2018 Guide Book Max Higbee Center Presents:

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Match these numbers in the brewery descriptions to the map in the middle! Welcome to the 17th annual April Brews Day!

We are pleased to present OVER 70 local & regional brewers and their amazing beer! Our Largest April Brews Day Yet! All proceeds go to Max Higbee Center’s recreation programs for people with developmental disabilities

People’s choice voting card included with entry. Look for ballot boxes at the event. 2018 BACON KEGS FESTIVAL 08.26.2018

AUGUST 26TH 2018 DEPOT MARKET SQUARE BELLINGHAM, WA THANK YOU!

April Brews Day directly benefits Max Higbee Center, a local nonprofit that has provided community- based recreation programs for youth and adults with developmental disabilities for over 30 years. Max Higbee Center aims to create opportunities for personal enjoyment and enrichment, to promote growth and development of participants, and to assist participants to achieve greater independence and increased involvement in the community.

For more information, visit our website at maxhigbee.org

Proceeds from April Brews Day provide 50% of the budget for the Max Higbee Center

100% of the proceeds from this event go to those we serve! 192 Brewing Co. 59 Shticky Blonde is a pilsner inspired Kolsch style Blonde made with wild honey for an extra flavor and kick. 6.75% ABV 22 IBU Happy Dance Hef is an American impression of the European Hefeweizen, but made for a clean finish without the funny flavors. 5.2% ABV 22 IBU KENMORE, WA

2 Towns Ciderhouse 64 Pacific Pineapple Cider Juicy, tropical, and unfiltered, it rolls ripe Costa Rica golden pineapples into fresh-pressed Northwest apples. An easy drinking cider that will relax your state of mind, no matter your locale!” 5.0% ABV The Bad Apple is big and bold and made in an imperial style. Fermented with local meadowfoam honey and aged on Oregon White Oak create complex notes of apples and wood make this a Northwest favorite. 10.5% ABV CORVALLIS, OR

210 Brewing Co. 42 210 Blonde Ale is a traditional Belgian Wheat Beer, flavored with coriander and fresh orange peel. 5.3 % ABV 10 IBU 210 Industrial IPA is a hoppy West Coast IPA brewed with two row malt and light crystal malt. CTZ centennial hops add to the spicy hop flavor. 7% ABV 85 IBU ARLINGTON, WA

21st Amendment Brewery 37 Baby Horse Quad is a Belgian-style quad with a malt bill equal to the weight of a baby horse. 9.5% ABV 20 IBU Blood Orange Brew Free! or Die IPA Brewed like our original west coast style IPA but with an abundance of fresh blood orange puree and a twist of citrusy hops. 7.0% ABV 60 IBU SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Alameda Brewing Co. 9 Baby Bunny has Golden ale base with added dry hibiscus flowers, sweet orange peel and cherry puree. 4% ABV 15 IBU Black Bear XX Stout is smooth, rich and creamy. This pitch black beer has a surprisingly black body with hints of chocolate and coffee. Awarded four medals at the GABF. 7.0% ABV 55 IBU PORTLAND, OR Ale Spike 46 Camano Island Brewery New Cryo Life Mosaic is a smooth, easy drinking IPA with Mosaic cyro powder. 7.4% ABV 77 IBU MacRO Red is a malt forward, full bodied Red ale named after our favorite customer. 6.7% ABV 34 IBU STANWOOD, WA Anacortes Brewery 55 Saison de la Sorciere A refreshing Saison to bring us into Spring! Hopped with a specialty blend of Palisade, Simcoe, Lorel and Mosaic and brewed by members of the Pink Boots Society for International Women’s Day. 5.4% ABV Sunrise IPA is a bright modern style IPA augmented with Lupulin powder packing a juicy citrus aroma. Skagit Valley Alba malt, Vienna malt, wheat and rye combine for a medium mouth feel. Late addition Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic hops add a bold, crisp finish. 6.2% ABV 70 IBU ANACORTES, WA

