The Washington Beer Commission Presents.. Belgianfest

Seattle, Wa – The Washington Beer Commission presents Belgianfest, which will take place at The Engine Room at Georgetown Studios in Seattle. There will be two tasting sessions, each with Belgian-style beers from more than 20 Washington State breweries.

Belgium in a Beer Nut Shell – By Stu Stuart
Belgian Beer Me! Beer Tours (Belgianbeerme.com)

Imagine more than 500 varieties of incredible beer brewed in an area smaller than Washington. Actually about 1/6th the size of Washington! This is Belgium and one of the reasons beer travel to it is so attractive.

Certain beer styles have regional concentrations of breweries, for example lambics around Brussels and farmhouse ales in the south. The highest concentration of breweries is in the north, but there are many great breweries in the scenic Ardennes mountain region in the south, too.

2010 Belgianfest Beer List
The Belgianfest will feature various Belgian style beer by over 20 Washington breweries to put a spotlight on the fascinating beer culture of Belgium.

2010 Belgianfest Beer list download here

Anacortes Brewery – Anacortes
Anacortes Sour Brown (Belgian Sour)
Anacortes Belgian (Belgian Dubble?)

Baron Brewing Co. – Seattle
TBA

Big Al Brewing – Seattle
Local Hero #6- Saison (Saison)
Watermelon Sour (Sour beer)

Big Time Brewery – Seattle
Malaprop 8 (Belgian Abbey)

Black Raven Brewing Co. – Redmond
Pour les Oiseaux (Wine Barrel Aged Saison)

Boundary Bay Brewery – Bellingham
Boundary Bay Tripel (Belgian Tripel)

Diamond Knot Brewing Co. – Mukilteo
TBA

Dick’s Brewing Co. – Centralia
Silk Lady (Belgian Pale Ale)
Tripel (Belgian Tripel)
Grand Cru (Grand Cru)

Elliott Bay Brewing Co. – Burien & Seattle
Blended Brett Beer (Blonde & Red Brett)
Hop von Boorian (Belgian IPA)
Gulden von Boorian
Cask Red von Boorian (Tart Belgian Red Ale)

Elysian Brewing Co. – Seattle
Bete Noel (Belgian Strong Ale)
TBA (Saison Farmhouse Ale)
Toro Oro Mate Tripel (Trippel w/Yerba Mate)

Fremont Brewing Co. – Seattle
Solstice Saison (Saison)
Sideshow Saison (Saison)

Georgetown Brewing Co. – Seattle
Donkey Deux (Belgian Dubbel)

Hale’s Ales Brewery – Seattle
Hale’s “25” Belgian Dubbel (Belgian Dubbel)
Hale’s Saison (Saison)

Issaquah Brewhouse – Issaquah
Menage A Frog (Belgian Tripel)
White Frog (Belgian Wit)
Polywog Grand Cru (Grand Cru)

Naked City Brewery – Seattle
Une Terreur (Belgian Golden)

Pike Brewing Co. – Seattle
Pike Monk’s Uncle (Belgian Tripel)
Pike Tandem (Belgian Double)
Pike Tripel Kreik (Belgian Tripel Kreik)

Port Townsend Brewing Co. – Port Townsend
Belgian Dark Rye (Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Seattle
TBA
TBA

Redhook Ale Brewery – Seattle
Belgian Tripel (Belgian Tripel)
Raspberry Dubbel (Dubbel)

Salmon Creek Brewery – Vancouver
Brother Larry’s (Belgian Dubbel)

Scuttlebutt Brewing Co. – Everett
777 ’07 (1st session) (Belgian Tripel)
777 ’09 (2nd session) (Belgian Tripel)

Skagit River Brewery – Mt. Vernon
TBA

Snipes Mountain Brewery – Sunnyside
Dark Matter (Blended Sour Red)

Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co. – Snoqualmie
Spring Fever 2010 (Grand Cru)
Spring Fever 2009 (Grand Cru)
Dubbel Dubbel Toil & Trouble (Belgian Dubbel)

Two Beers Brewing – Seattle
Crooked Belgian Wit (Belgian Wit)
Cask Dry Peeled Crooked Belgian Wit (Belgian Wit)

WABL Beer* – a blend of different Belgianfest beers
*Available exclusively to WABL (WAshington Beer Lovers) members

Saturday, January 23, 2010
Session 1: 12-4pm
Session 2: 6-10pm
The Engine Room @ Georgetown Studios
5890 Airport Way S.
Seattle, WA 98108 | Map