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• Posted Thanksgiving Pairing Suggestion: Sides with a Pint to Seattlest
  In terms of food, Thanksgiving is all about the bird. Side dishes are nothing more than filler, but they still stand up by themselves when one uses the right "brew." This week, we continue looking at the theme of beer with a helping of thanks.
• Commented on Thanksgiving Pairing Suggestions: Beer and the Bird
  The larger issue with doing a write up on food pairings and keeping it limited to local breweries (in Seattle) is that you often forget some. Turkey, also might go well with some Pike Monk's Uncle Tripel. I will Have...
• Commented on Thanksgiving Pairing Suggestions: Beer and the Bird
  Meech, thanks for the reminder on the availability of the 'Rake. I know the hardest part about the industry is that once it (the beer) leaves the brewery it's up to the grocer when they pull something off the shelf....
• Posted Thanksgiving Pairing Suggestions: Beer and the Bird to Seattlest
  A good Thanksgiving, in our opinion, also includes some times for reflection when you can enjoy a mixed drink or a glass of wine. And while wine and martinis might seem the best options with turkey (martinis pair best with dark meat, by the way), there's a missed pairing option: the craft beer.
• Posted Hump Day Dinner Notice, Craft Cider? to Seattlest
  Image by pdgibson from the Seattlest flickr pool. Periodically a stabbing at your frontal lobe will occur in the form of events throughout the year. It's appropriate with the weather being deplorable that Hump Day (Wednesday) be the day of choice this week. Brouwer's Cafe, Fremont (starting at 7:00 p.m.). If you haven't set foot into the Cafe during the week you’ve been missing out on a killer menu. Fresh off the Kosher menu...