Aslan Brewing Co. 3 Cosmic Dreams IPA is a medium body beer with fresh squeezed grapefruit at the core. A heavy handed use of oats in the mash creates a lush, silky mouth feel. 5.6% ABV 84 IBU Ashes in the Fall is aged in both rye whisky and red wine barrels for 10 months with Brettanomyces claussenii. 12.8% ABV Justice Temple is a three grain, barrel fermented saison. Aged in single use, Red Mountain wine barrels. 5.5% ABV A Study of Dreams is a blend of mixed culture ales aged in French oak for up to 12 months. 5.8% ABV Bavarian Pilsner A collaboration with soon to open Twin Sisters Brewing Co. 5.5% ABV Rotating Tap Come check out our rotating tap of specialty beer! BELLINGHAM, WA

Atwood Ales 25 No Whey, Bro is a light, refreshing, easy drinking, sour blonde ale. This beer’s mild tartness is created by a blend of Lactobacillus bacteria cultured from yogurt. Dry hops (Citra, Ekuanot and Mosaic) add tropical and citrus fruit to the tangy aroma. 4.2% ABV Dark Harbor Oyster Stout Our “black ale with bivalves” is a collaboration with nearby Drayton Harbor Oyster Company A subtle, underlying, caramel wave carries a slight brininess all the way to the roasty shores of barley town. 5% ABV BLAINE, WA

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Bale Breaker Brewing Co. 53 Leota Mae is a fresh take on a heavily hopped West Coast IPA. With late additions of Ekuanot & Mosaic, it veers into dank, tropical territory, highlighting the aromatic power of these two Yakima-bred varietals. 6.2% ABV 50 IBU Bottomcutter IIPA An award winner that is brewed to finish dry, perfect for the combination of Citra, Simcoe, and Ekuanot hops. As the bottomcutter is a tractor that leads the topcutter through the fields during harvest, this beer will lead to a new appreciation for our valley hops. 8.2% ABV 100 IBU YAKIMA, WA

Bastion Brewing Co. 31 Sky Pig IPA This hazy little porker is brewed using all Skagit Valley Malts and Idaho 7 hops. Expect your face to get blasted with flavors of red grapefruit, passion fruit and black tea. Who says pigs can’t fly? ABV 7% IBU 44 Arbutus Born from the place we love, live and brew. Skagit grown barley, Washington grown hops and Madrona bark from Fidalgo create an earthy sweetness that’s extremely drinkable. 6.2% ABV 34 IBU ANACORTES, WA

Bellingham Cider Co. 13 Bellingham Cider Co Dry is well balanced and easy drinking. Made from blended Washington cider and desert apples. 6.7% ABV NW Blackberry Ginger has a crisp slightly tart blackberry flavor with a forward ginger note. On the dryer side and made with 100% Washington apples and blackberries. 6.7% ABV BELLINGHAM, WA Birdsview Brewing Co. 30 Holy F*ckin GrAle Stout is brewed with maple syrup, the darkest Belgian candied syrups, honey from our hives, and conditioned with local coffee, bourbon vanilla and bourbon soaked oak chips. Passionate Six is made with Skagit Copeland Pale malt. Citra, Mosiac, Denali, El Dorado hops, along with organic passion fruit puree make this a lively brew. 8.6% ABV 49 IBU CONCRETE, WA

Black Raven Brewing Co. 61 Kitty Kat Blues Infused Pale Ale is made with dried blueberries, vanilla bean and organic catnip. It finishes like this morning’s blueberry muffin. Hide it from the cats as they might take a shine to this one. Squawker IPA is light and bright, with a slight haze and chocked full of juicy Citra and Mosaic hops. At 7.1% ABV and 68 IBUs it’ll have you squawking for more! REDMOND, WA

