choices from Skookum Brewery |
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I went with the Skookum Brewery Katspaw Saison |
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A few of the many food vendors present |
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Sausages and beer go together like... sausages and beer |
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Twelve Bar Brews (Woodinville, WA) |
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Twelve Bar Brews Red Ale |
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Enormous line for Black Raven Brewing (Redmond, WA). |
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Brickyard Brewing (Woodinville, WA) |
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The Brickyard dudes |
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Brickyard Brewing Masonry Oatmeal Stout |
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A beautiful day for beer |
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Foggy Noggin Brewing (Bothell, WA) |
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The Foggy guys |
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Foggy Noggin Bit O'Beaver |
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A little something to "dry me out" before riding back to Woodinville |
For "Brewvet purposes", I considered the Skookum Katspaw Saison my official beer for the day, mostly because I needed a saison as one of the nine Brewvet categories. The Katspaw is an excellent, refreshing beer, and I definitely look forward to trying it again.
That said, I think my absolute favorite beer of the day was the 192 Brewing Strong Shticky Blonde. It was made with honey and a touch of lavender. The lavender was very subtle, but added a nice depth to the beer's flavor. Sadly, it was only made in very limited quantities, and it may be a long time before I get another chance to try it.
Statistics:
Brewvet #7 (
part 1,
part 2) -- "'Tis the Saison", 17.5 miles
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