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Here's a look at a new logo being developed for our 13th Anniversary.
The beer, which we're brewing today together w/ guest brewer Jason Parker, will be called "Saison de la Chance" since it's a 'Saison' style and, as the logo makes clear, we're playing on the various symbols associated with LUCK (= 'chance' in French).
Look for the logo on t-shirts, tattoos, and maybe a few other items that will be available for sale beginning the week of July 5th.
We'll also be posting a few photographs from today's brew showing the boys hard at work in the West Seattle brew house.
This Friday, June 4th we're brewing "Saison de la Chance" to commemorate thirteenth years of brewing in West Seattle.
Each year we collaborate with a different brewer to come up with a unique recipe for our anniversary, celebrated during the week of the West Seattle Street Fair (a.k.a. Summerfest), July 5-11th.
This year's guest brewer is West Seattle-ite, Jason Parker. While he's been "retired" from the local brewing scene for a number of years, Jason was the original brewer at Pike Place Brewing on Western Ave., helped start Fish Brewing in Olympia, worked at Redhook when it was in Fremont and Pyramid when they still made beer on Royal Brougham. Suffice it to say, he earned his chops "back in the day" when craft brewing was in its infancy in Seattle. He's got lots of good stories to tell too!
We're very proud to have this local brewing legend agree to work with us to develop a beer for such a momentous and auspicious occasion. The recipe incorporates some unique ingredients, our Belgian yeast strain, and possibly some different hop varieties that we've not brewed with before. The resulting beer is designed to be a genuine thirst quencher for those sunny summer days that MUST be just around the corner!
Stay tuned for photos from Friday's brew day and a sneak peek at the logo being turned in to t-shirts, tattoos, and maybe event cycling jerseys!
Here's a short video clip of the brewers in West Seattle mashing-in the Anniversary Beer #12, a Double Pilsner recipe brewed with Cargill German Pilsner malt and a touch of Gambrinus Honey Malt.
Brewer Dan Ashley collaborated on this recipe with Don Webb (w/ mash paddle), co-owner of and brewer at Naked City Taphouse and Brewery in Greenwood, continuing our tradition of inviting guest brewers to work with us to create something special for our anniversary celebration.
The beer, hopped with Saaz, will be fermented with lager yeast procured from Georgetown Brewing Co. and will make its debut at the West Seattle Summerfest in mid-July.
The brewers at Elliott Bay Brewhouse and Pub in Burien cranked up the mash tun shortly after 4:00 AM to begin brewing their versions of Herbert's Legendary Cask Fest Ale for this year's Tenth Anniversary Washington Beer Commission Cask Festival.
Nine other WA breweries will brew interpretations of this Imperial IPA in honor of the late Bert Grant, all of which will pour at the event being held at Seattle Center on 03.28.09.
Advance tickets are currently available ON LINE and at both Elliott Bay pubs.
Here's a look at a new logo being developed for our 13th Anniversary. 
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