Boneyard Beer 36 Hop-A-Wheelie IPA is brewed with CTZ, Apollo, Summit and Cascade hops for a danky aroma and finish. 7.0% ABV 50 IBU Incredible Pulp is a blood orange Extra Pale Ale that gets it punch from blood orange puree. With a citris hop profile and pilsner malt platform, the Extra Pale really pops. It’s like a sunny crisp day of summer! 6% ABV 35 IBU BEND, OR

Boundary Bay Brewery 1 74 Cedar Dust IPA Inspiration for Cedar Dust hails from Bellingham’s Galbraith Mountain. Brewed with four varieties of Washington grown hops to encapsulate the spirit of the adventurous PNW. 6.5%ABV 66 IBU BLI-IPA Brothers Cascadia Collaboration was brewed in collaboration with Brothers Cascadia Brewing from Vancouver, WA. Savor this delectable hazy, hop-forward IPA! Its juicy, tropical and citrusy! April Brews Day Pale is brewed to celebrate the 17th anni- versary of Max Higbee Center’s April Brews Day! Its persistent head combines with tropical/citrus aromas and a dry residual bitterness. This cask version was specially made. 5.1% ABV 45 IBU GRAF Cider Beer A refreshing rush of semi-sweet apple and malt characteristics brewed in collaboration with Bellingham’s newest cidery, Lost Giants Cider Company! The Graf beer has low bitterness and a light body. (Gluten Reduced) Ginger Peach Blonde is a golden-hued, light-bodied ale with a floral hop aroma. Fresh grated ginger adds a spicy finish. One of our most unique and rare brews! 5.1% ABV 45 IBU Imperial Oatmeal Stout It’s a meal in a glass. A black, very rich and full-bodied stout with a silky smoothness that gives way to a long roasty finish. Try it with desert or an Oatmeal Stout Float! 9.5% ABV 37 IBU BELLINGHAM, WA Chainline Brewing Co. 6 Tune Up IPA is New England inspired IPA with a hazy golden appearance and more hop flavor than you thought possible. Citrus and Melon dominate this surprising smooth and easy drinking beer. 6.3% ABV Polaris Pilsner is a fresh taste from an old standard. Polaris hops provide a unique, mint-like flavor while still maintain- ing their Noble lineage. 2016 GABF Silver medal, 2017 Best of Craft Beer Gold medal 5.0% ABV KIRKLAND, WA

Chuckanut Brewery 5 Chuckanut Marzen Lager is an old German style beer that’s amber, with complicated malt flavors and an appetizing bitterness that serves to balance the malt underpinnings. A tantalizing lager beer! 5.8% ABV 25 IBU Chuckanut Pilsner This Bohemian style pilsner is a thing of beauty: it is delicate, sharp, flavorful, aromatic and appetizing. This golden lager is truly mouthwatering, deeply satisfying and incomparably refreshing! BELLINGHAM, WA

D’S WICKED CIDER 21 Green Apple Cider is made with the freshest Washington state Granny Smith apples. There’s an abundance of candied green apple notes, with hints of caramel and a balanced off-dry, crispy fresh finish. Tart and Sassy! 6.9% Baked Apple has an off-dry taste with a hint of spice. It hosts the flavors of Red Delicious and Honey Crisp apples, finish- ing with a perfect touch of cinnamon. Just like Grandma made, only Wicked! 6.9% KENNEWICK, WA

Diamond Knot Craft Brewing 40 Binnacle Summer Ale pours golden yellow with a spicy aroma. Subtle flavors of honey and clove. Finish is light with a slightly dry sweetness. 5.5% ABV 20 IBU Troptastic IPA is slightly hazy and silky bodied. It’s bursting with juicy flavors of mango, pineapple, and pear thanks to the generous Mosaic dry-hop. 6.2% ABV 60 IBU MUKILTEO, WA

