Mini Beer Fest in Seattle!

Check out some of the smallest (and newest) breweries in the Seattle area at this one-day festival:

SMALL SEATTLE BREWERIES UNITE FOR MINI BEER FESTIVAL

Laughing Buddha to Host Fellow Breweries

SEATTLE, WA – Four of Seattle’s smallest breweries have announced that they will hold a mini beer festival on Saturday, August 23, 2008 in South Seattle. Laughing Buddha will host Baron Brewing, Schooner Exact, and Two Beers Brewing in their newly expanded brewery space. Craft beer drinkers are invited to stop by and sample beer from all four breweries.

“We thought we should have a special event before we start filling up the space with equipment,” said Chris Castillo, co-owner of Laughing Buddha, a new Seattle microbrewery focusing on Asian fusion beers. The brewery tripled their lease space on July 1, 2008 in the South 93rd Business Park to support its current growth in production.

Baron Brewing is located in the same industrial complex in the South Park district of Seattle. Schooner Exact and Two Beers Brewing are both small-batch breweries that produce half a barrel of beer at a time.

“We met Schooner Exact and Two Beers for the first time at this year’s Washington Brewers Festival,” Castillo said. “It’s going to be fun having our neighbor and new friends over to pour beer.”

The mini beer festival will be held on August 23, 2008 from 3pm to 7pm at 9320 15th Ave S, Unit CE2, Seattle, WA, 98108. Attendees can pre-register at http://beerfest.eventbrite.com.

Laughing Buddha, brewers of modern Asian-style beers, began producing its first batches in the South Park district of Seattle in 2007. Their beers include Dragon King Lager, Pandan Brown Ale, Ginger Pale Ale, and Mango Weizen. For more information, visit www.laughingbuddhabeer.com.

Baron Brewing, brewers of German-style beers, was founded in South Park Seattle in the beginning of 2003. Their beers include Hefe-Weisse, Pilsner, Uber-Weisse, Schwarzbier, as well as a number of seasonal and special release beers. For more information, visit www.baronbeer.com.

Schooner Exact, brewers of the 3-Grid IPA, is a small batch microbrewery located in West Seattle. The schooner "Exact" is the ship that originally brought the Dennys and the other founding families to Seattle, landing on Alki Beach. For more information, visit schoonerexact.typepad.com.

Two Beers Brewing was founded in South Lake Union, Seattle in early 2008. Their beers include 20:20 Blonde Ale, Immersion Amber Ale, and Crooked Belgian Wit. For more information, visit www.twobeersbrewery.com.