The Washington Brewers Guild Presents 2016 Washington Cask Beer Festival

Courtesy of Washington Brewers Guild

Saturday March 19, 2016  /  Noon-4pm & 6-10pm  / Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

(Seattle, WA) January 14, 2016- The Washington Brewers Guild will present the Washington Cask Beer Festival, a long-running cask beer celebration on Saturday, March 19 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Cask Festival is also an important fundraiser for the Guild, a lobbying arm of the Washington brewing industry who will be representing the interest of Washington breweries during the upcoming legislative session.

As the Washington craft brewing industry continues to grow and its landscape keeps evolving the Guild is committed to educating Washington brewers and consumers and honoring the centuries old tradition of cask-conditioned beer. The event will once again feature more than 100 different cask-conditioned beers brewed by over 40 Guild members including many new comers who will be making their Cask Festival debut this year. To remain true to the spirit of “real ale” all beers are conditioned naturally without artificially introducing CO2 into the cask and will be poured by gravity or via a beer engine.

2016 Washington Cask Beer Festival

DATE            

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Session 1: 12-4 pm

Session 2: 6-10 pm

Doors open 15 minutes before each session begins. Taps close 30 minutes before each session ends.

LOCATION  

Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

299 Mercer St., Seattle, WA  98109

ADMISSION               

$40 advance tickets or $45 at the door, if still available

Admission includes a commemorative tasting glass and up to 25 sample tastes.

Designated driver admission is $5 and available at the door only.

Separate ticket required for each session.

21 and over only. Non-refundable. No dogs allowed.

Tickets are on sale online at www.washingtonbrewersguild.org. This event may sell out so advance ticket purchase it strongly recommended.

BEER             

Washington Cask Beer Festival is a major highlight of the Pacific Northwest beer festival scene. It’s a rare opportunity to sample over 100 mostly exclusive or limited release cask-conditioned beers from 40+ Washington breweries. To stay true to the tradition of cask-conditioned beer the Festival requires brewers to naturally condition the beer in a firkin or other vessels without artificially introducing CO2. All beers will be poured by gravity or via a beer engine and the result is smooth ale with a thick creamy head that brings out subtle, nuanced flavors.

Also featured at the event is the Herbert’s Legendary Cask Festival Ale, a special cask beer brewed collectively by the Washington brewers in honor of Bert Grant, a legendary Washington beer icon.

BENEFICIARY            

Washington Brewers Guild is a non-profit organization whose mission is to build a community of Washington State brewers, advance their common interests through the legislative process and promote the quality and value of their beers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Web site: www.washingtonbrewersguild.org 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/WACaskFestival