Ecliptic Brewing 35 Oort Imperial Stout Named after the mysterious region of our solar system that breeds comets. Massive amounts of roasted barley & chocolate malts with three types of Caramel malts create a rich, full mouthfeel. Balanced with Chinook, Cascade and Sterling hops to create a brew that’s as black as the vacuum of space. 8.5% ABV IBU 21 Espacio Mexican-Style Lager with Lime Zest Don’t add lime to your beer, let the brewer do it for you! Fresh lime zest adds a subtle citrus tartness to this liquid sunshine lager. 4.8% IBU 40 ABV 45 IBU PORTLAND, OR Serving the NW Food & Beverage Industry

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Farmstrong Brewing Co 23 Stoned Age IPA It’s been said by many, “It takes a lot of good weed to make great beer”. From this truth, Stoned Age IPA has spawned. 6.6% ABV 66 IBU Valley Gold-Skagit Lager Grown Here, Malted Here, Brewed Here, VALLEY GOLD! 6% ABV 18 IBU MT.VERNON, WA

Flyer’s Brewery 41 Pacemaker Porter Robust in style, Pacemaker is dark and full bodied with hints of roasted barley on the nose and flavors of coffee and bittersweet chocolate on the palate. 5.5% ABV X-2 Starbuster Experimental IPA 2nd in our X-series of experimental IPA’s. Comet hops were used in keeping with the Starbuster theme to impart “wild American” grassy and grapefruit characters. Cardinal Craft Brewing Rotating Tap Enjoy some of the finest brews created by Skagit Valley College’s Craft Brewing Academy’s students. OAK HARBOR, WA

Foggy Noggin Brewing 27 Diablo del Sol has a bold hoppy aroma. A huge amount of hops are added to the end of the boil to make this beer pop. Nice balance with a rich malty sweetness and floral aggressive hops. 5.2% ABV 51 IBU Christmas Duck has a mouthful of sweetened roasty flavors that linger long as a roasty dryness. Satisfying in every respect and a pint of the holiday spirit each time. 5.6% ABV 36 IBU BOTHELL, WA Fremont Brewing 7 Summer Ale is like tangerine flowers in a glass, endless days brewed into nectar of barley and hops. An ale as simple as craft beer gets; one grain, one hop. Simplicity, yet so much more. 5.2% ABV 45 IBU The Sister Imperial IPA is the most imperious of our Imperial Series and is inspired by our desire to thank Sisters everywhere. Fittingly bitter and a little sweet but she will always be there for you. 8.5% ABV MYOB IBU SEATTLE, WA

Georgetown Brewing 54 Roger’s Pilsner Yakima grown Czech-style Sterling hops give this refreshing pilsner a spicy and earth hop aroma. Malt character is accentuated by a Bavarian Lager Yeast. 4.9 % ABV 34 IBU Johnny Utah Pale Ale With heavy grapefruit, citrus and resin in the nose, this light colored ale has minimal malt interference, giving the beer a clean finish without a cloying bitterness. Pronounced grapefruit and pine flavors with a faint verdant note. ABV 5.6% SEATTLE, WA

Ghostfish Brewing 62 Peak Buster Double IPA is full of mango, passionfruit, and pine flavors from a massive charge of Eureka, Azacca, and Centennial hops. 9.5% ABV 93 IBU Blackberry Tart Ale is a lightly-tart blackberry ale with a full malt body of flaked quinoa and amber rice malt. SEATTLE, WA

Ground Breaker Brewing 22 Paddy Porter is a medium bodied with a thick creamy head. Made with roasted chestnuts, roasted lentils, cacao nibs, and dark roasted rice malt from Eckert Malting. 5.6% ABV, 35IBU IPA No. 5 is gluten-free brewed with roastedchestnuts, lentils and Belgian-style candi sugar. Crystal hops brings NW IPA pine and citrus notes. Santiam hops brings tropical and stone fruit. 6 % ABV 70 IBU PORTLAND, OR

