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You can now have Port Townsend Brewing microbrews shipped directly to your doorstep by Mystery Bay Shipping. Mystery Bay Shipping presents the best products of the Olympic Rain Shadow in gift baskets or as individual products. They can ship our beers individually, by the case or they can arrange a beautiful gift basket presentation. Click here to order.
Saint Patrick's Day at the Brewery
Join us on Saturday, March 17th from 5pm-9pm for our annual Saint Patrick's celebration.
There will be live music with the Alternators featuring George Radebaugh (accordion) and Peter (fiddle) from Delta Rays. Great Cajun and Zydeco music for your soul.
And, what would St. Paddy's be without corned beef and cabbage ($7) and your favorite Port Townsend brew? ...we promise it won't be green!
Winter Beer Fest
Port Townsend Brewing Company will be at this year's Washington Beer Commission 2011 Winter Beer Festival. One of the brews we'll be featuring is our seasonal Winter Ale.
Join us on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 5pm-9pm and Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 12pm-9pm at Hale's Palladium in Seattle for some great craft beer, food and beer pairings, gifts and more!
Tickets and more information are at the Washington Beer Commission site.
This is a 21+ event.
Interview with our brewmaster & Strait Stout review
On Foodbeat NW by Bill Fishburn
The Brewer
I was fortunate enough to share emails with Carter Camp. Carter is Port Townsend’s Head Brewer, and his generosity of time was amazing. If you decide to try this stout because of this review, please drop him a line and let him know what you think. I had several questions for Carter, from a brewer, a brewing, and a beer perspective. Read on or skip to my review.
Q: What first got you interested in brewing beer?
I discovered 'good' beer in college (UW) during my sophomore year. This was 1995, and Red Hook, Pyramid, Hales and Thomas Kemper were kings in the NW...read more at Foodbeat NW
Live concert in the beer garden with Kip Winger!
Saturday, Aug 27, 2011, 8:00pm-10:00pm
"Kip Winger, the multi-platinum recording artist, may be known best for his success with Winger and his early days as a bass player with Alice Cooper. However the range and scope of his musical journey can be more fully experienced in his solo albums, This Conversation Seems Like A Dream, Songs From The Ocean Floor, From The Moon To The Sun and his most recent composition Ghosts for string orchestra, piano and harp." -kipwinger.com
Space is limited and it's going to be a GREAT show! Get your tickets online now at TicketsWest.
Now in Bottles
Look for your favorite Port Townsend Brew bottled in stores and restaurants! Please email us for a location near you.
Original Artwork by Port Townsend artist Mike Kowalski
OUR HOP DIGGIDY IPA NOW AVAILABLE IN BOTTLES!
Thanks to everyone for helping us grow and for your continued support!
The Port Townsend Brewing Company is now serving wine by the glass.
Unwind at the cozy Lee Side Tasting Room with a pint of your favorite beer or a glass of wine.
We have a variety of delicious wines including two house wines (a Chardonnay and a Cabernet) as well as premium Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon.
Come by tonight for a toast!
A funny little video (Don't try this at home).
Minors At Port Townsend Brewing Co.
August 23, 2006
For many families, single moms and “dads on duty”, the brewery had become somewhat of a utopia and garden paradise to enjoy a pint, a soda, and a bowl of peanuts with their children. This has been our vision from the start of Port Townsend Brewing Co. and we had hoped it would continue.
A Change Without Warning
Unfortunately the Washington State Liquor Control Board decided on Thursday August 17th, the day of our opening of the new tasting room, to inform us that we could no longer allow minors to enter the brewery at all. This came as a big shock to us and of course to our customers. After submitting our plans to the WSLCB in February it wasn’t until the day of opening that they informed us of their discretionary change. The added beer garden space and the added tasting room was the trigger for this change.
As many of us, even in the business, have trouble deciphering the finer points of the liquor laws, we will attempt to let you all know why this event occurred.
We were given a microbrewery license in the year 1997. With a microbrewery license we are allowed a “tasting room”. Wineries are also afforded the same consideration and it is left to the WSLCB agents’ “discretion & interpretation” of the law whether or not they remain a “tasting room” or a definite “drinking establishment”. This does not mean that we as a microbrewery or winery have taken out a new license; this means that the WSLCB deemed us a “drinking establishment” and therefore banned minors from our place of business.
Last Friday when we had to enforce this for the first time, we were very hurt by some of our local customers who insinuated that we had in some way brought this on ourselves and that we were glad that we didn’t have to allow kids anymore. To the contrary, we never in the nine years of being open, ever “had to” allow kids in our brewery. That was our choice. Many people have asked us why don’t you serve wine? The reason for that was that we could not have kids in the brewery if we served wine unless we had a kitchen that served food. With just beer and no food they would allow it, until now. With the major expansion of our garden and the new tasting room, the discretion and interpretation of our laws by the WSLCB was the deciding factor.
A Recurring Issue
Three years ago, without warning, the WSLCB decided that we could no longer have minors. After 5 years of not changing anything, they just “at their discretion & interpretation of the law decided that they could do this. No one had ever visited the brewery nor evaluated our record, or hours of business, which included closing at 7pm. We fought this for five months with many letters and phone calls on our part. Twenty of our customers who brought their children to the brewery wrote letters to the Liquor Board telling them of their fine experience at the brewery with their kids. With compromises on the part of the WSLCB and on the part of Port Townsend Brewing Co. they did indeed allow us to continue allowing minors.
So, I encourage all of you parents who are upset with this recent change, to write to your legislators and the WSLCB and tell them your views on this subject. The only way to change is through diligence and perseverance with your representatives and local government.
So for now, having a pint, a soda, and a bowl of peanuts with your son or daughter, while listening to an early evening concert in a beautiful garden setting, will remain only a “utopian concept” in the state of WA.
Very Sincerely,
Kim and Guy Sands
Owners
Port Townsend Brewing Co.
Boatyard Bitter Brings Home Silver Medal
Our very own Boatyard Bitter was the 2004 Silver Medal Winner at the North American Brewers Awards held in Idaho. This ale won in the category of English (Special) Best Bitter.
Stop by our Tasting Room for a pint or pick up a bottle at these select outlets! >
Our Entry in the 2005 Rhody Parade!
Open Fermentation
Makes it Great
Port Townsend Brewing Company is one of the few microbreweries that use "open fermentation" most breweries use fermenters that are cylindriconical and sealed.
These pictures are of the yeast in the fermenters doing it's work. Our fermenters are used dairy tanks and we can open the lid and actually see the yeast at work.
Meet the Rhododendron Parade Champs!
Yes, we took 1st place for Commercial Entry for 2004!