Growler’s Keep 38 Ursus Spelaeus, Belgian Style Imperial Stout Named for a long extinct Russian Cave Bear, this stout has thick, rich maltiness with notes of chocolate, coffee, toffee, and subtle licorice in the nose. 10% ABV 58 IBU Double Mountain Brewery Hop Lion IPA Tropic resin, tangerine, evergreen, and the earthy scent of Northwest petrichor leap from the nose with a orange and dank pine finish. 6.7% ABV 65 IBU5.9% ABV BELLINGHAM, WA

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Honey Moon Mead & Cider 11 Dry CiderHead is a bone dry hard apple cider made with Washington apples. 5.5% ABV Cherry Ginger CiderHead is a hard apple cider with cherries and fresh ginger added. 5.5% BV BELLINGHAM, WA

Hellbent Brewing Co. 20 Dang! Citra IPA is packed with a hop aroma that smacks you in the face! A mellow malt flavor sits quietly in the background. Citrus with a slightly peppery pine hop aroma. Unfiltered & unfined, cloudy & full-flavored. 7.1% ABV 60 IBU Funky Red Patina is a nod to the Hip Hop we grew up on & our brewery’s former life as a metal shop. Well-balanced, rich & malty, with a dark auburn color & an airy toffee finish. Mt. Hood and Centennial hops. 6.0% ABV 30 IBU SEATTLE, WA

Herb’s Cider 4 Single Stroke is uses only one fruit, the apple, the most important and foundational fruit for the first release by Herb’s. Not too dry, not too sweet, just right! 6.5% ABV Double Stroke is part of our drumming technique series names. It is crafted from 100% organic Washington apples. 6.5% ABV NORTHWEST, WA

Icicle Brewing Co. 66 Dark Persuasion German Chocolate Cake Ale has delicate dark chocolate with a whisper of coconut…You know you want it, go ahead and indulge. You can finally have German Chocolate Cake and drink it too! 6.5% ABV 22 IBU Snow Creek Kolsch is a German Style Ale that delicately balances subtle fruit flavors and aromas with a subdued maltiness. Like a fresh alpine spring and as crisp as a mountain breeze. 5.0% ABV 21 IBU LEAVENWORTH, WA

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Look above the Herald building for the finale of Bellingham Beer Week! Illuminati Brewing Co. 49 Brew World Order is an authentic German Pilsner using German malts and hops. Bready and dark fruit flavors with crisp bitterness and noble hop aromas. 5.1% ABV 38 IBU Boardwalk Empire IPA is a pre-prohibition-style cream ale grain bill meets NW-style double dry hopping. Vintage meets modern with a twist of citrus, strawberry, and passion- fruit aromas. 6.7% ABV, 55 IBU BELLINGHAM, WA

Iron Horse Brewery 58 Send It is a highly drinkable, middle-tier ABV beer with moderate hop intensity but full sendability. Made with Citra and Comet hops to help you and your best friend, Jerry stay rad. Life Behind Bars has notes of crackers and dough with subtle pinch of spicy, fruity hops. With a light body, efferves- cent feel, and clean finish, you’ll want one after putting in some miles behind whatever bars you are into. ELLENSBURG, WA

Jellyfish Brewing Co. 44 Smack IPA A group of Jellyfish is known as a smack. Balance, peaches, pine and citrus are at the core of this NW IPA. ABV 7% IBU 70 Planktonic Red is a bright NW Red with 8 hop varietals. A whisper of hibiscus adds to a vibrantly clean finish. ABV 6% IBU 57 SEATTLE, WA

Kombucha Town 71 Original Ginger Kombucha is our first black Ceylon tea based kombucha. Infused with our house made West African ginger beer. Fresh flavors of clove and lemon create a combination that wows the pallet. Jalapeno Citrus Kombucha is a limited edition that features black Ceylon tea as the base with intense notes of jalapeno that pair effortlessly with the juicy tastes of lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit peels. BELLINGHAM, WA

Kulshan Brewing 10 Hazey Pale is our Bellingham Beer Week beer, a collabora- tion with Elizabeth Station using additions of Skagit Valley Malts. It’s a hazey pale ale with Idaho 7, Mosaic and Citra hops dominating the aroma and taste. 5.7% ABV 18 IBU Raspberry Gose Fresh raspberries dominate, followed by tart lemon, grapefruit pitch, and mild salt. This is our flagship Gose with the addition of raspberries. 4% ABV 9 IBU Kulshan IPA A citrus and orchard fruit forward West Coast IPA. 7% ABV 80 IBU Russian Imperial Stout Rich chocolate, coffee and smoke characteristics of roasted barley. Full bodied mouthfeel with a light silky texture leads to finishing alcoholic warmth. 9% ABV 99 IBU BELLINGHAM, WA La Conner Brewing Co. 47 Citra IPA Topical fruit and grapefruit characteristics give this IPA a zippy taste with the added punch of the Mosaic hop. 6.1% ABV 68 IBU Nitro Maestro is a Madagascar Vanilla Bean infused Oatmeal Stout on Nitro. But with its creaminess and mouth feel, we like to call it “beer ice cream!” 8% ABV 38 IBU LA CONNER, WA

Left Hand Brewing 52 Juicy Goodness is a hazy Golden Ale with tropical and citrus flavors from fruity hops. 5.5% ABV 29 IBU Chai Milk Stout Nitro The pillowy head coats your upper lip and its creaminess entices your palate. Initial roasty, mocha flavors rise up, with slight hop and roast bitterness in the finish. 5 0% ABV 22 IBU LONGMONT, CO

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BELLINGHAM, WA

Mac & Jack’s 8 Resolution This IPA is aggressively hopped with Citra, Eureka! and Chinook hops. Experimental IPA #3 has amazing juicy fruit notes that overwhelm this beer. Huge amounts of Citra, El Dorado, Vic Secret and Mosaic hops make this beer what it is! REDMOND, WA

Maritime Pacific Brewing 65 Regatta Series Chicken Ship IPA Unfiltered with a balanced malt profile. New Zealand Rakau hops provide aromas of stone fruit and fig; specifically apricot with some resinous pine needle attributes. 7% ABV 70 IBU Kolsch Light and flavorful with a clean dry finish. A blend of pale and pilsner malts lead to a soft malt flavor followed by subtle floral and citrus notes from Amarillo hops. 5.5% ABV 18 IBU SEATTLE, WA

Menace Brewing 45 Walking Distance IPA is part of our rotating hop showcase, made as a quaffable offering to our neighborhood. Currently: Citra/Mosaic 6.6% ABV 60 IBU Hefeweizen Traditional South German-style Hefeweizen. Easy drinking, with notes of banana and clove. 4.2%ABV 13 IBU BELLINGHAM, WA

Ninkasi 51 Yours Truly Easy-Drinking Ale has a sweetly-toasted malt profile and a delicate hop bouquet with a crisp finish. 4.3% ABV 20 IBU Prismatic Juicy IPA has juicy hops burst with notes of pineapple, passion-fruit and guava. Dry-hopped with Mosaic and Simcoe CRYO HOPS to offer a deliciously colorful hop experience. 5.9% ABV 36 IBU EUGENE, OR

No-Li Brewhouse 50 Big Juicy IPA Citra, El Dorado, Belma and Azacca hops give Big Juicy enormous tropical and citrus flavors. Mellow bitterness just balances the fruity notes in this hop forward, golden-colored IPA. 6.1% ABV 55 IBU Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout Five types of dark, roasted malt are added to this beer to give it a complex flavor of coffee, chocolate and brown sugar. 9.5% ABV 100 IBU SPOKANE, WA North Fork Brewery 29 Black Francis is a black sour ale aged 2 years in red wine barrels. 6% ABV unbelievably low IBU Oatmeal Pale Ale is a hoppy pale ale with a smooth mouth feel from the addition of flaked oats in the mash. Hopped with chinook, centennial, mosaic and citra. 5.8% abv, 32 ibu DEMING, WA

Oakshire Brewing 60 Citrafonix Ample Citra and Cascade hops with whirlpool additions of orange peel, lay down a funky groove intro to melodic, fresh pressed lime and grapefruit flavors. A genuine PNW USA Inda Pale Ale! Sun Made Raspberry has a traditional Berliner Weisse tartness married with real northwest grown raspberries. Hazy pink color, tart raspberry aroma, and a crispy clean finish. EUGENE, OR

Old Schoolhouse Brewery 39 Ruud Awakening IPA is a big, bold American IPA with plenty of piney, citrusy, and floral Pacific Northwest hops that completely overwhelm its medium malt body. Brewer’s Reserve Imperial Stout is deep, dark & complex with layers of caramel, chocolate & robust malt. Very rich with generous alcohol & plenty of hops. Organic cocoa nibs from Theo Chocolate add complexity to the aroma & flavor. 10% ABV 60 IBU WINTHROP, WA

Ordnance Brewing 56 Bloops - Blueberry Wheat may smell like a blueberry muffin but you’ll not find the jammy sweetness of other fruit beers. A big aroma gives way to a blueberry flavor in a well balanced enjoyable beer. 4.6% ABV 21 IBU West Coast IPA is our take on an iconic style. Crafted with generous additions of classic hops. Full of flavor ranging from light fruity to rich floral. 7.8% ABV 80+IBU BOARDMAN, OR

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Pear UP 69 Watermelon Pear Let summer happen! Enjoy juicy watermelon refreshingly blended with pure pear. Take time to Pear Up with warm weather and cold perry. Pearmosa Bright and crisp orange notes bubble throughout smooth full-mouth pear. Citrus balances with bold fruit flavor in a light and refreshing perry to be enjoyed any time of the day. 5.5% ABV WENATCHEE, WA

pFriem Family 33 Brewers Helles Lager Golden, Toasty, Savory, Sessionable. 4.8% ABV 25 IBU Down Under IPA Strawberry Jam, Kiwi, Passion Fruit 7.2% ABV 65 IBU HOOD RIVER, OR

Pike Brewing Co. 34 Space Needle Golden IPA i is a bright, delightfully aromatic west coast-style IPA with a beautiful golden color to honor the golden anniversary of the Space Needle, for which it was brewed! Hoppy Pils Zesty bright and refreshing, Pike Pils captures your attention with light German malts, whole leaf Mosaic and bitter, lemony hop flavors. 3.8% ABV 25 IBU SEATTLE, WA

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Reuben’s Brews 16 Summer IPA This hop forward beer has notes of orange and grapefruit with a medium light body and slightly bitter finish. Perfect for any summer day. 6.5% ABV 50 IBU Mexican Lager Our take on the Mexican Lager is light, refreshing, with a touch of sweetness, and a crisp hop finish. 4.8% ABV 30 IBU Reuben’s Crush Our rotating hazy IPA has a soft body and balanced bitterness to showcase the many fruity characters that hops possess. 6.0% ABV 50 IBU SEATTLE, WA

San Juan Island 14 Brewing Co. Bull Kelp ESB has toffee notes with warm biscuit malt character and finishes with a touch of hop bitterness. 5.5% ABV 35 IBU Yachter’s Daughter Helles Lager boasts a clean maltiness with a smooth medium body and dry finish. 5.0% ABV 16 IBU FRIDAY HARBOR, WA

Schilling Cider 73 Passport Pineapple Passionfruit This unfiltered cider is full-bodied, floral, and fruit-forward! Grapefruit And Chill This Northwest radler-style cider is bright, tart, and perfectly balanced for a chill kind of day. SEATTLE, WA

Schooner Exact 17 Hopvine has a lightly-sweet malt base that balances the Chinook and Columbus hops along with huge late additions of Citra hops for flavor and aroma. Full of flavor, this beer is like drinking straight off the hopvine. 6.1% ABV 60 IBU Barrel-Aged Sour Brown Ale is a blend of two barrel-aged sours: The first, a brown ale aged in oak barrels with brett and lacto for 6 years. The second, a wheat-based lacto sour aged in oak barrels for 18 months. Blended together to balance the tart flavor you are left with a mellow sour with a subtle malt flavor. 5.0% ABV 10 IBU SEATTLE, WA

VISIT TAPTRAIL.COM/ABD18 FOR AN ONLINE GUIDEBOOK Skagit River Brewing 48 Bullocks British Brown Porter With the light drinkability of brown ales and a roasted coffee flavor of a porter and slight chocolate notes at the end. Perle Hops, Fuggle Hops balanced with rye flakes.6.5 ABV 18.6 IBU False Accusations 6.3% ABV 80.8 IBU MT VERNON, WA

Stones Throw Brewery 67 Neighborhood IPA White Wheat, Victory & Munich Malt along with Chinook, Cascade & Centennial hops blend to craft a well-rounded Northwest favorite. Pouring with a nice, slightly-hazy orange body, we raise one to you - our neighborhood! 6.3% BV 80 IBU These Boots Are Made For Hoppin’ With a slightly malty taste and pronounced dry-hop aroma, this Pink Boots Collaboration Oatmeal Pale Ale is biscuity with a mellow peachyness. Brewed by local women in the craft beer community on International Women’s Day, the subtle bitterness takes a backseat to help dry out the beer without lingering too long. Mellow tart notes flourish in the thick flaxen-colored pale body. 5.5% ABV 33 IBU BELLINGHAM, WA

Sumerian Brewing Co. 68 Lucidity Pilsner has a rich, complex maltiness using only German Malts combined with bitterness from Saaz and Tettnanger Hops, creating a crisp, complex and well rounded beer. 5.0% ABV 35 IBU Hopruption Double IPA This hop loaded Double IPA has a base of Cascade & Centennial hops, then we dry hop it twice with Citra & Mosaic. 8% ABV 95 IBU WOODINVILLE, WA

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Valley Brewing Co. 18 Juice Got Loose is a New England Style IPA with a juicy flavor, tropical aroma and hazy appearance. Excessive late hop additions. Over 6 pounds of hops per barrel! 6% ABV 70 IBU Octane 87 is an Imperial IPA that pleasantly punches you in the mouth. Late Additions of Simcoe and Citra pair well with a light malt bill and piney bitterness. 7.75% ABV 87 IBU

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Wander Brewing 12 Deer Week Little IPA Deer Week for Beer Week! 5.2% ABV Strawberry Rhubarb Fruit Puncheon Foeder fermented spelt saison aged in puncheons on locally harvested strawberries and rhubarb. 8.2% ABV Deutsche Fog Pale Ale 5.5% ABV Foeder Belgian Pale 5.4% ABV BELLINGHAM, WA

Western Red Brewing 43 Spring Board Kolsch is a clean crisp light beer with fruity notes and a noble hop aroma 4.32% ABV 24 IBU Double buck IPA has a rich malty flavor with fruity, berry-like aroma with the higher alcohol level being complemented by a toasted flavor from Munich malt 7.6% ABV 70 IBU POULSBO, WA

Whitewall Brewing 70 Pinewood Pilsner has lots of pilsner malt with a bit of corn, Czech Saaz hops. Bohemian lager yeast is used at cold temperatures during fermentation for a clean crisp finish. 5.6% ABV 25 IBU Tez is a hazy NE style IPA MARYSVILLE, WA

Wingman Brewers 72 Cuke is a 100% Bret saison with cucumbers. 5% ABV 8 IBU S’mores P-51 Porter is an imperial porter that is robust and clean-finishing. Rich malty flavors highlight hints of graham cracker, marshmallow, chocolate and coffee. 7.5%% ABV 5 IBU TACOMA, WA TWO LOCATIONS! North Nut - Bellingham South Nut - Burlington

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